Essen University Application

Personal Identification Information-

Name: Eileen Toril
Nickname: Tori, Lee
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race/Species: Scottish-American/Human
Occupation: Student



Physical Traits Information-

Height: 6’3”
Weight: 123
Body build: Thin
Skin tone: Technically white, but freckled to the point of being tanned
Hair Colour: Brown with red lowlights
Eye Colour: Dark brown

Hairstyle: (before Guardian) Long but unkempt (post Guardian) Shoulder length, still messy
Tattoos: None
Piercings: Ear lobes, right cartilage

Overall Appearance: Tall, skinny, and enough freckles to hide her actual skin color. Large eyes, and hair full of cowlicks. Scratch that- hair MADE of cowlicks.

Common Clothes: Overlarge graphic t-shirts and alternating between jeans, a variety of skirts and cargo pants

Distinguishing Factors: Aforementioned large eyes, and a scar on her jaw that she hides with her hair



Physical Abilities Information-

Power: Flight. As in literal, gigantic bird wings have sprouted from her shoulders. They’re powerful enough to knock people over either by unfurling, or whipping up gusts of wind. The problems being that she can’t “turn off” this power; they’re there all the time. They cause problems when she sleeps, or just tries to go about her day and she forgets they’re there. Also, her genetic makeup has changed so her bones are thinner, her muscles are more powerful, and her metabolism is up. As such, her bones can break with much more ease, she can only fly for short times before wearing herself out, and she has to eat like a bird (ha ha!) to keep up with her metabolism (she doesn’t mind this, though).

Special Talents: Can speak Gaelic fluently, can sing

Inabilities: She’s a bit of a klutz, which only got worse when she got her wings. She can’t cook at all, though she loves to eat. As in, the most edible thing she was able to make gave someone food poisoning.

Medical Conditions: None, though she did spend some time in a hospital.

Sleeping Habits: Has to sleep on her stomach or sitting up. Snores like a bull.



Personal Favorites Information-

Most Section-

Food: Pretty much everything except one item (see below)
Drink: Peach tea
Subject: Study Hall (nap time!)
Reading Material: Fantasy
Colour: Burgundy
Music Genre: Country
Song: N/A
Time of Day: Morning

Least Section-

Food: Black beans
Drink: Fizzy drinks (they upset her stomach)
Subject: Algebra
Reading Material: Non-fiction
Colour: White
Music Genre: Celtic
Song: N/A
Time of Day: Witching hour

Hobbies/Collections: Singing, mostly in the shower

General Past-times: Talking with Annabeth, singing, exploring, “sampling” (read: inhaling) food, napping.

General Likes: Getting her hands on a new fantasy novel, finding new places, a nice hot meal.

General Dislikes: Being hungry, getting yelled at, douchebags in general



Personality Traits Information-

Fears: Being left alone, the color white, falling
Love Interest: N/A
Rival: N/A
Best Self Trait: Loyalty
Worst Self Trait: Self-doubt

General Personality: Before she met her guardian, she was always smiling and happy-go-lucky and willing to help others. Then she met her Guardian. She became a bit more withdrawn and not as trusting of people, but once a person gains her trust, her old personality comes surging forward.

Basic Interactive Skill Level: A bit wary of new people, but perfectly friendly once they gain her trust.

Common Self Quotes:



General Background Information-

Before Guardian History (Childhood):
Eileen was an average child from an average family. She, her parents, and her multiple siblings lived up in the mountains together. They were a happy, large family. The only problem? Eileen was the middle child in that large family. Her older siblings were very successful in school and in their talents, and her younger siblings were needy toddlers. She was basically invisible. Despite this, Eileen kept her head up and did what she could to help, ignoring the nagging self-doubt that asked her what the point was.

By age 17, Eileen had mastered several hobbies in her infinite spare time. She had learned Gaelic, she practiced her singing voice, and had explored nearly every inch of the surrounding mountains. All this in hopes of impressing her parents. Unfortunately, they failed to notice any of this; the family had fallen on some hard times, and they were trying to figure out how to feed all the mouths.

After Guardian History (Also include how you came to be at Essen):

At age 18, Eileen was exploring a new area of the mountain on a wintery, overcast day. She wasn’t concerned in the slightest; living in a high elevation means it’s always overcast in winter. She was very far from home when it began snowing. Paying this no mind, she kept going. Big mistake. The snow eventually turned into flurries, and the flurries quickly turned into a full-fledged storm. Eileen knew it was time to go. However, the path she took was quickly washed out by more and more snow, and soon Eileen was good and lost in the middle of a snowstorm. She looked around for a sign, but there was nothing but white, white, and more white. Exhausted and beaten down, Eileen collapsed in the growing snowdrifts.

She was awoken seemingly moments later by a sharp, direct voice.

“Wake up! What kind of fool falls asleep in the snow?!”

Eileen opened her eyes and looked at the source of the voice. She was met with a gorgeous red-tailed hawk. She must have been hallucinating. No red-tail would be around in a storm like this, and besides, they didn’t talk.

These doubts were laid to rest when the bird opened its beak and spoke in the same voice, “Well it’s about time!”

The sound that left Eileen’s throat was not human as she scrambled to her feet. She suddenly felt much lighter than before, and she felt something like extra muscles on her shoulders.

“Calm down, calm down,” the red-tailed hawk snapped, rolling her eyes. “I’m Annabeth, your Guardian. Now follow me outta this storm. Don’t even think about using those yet.” She gestured to something over Eileen’s shoulder. Eileen looked and made the inhuman noise again. For bursting out of her down jacket, was a pair of gigantic bird winds, the feathers the same shade as her hair. She flexed her shoulders slightly. The wings moved.

“Yes, yes, they’re very lovely.” Annabeth said. “Now let’s get out of here before we get hypothermia, yes?”

Annabeth led Eileen back down the mountain, her red tail serving as a beacon for Eileen to follow. Meanwhile, Eileen was coming to a slow realization that this was not a dream. She had wings. She had been rescued by a talking hawk.

When they got to the base of the mountain where her house was, Annabeth turned to Eileen and explained that she had been gifted the power of flight and that she was her Guardian animal, and in charge of teaching her to use her power “like a weak lil’ nestling”. Eileen rushed home, excited to tell her family that she was okay and the news about her wings.

…Only to discover locked doors and dark windows when she reached her home. Her family didn’t even realize or care that she was gone, that her life was in danger. This ended up being the straw that broke the camel’s back for poor Eileen, and instead of returning to the home where she would be invisible, she set out on a journey to find a place where she would stand out. For a year, she and her Guardian traveled the lands, finding new places, all while honing Eileen’s ability (unfortunately, Annabeth’s method of training consisted mostly of dropping Eileen off of high places and hoping that instinct would kick in before she hit the ground. Many broken bones were received). On their travels, they heard word of an amazing magical school with others with similar powers, Essen. They traveled there, finally finding the right places to “nest”.

Guardian Information-

Name: Annabeth
Species: Red-tailed Hawk
Gender: Female
Height: 2’ 2”
Weight: 2.5 lbs

General Appearance: Brown feathers with red undertones, red tail, large dark brown eyes

General Personality: Very direct, sarcastic, and no nonsense. Still deeply cares about Eileen, though she doesn’t show it.

General Abilities: Flight, not effected by weather changes

General Likes: Rodents and snakes

General Dislikes: Strangers (she’s very territorial)