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Student Profile: Adrian McKinnon

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Name: Adrian James McKinnon
Nickname: Ghost
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Year: Third
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Species: Personification


Height: 6'3"
Build: Slim but athletic
Hair: White blonde, slightly wavy
Eyes: Pale blue-grey
General Appearance: Adrian was born with albinism; aside from his ultra-pale complexion, he also has involuntary eye movements due to ONH and is highly sensitive to sunlight. Early morning and late evening runs keep him in shape, as well as a fast metabolism and daily workouts in the gym. Despite his condition, girls find him attractive, perhaps due to his high cheekbones, full mouth, and strong jaw. He typically sports a goatee and cuts his hair shorter on the sides, leaving the top long to flop over his forehead. His wardrobe is very basic: white tank tops or t-shirts (never bright colors), faded jeans, khaki or olive cargo pants or shorts, and running shoes. He has a deer tail attached to his human tailbone that he hides under his clothing, and two tiny nubs of horn on his forehead that are well covered by his hair. When he casts a shield, it is possible to see a faintly visible outline of antlers branching from his nubs.


Personality: Adrian is an ISFJ, also known as the guardian/protector. A childhood marred by bullying has left him shy of his peers, but with a strongly ingrained sense of right and wrong. His shyness can easily be confused for coldness, but when he finally opens up to someone, he is affectionate and unwaveringly loyal. Despite his reserved exterior, he has an easy sense of humor and a warm heart.

Diligent, responsible, and hard-working, Adrian dreams of one day owning his own advertising company; he wants to study business management after graduating from Amrita. A creature of habit, he dislikes change and can be incredibly stubborn. He values tradition and steadfastness, preferring tried-and-true methods over experimenting with new ideas. The exception to this is his love for computers and technology. He takes his responsibilities very seriously and loathes group work, preferring to do everything himself, whatever the task may be. Because of this, he frequently appears overworked, often sacrificing sleep and a social life in exchange for a perfect grade.

Aside from those close to him, Adrian cares little for what others think of him, but he tends to be too hard on himself. He is very observant of others' feelings, but dislikes expressing his own. He judges himself harshly, and suffers periods of depression and anxiety. He manages this with medication and bi-weekly therapy.

Likes: Quiet evenings, cold pizza, sweets, moonlight swims, children, classic rock music, street racing (observing only, for now).  
Dislikes: Conflict, change, crowded places, science class, deep-fried foods, overly bright lights, organized sports.
Hobbies: Long-distance running, baking, video games.
Quirks: Occasionally relies on illicit drugs to stay awake for long periods of time.

Overall History: Adrian is a thirteenth generation White Stag personification; the trait is carried on the Y chromosome and passed from father to son along the McKinnon bloodline. He was born in rural West Virginia (United States) to Jack McKinnon, a Second Lieutenant of the US Marines, and Ann McKinnon, a social worker. His older sister, Tabitha, is currently studying political science at Princeton University.

Adrian's ability of Serendipity began to manifest at the age of five, but his personification did not. This, on top of Adrian's medical condition, was cause for serious concern in his father's eyes; all twelve previous generations began to manifest Shielding abilities between the ages of three and six. Adrian's Shielding ability did not manifest until he was fourteen, by which point his family had all but given up hope.

As a child, Adrian was frequently bullied because of his unusual appearance and passive nature. Worried for her son's well-being, Ann McKinnon removed him from traditional school at the age of seven and hired private tutors for her son instead. At fourteen, Adrian begged to return to traditional school, and eventually was enrolled in a nearby prep school.

Unprepared for the world of high school, Adrian struggled to fit in. He found temporary acceptance among a small clique, but trouble began again when his newfound friends introduced the sheltered albino boy to the thrills of cocaine and street racing. After several run-ins with the police and one with a local gang, Jack McKinnon shipped his son off to a juvenile boot camp.

Just before Adrian's seventeenth birthday, his grandfather, Avery McKinnon, told him an extraordinary tale of a school for people who were... well, something more than human. Inquiries were discreetly made, and Adrian was enrolled in Amrita Academy. As for where things go from there, well, that remains to be seen...



Monster: The White Stag
Abilities: His primary ability is Shielding, which allows him to create an invisible but tangible barrier against attacks of various natures. His Shields are extremely effective against non-magical attacks; their effectiveness against magical attacks depends on his energy level, the type of attack, and the strength of the attacker. His secondary ability, Serendipity, is more of an effect, in that he can't control it directly. As the name suggests, Serendipity causes happy accidents to occur in Adrian's presence, with the stipulation that the idea has to come from someone else. The first time this happened was on Adrian's fifth birthday: his older sister made an offhand comment about how nice it would be if their father could come home, and within the hour they got a call saying that he was being given an unplanned leave of absence and would be arriving the next day.


"I don't want to be extraordinary, I just want to make it out alive."
Further reading: The White Stag

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