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Current Character: Lord John Grey (iustise)
IC INFO;
Character Name: Quentin Coldwater
Canon: The Magicians (TV)
Canon Information: The Magicians Wiki
Canon Point: Immediately Post-Death
Age: 24
God Houses:
- ODIN: It's the obvious choice, given Quentin's constant thirst for knowledge and his passion for immersing himself inside a really good book. He is the type of person who needs to learn and research and understand everything that he can. And he will probably end up trying to explain things that don't need explained or no one wants him to, but that's just part of who he is as well. (This will be the house that Quentin chooses.)
- TYR: If Quentin's friends chose his house for him on the other hand, it could be argued to put him in Tyr. It is Quentin's bravery that inspires other people to stand up and join him to do the right thing, even when it is difficult, even in the face of insurmountable odds. Though he may not be an obvious hero, he is the sort of person that will believe in you, and thus makes you believe in yourself. He will stand strong against all odds, not because he is not afraid but because it is the right thing to do.
Personality:
Quentin Coldwater believes in magic. As he points out to Margo, he doesnโt think this is such an extraordinary thing. He and his friends all attend Brakebills College explicitly for the purpose of learning magic, after all. And while they have been there some pretty amazing things have happened. Wonderful things. And terrible things as well. For as long as Quentin can remember, he has fantasized about a world like this. Learning tricks with cards and coins in his spare time and saving up all his money one summer to buy the first edition of his favorite book series, Fillory and Further. He used to dream he would find his own magical portal that might take him to such a place and make him the hero of his own tale.
But now he and everyone else attending Brakebills know that magic is real. What makes Quentin special is that he sees the beauty in it. He sees the joy and the pain, the love and the triumph of it. Magic gives him hope, and in a way, magic is his hope. Before he had proof that magic existed, Quentin was in and out of institutions for clinical depression, feeling very lonely and isolated, struggling to find his place in the world. And though it did not fill that void for him completely, it gave him a sense of purpose he had been missing up until that point.
This is ironic perhaps, because it is a fact of the Magicians universe that magic comes from pain. And Quentin certainly has enough of that to go around. Being something of a sensitive and melancholic person, he has a hard time bringing himself out of a slump, and has a tendency to become focused on the negative, especially in regards to his own failures.
He is incredibly smart, if somewhat lacking in common sense. He has always been at the top of his class, and though he needed to work hard to maintain that status (unlike some of his other classmates who seem to coast through effortlessly at Brakebills), he welcomes the competition. Whenever a challenge arises, Quentin is the first to hit the books and do the research. He excels at it, relishes it. He is driven to succeed, perhaps because he is afraid of the alternative. Either way, he will never give up on himself, and he will never let anyone else give up on themselves either. Though he has always imagined himself the hero, he is equally happy to stand back and play support when someone else needs a shoulder to lean on as well.
Quentin is a friendly person, if somewhat awkward, shy, and anxious. He can get a little excitable, especially when trying to explain a point, and he has a tendency to stutter and ramble. Considering himself to be a super nerd, his favorite pastime is reading, though for Quentin it is also something of a means of an escape, from his negative thoughts and whatever other problems he might be encountering at the time. He has a habit of immediately starting a book over again as soon as he has finished, because he doesnโt like endings. He doesnโt like the feeling of abandonment it gives him. Like heโs lost his best friend in the whole world.
After all, Quentin would do anything for a friend. Whether itโs something minor like making a stupid dance when they are feeling low, to risking his life for their own. No matter whether they will hate him for it afterwards. No matter if there is a very high chance he will not survive the ordeal in the end. Quentin gives them everything he has. When Julia loses her shade, he finds a way to travel to the Underworld to retrieve it for her. When Alice becomes a niffin, he finds a way to bring her back to herself. When Eliot becomes the monster, he will not give up hope of a way to save him. And when Everett breaks the doorway to the seam and it seems like all hope is lost -- that with the acquisition of the remaining monster Everett really would become a god -- Quentin makes the ultimate sacrifice to repair the doorway and save them.
Quentin questions in the end whether it was a moment of self-sacrifice or whether he had simply found the out he had been looking for all along. But what he does not understand about himself is that he is truly, inherently brave and good. With a strong sense of right and wrong, he will act on those values, no matter how difficult that may be for him personally. He gives for other people, things he wants, things he has worked hard for, because he believes in the end that they are more worthy of them, because they need them more. He had always imagined himself the hero of Filory, but when it comes time to battle the Beast he knows that Alice is the better magician and yields to her. He spends 50 years working to solve the puzzle of the mosaic but when it reveals the key, he gives it to Jane Chatwin, understanding that she will need it for her own quest. Quentin is the sort of person to trust that he will always find a way to solve a puzzle set before him, to fulfill his quests. He never gives up, even if he does have his moments where it certainly looks easier than the alternative.
Itโs this bravery, this drive, that affects his friends the most. He may not be a hero, but he is their unifying force. Even after his death, he inspires them to be braver, to do greater things, to try harder, to take a leap of faith once and a while, and to never give up.
Writing Sample: TDM thread
Player Name: Teresa
Contact Info:
Current Character: Lord John Grey (
iustise)IC INFO;
Character Name: Quentin Coldwater
Canon: The Magicians (TV)
Canon Information: The Magicians Wiki
Canon Point: Immediately Post-Death
Age: 24
God Houses:
- ODIN: It's the obvious choice, given Quentin's constant thirst for knowledge and his passion for immersing himself inside a really good book. He is the type of person who needs to learn and research and understand everything that he can. And he will probably end up trying to explain things that don't need explained or no one wants him to, but that's just part of who he is as well. (This will be the house that Quentin chooses.)
- TYR: If Quentin's friends chose his house for him on the other hand, it could be argued to put him in Tyr. It is Quentin's bravery that inspires other people to stand up and join him to do the right thing, even when it is difficult, even in the face of insurmountable odds. Though he may not be an obvious hero, he is the sort of person that will believe in you, and thus makes you believe in yourself. He will stand strong against all odds, not because he is not afraid but because it is the right thing to do.
Personality:
Margo: Thereโs this thing about you, Q. You actually believe in magic.
Quentin: So does everyone.
Margo: No. We all know it's real, but you believe in it. And you just love it, pure and simple.
Quentin Coldwater believes in magic. As he points out to Margo, he doesnโt think this is such an extraordinary thing. He and his friends all attend Brakebills College explicitly for the purpose of learning magic, after all. And while they have been there some pretty amazing things have happened. Wonderful things. And terrible things as well. For as long as Quentin can remember, he has fantasized about a world like this. Learning tricks with cards and coins in his spare time and saving up all his money one summer to buy the first edition of his favorite book series, Fillory and Further. He used to dream he would find his own magical portal that might take him to such a place and make him the hero of his own tale.
But now he and everyone else attending Brakebills know that magic is real. What makes Quentin special is that he sees the beauty in it. He sees the joy and the pain, the love and the triumph of it. Magic gives him hope, and in a way, magic is his hope. Before he had proof that magic existed, Quentin was in and out of institutions for clinical depression, feeling very lonely and isolated, struggling to find his place in the world. And though it did not fill that void for him completely, it gave him a sense of purpose he had been missing up until that point.
This is ironic perhaps, because it is a fact of the Magicians universe that magic comes from pain. And Quentin certainly has enough of that to go around. Being something of a sensitive and melancholic person, he has a hard time bringing himself out of a slump, and has a tendency to become focused on the negative, especially in regards to his own failures.
Quentin: If you're trying to tell me that it gets better...
Eliot: Oh, God, no. No, it doesn't. I'm trying to tell you, you are not alone here. Funny little irony they don't tell you, magic doesn't come from talent. It comes from pain.
He is incredibly smart, if somewhat lacking in common sense. He has always been at the top of his class, and though he needed to work hard to maintain that status (unlike some of his other classmates who seem to coast through effortlessly at Brakebills), he welcomes the competition. Whenever a challenge arises, Quentin is the first to hit the books and do the research. He excels at it, relishes it. He is driven to succeed, perhaps because he is afraid of the alternative. Either way, he will never give up on himself, and he will never let anyone else give up on themselves either. Though he has always imagined himself the hero, he is equally happy to stand back and play support when someone else needs a shoulder to lean on as well.
Quentin is a friendly person, if somewhat awkward, shy, and anxious. He can get a little excitable, especially when trying to explain a point, and he has a tendency to stutter and ramble. Considering himself to be a super nerd, his favorite pastime is reading, though for Quentin it is also something of a means of an escape, from his negative thoughts and whatever other problems he might be encountering at the time. He has a habit of immediately starting a book over again as soon as he has finished, because he doesnโt like endings. He doesnโt like the feeling of abandonment it gives him. Like heโs lost his best friend in the whole world.
After all, Quentin would do anything for a friend. Whether itโs something minor like making a stupid dance when they are feeling low, to risking his life for their own. No matter whether they will hate him for it afterwards. No matter if there is a very high chance he will not survive the ordeal in the end. Quentin gives them everything he has. When Julia loses her shade, he finds a way to travel to the Underworld to retrieve it for her. When Alice becomes a niffin, he finds a way to bring her back to herself. When Eliot becomes the monster, he will not give up hope of a way to save him. And when Everett breaks the doorway to the seam and it seems like all hope is lost -- that with the acquisition of the remaining monster Everett really would become a god -- Quentin makes the ultimate sacrifice to repair the doorway and save them.
Quentin questions in the end whether it was a moment of self-sacrifice or whether he had simply found the out he had been looking for all along. But what he does not understand about himself is that he is truly, inherently brave and good. With a strong sense of right and wrong, he will act on those values, no matter how difficult that may be for him personally. He gives for other people, things he wants, things he has worked hard for, because he believes in the end that they are more worthy of them, because they need them more. He had always imagined himself the hero of Filory, but when it comes time to battle the Beast he knows that Alice is the better magician and yields to her. He spends 50 years working to solve the puzzle of the mosaic but when it reveals the key, he gives it to Jane Chatwin, understanding that she will need it for her own quest. Quentin is the sort of person to trust that he will always find a way to solve a puzzle set before him, to fulfill his quests. He never gives up, even if he does have his moments where it certainly looks easier than the alternative.
Itโs this bravery, this drive, that affects his friends the most. He may not be a hero, but he is their unifying force. Even after his death, he inspires them to be braver, to do greater things, to try harder, to take a leap of faith once and a while, and to never give up.
Eliot: If I ever get out of here Q, know that when I'm braver it's because I learned it from you.
Writing Sample: TDM thread