Character Name: Arkday Ordlay
Blood Type: Pureblood.
Gender: Male.
Age/Year: 30ish, early.
Family Information: Born to Evander and Winnifred Ordlay. His brother is Inimay. Kievan Tao is his son. Kai Yimin is his cousin (mothers side).
Hometown: Somerset. The Ordlay Mansion is unplottable.
Wand: 17 1/2 inches, Cocobolo, Snake Fang.
Pet(s): Dedun, a large Fruit Bat.
Broom: None, passed on to Kievan.

Physical Description: Arkday, like his father and all the males of the Ordlay family, is imposingly tall. His face is handsome, but with a steely quality to it, as though he has seen great terror. Arkday has pale skin, again a family trait, with dark features. His eyes can look brown in bright light, but otherwise are very dark. It works to an advantage, he is able to hide his emotion in them. His hair is dark and cut to a medium length round the back, but choppy over his face. Despite working with steaming cauldrons, he is yet to think of changing the style. He isn't exactly muscular, but his body is quite stolid. His hands are long and deft, he moves in quick, simple ways and gestures a lot when he speaks.

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Personality

Personality: Arkday is lofty, like many narrow-minded purebloods. He looks down (literally and figuratively) on many and most people, exempting those who have prooved their worth or power. His judgemental attitude can make him appear distant, but this is only one side of the coin. Flipside, he is a loyal, hard-working and decisive man. He has well-defined goals and a strong sense of self.
Relationships and Social Skills: As a student, Arkday was a little withdrawn - both from feeling better than some of his peers and being unliked for it. However, as he matrued, so did his charm and wit. He finds good company a must and easily charms his way into many people's affections. Of course, this again is only one depth of his skills. His charm is easily turned to manipulation, often having some motive to further his father's business empire. Hogwarts has, however, given him a feeling of compassion and he would never cross a friend.
Weaknesses: Arkday has forver lived in his fathers shadow. Even his own son, Kievan, was taken from him and raised by Evander. There is a block between them now which he feels responsible for (rightly so). This difficulty with acceptance is his greatest flaw, and marrs his otherwise strong confidence. Against others, he is imposing, but he fears his father.
Strengths: Arkday is a powerful wizard, and knows it. He is decisive and has a strong will. He can be reliable and hard-working, but also sociable. He knows when to be stern (although, you may argue, he is most times) and when to try and understand anothers' point of view.

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Past, Present, and Future

History: As a child, Arkday and his brother were doted on by their mother. She found them to be pefect additions to her magical menagerie of pets and extensive ornaments. However, she unavoiably spoilt them and haphazardly instilled an innate sense of 'betterness'. Evander, however, was the complete opposite. He found his children to be weak and thus spent most of his time scolding them, if he wasn't off on some business outing that is.

Leopold, the family butler/bodyguard, often stepped into the fatherly role to take care of Arkday and his brother. Of all the people he knows, Leo is the one man Arkday would trust with his life, and respects above all others.

Arkday found solice when he went to Hogwarts, he was not pressured to perfom flawlessly there - though he had obvious talent - and he relished the time spent there, as opposed to home. However, his Gryffindor sorting only proved to further his father's distaste. In his final years, Arkday began to date Wynter Lao Blackbird and, as they graduated, they had Kievan.

Evander was, as Kievan's own account states, furious. He had ordered Arkday to leave the child, only to revoke this command when he discovered he were a male. Leo was no longer hired by the Ordlay's - though still a close family friend - and so Evander took a more prominant role in the child's rearing. Oddly enough, this had made Arkday feel resentful - he was deprived of this attention from his father, and now his son receives it?

Kievan and Arkday do not have a 'normal' relationship, despite them both being at Hogwarts. Arkday swore to work under his father's whim, just to gain some emotional ground, and had stuck resolutely to the vow ever since.

For a time, Arkday worked as Divinations professor, before moving to teach potions. He then had to leave the school in order to better run the family business.

Here and Now: Arkday has returned to Hogwarts, the business beginning to run smoothly oncemore, but also under the instruction of Evander who feels Kievan may need increased 'surveillance'. Of course, Arkday also feels ultimately at home at Hogwarts and so willingly took up his old position of Potions Professor.

Long-term Outlook: Arkday had a long-time ambition to eventually head not only the Ordlay business, but the homestead too. Yes, this may seem a little unrelated to his Hogwarts position, but he does not see himself working at the school forever. Although, he would obviously enjoy to remain there indefinately, he knows how much revenue the business gets.

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Special Request: Empathy
Reason: (This was approved for Arkday pre-MIAness) The Ordlay's have a very pure bloodline, and not only pass down a wealthy store of magical knowledge and talent, but a rare and personal gift too: empathy; the ability to sense another's emotion. As a student, Arkday used to feel consumed by his gift, but since leaving Hogwarts he has taken control of his power and can now restrain it under his powerful will.

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