Twisted Wonderland OCs

• TJ 🦗

• Cole 🤥

• Carlo 🦊 and Camillo 🐱

• Celeste 🧙🏻

• Soren 👑

Biography:TJ was born in Sunnyvale, a village not far away from Happy Valley. Their parents were a wind fae (father) and a human (mother), both avid charity workers. The duo were always working hard to help others, sometimes to their detriment. They instilled in TJ the idea that helping others is always the right thing to do, even when it’s hard. They were often very poor and would rely on friends and neighbors to house and feed them. TJ’s parents would sometimes go on long journeys and leave them behind at a friend’s home, which is how they became so close to Cole, Tuck, Carlo and Camillo.One day, their parents dropped them off at a nearby orphanage and disappeared, never to be seen again. Adults told TJ that they had gone on a dangerous job and passed away in an accident, but whispers around the village told that they simply chose their jobs over their child and decided to run away together.TJ grew up surrounded by younger children, and began to act as an older sibling to them, often watching the children when adults weren’t around and helping them with daily tasks like teeth-brushing and bathing. As they got older, they took on more responsibilities and began to help out around the orphanage by cooking, cleaning and teaching the younger children outside of school. Being that they were half-fae, they were also sometimes invited to fae functions, and would travel around with the village leader, a light faerie named Madonna Bluesummer.When they were 9 years old, their magic began to manifest. They realized that if they focused hard enough, they could control a person’s emotions, which often helped when calming down crying children and putting them to sleep at night. They began to practice their skill and created their Unique Magic, Fun and Fancy Free. When it was found out that they had magic potential, their guardians pressed them to apply to a magic school. They were able to get in on a scholarship and were sent away from home at age 14.At school, they struggled. They had a hard time talking to people their age, and so didn’t have many friends. Despite their tremendous effort to study and their good grades, they could never get perfect scores, which weighed on them. They studied harder, which made them more burnt out, which made their grades slip. After a couple of years, their grades were so poor and they were so high-strung that they began to use their Unique Magic on themselves to stay awake longer and be happy during the day. At the peak of their mental and physical exhaustion, they accidentally Overblotted, hurting a handful of students in the process.TJ was immediately expelled from school while recovering from their injuries. During their healing days, they were visited by a strange fae who called himself Dire Crowley. He offered to transfer them to NRC, should they decide to continue pursuing magic.TJ returned home to a cold reception and began to shut themselves away from people. No one except their closest friend Cole was able to speak with them during this time- he helped them heal and turned them to the internet to pass the time. As time passed, they began to learn new things about the world, changed their name and their appearance, and began to use they/them pronouns in secret. The people in their village were not welcoming of this change, and in fact fought against it. TJ knew they had to get out of Sunnyvale again somehow.Not long before they turned 19, a strange stage coach appeared to take Cole away to NRC. Remembering the offer they’d gotten from Crowley, they followed soon after. Because it was already well into the school year, they were placed in Ramshackle house, along with a non-magic human and a magical cat. Thus, their days at Night Raven College began…

Biography:Cole was born in Sunnyvale to a well-known magi-scientist and his wife.His father’s family was well-know throughout Twisted Wonderland for his inventions that combined technology with magic. As a consequence, the Pinwood family was quite well-off and lived comfortably. Cole’s mother was a stay-at-home parent who dedicated herself to homeschooling, and would even watch other neighborhood children. She was good friends with a wind fae who also had a child, named [redacted], who would sometimes live with them when their parents went away for work.Tragically, Cole’s mother passed away from illness when he was just 6 years old, and his father followed soon after from a broken heart. He was placed in the care of his paternal grandfather, who owned an orphanage in the village. He was not especially social and kept to himself, preferring to study and read. His grandfather would spend time with him on occasions and teach him how to whittle figures and shapes from wood.Even without his parents around, many people in Sunnyvale knew who he was and expected that he would follow in his family’s footsteps; his grandfather was once a respected inventor, then his father. Additionally, because Cole’s grandfather had no other children or grandchildren, he intended to pass down ownership of the orphanage upon his passing. Cole began to resent all of the expectations being placed on his shoulders, and rebelled against them early in his teens.Even still, he couldn’t hide his magical talent. Magic fascinated him, and the moment he realized he had an aptitude for the arts, he began to study. He was pressured to attend a magic school at 14, but rejected the idea, not wanting to fall in line with what others asked of him.
Then, one night months after he turned 16, a horse-drawn carriage appeared at the front of his home, calling for him by name. The driver said he had been “chosen” to attend Night Raven College, far away from Sunnyvale. With the idea of getting as far away from home as possible, Cole agreed and climbed into his carriage, not knowing his life was about to change forever…

Biography:Even a place as plentiful as Happy Valley has its shadowy areas that people turn their gaze away from. Along the docks of Sunnyvale, the hard-up live day by day, working their hardest for little return.Carlo was born into this place to a young single mother, whose partner had sailed away and had no desire to return. The young fox and his brother grew up watching their mother struggle to make ends meet and put food in their mouths, sometimes even begging for money along the docks, until illness took her life. Only 7 years of age at the time, Carlo learned quickly that the world didn’t care what happened to him or his brother; they were simply street rats to the rest of society. So, he decided to shut away his hurt and do what needed to be done to keep him and his brother safe.The twins were brought to Sunnyvale orphanage, where they attempted to blend in with the other children while not being TOO remarkable to potential adoptees. They were very pretty children and thus very popular with foster family applicants. But, the Worthy twins decided early on that they were a package deal; both of them or nothing. Most adults wanted to only adopt one child, so Carlo did his best to turn down such parents so hard that they would never consider coming back again.As the twins grew, so did their survival-of-the-fittest mentality. Carlo became especially proficient in strategy and pick-pocketing, with his younger twin acting as his backup and closest confidant. Convinced that no one in the world would ever care for them the way they cared for each other, Carlo grew a protective habit over his twin, never wanting to leave his side or allow people to trick him.Magic was something that came to Carlo with little fanfare- to him, it was just another tool to use to make money. He didn’t realize just how important his gift was until a horse-drawn carriage pulled up to him one foggy night….

Biography:

Biography:Celeste is the first born child to the Goodwin family of Briar Valley, a name with a long history of powerful and well-loved sorcerers. Her importance as the heir to the Goodwin name has been drilled into her head almost since birth; her purpose in living, as she believes it, is to be an even greater mage than her mother, who is lauded throughout Twisted Wonderland for her great power and incredible demonstrations of heroism.However, the overwhelming expectation placed upon Celeste's shoulders proved to be very heavy. From the beginning, she was a nervous and neurotic child, always worried about being the best and making her family proud. As a result, she made many mistakes throughout her schooling years and performed less-than-satisfactorily in her studies. She became very well-known by her peers for being a "bungler" and a "walking magical hazard", further ostracizing her. An unfortunate accident involving a potion applied incorrectly caused great injury to her younger brother, forever branding her as "the worst Goodwin".Without the support of her family, Celeste turned to teaching as a career. She was accepted into Night Raven Academy as a supplementary teacher to Professor Crewel despite her past, and remains there to this day, though time has made her bitter about her position. In reality, she is a very gifted mage and highly intelligent, but her nervousness earned from years of being treated poorly by those around her continues to cause her issues every day.She believes that the only way to break free from what holds her down is to completely dominate all who oppose her. She can often be found mumbling to herself about world domination plans and new potions she's inventing for said plans. Whether or not any of her plans will ever be carried out to fruition is yet to be seen.....

Biography:Raised by his single father after his mother tragically passed away at sea, Soren grew up poor in a small village, integrating himself within his community from a young age and working to support others. Early on, a sense of community and self-sacrifice was instilled in him, and he was well-loved by adults and fellow kids alike. He mostly helped out with his father's business, running errands and cleaning his shop.His father, a dress tailor, had a fateful encounter with a very wealthy heiress and the two fell madly in love, marrying a short while after their meeting. With this, Soren was raised to the status of nobility practically overnight, and joined a family which included an older sister and an older brother.Acclimating to his new status was difficult, and not without it's pitfalls; his new siblings didn't think highly of him, and his new peers saw him as little more than a "fake prince". Rumors in the media even suggested that he was the illegitimate love child of the heiress' late husband, whom the woman was taking pity on.Despite all this, Soren was determined to always be himself regardless of his new status; he helped those who needed help, had hobbies that most of his wealthy peers would scoff at, and stayed as humble as possible. Eventually, his interpersonal relationships improved; he has a good relationship with both of his siblings and is loved dearly by his stepmother, to the point that she gifted him a family heirloom broach to signify his being welcomed into the family.With his new life as an heir, Soren gained new interests that he did not have access to before, the foremost being magic. He excelled in magical studies in private school, and would regularly seek out additional study material on his own time. It surprised no one when he was personally invited to attend Royal Sword Academy, though to the shock of many he decided to transfer to Night Raven College halfway through the year. His reasons for his decision are, as he put it, "a secret".He is currently happily placed in Heartslabyul, gets along well with his dorm-mates, and enjoys his school curriculum. He is especially attached to his Alchemy professor, Ms. Celeste, as he regards her as an incredibly intelligent mage.
The fact that he constantly foils her world domination plans on accident is just a coincidence, really.