Zoey Callahan
Portrayed by Annalise Basso
Name: Zoey Elizabeth Callahan
Alias: Zo, Zozo
Birthday: January 23, 2005
Origin: Wizard
Home:
Role: Student
Affiliation: Walker Middle School
Title: 8th Grader
Resources: ●● Comfortable

Description

A young girl with long, coppery-red hair and slight wide-set eyes of sea green. Standing at five feet tall, she is a rather skinny girl, lithe of frame and full of energy, flitting like a butterfly from one thing to the next.

History

Karen and Dave Callahan were not the happy couple they presented at barbecues. They met in Carlsbad, California while Dave was stationed at Camp Pendleton. After a few months of courtship, Dave was due to end his tour of duty and return home to Oregon to take a job as an engineer for a lumber mill. Karen agreed to give up her job as a software developer, a decision she felt somewhat pressured into, and go with him to Mythic Wood where they were married and soon expecting their first child, a son they named Liam.

Once the passion of a new romance faded, problems began to arise. Dave was raised with old-fashioned values that sometimes clashed with Karen's more progressive beliefs, and that gap only seemed to widen over time. Characteristics that each once found charmingly rugged or cute now grated on them. They were still very much in love, but love was never their issue. When Liam's magical abilities surfaced, it was the final straw that shattered Dave's sense of control over his life. He developed a drinking problem, and while he was never violent, it contributed to his tendency to withdraw when he was upset. During this time, Karen became despondently lonely, and she became involved with another man…a wizard.

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Dave had his suspicions about his wife's infidelity. When their second child, Zoey, was born with vibrant red hair, it further cemented his doubts. Still, he saw how happy his wife was, and he did love the child and raised her as his own. Dave knew that the likelihood of a muggle family having multiple wizard children was almost unheard of. So when Zoey began exhibiting magic at age 3, he hired a private investigator, and his suspicions were confirmed. Not only had Karen cheated on him when Zoey was conceived, but the affair had continued for those last three years as well. Dave filed for divorce, and won custody of both children in court.

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By middle school, Zoey was firmly entrenched in the "nerd herd", and generally labeled a geek, a flag she flew proudly. Ever since she was an infant, she loved movies, and was always especially attracted to the bold colors and exciting action of fantasy and science fiction films. That eventually led to her discovery of similar literature and comic books, and from there into pen-and-paper role-playing games, LARPs, and online role-playing (e.g. MU*ing). Through school and the Internet she found peers with similar interests.

Story Hooks

Connections, leads, and goals that can potentially generate role-play.

  • Geek Girl: Zoey's interests are stereotypical geekery: computers, fantasy, sci-fi, comic books, animation (particularly Japanese anime), role-playing games, etc.
  • Illegitimate: Dave Callahan is not Zoey's biological father. Her mother had an affair with a wizard, resulting in her conception. It is entirely possible that she has half-siblings out there.

Character Diamond

A character diamond represents the core, unchangeable traits of a character.

Spirited
Zoey is an excitable, carefree creature. Rambunctious and impulsive, she lives by the mantra that "she who hesitates is lost".
Imaginative
Unsatisfied with reality, Zoey dives into the imaginary with obsessive gusto and curiosity. She channels her cleverness and creativity into flights of fantasy, and gravitates toward others that do the same.
Egocentric
Self-gratification is at the center of most of what Zoey does. She is the star of her own show, and she knows it.
Social
Zoey thrives on interaction with others. She draws people to her with her sweetness and charm, and can be quite affectionate with those she gets close to.

Relationships

Liam Liam
Big Brother
My big brother is awesome. He lets me hang out with him and his friends sometimes. He's overprotective, but that's okay. At least I know someone's always looking out for me.
Dave Callahan Dave Callahan
Dad
Dad doesn't get me. I know he cares, but he's so clueless about girls.
Karen Callahan Karen Callahan
Mom
She left. I miss her, but I don't know if I can forgive her.
Aunt Liz Aunt Liz
Aunt
I'm so glad Aunt Liz is around. I need someone that understands girls! Dad is totally helpless without her.
Lyra Lyra
Friend
Lyra started out tutoring me. But she is so cool. She from a biker family! Like, her grampa is the big Grand Poobah of bikers! I bet he's killed people. Anyway, Lyra is really sweet and probably doesn't kill people. But she works on motorcycles and even lets me ride on hers! Also, she's a redhead, which makes her awesome. Redheads rock!
Selkie Selkie
Friend
Selkie is really sweet and I love hanging out in her bookshop. I guess it's her family's bookshop, but whatever. She has the most adorable Irish accent and all her freckles are sooo cute! Redheads rock!

Logs

Log Title Summary
(2018-12-21) Winter Festival Parade The whole town comes out, setting aside rivalries and joining together for the annual parade to celebrate the winter holidays.
(2018-06-08) National Blueberry Day It's National Blueberry Day, which makes it a good excuse for everyone to go out picking blueberries.
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