[Format will be as follows
Name: age, gender + pronouns, height, hair + eye color, birthday (zodiac sign)
--brief background info--]
Kit: 27, male, he/him, 1.74, bubblegum pink (dyed), almond brown, 17 september (virgo)
Born and raised in the capital, his parents forced him into various extracurriculars, such as calligraphy, swimming, flute, painting, and karate (at which he sucked BIG TIME). Never the type to make friends, he preferred to spend time alone, for the most part reading. He always had a strong interest in history and art from a very early age, but he harboured a special sort of interest in magic, so when he found out he possessed magical energy, he set his mind on enrolling at the Royal Academy of Magic.
Baz: 29, male, he/him, 1.73, blue black, grey, 15 june (gemini)
As the secondborn of his family, he was allowed to do whatever he wanted for the most part, since all responsibility fell on his older sister. Fire aligned, he showed the first sigsn at 7, when he sneezed and accidentally set hir hair on fire. He studied with Fluorite under a private tutor for a while (until he was around eight years old), but because her education was specificaly focused on preparing her to become the next head of the family, he was later allowed to attend regular school, up until he enrolled at the Academy at 13. He had no inclination to becoming a magician, but his parents forced him to study, seeing as it would have been a "disgrace to the family name".
Dee: 12, genderfliud, she/they, 1.49, orange brown, honey brown, 22 august (leo)
Their parents died in an accident when they were young, so she has no recollection of them. Grew up in an orphanage in a seaside city, until the Bureau found out they were a shapeshifter when they were four. They were placed under the care of one of the BMA's handlers at the age of six after it was discovered that there were no fox-shifters left in the country. Since they were unable to determine if she had magical energy, she was only given the basic education and taught how to control her shapeshifting. It was decided she would be apprenticed under Kit, with the hope that she would possess magical energy or that at least the proximity to the Lands Beyond would awaken some latent ability.
Valentine: 13, female, she/her, 1.53, jazzberry jam, black, 4 april (aries)
The last dragon to be born in the last 200 years, she hatched from an egg, previously thought to be a rock, that was being kept at the Museum of Natural Sciences at the capital. The Bureau had to be called and the museum shut down temporarily. She was under the care of handlers from the BMA for five years, after which she was assigned to be taught by Baz becasue of 1) his alignment to fire and 2) the proximity of the town to the Lands Beyond. Coincidentally, this was the reason why Baz started working at the office; if she had been a water dragon instead of a fire one, Fluorite would have been the one in charge of her. Because her shapeshifting learning wasn't overseen by the Bureau, she is still not able to seamlessly go between her dragon and human form yet. Her control over fire is near impeccable, though.
Mousie: 18, nonbinary, she/her, 1.68, chestnut brown, dark brown, 13 january (capricorn)
Grew up in single-father household, never met her mother. She decided to become a magician after witnessing a spirit exorcism when she was young. Though she later became interested in alchemy after starting her apprenticeship under Kit at 13, and this is the subject into which she has channeled most of her energy. She still remains unsure if she wants to practice magic as a profession, so they remain on the fence about taking the exam for her licence.
Gnocchi: 15, male, he/him, 1.63, black, dark brown, 3 march (pisces)
He's the youngest of his family with two older sisters (19 and 22 respectively). His parents run a diner, but he sucks at cooking, which is why he decided to pursue a "different career choice". Being the only person in his family to possess magical energy, he decided to specialise in potions since it was the closest to "cooking." His oldest sister runs a hair salon.
Fluorite: 32, female, she/her, 1.78, blue black , grey, 27 october (scorpio)
Born as the eldest of one of the Elemental Magician* families, she was trained to become the next Director from a very early age. She is aligned to two elements: water and earth. She did not attend the Academy, instead studying with a personal tutor with additional instruction on the family's inherited technique from her mother, the previous Director.
Aster: 29, agender, xe/xem, 1.65, light ash, dark green, 25 april (taurus)
Baz's childhood friend, xe grew up with xeir maternal grandmother since xeir parents were always busy: xeir mother was a Royal Court magician serving as a diplomat, and xeir father was a doctor at the capital's main hospital. Xe inherited the Spiritual Guardian technique* from xeir mother, but xeir father also possesed magical energy. Xe has known Baz xeir whole life since both their mothers were close friends and would have regular playdates. Xe did not attend the Academy, instead was trained by xeir grandmother at home, only going to the capital to take the test for xeir magician license.
Jessica: 23, female, she/her, 1.70, auburn red, dark brown, 29 may (gemini)
She is the only non-magician working at the office. Barely managing to graduate from school, she had no intentions of going to university. She was able to get her job as a secretary through a personal contact a few months after she graduated from high school. She's only stayed that long in her position because there is little work to do (few magical occurrences happen in a border town), and the pay is good. She still lives with her mother and isn't planning to move out any time soon. Her philosophy in life is to do as little work as possible to lead an easy and stress-free lifestyle.
Kat: 29, female, she/her, 1.66, midnight black, violet, 14 july (cancer)
A Masterful Rainbow user, she attended the Academy at the same time as Baz. They dated for a few months, but broke up with him when she realised she was a lesbian. They remained on good terms afterwards, but lost all contact after graduating. She has an older brother, with only 1 year difference between them. She decided to work at the BMA when she became disillusioned with her job as a tutor. Thanks to her family connections, she was able to get a position in administration. Getting sent to the town was only a coincidence.
*Inherited Techniques: there are certain magician bloodlines that possess abilities outside the norm. One of the most prominent examples are Elemental Magicians, who, as their name suggests, have the ability to manipulate air, fire, water, or earth. Each person is aligned to one element, though there are certain rare cases where a person will be aligned to two. There has only been one case in all of recorded history of a person being aligned to three of the four elements.
Another example of inherited techniques are the Spiritual Guardian, where the person is able to summon a spirit animal to assist them; the Blood-Binding technique, which grants the user the ability to access other people's thoughts and memories by tasting their blood, and the Masterful Rainbow, where the person can manipulate light waves to their will, even being able to give them physical form if they so wish (though this also depends on the magician's power levels).