Paris Institute

The Paris Institute is in Paris, France. It is one of the more active Shadowhunter institutes out there, like New York. The institute is located in the Latin Quarter, in the belly of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, an old church founded in the 6th century.

Institute Head: Noelle Dieudonne- Noelle Dieudonne- It's a good thing that Noelle was born in this era. Had she been born just a few decades ago, she wouldn't have fit in real well. She's a tall 23 year old woman with fair blond hair and amazing crystal-like green eyes who is all about feminine power. She doesn't let men boss her around or outdo her. She's tough, the perfect kind of person for running an institute. She's a brilliantly talented Shadowhunter, but she's also smart and a natural leader. She's only been the head of the institute for a year now, and she's found she kind of likes it. The power, the ability to tell others what to do. She was always ambitious, but not in an evil, take-over-the-world kind of way. She just likes to be respected. Maybe it's because her parents never respected her as a child. She had two older brothers, and they were always better than her. Better at fighting, better at socializing, better at everything. She always had to work her butt off to prove herself, and still she was practicallly ignored. Then both her parents and her brothers died in a demon raid. It was unexpected, a tragity. For some reason, though, it never fazed her. She hated her family, as much as she hates to admit it. She would never have wished them dead, but she isn't upset they're no longer part of her life. Because of this, you might think that she's cold-hearted and uncaring, but Noelle is actually a very loving person. Her parents and brothers never loved her, though, and so they never deserved her love. She may have loved them once, the kind of love that is required just because they're your family, but they quickly squashed that out of her. She is cousin to Diandre, and wishes she could do something to ease his pain. She cares about them, but she knows there's nothing worse in this world than losing a parabatai, even if she's never had one of her own. (RP by Crystalfrost)

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Shadowhunters: Diandre Dieudonne- He's only twenty one, but life is already over for him as far as he's concerned. He losted his parabatai a year ago, on a little adventure Diandre talked him into. Henri wouldn't have gone if it hadn't been for him. It was his idea, HIS fault he's dead. That's what plays over and over again in his mind. Going to the dark, dangerous place where there had been reports of strange activity. A group of Shadowhunters were supposed to go in the next day, but Diandre wanted to go first, he and Henri wanted to be the heroes. When they got there, they found a lot more demons than they were expecting. Dozens of them. They held them off as best they could, but it was no use. Both of them would have died if someone hadn't come to save them. The other nephilim got there just in time. Henri was already dead, and Diandre was about to give every last ounce of strength he had, going down fighting. He wanted to die in that fight, like his parabatai and life long friend. He didn't want to live without him. They saved him, though, and in doing so they ruined his life. He used to be a spirited, lively young man, but now Diandre is quiet, reclusive, and depressed most of the time. He doesn't like company, and is likely to snap at you if you try to engage him in a conversation. He still demon hunts, though. All the time. It's all he does other than eat and sleep. He goes looking for trouble, trying to get himself killed, but he can never find anything that's too much of a match for him. He's just too good; the irony of it. He won't willingly give up his life for nothing; no, if he's going to die, he's going to do it like a Shadowhunter. So that's why he's still around, still living in his misery. No one knows how he keeps coming back alive each night he goes out hunting for the next demon to kill or to kill him. But he always does. He has short brown hair, stunning hazel eyes, and the toned, hard muscle of a Shadowhunter. (RP by Crystalfrost) Rivyn Reinhardt- Rivyn is an 18 year old shadowhunter girl from the London Institute. She has long curly hair and deep brown eyes, that lighten to gold depending on her mood. If she's happy she's the best person to be around, is she's angry avoid her like the plague. If she's depressed, give her space but not for too long. Rivyn is a sweetheart, until she's around demons. After spending years in a child like reversion state, Rivyn has finally grown up and started to see what its like to kill demons, and come into her shadowhunter roots. She'd gone through all of the training with her sibilings before they were killed, which she blames on herself, because she was too afraid to fight back. You know when Rivyn is upset because she goes off on a really calm speech directed at whoever she's angry with, then she sprints away and doesn't let anyone find her until she's ready to be found. She can be pretty snotty when she wants to be, but doesn't tend to act that way often. She hunts demons with all of her free time and refuses to do much else, she's strong determined to fight and win any battle she's in. She looks at Noelle like an older sister type, and she's found herself in love with Diandre, Noelle's cousin. (RPed by Moonlightnightmare) Ophelia Paganstar- Ophelia is generally thought of as a goth girl. She's dark, and can sometimes be doomsday. But she's actually really sweet. She can be strange and sometimes gets premonitions, a gift that she's always had since birth, and it really annoys her. She was a member of the Moscow institute, until she was turned part fey. Because of her fey genetic alterations, she's abnormally beautiful, almost threateningly so much like a fey under a glamour. She moved to the Paris institute because of this, her former boyfriend had done it, and when she broke things off she wanted a clean break. She was lucky that he told her that he had his sights on the Paris Institute for one girl, and now she's determined to help her out. Ophelia doesn't really talk much, but when she does, something wise always manages to come out of her mouth. Ophelia is 24 and has long black and red hair, and more than a few piercings and tats. (RPed by moonlightnightmare) Madeline Brown- A beautiful young lady of eighteen years old, Madeline has long blonde hair and striking blue-grey eyes. Other than her eyes, she doesn't have any other particularly striking features. She is of medium build and height, and a regular frame. But while her looks are relatively average, what isn't normal about Madeline are her fighting skills. The way she wields her sword is legend among the Shadowhunters as well as the Downworlders. Nobody dares mess with Madeline. The other thing about her is her uncanny ability to hide her every emotion. In a world where emotions can easily be used against you in a battle, she finds that it's much safer to force your face into an emotionless mask and win your battle. When Madeline puts her mind to something, there is no changing her mind. It's her way or the highway. Madeline also has low self-esteem about her love life because most men are scared off by her abrasive nature. If she's ever to fall in love, it will have to be with somebody who has the ability to put her in her place. Otherwise, the only life for Madeline is keeping those pesky Downworlders in their place. When Madeline was eight years old, she watched both of her Shadowhunter parents be cruelly slaughtered by a greater demon. From then on, she was all by herself in the world. She swore on the graves of her now-dead parents that she would become the greatest Shadowhunter in the world and avenge their deaths. Although she was born in New York City, Madeline eventually moved to Paris and also started picking up a Parisian accent. More TBA (RPed by Echolight4eva)