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Identification
Name: Nissa Upland
Pet Names: Nissy
Birthday: May 24
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Gilikin
Religion: Unionist
Social Status: upper class

Physical Traits
Hair: Short, curly blonde
Eyes: big and blue
Complexion: Although Nissa has a slight glow to her skin, she’s still very pale
Build: Nissa’s about the size of a toothpick. She’s lithe and very small.
Height: 4’11”
Weight: 97 lbs.
Quirks: Nissa could be a little clone of her mother.
Clothing: Nissa always wears the latest fashions. She loves dresses and anything that’s poofy or ballgown-y.

Mental Traits
Personality: Nissa is a ditz. She’s bubbly and perky and an all-around blonde. She’s only going to Shiz because her mother thinks she should meet new and interesting people, and she’s very happy to do so. She loves meeting new and interesting people – as long as they’re as bubbly and happy as her or they’ll follow whatever she says.
Idiosyncrasies: When something’s going wrong, Nissa has the tendency to burst out laughing at the most inane things.
Talents: Nissa is good at making people happy. It’s what she likes to do best. She also likes to be noticed, and has created it into being a talent.
Likes: Being noticed, big poofy things, anything cute, pink
Dislikes: drab colors, people who are smarter than her (and most are), being over-looked, people talking back to her, books.
Strengths: Making friends, being popular
Weaknesses: Shallow, Vapid, self-absorbed
Failures: She has never tried to come out of her shallow shell. She’s also very naïve, and could be hurt very easily.
Achievements: She has become very popular at Shiz before she even stepped through the door.
Hobbies: Being with her friends, going to parties, and anything that doesn’t include school-work.

Outer Identification
Family: Nissa’s mother is Glinda the Good. She’s Nissa’s role model and she wishes she were more like her mother. She has never met her father, because he died right after she was conceived.
Hometown: Although she lives in the Emerald City, she has a summer house in Neverdale
History: There is not much to say about Nissa. Before she was born, her father was killed for hiding the Wicked Witch of the West. Rumors flew about him being bludgeoned to death, but no one ever found the body. Nissa’s mother has never really recovered, and there is another loss Nissa doesn’t understand. Her mother says she also lost her best friend, although Nissa has never been told anything further than that. When Nissa was born, it was during the time of celebration. Her mother was very upset, but was overjoyed that she had a child. She tried to raise Nissa right – she even named her partly after Nessarose – but she couldn’t handle Oz and a child on her own, so Nissa grew up to be spoilt and too self-assured.

Inspirations
Character Image Song: All I Really Want – Alanis Morissette
Image Quote: “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” – Andrew Watkins

Writing Sample
Nissa had been up since the crack of dawn. She had already packed five bags of clothes and was working on the six when there was a knock at the door. “Come in!” She called.
The door opened and her mother came into the room, laughing lightly. “Six bags? Nissa, you’re a day and a half away from home by train, you don’t need this much!” It was an odd statement coming from Glinda, but Nissa ignored it.
“You never know what social occasion may arise.” Nissa said sagely. Glinda shook her head, before starting to pick up a bag.
“Come on, the coach is leaving.” Nissa nodded. She finished her packing quickly before following her mother down to the coach. They kissed quickly before Nissa got into the coach and took off.
It didn’t take too long to get to Shiz, although if Glinda had allowed her to go by bubble, Nissa would have been there sooner. She got out of the coach and watched as the driver piled her suitcases onto a push cart. She followed him to Crage Hall, even though she knew she had her own suite assigned to her.