Landon Sand

**Landon Sand** is a wizard raised by a single father. He's known for being reserved, excepting witty and passionate comments about his interests.

## About

Landon is very passive in most situations and only butts in when he feels the need to comment on something important to him, sometimes going on rants. He's very kind hearted but often fails to read social cues and can get very awkward. In group conversations he tends to be deep in thought, and tries to put the conversation together like a puzzle. Despite Landon's positive outlook on the world, he tends to think low of himself.

## History

### Early Years

Landon moved to New Zealand in late 2008 to early 2009 with his father, Joel Sand. He spent his time being home schooled by his father and being friendly to neighborhood animals. He and his father took care of a small indoor garden together.

In the months after moving to New Zealand, Landon began questioning his identity. After figuring things out he came out to his father who accepted him without hesitation.

In July of 2009, Landon was pushed into a fireplace by Lesley Sand, but was left unharmed as a result of accidental magic. In shock he stuck his arm back into the fire, this time burning it and leaving a dark scar on his forearm.

December of that year, Landon and his dad drove to Punanga Street to get him a wand and school supplies. Margaret Mervin's assessment of his character described him as suiting abrupt endings.

### Attendance at Makutu Kura

Main Article: 2010 School Year

When Landon started going to Makutu Kura, he was assigned to be roommates with Kris Williams, who often took him on small adventures. Landon had to come out to Kris due to being roommates, initially Kris was somewhat uncomfortable but quickly grew to accept him.

Regarding his dormmates, Landon took a liking to Chester Hart's chaotic demeanor, using him as an excuse to behave out of line. He also enjoyed studying with Miller McArthur, although Miller's latest hyper-fixations would occasionally get on his nerves.

In the middle of his first school year, Kris invited Landon on one of his regular exploration adventures. Landon declined but Kris set off anyways. When he didn't return Landon went looking for him, finding him trapped in a broken wire fence.

In the 2011 school year, Landon's dad had a stroke while supervising an exam. Despite the support he received from loved ones his mental health dropped as a result. He spent most of his break in the hospital with his father, and in the first quarter of 2012 he helped his father around the school grounds with Kris.

At the end of term one, Ruby Hunt had overheard a conversation between him and Kris revolving around his gender identity. She told his dormmates, who immediately went to him about the news. Together they crafted a babbling beverage, while encouraging her to craft a speech to out him to the entire school. The potion was snuck into Ruby's drink, which almost completely ruined her credibility for the rest of the year.

Later that year Landon had top surgery, although he wasn't that recovered by the end of his break he has Kris help him around and spend more time with him. Spending more time with Kris helped Landon get more attached to him, as Landon came to empathize with Kris's usual dependency and appreciate his desire to return the favor.

Once Landon was mostly recovered he started to hang out with Mae Reed more often. He noticed Kris had been acting off, and decided to confront him about it. Kris confessed his feeling for him, which led them both to start dating near the last quarter of the school year.

### Work with Burgess Creature Sanctuary

In 2016, Landon started working at the Burgess Creature Sanctuary as part of his careers curriculum. He started off tending to its accompanying shop, but moved on to caring for the animals and plants that resided in the sanctuary. When the previous owner was ready to retire in late 2019, the ownership was passed onto him. He used his position to refresh the shop and dedicate more proceeds to the workers.

In 2020 he proposed to Kris, who accepted without a second thought.

## Magical Abilities and Skills

**Creatures:** Landon has a clear affinity for animals, and has befriended many unlikely creatures. One example is Chester, a fleecehorn he met on school grounds.

**Herbology****:** Landon has experience working with plants and knows how to avoid getting stuck in nettles like the muttonbird nettle.

## Other

### References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  "Chapter 1" - *Landon's Story*