Post by Amaryllis Avery Blackwood on Dec 16, 2018 16:13:54 GMT -5
Amaryllis Semyle Blackwood
formerly
Amaryllis Semyle Avery Greengrass (1970-1987)
Amaryllis SEMYLE Rookwood (1987-2007)
Amaryllis SEMYLE Avery Greengrass (2007-2008)
by Jade
Amaryllis Semyle Avery Greengrass (1970-1987)
Amaryllis SEMYLE Rookwood (1987-2007)
Amaryllis SEMYLE Avery Greengrass (2007-2008)
by Jade
48
age
female
gender
12/21/1970
birthday
blood status
Purebloodsexual orientation
♀ Homosexual ♀epidemic x status
Infectedoccupation
Herbology Professor at Hogwarts (2002-present)
Head of Hufflepuff (2017-present)
Deputy Headmistress
Head of Hufflepuff (2017-present)
Deputy Headmistress
general appearance
At 5'9.75", Amaryllis is a woman of elegant height. Her face shifts between severity and softness, depending on her expression. Dresses and fine robes fill her closet. Though she is a woman who is often found with her hands in the soil, the witch is still somehow always clean. Her hair never seems disheveled. Her gazes when directed at family are filled with love and warmth, but a cutting glare from the woman can bring a first year to tears. She does it sometimes just to amuse herself.
former school
Hogwartsformer house
Hufflepuffachievements
1988-1989 Head Girl
1986-1988 Hufflepuff Prefect (5th, 6th years)
1982-1986 Herbology Club Member (1st-5th years)
1986-1988 Herbology Club Leader (6th, 7th years)
1986-1988 Hufflepuff Prefect (5th, 6th years)
1982-1986 Herbology Club Member (1st-5th years)
1986-1988 Herbology Club Leader (6th, 7th years)
university
University of Bangor
university major(s)
Herbology
years attended
1989-1993
skills
GREEN THUMB — There is nothing that Amaryllis cannot grow. She keeps a darling Devil’s Snare, named Abaddon. He’s a sweet thing—or so she thinks.
COOKING — By magical means, of course.
CHARMS — Cosmetology charms, particularly. Glamours are quite a speciality for the witch. She was taught them by her mother, spells long passed down in the Avery clan.
HOSTESSING — Amaryllis was raised to be an excellent hostess and it was something she took to quite naturally.
DEVOTION — There is truth in the belief that Hufflepuff are loyal. Avalon, their children, Satan and her plants are precious to Amaryllis. She will not take kindly to any remarks against kin or cult.
BLACK MAGIC — She is a daughter of the Avery and Greengrass lines. She is the wife of the soon-to-be leader of the Blackwood cult. Of course, she is well versed in Maleficium, demonic summoning, and human sacrifice (emphasis on the man).
GUILE — There are many ways Amaryllis shows herself to be sly and cunning. Politically speaking, Amaryllis has made it a point to find issues where she can show herself to be neither purist or blood traitor, but steadfast in betterment of the wixen world.
FEMINIST — Female empowerment is and has always been very important to Amaryllis. She believes that witches need role models like herself and her wife.
COOKING — By magical means, of course.
CHARMS — Cosmetology charms, particularly. Glamours are quite a speciality for the witch. She was taught them by her mother, spells long passed down in the Avery clan.
HOSTESSING — Amaryllis was raised to be an excellent hostess and it was something she took to quite naturally.
DEVOTION — There is truth in the belief that Hufflepuff are loyal. Avalon, their children, Satan and her plants are precious to Amaryllis. She will not take kindly to any remarks against kin or cult.
BLACK MAGIC — She is a daughter of the Avery and Greengrass lines. She is the wife of the soon-to-be leader of the Blackwood cult. Of course, she is well versed in Maleficium, demonic summoning, and human sacrifice (emphasis on the man).
GUILE — There are many ways Amaryllis shows herself to be sly and cunning. Politically speaking, Amaryllis has made it a point to find issues where she can show herself to be neither purist or blood traitor, but steadfast in betterment of the wixen world.
FEMINIST — Female empowerment is and has always been very important to Amaryllis. She believes that witches need role models like herself and her wife.
weaknesses
AVALON — There is no one else that Amaryllis really cannot say no to. For her wife, she would do anything. Amaryllis both respects and admires the woman she has chosen to share her life with. Who wouldn't want to be the First Lady to the leader of the Blackwood cult?
THE CHILDREN — Not her students, but Beatrice, Jarred, Saffron, and Sorrel. They are the woman's priority.
NICE THINGS — Amaryllis loves luxury. Who doesn't really? But she borders on materialistic. She was quite resentful of the persecution received by purebloods under Durants' rule. It led to her supporting the Dimitte--though neither she nor her late husband ever had any ties to the Dark Lord, they were still heavily persecuted over their name. There was no crime that could be found in their pasts, though (as they had truly not committed anyuntil Am sacrificed Lin to Satan anyway).
RITUAL — The woman absolutely loves a good ritual be they sacrifice, summoning or séance. If she is particularly moody or emotional, the order and sanctity of a ritual calms and centers her. She loves the way that each ritual has a proper order. It appeals to the control freak side of her, which is what should really be the label on this trait, but Amaryllis thought an affinity for ritual sounded so much nicer.
HERITAGE — Amaryllis does not enjoy the weight of the Avery or Greengrass surnames. She would be what some would call a blood traitor. She has never bought into the prejudices based on blood status. She married a halfblood. She raised her Rookwood children to treat all magical persons the same (and admittedly taught her daughters to hate men and the patriarchy). Her son was brought up to never underestimate or undervalue a woman.
THE CHILDREN — Not her students, but Beatrice, Jarred, Saffron, and Sorrel. They are the woman's priority.
NICE THINGS — Amaryllis loves luxury. Who doesn't really? But she borders on materialistic. She was quite resentful of the persecution received by purebloods under Durants' rule. It led to her supporting the Dimitte--though neither she nor her late husband ever had any ties to the Dark Lord, they were still heavily persecuted over their name. There was no crime that could be found in their pasts, though (as they had truly not committed any
RITUAL — The woman absolutely loves a good ritual be they sacrifice, summoning or séance. If she is particularly moody or emotional, the order and sanctity of a ritual calms and centers her. She loves the way that each ritual has a proper order. It appeals to the control freak side of her, which is what should really be the label on this trait, but Amaryllis thought an affinity for ritual sounded so much nicer.
HERITAGE — Amaryllis does not enjoy the weight of the Avery or Greengrass surnames. She would be what some would call a blood traitor. She has never bought into the prejudices based on blood status. She married a halfblood. She raised her Rookwood children to treat all magical persons the same (and admittedly taught her daughters to hate men and the patriarchy). Her son was brought up to never underestimate or undervalue a woman.
positive traits
Brilliant - Eloquent - Loyal - Cunning - Well-spoken - Elegant - Politically Neutral - Decidedly not blood prejudice - Devoted to the true Dark Lord - Feminist - Resilient - Resourceful
negative traits
Proud - Stubborn - Devious - Morbid - Secretive - Impatient - Sharp - Manipulative - Harsh - Materialistic - Holds a grudge forever - Jealous
hobbies/interests
Avalon ♀ Satan, the one true Dark Lord ♀ The Blackwood Cult ♀ Undermining Hufflepuff stereotypes ♀ Herbology ♀ Her children (mostly her daughters and this obviously includes Bea) ♀ Devil-worshiping (apparently this needed to be included multiple times) ♀ Demonic summonings (they make for the best date nights!) ♀ Cigarettes ♀ Vodka ♀ Ancient Languages ♀ Destroying chauvinists ♀ Literature and reading
accomplishments
Wife of the soon-to-be leader of the Blackwood Cult. "Yes--catching and holding Avalon's eye is an accomplishment."
Murdering and sacrificing her husband to the Devil. "It really was his own fault--but I do hope it pleased our most gracious Lord of Night."
Murdering and sacrificing her husband to the Devil. "It really was his own fault--but I do hope it pleased our most gracious Lord of Night."
character history
Eldest child of Florent and Semelia Greengrass, Amaryllis was an immediate disappointment to her father. By her first birthday, she had been bartered away in a betrothal agreement to Linden Rookwood. The man was already quite old at the time of her birth, but had never taken on a wife. She was in many ways groomed to be the sort of wife he wanted. Despite the attempts to indoctrinate subservience into her, the nature never seemed to take. Her love of reading and books broadened her mind beyond the prejudice and gender norms that her mother tried to instill in her.
It took two more tries for Florent to get a boy, but once Alder was born, little attention was spared for either girl by either parent. He was who mattered. He was the heir. And with each passing year, with each act of favoritism shown to the son, Amaryllis' animosity towards males grew. Her parent tried for more sons, but none came. No more children at all came, in fact.
Her magic manifested itself early on, and a tutor was brought in before she went to Hogwarts to begin to instruct her on charms that were essential for looking the part of a proper lady and acting as a pureblood hostess. By the time she went to Hogwarts, she knew a fair bit of magic. Her sorting was a fairly quick one. Amaryllis demanded the Sorting Hat not put her into Slytherin. Her father, mother, and great majority of all her ancestors had been Slytherin. She was acting out a bit wanting to be in another house. The Hat sent her to Hufflepuff, something she was quite mystified by. She had thought she would be a Ravenclaw, but the blue house was not even considered.
Amaryllis did well in school. She served as prefect and Head Girl. Her marks in Charms and Herbology were always off the charts. She was brilliant at both. She was married the winter break of her sixth year, just days before she turned seventeen. Linden claimed to be gracious for allowing her to finish her schooling. But she was not the subservient little wife he had thought he would get when he had bartered for her in her infancy.
She had already determined she was interested only in women sexually. Her marriage reinforced that. Linden was gruff and brutal with physicality. He did not mean to make her suffer; he just knew no other way. She knew her duty, though--and even as she attended Bangor, she gave the man his heir. Slowly, Linden was beginning to lose his mind. He was aging, but not gracefully, despite his wixen heritage. He grew more and more obsessed with spell creation, being an Unspeakable who studied time. He sought to travel back. It never worked.
Linden did give her two daughters, though. So, the marriage was not all misery and resentment.
When her son went to Hogwarts, Amaryllis and her daughters joined him. Linden did not fight his wife's decision to follow Jarrod to the school. The girls were kept in her quarters, nannied by a house elf. They were ferried during the day to a nearby primary school. After that September, she never lived with her husband for more than for the brief summer breaks.
In 2006, the light of her life waltzed into Hogwarts Castle and Amaryllis was smitten. The affair filled her life with all the passion and pleasure her marriage had never given her. Amaryllis was--for the first time in her life--in love. She had never imagined life could be filled with such hope and happiness. Still, she was married.
Married and target of Ministry persecution... Shacklebolt had been an ally, but Durant just saw her name and nothing more. Neither she nor her husband had ever had any direct affiliation with Voldemort, but that was not convincing to the new Minister. He did not trust any pureblood.
Linden was growing more mentally unstable. His spell experimentations were growing more insane until he very nearly killed himself. Avalon had drawn Amaryllis into the Blackwood cult by this time. Eager to please the woman she loved and to show her devotion to the Dark Lord, Amaryllis brought an end to the life of Linden Augustus Rookwood.
Reverting to her maiden name, Amaryllis went into 'mourning' for an acceptable length of time--and then, in 2008, she and Avalon were married. Marital bliss went untarnished by Durant's prejudice towards purebloods. Amaryllis was questioned a number of times, but being truly innocent of anything associated with the Death Eaters, she was always allowed to return to work at Hogwarts.
Life was good. Her knowledge of the occult grew. She avoided politics as well as she could...and then hell broke loose again. Death Eaters rose up and the Ministry switches hands. Hogwarts was not untouched by the changes. When Sebastian Flint was named Headmaster, Amaryllis considered for the first time, leaving the school.
When the lockdown came, she felt fear and questioned the safety of staying in the castle. Death Eater patrols scared her. She does not fear Black Magic, but does not encourage the practice of the Dark Arts (and yes, there is a real difference). She reasoned, though, after a number of talks with her wife, that it was unwise to resign from the school in the current political climate. To have done so could have brought persecution towards them, or undue attention on the cult---neither of which was appealing to the woman.
So, Amaryllis remained at Hogwarts, even being selected as Head of Hufflepuff when Davina left the school. Now, change has come again. A new Headmistress will lead the school in the new year--and Amaryllis has offered her assistance to Isolde as Deputy.
Much positive change is afoot, as also, her mother-in-law passed on Christmas Day. All hail the new Mother of the Blackwood Cult--all hail Avalon Blackwood. Long may she lead.
It took two more tries for Florent to get a boy, but once Alder was born, little attention was spared for either girl by either parent. He was who mattered. He was the heir. And with each passing year, with each act of favoritism shown to the son, Amaryllis' animosity towards males grew. Her parent tried for more sons, but none came. No more children at all came, in fact.
Her magic manifested itself early on, and a tutor was brought in before she went to Hogwarts to begin to instruct her on charms that were essential for looking the part of a proper lady and acting as a pureblood hostess. By the time she went to Hogwarts, she knew a fair bit of magic. Her sorting was a fairly quick one. Amaryllis demanded the Sorting Hat not put her into Slytherin. Her father, mother, and great majority of all her ancestors had been Slytherin. She was acting out a bit wanting to be in another house. The Hat sent her to Hufflepuff, something she was quite mystified by. She had thought she would be a Ravenclaw, but the blue house was not even considered.
Amaryllis did well in school. She served as prefect and Head Girl. Her marks in Charms and Herbology were always off the charts. She was brilliant at both. She was married the winter break of her sixth year, just days before she turned seventeen. Linden claimed to be gracious for allowing her to finish her schooling. But she was not the subservient little wife he had thought he would get when he had bartered for her in her infancy.
She had already determined she was interested only in women sexually. Her marriage reinforced that. Linden was gruff and brutal with physicality. He did not mean to make her suffer; he just knew no other way. She knew her duty, though--and even as she attended Bangor, she gave the man his heir. Slowly, Linden was beginning to lose his mind. He was aging, but not gracefully, despite his wixen heritage. He grew more and more obsessed with spell creation, being an Unspeakable who studied time. He sought to travel back. It never worked.
Linden did give her two daughters, though. So, the marriage was not all misery and resentment.
When her son went to Hogwarts, Amaryllis and her daughters joined him. Linden did not fight his wife's decision to follow Jarrod to the school. The girls were kept in her quarters, nannied by a house elf. They were ferried during the day to a nearby primary school. After that September, she never lived with her husband for more than for the brief summer breaks.
In 2006, the light of her life waltzed into Hogwarts Castle and Amaryllis was smitten. The affair filled her life with all the passion and pleasure her marriage had never given her. Amaryllis was--for the first time in her life--in love. She had never imagined life could be filled with such hope and happiness. Still, she was married.
Married and target of Ministry persecution... Shacklebolt had been an ally, but Durant just saw her name and nothing more. Neither she nor her husband had ever had any direct affiliation with Voldemort, but that was not convincing to the new Minister. He did not trust any pureblood.
Linden was growing more mentally unstable. His spell experimentations were growing more insane until he very nearly killed himself. Avalon had drawn Amaryllis into the Blackwood cult by this time. Eager to please the woman she loved and to show her devotion to the Dark Lord, Amaryllis brought an end to the life of Linden Augustus Rookwood.
Reverting to her maiden name, Amaryllis went into 'mourning' for an acceptable length of time--and then, in 2008, she and Avalon were married. Marital bliss went untarnished by Durant's prejudice towards purebloods. Amaryllis was questioned a number of times, but being truly innocent of anything associated with the Death Eaters, she was always allowed to return to work at Hogwarts.
Life was good. Her knowledge of the occult grew. She avoided politics as well as she could...and then hell broke loose again. Death Eaters rose up and the Ministry switches hands. Hogwarts was not untouched by the changes. When Sebastian Flint was named Headmaster, Amaryllis considered for the first time, leaving the school.
When the lockdown came, she felt fear and questioned the safety of staying in the castle. Death Eater patrols scared her. She does not fear Black Magic, but does not encourage the practice of the Dark Arts (and yes, there is a real difference). She reasoned, though, after a number of talks with her wife, that it was unwise to resign from the school in the current political climate. To have done so could have brought persecution towards them, or undue attention on the cult---neither of which was appealing to the woman.
So, Amaryllis remained at Hogwarts, even being selected as Head of Hufflepuff when Davina left the school. Now, change has come again. A new Headmistress will lead the school in the new year--and Amaryllis has offered her assistance to Isolde as Deputy.
Much positive change is afoot, as also, her mother-in-law passed on Christmas Day. All hail the new Mother of the Blackwood Cult--all hail Avalon Blackwood. Long may she lead.
parents
Florent Greengrass, b. 1948 (Son of Antin Greengrass and Sadika Greengrass nee Osmanoğlu)
Semelia Greengress nee Avery b. 1950 (Daughter of Romulus Avery and Semele Avery nee Dolohova, b 1926
Semelia Greengress nee Avery b. 1950 (Daughter of Romulus Avery and Semele Avery nee Dolohova, b 1926
siblings
Rosalind Nott (47, homemaker, wife to Lester Astraeus Nott who is Death Eater, purist leaning)
Alder Greengrass (45, habitual bachelor and world traveler, author, politically neutral)
Alder Greengrass (45, habitual bachelor and world traveler, author, politically neutral)
children
@beatrice
Jarred Linden Rookwood (27)
Saffron Amabel Rookwood (25)
Sorrel Huxley Rookwood (23)
Jarred Linden Rookwood (27)
Saffron Amabel Rookwood (25)
Sorrel Huxley Rookwood (23)
partner
@avalon
Formerly Linden Augustus Rookwood
Formerly Linden Augustus Rookwood
other family
@vayda , @leopold , @lydia , @caerus (Rosalind's boy), Rhea Amberly Nott (Rosalind's girl)
family history
Compliments of Hyperion's application:
The Avery family has been a part of the Sacred Twenty-Eight for as long as such a list has existed. They weren't the largest of lines, by any means, but no one could really say that they were going to over take the Blacks there. Everyone had at least one Black relative in their family. That was just how it worked. And the Averys were no different. If you went back far enough, there were sure to be lines that crossed.
Compliments of Asteria's application:
The Greengrass family originally hails from Greece-- more specifically, around Eleusis in West Attica, an area said to be favored by Demeter. There the family prospered for centuries, until the Roman empire began to split. Their ancestors then immigrated to Britannia, settling in Wales. Their success with growing continued, and they made a name and fortune for themselves, growing and selling rare or decorative flora. Every so often, there might be a member of the family who turned to farming instead, and made crops prosper, however those were rare.
They were named for the lush grasses that marked the borders of their lands. Though the land is now covered by woodlands, some of the greenery continues to grow in carefully-tended areas on the Head's estate in England. The main Welsh estate is where children are raised, and while remnants of their Greek heritage linger in naming, a few sayings, and architecture, the family overall views itself as Welsh, no matter the English, Basque, Scottish, Irish, or (more recently) Turkish blood that's married in.
Sons were raised to be researchers and Herbology masters, daughters to tend their plants and make Potions. Even a poor horticulturalist might find luck in discoveries or in a cauldron. As the years went through, inheritance customs changed with the times, into some odd mixture of English custom (the land the Head would reside in) and Welsh (where the family would be raised). Heirs must be acknowledged by the head of the family, and acknowledged natural children had the same chances as legitimate children, in deference to Welsh customs. The titles and honors passed in a male-preference primogeniture, where brothers stood before sisters, and daughters before uncles-- if all were acknowledged by the Head of the family, that was. No natural son would come before an aunt, unless the head of the family marked him as heir. Still, messy situations were kept from happening for the most part, due to the Head of the family selecting who was to be counted in inheritance.The Greengrass family originally hails from Greece-- more specifically, around Eleusis in West Attica, an area said to be favored by Demeter. There the family prospered for centuries, until the Roman empire began to split. Their ancestors then immigrated to Britannia, settling in Wales. Their success with growing continued, and they made a name and fortune for themselves, growing and selling rare or decorative flora. Every so often, there might be a member of the family who turned to farming instead, and made crops prosper, however those were rare.
They were named for the lush grasses that marked the borders of their lands. Though the land is now covered by woodlands, some of the greenery continues to grow in carefully-tended areas on the Head's estate in England. The main Welsh estate is where children are raised, and while remnants of their Greek heritage linger in naming, a few sayings, and architecture, the family overall views itself as Welsh, no matter the English, Basque, Scottish, Irish, or (more recently) Turkish blood that's married in.
Sons were raised to be researchers and Herbology masters, daughters to tend their plants and make Potions. Even a poor horticulturalist might find luck in discoveries or in a cauldron. As the years went through, inheritance customs changed with the times, into some odd mixture of English custom (the land the Head would reside in) and Welsh (where the family would be raised). Heirs must be acknowledged by the head of the family, and acknowledged natural children had the same chances as legitimate children, in deference to Welsh customs. The titles and honors passed in a male-preference primogeniture, where brothers stood before sisters, and daughters before uncles-- if all were acknowledged by the Head of the family, that was. No natural son would come before an aunt, unless the head of the family marked him as heir. Still, messy situations were kept from happening for the most part, due to the Head of the family selecting who was to be counted in inheritance.
The Avery family has been a part of the Sacred Twenty-Eight for as long as such a list has existed. They weren't the largest of lines, by any means, but no one could really say that they were going to over take the Blacks there. Everyone had at least one Black relative in their family. That was just how it worked. And the Averys were no different. If you went back far enough, there were sure to be lines that crossed.
Compliments of Asteria's application:
The Greengrass family originally hails from Greece-- more specifically, around Eleusis in West Attica, an area said to be favored by Demeter. There the family prospered for centuries, until the Roman empire began to split. Their ancestors then immigrated to Britannia, settling in Wales. Their success with growing continued, and they made a name and fortune for themselves, growing and selling rare or decorative flora. Every so often, there might be a member of the family who turned to farming instead, and made crops prosper, however those were rare.
They were named for the lush grasses that marked the borders of their lands. Though the land is now covered by woodlands, some of the greenery continues to grow in carefully-tended areas on the Head's estate in England. The main Welsh estate is where children are raised, and while remnants of their Greek heritage linger in naming, a few sayings, and architecture, the family overall views itself as Welsh, no matter the English, Basque, Scottish, Irish, or (more recently) Turkish blood that's married in.
Sons were raised to be researchers and Herbology masters, daughters to tend their plants and make Potions. Even a poor horticulturalist might find luck in discoveries or in a cauldron. As the years went through, inheritance customs changed with the times, into some odd mixture of English custom (the land the Head would reside in) and Welsh (where the family would be raised). Heirs must be acknowledged by the head of the family, and acknowledged natural children had the same chances as legitimate children, in deference to Welsh customs. The titles and honors passed in a male-preference primogeniture, where brothers stood before sisters, and daughters before uncles-- if all were acknowledged by the Head of the family, that was. No natural son would come before an aunt, unless the head of the family marked him as heir. Still, messy situations were kept from happening for the most part, due to the Head of the family selecting who was to be counted in inheritance.The Greengrass family originally hails from Greece-- more specifically, around Eleusis in West Attica, an area said to be favored by Demeter. There the family prospered for centuries, until the Roman empire began to split. Their ancestors then immigrated to Britannia, settling in Wales. Their success with growing continued, and they made a name and fortune for themselves, growing and selling rare or decorative flora. Every so often, there might be a member of the family who turned to farming instead, and made crops prosper, however those were rare.
They were named for the lush grasses that marked the borders of their lands. Though the land is now covered by woodlands, some of the greenery continues to grow in carefully-tended areas on the Head's estate in England. The main Welsh estate is where children are raised, and while remnants of their Greek heritage linger in naming, a few sayings, and architecture, the family overall views itself as Welsh, no matter the English, Basque, Scottish, Irish, or (more recently) Turkish blood that's married in.
Sons were raised to be researchers and Herbology masters, daughters to tend their plants and make Potions. Even a poor horticulturalist might find luck in discoveries or in a cauldron. As the years went through, inheritance customs changed with the times, into some odd mixture of English custom (the land the Head would reside in) and Welsh (where the family would be raised). Heirs must be acknowledged by the head of the family, and acknowledged natural children had the same chances as legitimate children, in deference to Welsh customs. The titles and honors passed in a male-preference primogeniture, where brothers stood before sisters, and daughters before uncles-- if all were acknowledged by the Head of the family, that was. No natural son would come before an aunt, unless the head of the family marked him as heir. Still, messy situations were kept from happening for the most part, due to the Head of the family selecting who was to be counted in inheritance.
other
Political Alignment: Neutral
Moral Alignment: Chaotic neutral
Religion: Devil Worshipper
Epidemic X: Infected
Moral Alignment: Chaotic neutral
Religion: Devil Worshipper
Epidemic X: Infected
face claim
Michelle Gomezstatus of application
completehave you read the rules?
Yes.how did you hear about us?
Satan directed me here.
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