I wasn't planning on getting this up so soon, but I've managed to get a lot of work done ahead of schedule and find myself with more free time than I anticipated. I still have more to do, and the thread won't be going live until sometime next week, but I saw no reason not to open up the casting. Let's begin shall we?
Welcome to Autumn Valley. This quiet little New England town has a friendly if eccentric population. In some districts, the old colonial architecture still stands. In one neighborhood you'll see modern apartments with brick and stone facades, and in another Victorian mansions with immaculate lawns and gardens. The town straddles the gently running waters of the Irving River as it trickles down from the mountains. Lush forests of mixed deciduous and coniferous trees surround the town on all sides. Things are peaceful, idyllic and serene.
But the town is not the sleepy little get-away that it seems. There are old traditions among the population. Old magic. There is little here that would hurt you, not unless you provoked it first, but you wouldn't always know that to see it. For you see, the residents of Autumn Valley are very unusual and only show their true colors after the sun goes down. Such as the family of werewolves who run a small orchard and farm on the edge of town. The sorceress who runs the town's most popular pub, The Black Cat, which is also a secretive brothel that employs only those skilled in the ways of magic. The local medium who lives by the cemetery and tends the grounds while also ensuring that the spirits rest in peace.
None of these folk are dangerous. Or perhaps more accurately, they're not malicious. Nor do they dislike visitors. But Autumn Valley is not a home for everyone. Most visitors leave after the first night, afraid of what they heard outside their window under the pale moonlight. But those who don't belong in the modern world, those who believe that magic is real, can find a lovely home here. And a very welcoming community.
Our story begins on October 1st. For two centuries, the town has celebrated harvest season for the whole month of October, concluding with a grand festival and public banquet on All Hallow's Eve. The harvest festival is just beginning and the townsfolk are taking to the streets in celebration. Magic is in the air, the spirits are gathering, and the people lend their supernatural talents to create a memorable if sometimes frightening month of revelry.
This is a group thread set in a little town of old magic and the supernatural. The tone is reminiscent of Washington Irving and Ray Bradbury. Everyone in town is strange or magical in some manner and this is a haven in the modern world where they can be who they truly are in public. Autumn Valley is isolated and quiet, so much so that it doesn't show up on some maps anymore.
To submit a character, use the following template:
Name:
Age:
Appearance: (use either a physical description or a picture if you have one)
Personality: (at least one paragraph)
Background: (a little bit about your character's life in Autumn Valley if they were born and raised here, or how they came to live in the town later in life)
To help flesh out the town a bit, here area few important locations. Feel free to build around this.
The Black Cat - The town's most popular pub. Three floors, colonial decor. Also serves as a brothel that employs only prostitutes skilled in magic. The owner, Sophia Jansen, sometimes tends bar and also serves as the madam. A seasonal favorite is the pumpkin pasta bake.
Draven Farms - A farm for apples, pumpkins and berries. Run by the Draven family, who are all werewolves. During harvest season, they set up a small carnival of sorts on their property and invite the town. The family currently consists of Michael Draven and his wife Cora and their three sons Luke (23), Nolan (20) and Carson (17). Luke the eldest is also an up and coming playwright in the town.
The Benton Cinema - This historic movie theater is haunted by the ghosts of local actors from generations past. It is currently owned by Anita Duschamps who inherited it from her mother.
Mason Square - Allegedly constructed by the Freemasons who helped found the town in 1761, this large town square stretches out in front of city hall and is also the main location for many of the town's celebrations, including the harvest season carnival every October. A farmer's market is held here every Sunday.
Raven Hill Cemetery - The town's cemetery is a sprawling plot on the hills on the west end of the town. On clear nights, one can watch the sunset from almost any point in town and see the graveyard backlit in the fading light. The grounds (and the spirits themselves) are tended to by a middle-aged medium named Robert Vervloet.
Doodleberry Farms - The closest thing Autumn Valley has to an ethnic district, this farm and the small market on the land are run by a colony of faeries.
Cherry Street - Along the riverfront is a long road called Cherry Street. The lovely view of the river and the historic colonial architecture along the Irving River made it prime real estate. It is now a long row of restaurants and bars.
If any of the characters described above sound like a role you'd like to play, take a crack at it. It's first come, first served however.
Here's my character:
Name: Luke Draven
Age: 23
Appearance: Luke is 6' tall with a runner's build. He's sinewy, toned and tanned from a lifetime of working on a farm. He has long brown hair streaked with natural rusty highlights. His eyes are mismatched. The left eye is an icy blue while the right is a shining yellow. His high cheekbones and bushy eyebrows give him a somewhat wild aspect. His stare can be quite intense but is contrasted by his affable demeanor.
Personality: Luke has the strong work ethic one would expect of a farm boy and considers himself an Old World gentleman. He's friendly, agreeable, outgoing and polite almost to a fault. He also tends to have his head in the clouds, going on autopilot through his chores as he dreams up new stories to write. Ironically, he has an intense focus on things that interest him. When he gets into the zone when writing, he often forgets to eat. Previous girlfriends have commented this focus extends to the bedroom as well. He loves to party and celebrate and during the annual harvest festival he's particularly popular with the children, whom he entertains with music and storytelling.
Background: The Draven family have been in Autumn Valley since the town was founded and as far as they know have been werewolves even before then. The farm has been there since the start. Some of the trees in the orchard are over 200 years old and grow antique eating apples now found only in Autumn Valley. The Dravens typically only ever had a single child, always a son, but the current generation is an exception. Luke is the eldest of three with two brothers, Nolan and Carson.
Of the brothers, Nolan is expected to take over the farm when his parents pass away. Luke is more artistic than his brothers and wants to become a writer full-time, especially a playwright. He's worked with the Sons of Liberty theater company in the past and recently was able to show a murder mystery he wrote to one of the senior producers in the company, George Bronson. George liked the play and decided to produce and direct it for the harvest festival this year.
Roster
Men
DrStein - Luke Draven
Wyck - Samuel Vincent
Nordican - Sigmund Iron
TellMeAStoryGuy - Carson Lee
Talon - Jacob Harrington
Women
haremfaery - Sophia Jansen/Teagan McCormick
HotKittyGirl - Fiona Alden
lusciously - Allison May
Lexavier - Kayla
Welcome to Autumn Valley. This quiet little New England town has a friendly if eccentric population. In some districts, the old colonial architecture still stands. In one neighborhood you'll see modern apartments with brick and stone facades, and in another Victorian mansions with immaculate lawns and gardens. The town straddles the gently running waters of the Irving River as it trickles down from the mountains. Lush forests of mixed deciduous and coniferous trees surround the town on all sides. Things are peaceful, idyllic and serene.
But the town is not the sleepy little get-away that it seems. There are old traditions among the population. Old magic. There is little here that would hurt you, not unless you provoked it first, but you wouldn't always know that to see it. For you see, the residents of Autumn Valley are very unusual and only show their true colors after the sun goes down. Such as the family of werewolves who run a small orchard and farm on the edge of town. The sorceress who runs the town's most popular pub, The Black Cat, which is also a secretive brothel that employs only those skilled in the ways of magic. The local medium who lives by the cemetery and tends the grounds while also ensuring that the spirits rest in peace.
None of these folk are dangerous. Or perhaps more accurately, they're not malicious. Nor do they dislike visitors. But Autumn Valley is not a home for everyone. Most visitors leave after the first night, afraid of what they heard outside their window under the pale moonlight. But those who don't belong in the modern world, those who believe that magic is real, can find a lovely home here. And a very welcoming community.
Our story begins on October 1st. For two centuries, the town has celebrated harvest season for the whole month of October, concluding with a grand festival and public banquet on All Hallow's Eve. The harvest festival is just beginning and the townsfolk are taking to the streets in celebration. Magic is in the air, the spirits are gathering, and the people lend their supernatural talents to create a memorable if sometimes frightening month of revelry.
This is a group thread set in a little town of old magic and the supernatural. The tone is reminiscent of Washington Irving and Ray Bradbury. Everyone in town is strange or magical in some manner and this is a haven in the modern world where they can be who they truly are in public. Autumn Valley is isolated and quiet, so much so that it doesn't show up on some maps anymore.
To submit a character, use the following template:
Name:
Age:
Appearance: (use either a physical description or a picture if you have one)
Personality: (at least one paragraph)
Background: (a little bit about your character's life in Autumn Valley if they were born and raised here, or how they came to live in the town later in life)
To help flesh out the town a bit, here area few important locations. Feel free to build around this.
The Black Cat - The town's most popular pub. Three floors, colonial decor. Also serves as a brothel that employs only prostitutes skilled in magic. The owner, Sophia Jansen, sometimes tends bar and also serves as the madam. A seasonal favorite is the pumpkin pasta bake.
Draven Farms - A farm for apples, pumpkins and berries. Run by the Draven family, who are all werewolves. During harvest season, they set up a small carnival of sorts on their property and invite the town. The family currently consists of Michael Draven and his wife Cora and their three sons Luke (23), Nolan (20) and Carson (17). Luke the eldest is also an up and coming playwright in the town.
The Benton Cinema - This historic movie theater is haunted by the ghosts of local actors from generations past. It is currently owned by Anita Duschamps who inherited it from her mother.
Mason Square - Allegedly constructed by the Freemasons who helped found the town in 1761, this large town square stretches out in front of city hall and is also the main location for many of the town's celebrations, including the harvest season carnival every October. A farmer's market is held here every Sunday.
Raven Hill Cemetery - The town's cemetery is a sprawling plot on the hills on the west end of the town. On clear nights, one can watch the sunset from almost any point in town and see the graveyard backlit in the fading light. The grounds (and the spirits themselves) are tended to by a middle-aged medium named Robert Vervloet.
Doodleberry Farms - The closest thing Autumn Valley has to an ethnic district, this farm and the small market on the land are run by a colony of faeries.
Cherry Street - Along the riverfront is a long road called Cherry Street. The lovely view of the river and the historic colonial architecture along the Irving River made it prime real estate. It is now a long row of restaurants and bars.
If any of the characters described above sound like a role you'd like to play, take a crack at it. It's first come, first served however.
Here's my character:
Name: Luke Draven
Age: 23
Appearance: Luke is 6' tall with a runner's build. He's sinewy, toned and tanned from a lifetime of working on a farm. He has long brown hair streaked with natural rusty highlights. His eyes are mismatched. The left eye is an icy blue while the right is a shining yellow. His high cheekbones and bushy eyebrows give him a somewhat wild aspect. His stare can be quite intense but is contrasted by his affable demeanor.
Personality: Luke has the strong work ethic one would expect of a farm boy and considers himself an Old World gentleman. He's friendly, agreeable, outgoing and polite almost to a fault. He also tends to have his head in the clouds, going on autopilot through his chores as he dreams up new stories to write. Ironically, he has an intense focus on things that interest him. When he gets into the zone when writing, he often forgets to eat. Previous girlfriends have commented this focus extends to the bedroom as well. He loves to party and celebrate and during the annual harvest festival he's particularly popular with the children, whom he entertains with music and storytelling.
Background: The Draven family have been in Autumn Valley since the town was founded and as far as they know have been werewolves even before then. The farm has been there since the start. Some of the trees in the orchard are over 200 years old and grow antique eating apples now found only in Autumn Valley. The Dravens typically only ever had a single child, always a son, but the current generation is an exception. Luke is the eldest of three with two brothers, Nolan and Carson.
Of the brothers, Nolan is expected to take over the farm when his parents pass away. Luke is more artistic than his brothers and wants to become a writer full-time, especially a playwright. He's worked with the Sons of Liberty theater company in the past and recently was able to show a murder mystery he wrote to one of the senior producers in the company, George Bronson. George liked the play and decided to produce and direct it for the harvest festival this year.
Roster
Men
DrStein - Luke Draven
Wyck - Samuel Vincent
Nordican - Sigmund Iron
TellMeAStoryGuy - Carson Lee
Talon - Jacob Harrington
Women
haremfaery - Sophia Jansen/Teagan McCormick
HotKittyGirl - Fiona Alden
lusciously - Allison May
Lexavier - Kayla
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