Post by Prophet on Sept 18, 2019 20:22:04 GMT -8
Swallow's Rest, a quiet town in quiet Oregon. Gloomy more often than not, but with a definite small town charm to it. No one could ever say that Swallow's Rest didn't have a certain personality to it...but if that personality belonged to a human it would be a rather plain and simple person.
At least, that's what an outsider would think. A visitor passing by on the way to a big city, stopping for a coffee or lunch in the diner, staying overnight at the bed and breakfast. Warm smiles, cobble stone streets...and underneath it all...a a horrible truth, going back for hundreds of years.
Werewolves, vampires, witches, warlocks, monsters and madmen, all call Swallow's Rest their home. Not all get along, not all like each other...but certainly, they respect the law. The ancient law that has kept Swallow's Rest so peaceful, so quiet.
Every year, on Halloween night, to appease the old gods a sacrifice must be made. The gods do not seem concerned with the source of the blood, only that it flows. Most often the town will choose the outsider, the vagabond, the Instagram celebrity posing in the coffee shop.
This year...as the night draws closer...the time grows shorter. The days grow more tense, the God's must be satiated, but no sacrifice has been chosen. They are growing desperate, they are growing hungry.
This is where you come in. A group of young adults, maybe fresh out of college, or the military, maybe on a family vacation, maybe you just were in the wrong place at the wrong time. You find yourself in the town of Swallows rest, and as the days draw closer, and the ever present feeling of eyes on your back drives you to paranoia and madness...the date of the sacrifice draws near.
The Old Ones do not care where the blood originates from, only that it flows. The Town would much rather sacrifice you than one of their own...do you have what it takes? Can you make it out of a town of madmen and monsters? They are watching you...good luck...
(So! I don't know if anyone would even be interested in this, I don't know what I'm doing this for. But I love, love, love Halloween and all things spooky. I wanna get back to some generally spooky goodness as the days grow shorter and the leaves turn red.
If you're making a character I implore you to make whatever you like. A denizen of The town trying to get a sacrifice, an outsider trying to escape, a detective or reporter trying to seek answers. Good, bad, anything you want. Bring your own character sheet, include or don't include what you want to. Also, I don't remember how to code anything on here at all, so forgive my lack of fancyness.)
At least, that's what an outsider would think. A visitor passing by on the way to a big city, stopping for a coffee or lunch in the diner, staying overnight at the bed and breakfast. Warm smiles, cobble stone streets...and underneath it all...a a horrible truth, going back for hundreds of years.
Werewolves, vampires, witches, warlocks, monsters and madmen, all call Swallow's Rest their home. Not all get along, not all like each other...but certainly, they respect the law. The ancient law that has kept Swallow's Rest so peaceful, so quiet.
Every year, on Halloween night, to appease the old gods a sacrifice must be made. The gods do not seem concerned with the source of the blood, only that it flows. Most often the town will choose the outsider, the vagabond, the Instagram celebrity posing in the coffee shop.
This year...as the night draws closer...the time grows shorter. The days grow more tense, the God's must be satiated, but no sacrifice has been chosen. They are growing desperate, they are growing hungry.
This is where you come in. A group of young adults, maybe fresh out of college, or the military, maybe on a family vacation, maybe you just were in the wrong place at the wrong time. You find yourself in the town of Swallows rest, and as the days draw closer, and the ever present feeling of eyes on your back drives you to paranoia and madness...the date of the sacrifice draws near.
The Old Ones do not care where the blood originates from, only that it flows. The Town would much rather sacrifice you than one of their own...do you have what it takes? Can you make it out of a town of madmen and monsters? They are watching you...good luck...
(So! I don't know if anyone would even be interested in this, I don't know what I'm doing this for. But I love, love, love Halloween and all things spooky. I wanna get back to some generally spooky goodness as the days grow shorter and the leaves turn red.
If you're making a character I implore you to make whatever you like. A denizen of The town trying to get a sacrifice, an outsider trying to escape, a detective or reporter trying to seek answers. Good, bad, anything you want. Bring your own character sheet, include or don't include what you want to. Also, I don't remember how to code anything on here at all, so forgive my lack of fancyness.)
Full name: Nix Whitewater
