Salem Witch Trials

ForsakenAngel · 2010-06-28T07:26:32Z

Witches have been told in stories for many of years. The bad guys, the good guys. None portrayed quite the same. Sense the early years of humanity, witches were thought to toil with the lives of humans. Many lead witch hunts, and many were against them, hiding the witches. Salem Witch Trials Extra Information The seeds of the hysteria that afflicted Salem Village, Massachusetts were sown in January 1692 when a group of young girls began to display bizarre behavior. The tight-knit community was at a loss to explain the convulsive seizures, blasphemous screaming, and trance-like states that afflicted the youngsters. The physicians called in to examine the girls could find no natural cause of the disturbing behavior. If the source of the affliction. Witches had invaded Salem. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/images/salem2.jpg The Salem Village Meeting House where the trials took place was not attributable to a physical malady, the community reasoned that it must be the work of Satan. In February the village began praying and fasting in order to rid itself of the devil's influence. The girls were pressured to reveal who in the community controlled their behavior. Three women were identified and examined. One, Tituba (a slave), confessed to seeing the devil who appeared to her "sometimes like a hog and sometimes like a great dog." Even more troubling, Tituba confessed that a conspiracy of witches permeated Salem Village. In March the afflicted girls accused Martha Corey. The three women previously denounced as colluding with the devil were marginal to the community. Martha Corey was different; she was an upstanding member of the Puritan congregation - her revelation as a witch demonstrated that Satan's influence reached to the very core of the community. Events snowballed as the accusatory atmosphere intensified and reached a fever pitch. During the period from March into the fall many were charged, examined, tried and condemned to death. The hangings started in June with the death of Bridget Bishop and continued through September. As winter approached, the hysteria played itself out as criticism of the procedures grew. In October, the colonial governor dissolved the local Court of inquiry. The convictions and condemnations for witchery stopped. Nineteen victims of the witch-hunt had been hanged, one crushed to death under the weight of stones and at least four died in prison awaiting trial. Plot You have a choice of four different types of character. 1. Witch -- You live in hiding of those who are against you. You know some of the one's who were killed before, and you know the dangers of revealing yourself. 2. For -- You are for killing the witches, thus you band together, creating a mob type group, searching them out, and burning them. 3. Against --You are against killing them, thus you help hide them and risk being killed yourself. You have made friends with some of the witches, and you protect them. 4. Wizard --Like a witch, only male. Rules: 1. Regular YWS rules apply 2. No God modding, No ones the leader. 3. Cussing is allowed, but please don't over do it. 4. Keep sex scenes to a minimum, no one wants to read all those details. 5. If you plan to kill off some one's character, please PM them first and make sure it's OK with them. Character profile: Name: Age: Gender: For/Against/Witch: Appearance (Please no anime): Age when they started magic?: History: Personality: Up for love?: Theme (a song that describes them): Other: These are the open spots: For: 1. Dameon *Sunstarfrozenlife 2. Malachai Beauheart (Mal) *Chupatoasta 3. 4. Against: 1. ? *Phantom of the potter 2. Sparrow Fleck *Ninjacookiemonster 3. 4. Witch: 1. Sabrina Ann *Me 2. Estelle O'hanley *Scarlettfire 3. Marissa Hanley (Rissa) *Mizzle 4. Kiana *Sunstarfrozenlife 5. Sara Rose *Ladyodthedeathrose 6. Willa Johnson *Little Princess Wizard: 1. Hayden Joel *Ninjacookiemonster 2. 3. 4.

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Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:26 am

ScarlettFire says... · Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:26 am

Estelle O'Hanley:

I put a hand on the girl's neck. I'd been out walking with Bentley and had seen the smoke, and then heard growling.

"Are you okay?" I asked but she didn't seem to hear me. Bentley started sniffing around the wolf beside her. "Bently, get out of it!"

I returned my attention to the girl... She seem to be ignoring me. Glancing up at the smoke, I figured she was running away from something... I wonder if she's a witch too, I thought, eyeing the smoke warily. I hoped they wouldn't try my house again...

"Hey?" I said, crouching down beside her. "You okay?"

"With friends like you, who needs a medical license?"
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“It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.”
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Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:37 am

ForsakenAngel says... · Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:37 am

~Sabrina Ann~

The feeling changed from a human presence to another. I couldn't tell, I'd never felt this feeling before. The voices stopped, and I looked up at her. She had this look to her, like she was...like me.

"Are you OK?" she asked for what I assumed to be once more. I nodded, wiping my face. Cana came to me, standing between me and the new girl. The voices came back, but they were soft again, and they were only whispering one name.

Estelle, they whispered together, then separately, then together again loudly before stopping. I smiled at here warily. She smiled back, sticking out her hand for me.

"Estelle O'Hanley," she said kindly. I froze from shaking my hand, my smile fading. I repeated her name in my head, then said it aloud.

"I'm Sabrina, but most people use my middle name, Ann. Nice to meat you," I said, trying to hide my emotions with a kind smile. She seemed to notice, but I stood, telling Cana to stop growling. She whimpered, sitting next to me. Once again, I wiped the dirt off of my clothes and the tears from my face.

Hakuna Matata <3
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:11 am

Ladyofthedeathroses says... · Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:11 am

Sara
I walked through the forest in a light blue dress looking for plantain for a tea for a young girl with the coup. I found some and plucked it up humming under my breath. I walked back through the forest tucking the plantain in my sleeve. I heard voices and walked toward them. I heard Ann and Estelle who had no idea who I was. I walked out fo the forest and smiled slightly at them both. "Hello I am Sara Fire." I said offering my hand politely. I had no idea how I knew their names but I did and it frightened me slightly but I refused to show it.

"You are without a doubt, the worst pirate I've ever heard of."

"But you have heard of me."

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