Welcome to Renegia Close!
Somewhere a decent way off the closest freeway, and the perfect distance between the City, the airport, several local attractions and amenities, and the wonderful Tremanan Lake, lies the quiet and peaceful cul-de-sac known as Renegia Close. Set right next to a beautiful forest to the north and vineyard to the west, this cul-de-sac is the perfect place for people looking to stay out of the rush, and gaze, of the rest of the world.
The residents of this humble community are all entirely upstanding members of society- houseparents, bankers, engineers, scientists. All individuals with absolutely perfectly normal lives, who often host neighbourhood barbecues, street sports games, and pool parties. Just, respect their privacy where it matters, and they will always welcome you.
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The Set-up
As you can gather from above, this Story will be taking place in the quaint small neighborhood known as Renegia Close. We will all be playing as the various residents of this neighborhood, each being a valuable member of the community living in one of the 16 houses in the cul-de-sac.
However, each of us will be secretly harboring a hidden life. Whether secretly a vampire, a hitman, a spy, a wizard, or a mad scientist, each residence in this community has a secret they try their best to keep out-of-view, even from the rest of the community. Each resident/Player Character will think they are the only people in the neighborhood with a secret, and while we may suspect some of the other residents are not who they say they are, no one knows for certain except us.
To add a twist to the story, one of the characters will secretly be working for a mysterious Director, trying to uncover the secrets and plots of the rest of the community for whatever reason. No one (not even me) will know who the wolf in sheeps clothing will be, to add to the drama.
Will the residents of Renegia Close be able to keep their secrets hidden and safe? Will the Wolf be able to sniff out what lurks below? Will the community realise they are at threat and band together? Only time will tell.
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The Characters
The cast of Totally Normal Neighborhood will feature a vast array of characters, each leading a double life. As such, each character, other than just being a slot in the roster, will also be assigned a house number, and even potentially a family (although there is no requirement for your characters to have a family. They can be a rogue bachelor, the child of parents living in the close, or have a loving partner and kids of their own. The choice is up to you)
The houses are all as below:
Note that while this map only shows the cul-de-sac, the story is not restricted just to this neighborhood. The rest of the world outside is kept abstract for a reason, to allow you to create locations and abstractions of distance etc as the story progresses. Note also that each house doesnt need to be filled by player characters. Once the story is up and going, we can all work to fill the remaining homes with npcs to interact with. You are also welcome to claim two households if you wish to.
The Households are listed below:
House 1: <unclaimed>
House 2: <unclaimed>
House 3: <unclaimed>
House 4: Adam DeYoung, Jaeger Magnus (@JazzElectrobass)
House 5: <unclaimed>
House 6: <unclaimed>
House 7: Robert Sable, Carmen Sable-Song, Erica Song, Dani Sable, Abigail Sable (@ThePatchworkPilgrims)
House 8: <unclaimed>
House 9: Brenna Lawrence (@RangerofIthilien)
House 10: <unclaimed>
House 11: Seika Ayatsuji, Ronan O’Mara, Fiachra O’Mara (@inprisonforsparkling)
House 12: Leonardo Albero (@Spearmint)
House 13: Jocelyn Kosta (@Ley)
House 14: Amon Valentín (@herbalhour)
House 15: Jane Dawn (@WeepingWisteria)
House 16: Kaitlyn Hardy, Dima Hardy, Zeda Hardy (@KateHardy & @WeepingWisteria)
The character details sheet below can be used to create your character (and/or household):
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[b][u]Name:[/u][/b]
[b][u]Secret Name:[/u][/b] (If your hidden life uses another name, aka alias or mage name and so on)
[b][u]Gender:[/u][/b]
[b][u]Age:[/u][/b] (if you are secretly a long aged person, list both your fake age and actual age)
[b][u]House Number:[/u][/b]
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[center][u]Neighborhood Identity[/u][/center]
[b][u]Appearance:[/u][/b] (this is how they look when going about the neighborhood/how the rest of the community sees them)
[b][u]Personality:[/u][/b]
[b][u]Day Job:[/u][/b] (if any)
[b][u]Hobbies:[/u][/b] (if any)
[b][u]Family Details:[/u][/b] (if they have a family, you can go into those details here)
[b][u]Background:[/u][/b] (this is what they tell other people who ask about them)
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[center][u]Hidden Identity[/u][/center]
[b][u]Appearance:[/u][/b] (only if different. If the same, can delete this category)
[b][u]Secret:[/u][/b] (this is what they are hiding/trying to hide. Can be sci-fi, fantasy, spycraft, etc. But nothing too gruesome like serial murderers, etc)
[b][u]Reason for Being Here:[/u][/b] (why specifically are they hiding out in Regenia Close)
[b][u]Random Question:[/u][/b] (Optional) What are a few minor secrets your character has? I.e. they are secretly afraid of ducks, they actually love the colour orange, they are really bad at golf, they actually hate barbecue but always host it, etc?
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FAQ
(Any questions asked in OOC about the story, world, or characters will be added to this)
- You are welcome to collab on a single household with other members. As long as all involved parties are happy doing so, we have no objections.
Rules:
(More will be added as necessary)
- Keep profanity to a minimum/only when necessary for the character to use.
- Keep adult themes, or any serious topics, to a minimum, and only if discussed previously in the OOC thread (or with a disclaimer in the post)
- While everyone can easily read up on everyone else's hidden identities in their Character pages, please remember that your characters won't have that knowledge.
- Involving other pcs in your posts for dialogue or actions is fine and encouraged, but please confer and collaborate with those characters authors first.
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