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E S O T E R I C
^{A SECRET} _{SOCIETY RPG}

Interest Check Link: https://www.rpnation.com/threads/esoteric-secret-society-detailed.326346/#post-7744012
OOC Link: https://www.rpnation.com/threads/esoteric-ooc.326825

NPC
Madame Diane Lyon -

Spoiler: Lyons matriarch.

Apollo Lyon -

Spoiler: Diane's firstborn meticulous son.

Sharon Lyon -

Spoiler: Diane's first vengeful daughter.

Megan Lyon -

Spoiler: Diane's widowed isolated daughter.

Peggy Lyon -

Spoiler: Megan's opinionated daughter.

Lord Talbot Wolfe -

Spoiler: Wolfe patriarch.

Russell Wolfe -

Spoiler: Talbot's little alcoholic brother.

Persephone Wolfe -

Spoiler: Talbot's second ruthless wife.

Baxter Wolfe -

Spoiler: Talbot's firstborn abandoned son, Persephone's stepson.

Owen Wolfe -

Spoiler: Their demanding spoiled son.

Colonel Wiley Drake -

Spoiler: Drake anarch.

Betty Drake -

Spoiler: Wiley's confused mother.

Roderick Drake -

Spoiler: Wiley's demented cousin.

Gregory Drake -

Spoiler: Roderick's angry son.

Valerie Drake -

Spoiler: Roderick's greedy daughter.

Sally Crest -

Spoiler: Gift shopkeeper in Old Town Plaza.

Teri Burnett -

Spoiler: Mayor of Fortune.

Heather Diamond -

Spoiler: One of the Council.

Bill Foster -

Spoiler: Reverend at Virgin Church.

Theodore Graves -

Spoiler: Judge at the Courthouse.

Eric Stone -

Spoiler: Sheriff of Fortune.

Ulysses Newton -

Spoiler: Crypt-keeper of Fortune.

Yvonne Reed -

Spoiler: Owner of Tarot Pub and Grill.

Walter Kent -

Spoiler: Owner of Peacock Casino and Hotel.

Fiona Waters -

Spoiler: One of the Park Rangers.

Mike Burnett -

Spoiler: Fraternity president, Mayor's son.

Coral Stone -

Spoiler: Sorority president, Sheriff's daughter.

James Foster -

Spoiler: Professor, Reverend's brother.

Ingrid Foster -

Spoiler: Professor, James's wife.

Chris Jackson -

Spoiler: Doctor, surgeon.

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Full Name:
Image:
Age: Gender: Sexuality:
Role: (One only. If Kin, explain briefly how you're related.)
Neighborhood: (North, West, East, or South related to your role) Housemates: (Can request NPC)

Bio: (You don't need to answer all these- Who were they before? Who do they want to be in Fortune? What's the worst thing about themself that they want to change? What's the worst thing they would do or not do for money? What's the worst thing they would do or not do to save a life? Did they do any of this before? If yes, did they become traumatized by it or addicted to it? What kinds of secrets would not stress them out? What kinds of secrets would stress them out? What do they do to cope with stress? Do they believe in curses? Conspiracies? Or secret societies?)

Personality: (What do people love about them? What do people hate about them? What do people assume about them?)

Death wish: (What is something they really want that they would kill or die for?)


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[verdantdreams]

Full Name: Anna Roberts
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Role: Shopkeeper - Doll and marionette sculptures
Neighborhood: North
Housemates:

Bio:
Before Anna moved into Fortune, she was a happy wife, married to her best friend from college. She studied art, specialising in sculpting. Her life seemed to be destined to be happy, Anna and her husband raising their daughter and living happily ever after. That is, until her daughter died in a car accident. Anna was driving her daughter home from her daughter's ballet performance but the two started arguing, Anna not paying attention to the road. A truck hit her vehicle, Anna miraculously surviving. When asked how it happened, she lied about not paying attention, blaming the truck driver. Conveniently, he drank beforehand, but not to the point he was crazy drunk. In the end, he was arrested after much convincing, Anna looking like an innocent; A mother who lost her child in a tragic accident.

Devastated and guilty, Anna mourned her daughter for months. To cope with her death, Anna crafted the most life-like doll she's ever made, sharing an uncanny resemblance to her late daughter. She treated the doll as if it were alive, disturbing her friends and family. Her husband was worried at first and played along with it, hoping she'll move on. Anna didn't. It lead to complications between them which resulted in a divorce. She pleaded for him to stay but he only replied with nasty accusations of being insane. Anna kept what really happened a secret to this day, the memory of the argument forever in the dark recesses of her mind. She moved to Fortune, want nothing to do with her old life. She already established a reputation of being the crazy lady who lives all alone in a big house, making it hard to live in her old home without scaring people off. Anna opened up a shop, finding sculpting dolls enjoyable. Her goal? To have as much people as she can wrapped around her finger and not having anyone discovering what lies behind the friendly face.

Personality:
Anna, at first, is a stereotypical housewife-like character. Caring, organised, and friendly with a soft spot for children. Most would find her a pleasant person to be around. Behind that facade is a manipulative and controlling woman, expecting those younger than her to heed her instructions. She claims to be 'protecting' her child, when really she's just manipulating her daughter into doing what she claims to be 'the best for her' (she typically treats other children in this way). Anna tends to do this to everyone, her actions subtle. She finds emotionally manipulating people efficient, using people's weaknesses against them.

Death wish: Having her 'perfect family' dream realised.

 

[Detective Rascal]

Full Name: Ella McKin
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
Role: Park Ranger
Neighborhood: East
Housemates:

Bio
Ella was a troubled kid in Vegas before she ended up in Fortune. Her early life was rough; living in poverty with a drug addict of a mother, and no father to be seen, while trying to keep herself alive with what she had. It was a horrible time of her life, with Ella doing things she would never be proud of just to keep her and her mother afloat, like walking the streets or hustling for money in shady places. She'd sometimes fall into the same spots her mother did, or end up in the dog house of the wrong man, but Ella always made sure she got out of any trouble she got into.
Eventually, when Ella hit her 20's, she got sick of the life she was given. She decided to move, just to make something for herself than rather end up dead in a Vegas alley. She worked harder in Vegas just so she would have enough money, and ditched her mother to go live a more normal life as soon as she could.

In Fortune, Ella gradually made it to being a Park Ranger. In the first few years, Ella jumped around, job to job, in places like the marketplace and the pub, in order to get by. During that, she went to the community college to get an actual education for herself, while staying well clear of the casino. In an area Ella always dreamed of learning about, she got a couple certificates in environmental education and general animal handling, not really thinking of job prospects, but because she always wanted to do stuff like it. She was qualified enough when a position as Park Ranger opened up, and Ella took it.
Since she's been in Fortune, Ella has stayed in her own lane, and hasn't bothered to really engage with anyone past being an acquaintance. She's a fair ranger, and loves the park, but usually doesn't have it in her to bother with anything else.

Personality
Ella in uniform is a nicer person than Ella out of uniform. On the job Ella likes to be friendly, but still stern when she has to deal with people who just can't respect the park. She smiles, nods as she pretends to listen, and puts up with whatever she has too. When talking to her coworkers more of her normal personality slips in, but generally she's an alright woman.
Out of uniform, Ella is a lot more snarky. She judges people, she only seems to ever be annoyed, and uses her death glare in every waking moment. She's not exactly nice to be around, unless you enjoy her sass, or the smart comments that leave her mouth, but she's bearable if she isn't interacting with anyone.

Death wish: To never end up back in her Vegas lifestyle again.

 

[JustAlexandra]

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Parker Grant

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Personality

Most people assume that Parker is a huge piece of shit asshole. And, well, he comes off that way often. In the hospital he appears to be an uptight, straight to the point guy and he does this on purpose. When he is at work he likes to be seen as professional and experienced. He is young for a doctor, and other doctors sometimes assume he is not good enough or experienced enough to be where he is, despite the fact that he is good at his job. Because of this, many in Fortune think that he is an asshole, and this is not the case. Outside of work he is a relaxed, fun - loving guy. He likes to go out to bars, have a few drinks and talk to anyone who is willing to talk back to him. That doesn't mean he isn't sad sometimes though. He finds himself isolated a lot, partially from his own doing but also because of the way the town see's him. His job is rewarding and he does love it, but he often wonders if it is really worth the way it can exclude him from things.

History

Parker was born into an upper middle - class family, who, despite this, had a lot of money troubles. He could remember many times when he was young his parents would have to get pay day loans just to make it a week. This was all because of the medical bills they had obtained over the years. It always seemed like someone needed something . This forced them to constantly be trying to pay off their bills, and his parents savings account quickly went down the drain. Parker was never so unlucky as to have gone without food or other necessities, but sometimes things were hard and it put a huge strain on his parents relationship. When he was 10 they got a divorce, and he went from having one decently sized house to two smaller houses. At first it seemed like this might actually be better than before. His parents didn't fight and they were happy for a little while. But quickly his parents realized that without dual income they were worse off than before. Both houses had very little in them, and sometimes the water would come out brown or the lights wouldn't turn on for a few days. Parker never said anything about this, but it inspired him to become a Doctor. For one, so he could give procedures pro bono to those in need, but also so that he could give back to his parents.

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D A T A

Role: Doctor - Fortune South
Age: 30
Birthday: April 15th
Sexuality: Straight
Weight: 213 - Somewhat buff build
Height: 6'4
Pronouns: Him/He
Housemates: (Requesting Yvonne Reed?)
Death Wish: He would die never to have to treat rape victims, as in there would be no more rape. He can treat a lot of things without batting an eye, but not that.

Q & A

What is the worst think Parker would do for money?
In his younger years he found himself stealing from women's purses often. He isn't really like that anymore, though.

How does Parker cope with stress?
He has a habit of smoking pot when he is under a lot of stress. This is probably his biggest secret, as it could ruin his reputation around town.

Does Parker believe in curses or secret societies?
While he does not believe in curses he absolutely believes in secret societies. In fact, he's a bit suspicious about Fortune's "societies".

 

[Narcissy]

Full Name: Elias Delaney.
Age: 24. Gender: Male. Sexuality: Heterosexual.

Role: Bartender.
Neighborhood: East. Housemates: N/A.

Bio: Eli may not have been born in Fortune but he was definitely built for life here. Contrary to the background of most people who end up becoming bartenders in small towns, or at all, Eli's life wasn't tragic or unbearably sad. Maybe a bit cliche. Actually he was born in one of the top hospitals in Manhattan and raised in The Golden Triangle neighborhood in Greenwich, Connecticut which is often touted as one of the richest neighborhoods in the United States. With a father who was one of the country's top neurosurgeons and a mother who was basically the trophy wife that all trophy wives are modeled after, his biggest concern was probably neglectful parents but even then as soon as he got old enough he understood that his father had to work and his mom was honestly kind of a ditz so it was probably better that he was looked after by his nannies and tutors. There was also the fact that he had access to a nigh infinite bank account, thankfully it didn't turn him into a spoiled brat but it did come into play later in his life. Thanks to being raised by said nannies and tutors, he basically learned the value of a dollar and mostly used that bank account to give them lots of bonuses and "raises." Now what this taught him was the real power of money and this grew to shape him into the person that he is today. As he got a older he became rather disinterested with money, as cliche as that is, but noticed that those around him lusted after it even though they already had so much. In his teen years Eli grew into a real manipulative little bastard, often using money to get those around him to do what he wanted. He started to extend his social circle and eventually discovered something more valuable than cash. Information.

While out a club one night Eli was getting thoroughly sauced when the bartender made a passing comment about his mother's gambling addiction, something that he only ever told what he thought were his only true friends. As it turns out, it's not that they betrayed him necessarily but secrets and booze are a bad combination and everyone talks to their bartender. Everyone. From that moment on Eli started learning how to mix and serve drinks and he was flooded with a surprising plethora of information with the added benefit of a surgeon father who worked on various celebrities, athletes, and politicians, and a mother with a penchant for gossip allowed him to discover things about a lot more influential people. Of course, Eli was and is a fickle man and grew bored of his lavish lifestyle, you know, because he was a cliche. He kept a small fortune for emergencies because he wasn't dumb and basically worked across the country as a bartender until he finally found another town that made him want to stay and that's where Fortune came in. A town where secrets were basically currency? All that was missing was a literal cherry on top.

Personality: Charming and charismatic, Eli is someone who makes people who don't know better like him with a simple conversation. He can integrate himself into any group and seem like he belongs but also make you want to check for our wallet and jewelry after you hug him. He is cunning, deceitful, and will usually only agree to something when he's sure he's going to come out on the winning end. He isn't completely heartless of course, sometimes even manipulators get lonely and there is a small subset of people that he is genuinely honest with and would be considered good friends but all in all Eli looks after Eli and sometimes he wonders if he would throw them under the bus when shit hits the fan.

Death Wish: Despite all his confidence, Eli can get over someone outsmarting him but being truly backed into a corner with no way out terrifies him.

 

[Narcissy]

Full Name: Armando Nieves.

Age: 33. Gender: Male. Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Role: Officer.
Neighborhood: West. Housemates: N/A.

Bio: Army was born and raised in Fortune though you probably wouldn't have been able to guess it. Coming from a long line of a police officers, on both sides of his family, he always aspired to follow in his parents footsteps. As a child he would always be the cop in cops and robbers and followed the rules set for him to a T or at least as best a child could. This made it a little difficult for him to make friends at a younger age since while they were off rebelling he would normally stay home or possibly rat them out to their parents but his good nature and willingness to help with anything that wouldn't get them in trouble still usually drew some people to him. It was during his tween and teen years that Army started to get privy to how things worked in Fortune and it made him pretty mad but also mostly sad. Did it mean that his parents had to follow these unspoken "laws" as well? His disdain for his hometown only worsened when his younger sister, Marceline, was born and he'd overheard his parents talking about someone they'd arrested in the past threatening them so he vowed to be different.

He did end up following in their footsteps, joining the force as soon as he was legally able with a strong recommendation from both of his parents but much to their surprise he ended up moving out of state with a friend to get a job there but the longer he spent away from home the more he missed his sister and his parents and nowhere else felt like him. He soon came to the realization that even with it's flaws Fortune was still his hometown and running away from its problems wasn't going to change anything. He didn't exactly think that one cop was going to change the way a town had been operated for who knows how long but maybe all people needed to see was that one man or that one woman to get the dominoes to fall. He has since moved back to Fortune as is a well liked member of both the department and community.

Personality: Despite his quiet nature and intimidating size, Army is actually probably one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. He loves his town, he loves people, and people love him. He is known for going above and beyond his duties and will help everyone with anything ranging from getting cats and kites out of trees to helping someone re-shingle their roof. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he would go through hell and back twice for his friends but that isn't to say that he can be taken advantage of. Even if he tries his best to be straight with people and do his job the most transparent way he can he is still well aware of how Fortune does things and he is more than able to stand up for himself.

Death wish: To see his little sister get swept up into Fortune's mind games. She could technically be much worse off considering all the other possibilities but the wrong person knowing the right thing about you could end you just as quickly as a mugger with a gun.