<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 36pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Blessed Falls Village</span></span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Blessed by the Gods and Goddesses</span><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;">The Story</span><br/><br/>Upon their 18th birthdays, young adults may be blessed by one of the Gods or Goddesses. Those who have been blessed are invited to live in a secluded village where they can learn about their new abilities and well as there responsibilities to the mortals around them. So after the characters eighteenth birthday, they will receive a letter asking them to come and stay in the Blessed Falls Village. There, there is a series of houses where the blessed live. Each house is dedicated to a God or Goddess, so if two people are blessed by Hades... they are now roommates. Residents of Blessed Falls Village can learn more about their abilities through various courses and activities, there will be Elders that will conduct the courses.<br/><br/>The reasoning is that the blessed have a very important job. The Gods and Goddess' are too busy to handle every possible request or prayer so they set up these villages throughout the world. Blessed Falls Village is just one of many. Each village has a temple just outside of it where people of the near by towns come and leave their offerings and ask for guidance or help. Those requests get filtered and then assigned to the Blessed to help.<br/><br/>Overall game is going to be sandbox/freeform with events that sort of help with moving things along and bringing everyone back together. lice of Life style role play, characters can have a wide range of ages. They all live in a gated village and have to coexist with each other as well as take on tasks of being a God/Goddesses apprentice.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;">Rules and Guidelines</span><br/><br/>Here are some general rules as well as story guidelines.<br/><br/><br/><strong>General Rules</strong><br/><br/>1. Always follow the ToS of Elliquiy.<br/>2. AliceInLace and Moderators have the final say.<br/>3. Be kind, you don't know who is on the other side of those screens.<br/>4. Try and keep OOC drama to a minimum, we have a low drama tolerance.<br/>5. If you are experiencing conflict, feel free to take it up with Alice or a Moderator.<br/>6. If you are going to be away longer then a week, please let us know. Life happens and we understand. <br/><br/><br/><strong>Story Guidelines</strong><br/><br/>1. This game takes place in modern times.<br/>2. No controlling other people characters or instant kills.<br/>3. At this time, we are in 'Human Bondage' so please keep that in mind. <br/>4. This game is free form but there will be story events and time skips to keep things moving forward.<br/><br/>5. No meta gaming or god modding. We are further expanding on this to include character internal thought. If your character has no knowledge of something happening with or between other character, you can not say something happened, even as internal thought. This includes but not limited to; saying a charater attempted to attack you or someone else without that character doing so. Saying a character went somewhere [They are heading to town] even though you have no knowledge of that. Saying a character is hooking up with someone despite not seeing it.<br/><br/>You character MAY make assumptions, IE: Character balls up his fist and looks angerly at your character, but walks away... you can put 'Carter looked like he was going to hit Liam, but didnt.'<br/><br/>Example 2: Your character sees two other characters sneak off. You could say 'Jane noticed Lily and Kris sneaking off, the thought they may be fooling around crossed her mind'<br/><br/><br/>MORE CAN BE ADDED AS NEEDED TO FIT THE GAME<br/><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;">Announcements</span><br/><br/><strong>02/10/2020::</strong> Welcome to Blessed Falls Village! We are officially accepting characters at this stage and I am planning on opening the game on <em>Friday, February 14th</em>. I am hoping this will be ample time for a good portion of people to get their profiles in. Thank you all again for joining and I do hope we have a fun time!<br/><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;">Calendar and Events</span><br/><br/>Here is where I will post current day, time, weather, as well as any current or upcoming events!<br/><br/><strong>CURRENT CONDITIONS::</strong> Saturday Early Morning, June 20th. Today will be a high of 78 F and partly cloud skies.<br/><br/><br/><strong>SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL::</strong> TODAY will be the festival. In the morning there will be a blessing ceremony at the temple. All the blessed are required to wear their ceremonial robes. Later that night will start with a huge cookout and go into dancing, bonfire, and swimming!<br/><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;">The Houses</span><br/><br/>There are TWO types of roles in the Blessed Falls Village. The Blessed are the younger generation who have just came to live in the village. They are often blessed by one God or Goddess but may have conflict over who gets to bless them. The Elders are the now retiring Blessed, they have served years as an apprentice and are now acting mentors to the next generation. They are often blessed by one God or Goddess but also may have received multiple blessings for they time served, no more than two though. Each God or Goddess has a house in the village where mortals they have blessed must live together as roommates. All of the Elders share the largest house in the village.<br/><br/>The Gods/Goddess Houses were decorated in the style of who blessed them and contain two bedrooms with private bathrooms, and a shared kitchen and living area. All the houses surround a large garden which includes a pool, outdoor sparing and training area, and outdoor living space.<br/><br/>The Main house sits at the back of the village overlooking the others. On the second floor is several bedrooms where the elders room. The main floor is reserved for class spaces, a library, and a large gathering area for events.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">The Houses</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>HOUSE OF THE GODS</strong><br/><br/><strong>::Zeus::</strong><br/>Zachary Malias Cameron | 19 | Jordan Calloway | Juggtacular<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>::Poseidon::</strong><br/>Nicholas Edmund Trent | 26 | Charles Michael Davis | Gannameade<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>::Hades::</strong><br/>Guǐ Zhǐnán | 20 | Kim Jaejoong | LamentingQuill<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Write<br/><br/><strong>::Ares::</strong><br/>Alexandra Rose Pretorius | 21 | Marie Avgeropoulos | DragonGoddess<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>::Hermes::</strong> <br/>Aristotle Hector Simpson | 28 | Donnell Blaylock Jr. | Gannameade<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>::Hephestus::</strong><br/>Phoenix Ramirez | 24 | Camila Cabello | AliceInLace<br/>Emil Archer Colton | 25 | Tony Thornburg | Cressray<br/><br/><strong>::Apollo::</strong><br/>Apollo Christopher King | 21 | Robert Christopher Riley | <em>Gannameade</em><br/>Cassandra | 3000? | Doukissa Nomikou | Elizabeth Ecsed<br/><br/><strong>::Dionysus::</strong><br/>Stephanie Anne Weasley | 22 | Sabrina Lynn | DragonGoddess<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>::Eros::</strong><br/>Valentine Maxwell | 22 | Yohio | LamentingQuill<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>::Chronos::</strong><br/>Solomon Deimos Chamberlain | 35 | Nick Bateman | Cressray<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>HOUSE OF THE GODDESSES</strong><br/><br/><strong>Hera::</strong><br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>Artemis::</strong><br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>Aphrodite::</strong> <br/>Aurora Briars | 18 | Unspecified Model | LamentingQuill<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>Athena::</strong><br/>Carter Augustus Byrd | 21 | Gabriel Lefelman | Rainbrows<br/>Seth Kamiizumi | 21 | Natuski Hanae | Cressray<br/><br/><strong>Demeter::</strong><br/>Autumn Rose Bailey | 24 | Hailie (instigram) | AliceInLace<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>Persephone::</strong><br/>Liliana Fernvale | 21 | Kristen Kreuk | LamentingQuill<br/>Vonna Winslow | 24 | Evan Rachel Wood | Crony<br/><br/><strong>::Themis::</strong><br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/>Character Name | Age | Face Claim | Writer<br/><br/><strong>::Hecate::</strong><br/>Mackenzie Aayana White | 24 | Alissa White-Gluz | DragonGoddess<br/>Veronica Night | 24 | Susan Coffey | AliceInLace<br/><br/><br/><strong>The Main House</strong><br/><br/>Miss Akira Takayashi | 39 |  Zeus | Demi Moore | AliceInLace<br/>Jeremiah Andreas Davidson | 50 | Idris Elba | Gannameade<br/>Nenene Hirasaka | 30 | Rio Yamashita | Cressray<br/>Oliver J. Green | 27 | Casey Taylor | Rainbrows<br/><br/></div></div><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Images for the Village</strong></span><br/><br/>Here are just some VERY basic layout images for the village. This is just to give a basic idea of the layout. The houses all are designed in the style of their God/dess, if you are moving in with an already existing character, please reach out to them to collaborate on how they described the house so far. Each house has a sizable back yard where the residents are allowed to do wit has they please.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Pictures</div><div class="spoiler_body">*Please click for full size images*<br/><br/>(https://i.ibb.co/YP2nDjx/02-14-20-10-31-17-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/2WqV8KT)<br/><br/>(https://i.ibb.co/vjYNCmc/02-14-20-10-30-44-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/kS1LV0G)<br/><br/>(https://i.ibb.co/LJRSzdG/Blessed-Falls-Map.png) (https://ibb.co/jWfhvkp)<br/><br/><br/></div></div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Classes and Village Jobs</strong></span><br/><br/><br/><br/>There are classes all Blessed can take, first years are REQUIRED to take the Basic courses to help with their live in the village. <br/><br/>First year classes: Greek Myths/History, Cooking, Self-Defense, and Gardening<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><em><strong>Arts:</strong></em></span>   <br/>Music<br/>Song<br/>Dance<br/>Hand-Arts: Drawing, Painting, Sketching<br/>Psychology<br/>Philosophy<br/>Law<br/>History<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><em><strong>Sciences:</strong></em></span><br/>Biology <br/>Anatomy<br/>Chemistry<br/>Physics<br/>Engineering<br/>Medicine<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><em><strong>Physical:</strong></em></span><br/>Combat Training/Tactics<br/>Self-Defense<br/>Streetwise<br/>Gymnastics/Tumbling<br/>Weapons Training<br/>Strategy/Logistics<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><em><strong>Electives</strong></em></span><br/>Powers training<br/>Business/Finance<br/>Meditation<br/>Pilot – All vehicles<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><em><strong>Clubs:</strong></em></span><br/>Falconry<br/>Chess<br/>Cooking<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>JOBS</strong><br/><br/>Your Blessed can also be appointed a job to have within the village. These jobs are granted by the Elders and can be taken away if the Blessed breaks rules or shows unfavorable actions.<br/><br/>Feel free to suggest other jobs as well!<br/><br/><br/><em>Head Elders Secretary:</em> After a down spiral, Akira now needs a secretary to help ease some of her work. <br/><br/><em>Guards:</em> Just as it suggests, you will be responsible for guarding the village. You will report to Jeremiah, Head of Security and Defense. You will be need to alert the village if there is an attack as well.<br/><br/><em>Cooks:</em> Have a passion for food? Help in the kitchen and make meals for the cafe! You will also help with large banquets and events.<br/><br/><em>Garden Caretakers:</em> Have a green thumb? Help maintain the large green house and gardens. This position will report to Autumn Bailey who is currently the Lead Gardener.<br/><br/><em>Handy Person:</em> Calling all Mr. and Mrs. Fix-Its! Handy? Love to fix whats broken? Then you can help with repairs around the village!<br/><br/><em>Forge Apprentice:</em> Work under our own Master Maker and help create tools and weapons for the village and the Blessed.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Q&amp;A</strong></span><br/><br/>I will try and place questions I receive here as well as my best explanation to them.<br/><br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Q&amp;A</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>1. Are they all brought to a village when they turn 18 or can they be brought in at later ages?</strong><br/><br/>Their powers will begin to manifest but they can come to the village at any time. However, the longer they are away from the village, the weaker their abilities become and eventually the blessed abilities will fade out.<br/><br/><br/><strong>2. In the Greek myths some gods clearly don't like each other. Will the relationships between their patrons have any effects on relationships between characters?</strong><br/><br/>The mortals have full control over their emotions and thoughts so if a God/dess was not fond of another, it doesn't necessarily mean the blessed would feel the same way. You could definitely have your character influenced by that though!<br/><br/><br/><strong>3. I know it says it's slice of life, but will there be events? Is it safe to assume that 'missions' will be very different between characters due to the interests of their patrons?</strong><br/><br/>Yes, so it is over all a Slice of Life style game and very sandbox but there will be two types of events that can randomly pop up. <br/><br/><em>Village Event/Celebration::</em> There will be large village celebrations where everyone is encouraged to come and participate. This will be used occasionally to sort of bring all the members together every so often.<br/><br/><em>Blessed Tasks::</em> The Elders may assign Houses tasks from the God/desses. These will be specific to character affiliations and abilities. <br/><br/>There is also going to be a larger scale conflict later on in the story to add a little drama and fun! <br/><br/><br/><strong>4. What would a typical day in the village look like for these people?</strong><br/><br/>Everyday is going to be pretty simple if they have no available tasks. They will wake up, they can socialize or train, they may have responsibilities like tending the gardens; and there will also be Elder Taught lessons they can attend to further grow in their abilities. <br/><br/><br/><strong>5. What Brings them to the village? Are they drawn to it, or does someone come and fetch them?</strong><br/><br/>One of the elders would have either retrieved them, or sent a letter depending on distance.<br/><br/><br/><strong>6. Would the Gods/Goddess have contact with those they blessed?</strong><br/><br/>The God/dess could have contact, maybe in the form of visions or voices all the way to full appearance (though rare).</div></div><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;">Posting Header</span><br/><br/>Please use this header or something similar at the top of your posts to help everyone keep track!<br/><br/><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img height=150]IMAGE LINK HERE[/img][/floatleft][size=12pt][color=black]YOUR NAME HERE[/color][/size]<br/>[b]Blessed By::[/b] GOD OR GODDESS<br/>[b]Location::[/b] HERE<br/>[b]Company::[/b] HERE<br/>[b]Date/Time::[/b] HERE<br/>[b]Mood::[/b] HERE<br/>[b]Wearing::[/b] HERE<br/>[b]TRIGGER WARNINGS::[/b] HERE<br/><br/><br/>[hr]</code></pre><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Navigation</span><br/><br/>All threads associated with Blessed Falls Village<br/><br/><strong>Blessed Falls Village</strong><br/>IC: Main Game Thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=315133.0)<br/>IC: Into The Past (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=319274.0)<br/>OOC: Profile Thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=315138.0)<br/>OOC: Out Of Character (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=316317.0)<br/><br/><br/><strong>Other</strong><br/>Original Interest Thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=316166.0)<br/>Discord Invite (https://discord.gg/mqNT8KV)<br/><br/><br/></div>