Greetings all<br/><br/>Follow me back into a time where life was peaceful, quiet, simple, where one who lived out in the country could sit out on their front porch and commune with mother nature herself.<br/><br/>This is the way of life for those who live in the ancient, majestic, mysterious , swampy Bayou's of Louisiana U.S.A.<br/><br/>This is a story told by me about life out on the bayou and all the things both good and bad and sometimes crazy and even more so unbelievable that happen.<br/><br/>The setting is the late 1800's early 1900's time period<br/>The location is the Bayou Vermilion located in Lafayette<br/>and is home to Maitresse Shannon Dean. Considered by many as the 1st Lady of the Bayou she's lived a long life here and is considered the leader of the small in number but wide swamp village along this bayou where travel is made by boat and horse carriage and nature is everywhere you step.<br/><br/>This will be the the thread to create your characters<br/><br/>You can be of several classes<br/><br/>Worker: someone man or woman who works on Maitresse Shannon's Plantation or who has a job or business that they do elsewhere along the Bayou.<br/><br/>Neighbor: a friendly or not so friendly neighborhood villager who lives along the river<br/><br/>Traveller: someone either from nearby or perhaps not from here who comes along to visit the Bayou Vermilion.