<div align="center">(http://s24.postimg.org/gs1sf17sl/helterskelter.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">art by Alan Aldridge "Helter Skelter"</span></div><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>'Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man<br/> Came     singing     songs     of     love<br/> Then    when   the  Hurdy  Gurdy  Man<br/> Came      singing      songs    of     love<br/><br/>"<strong>hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy</strong>", <span class="bbc_u">he sang</span><br/></em></span></div><br/><br/>This is the revolving profile thread for<span class="bbc_u">all</span>of the stories aboard the Hurdy Gurdy Train and it's conductor, the Hurdy Gurdy Man himself. If your profile has been approved by myself, you will be told to post it here. If your character survives through a story and you want to play on this train again, you may be permitted to edit your profile to advance your character. You can even tweak a profile to fit a new story, but you'll still need my approval before you put it here.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Current Plot:</strong><br/><em><strong>Haunted Hell House (http://s18.postimg.org/5u0hyg8y1/haunt.jpg)</strong><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Modern Day, Hollywood Hills, California</span>: Somerset Manor was the aging mansion estate of the late Hollywood starlet, Davina (http://s18.postimg.org/qpjm5m72h/davina.jpg) Lovatta. Davina had been a big star in the 1930's and 40's. She had starred in off-genre films during the late 20's and early 30's that didn't immediately grant her fame, but instead grew in popularity after the end of the second World War. She had purchased the enormous mansion at the height of her wealth and shortly after, married the first of six husbands. Ms. Lovatta threw hundreds of parties for Hollywood's rich and famous. After a while they gained a certain level of notoriety and soon numerous stories and rumors began to make their way through the lavish society in Hollywood. They said that it wasn't infrequent to find the hostess holding séances in the nude in her parlor and that afterwards, the participants would proceed to have feverish orgies where they claimed they were at the control of the spirits who they had been communicating with. Of course there were other rumors as well, rumors of drug use and overflowing alcohol use. Members of Hollywood's elite would sometimes stay at the estate for weeks and months at a time. They said Ms. Lovatta's obsession with the afterlife kept growing and growing and that sometimes truly frightening things occurred in the estate. All of the parties came to the end when the hostess herself ended up at the bottom of the grand staircase with her head twisted completely around. The death was ruled a murder plotted by her 6th husband, John Howard Rothschild. Stories flooded the newspaper saying that Rothschild had gone crazy and believed he was a witch hunter and that his wife was a grand sorceress. He went to prison and after that, the estate passed through a few hands who really couldn't afford to maintain it. <br/><br/>However, 5 years ago, the great grandson of John Howard Rothschild (from his first marriage), Eric Deitrich Rothschild purchased the decaying manor and had spent a few cool million in rejuvenating it to its former splendor. It wasn't quite ready yet, but being the showman and entrepreneur that Eric is, he chose to hold a contest. A fantastic scavenger hunt where at least five lucky winners would find a golden ticket and would be the guests of honor for a truly splendid sneak-peak of the unveiling of Somerset Manor. Press were going to be invited and there would be a charming cocktail hour for visitors to mingle. But when the party was over, those five lucky ticket holders would get to stay the night in the main portion of the newly remodeled mansion. The rooms were said to be truly amazing, luxurious, and let's face it, a once in a life-time opportunity. And to top it all off, the guests would be given $20,000 dollars apiece if they stayed the entire night. The catch? The manor is "supposedly" haunted and Eric wants to show the world that this is not the case and that he can turn this lavish mansion into an exclusive Hollywood resort.   </em><br/><br/><br/>Interested? Come to the recruitment thread and take a peek. Click here (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=233614.0)