It is the winter and first quarter of the year 2014. The family name is Palmer. Depending on your character’s age and gender, this might have changed into something else. Their hometown is Kingsmouth, Maine. The Palmer family is Caucasian. The story assumes that your character has moved away from Kingsmouth, which is why all the siblings must return there for the funeral arrangements and other necessities.
A Fair Warning
Certain points in the story might seem slow, but they are not superfluous. There will be scenes that might be graphic or disturbing to read. Certain themes and topics might be of sensitive or complex nature: religion, metaphysics, myths, psychology, etc.
Judith Palmer, the Mother
This is the siblings’ late mother. She was born in 1949. Her thoughts and ideals and her soul were as turbulent as the stormy blizzards of Maine themselves. Judith’s presence may have been charismatic in certain instances and her passions and beliefs may have been prominent, but she was nonetheless deeply troubled by her own philosophies, heavily romanticized internal conflicts, and often reprehensible social actions. She often used her physical attributes and charisma and magnetism to achieve social and romantic dominance, which is how she seduced and tricked her husband into marrying her, even if she had a tendency to struggle with her personal integrity when her appearance or personality was marked. Judith was intelligent, perceptive, sophisticated, cunning, and adaptable, but extremely ruthless and abusive and self-centered, which made her emotionally sensitive and conflicted to the point of moodiness. She was intensely self-critical and introspective, even brooding, and often found thinking and talking to herself for extended periods of time. Judith’s dwelled on pains and perceived injustices of her life, often to the point of over-indulgence, and she often mused on the circumstances that brought her to a specific point in time. She was cynical and world-weary and jaded, extremely passionate and dedicated to prominent personal beliefs that were usually controversial. Judith saw her own values and passions as above or better than those of her husband and children and others, which manifested as arrogance and a martyr-esque attitude. She had an intense drive and determination to live out her philosophies without regard to those around her, which produced numerous conflicts and alienated her from society. Towards the end of her days, she became extremely self-destructive.
Family History
The Palmer family has a strong history in Kingsmouth. They are of English and Irish descent. Francis “Frank” Palmer, the siblings’ late father, and his father before him and so on were all fishermen. Frank worked as the harbormaster of Kingsmouth in the last years of his life. He died shortly after Judith became pregnant with her last child, the youngest sibling. Francis Palmer was the direct opposite of Judith Palmer, the woman he married. He was kind and down to Earth, loving and caring of others. His friends and parents never explicitly stated their opinion about Judith, but most of them thought the woman deceptive and abusive, which she ultimately turned out to be. Why the woman wanted to marry Francis was not obvious for the eye to see, but there was a very specific reason, which has remained unknown to most people so far.
Character Sheet
Send your completed character sheet to me in a private message. We will discuss it and make adjustments if we need to. When we are ready, you will post the character sheet in this thread. When all characters have been posted here, we will make additional tweaks and adjustments if we need to. You are going to live and breathe this character for a long time. Keep this in mind. If there are more than needed ‘applications,’ then I will choose the best possible combination of submitted characters.
Name #
Age # 28 or 19, depending on which role you apply for.
Height #
Religion #
Profile # This is background + personality. No need for epic prose here, just the bare essentials.
Appearance # Only include this section if you didn’t use a picture. If you use a picture, use a live action picture.
Rules and Pledges
Emerge yourself into your character and the story. I will do my utmost best to describe everything that you need to know without spoiling things. I will do my best to find suitable pictures and music for the in-character thread. I will do my best to provide you with other media (books and films) for additional inspiration.
I do not care if it takes you two weeks to make a post, just make it. I value dedication above all else. Spend time on your posts, take time to develop your character, ask for quick character dialog/responses from the rest of us for your post if you have to, and avoid making this roleplay part of your everyday rotation of “whatever, I’ll make some posts.” If you want to leave, all you need to do is send me a message with the words “I quit.” I will not ask why or otherwise bother you about it.