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Welcome to Sanctuary, a small rural town hidden deep within the mountains of Colorado. In the early 1900's Sanctuary brought people from far and wide to mine the mountains which were rich with gold. However, in the 21st century, Sanctuary is simply a rest stop for truck drivers and those on road trips. The once bustling mining town now holds roughly only 1,500 people and has been on the brink of becoming a "ghost town" for a few hundred years. When the gold ran dry the town shifted their income to mainly farming export and sparse tourism for the historic mining town. Although Sanctuary has been on its death bed for some time, the tightly knit community loves the town for what it is and many have chosen to live there for the quiet, simple life style that it offers. Life had been simple, at least, until one year ago. Home developers and retail chains set their eye on this little hidden gem in the mountains, seeing it as the perfect place to expand business due to the traffic that passes through on the way to larger cities. With new businesses beginning to become established, brand new people have been moving to the town and new homes are already being built. Although Sanctuary appears quaint on the outside, it has many hidden secrets when you take time to look closer. The majority of the older generation of Sanctuary is strongly conservative and religious, which can sometimes cause problems for the younger people. Alcoholism and drug use has plagued many of community members for as long as anyone can remember. Ex-criminals have also found their way here in the past, attempting to escape their past lives. The list could go on, but the new people moving in will undoubtedly find the darker side to Sanctuary in due time. Many families who have lived in Sanctuary for decades do not appreciate the new growth and prefer their small town where everyone knows each other. Some, though few, do appreciate their rapidly changing life - especially the younger generation, who seem to welcome seeing a new face every once in awhile.

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Locations [+]

Sanctuary City Hall [+]

Sanctuary City Hall is located in the main town square of the city. During the day it is bustling with business, especially since the new developments started going up around town. It houses the various city departments, the city councilors, and the Mayor’s office. Some of the town’s most famous events are hosted in front of the building on its lush green courtyard.

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_{Mayor: Alfred Wilshire.
Executive Assistant to the Mayor: Jewel Navarro}

Fox Hole Tavern [+]

For hundreds of years, the Fox Hole Tavern has been the main attraction of Sanctuary for its historic value. The tavern was built by the original settlers and has been preserved throughout the years by the generations to come. To visitors, the tavern provides a place to eat, drink, rest your head, and get some entertainment. For locals, the tavern is a place to catch up with friends who frequent the bar; however, some locals tend to avoid the place when tourists are around.

Though it is one of the main attractions, business is not steady as it typically only has new visitors during the summer months.
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<sub>Owned and managed by Reya Parker.

Head Chef: Ben</sub>

Entrance/Bar/Restaurant [+]

Kitchen [+]

Tavern Rooms [+]

Stage [+]

Cozy Bear Cafe [+]

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_{Owned and managed by Levi Brooks
Waiter: Miguel Serrano
Waitress: Alice
Assistant/Bus Boy: Nathan (Nate)}

Lake Florence / Camp Bearfoot [+]

Camp Bearfoot is a camping site located at Lake Florence, it serves year round as long as weather conditions are safe, as well as a summer camp for children ages 8-18. Locals are able to use the lake recreationally at any time.

Lake Florence was named long ago after the first woman who was said to have gone missing on the lake. Many have gone missing here over the years.

Camp Bearfoot [+]

Cabins

Recreational activities

Pier [+]

Canyon Crest Academy [+]

Because of the towns small population size, this is their only school which serves grades K-12. Due to lack of funding, the school is very old, run down, and is very understaffed. The influx of population will certainly become more of a challenge, and quickly.

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Bandits Bar [+]

A dive bar where a majority of the locals go to drink, chat, and watch sports events.

Police Station [+]

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_{Chief of Police & Sheriff: Thomas Fischer}

Euphoria [+]

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_{Owner: Moses "Moxi" Anderelli}

St. Mary's Church [+]

The oldest church in Sanctuary and the place you will find most of the towns older generation at every Sunday morning.

Sanctuary Memorial Cemetery [+]

The only cemetery in Sanctuary situated near the outskirts of town with a funeral home on site. It is a peaceful place at the base of a mountain.

United States Geological Survey Field Office [+]

Mostly just a small office with a mini laboratory, secure warehouse for their use and a place to store vehicles like an older quad bike, rather worn out forklift and such for off road travel. Unknown to most they also house some of the town's emergency supplies like MRE and bottled water in case it'd be cut off by storms or so.

It's only manned by one person mostly as Sanctuary is a small town, with a work mobile / post box by the door if no one's in. Business hours may vary depending on what Talie is doing.

Unlike a local myth, the secret bunker entrance is not real. Sorry folks.

@Steel Legion There could be if you want there to be. It's going to be very player driven so it all depends on what kind of characters you all come up with. I'm not afraid of dark storylines either. Just looking for interesting characters that are fun to write about/with! Haha

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I can always make another character or two that are gray-walking or not so good that can stir things up.

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That'd be great if you're up to it! I might do the same. I'm in a couple other RPs though so I just want to make sure I can keep up before I make another character haha

If we want some more stakes and "evil", we could add something like a local gang, a drug ring, a murderer, etc. If those are things we'd wanna engage with. But mainly this is a slice of life RP. Not focused on action-y stuff. Think something like Desperate Housewives maybe or The Fosters.