[OOC] Job, Nevada (Supernatural Western/Mystery)

[FantasyChic]

@BlackPanther that'll work

[FantasyChic]

@Themerlinhawk I don't mind it. We fit it in just right. My sheet is edited.

[Themerlinhawk]

Okay Kitty is almost ready I just need you to respond to my PM but she basically looks good now for Panther.

[Themerlinhawk]

@BlackPanther Okay Elias is good, I'll update the character page tomorrow with everyone. I think there are just two more people who will be joining us? Which means hopefully tomorrow I can go over for anyone who I havent already talked to how the cards and the deck will work and possibly get around to dealing hands. Get this show moving by Wednesday I'm hoping.

[Wind Wild]

Eleanor McClancy

Name: Eleanor McClancy, often shortened to “Ellie”.

Age: 16

Appearance: Eleanor is short and often dressed in clothes that are too big for her frame and boots that seem like they’d fall off any moment. To say her face is beautiful would be an overstatement but ‘pretty’ seems accurate, littered with freckles befitting her pale skin and wildfire hair. Her eyes are a pale undefined shade of green or blue, or maybe a grey in-between. Her frame suggests fragility, a need for protection which the girl adamantly rejects. Used to working long hours in the farm have made her body strong and her will - even stronger.

Occupation: Eleanor is the McClancie’s best and only cowgirl. Her life consists of helping around her parents’ ranch, showing off to naïve fools and occasionally rebelling against her parents. Much to her parents’ disapproval she also spends a lot of time in the bar and the hotel.

Personality:
As a true daughter of the McClancies, Eleanor is incredibly adept at taking care of the animals on the farm and usually surpasses even boys her age when it comes to shooting, herding or horse riding. She is very competitive and isn’t particularly sensitive to anybody’s feelings either, often rubbing it in when she wins at anything. She seems especially vicious towards boys her age leading townsfolk to believe that she needs a husband older than her, and fast.
She is already developing some unhealthy habits like gambling in the bar or talking to strangers visiting the town. Eleanor often comes off as angry, high-strung, vexing and overall bratty. However, there is a much gentler side to the tomboy that shines through when she is dealing with animals or playing her violin.

History:

Little is known about the goings-on in the McClancy’s household but some things are readily observable as soon as one lais eyes on Eleanor or her stone-faced parents. The girl is direct and driven and seems to be fighting against the whole world, even if the world itself is not fighting back.

Other things are the stuff of rumour and old tales. People in Job talk about John McClancy’s unsuccessful attempt to move to the City, ‘the only good of which was that he returned with a pregnant wife’. They talk about the ‘Old McClancy ranch’ run by John’s father, mother and three siblings. They talk about prosperity that passed long ago. Ceased.

Here they start whispering. And they whisper about a death, about an illness that struck the family - Jemmie, Lana and Scott, claiming one after the other at a viscious speed until the only ones left gave up and abandoned the land. They all ran away, scattering around Nevada like all decent folk would. All but three - John and his family. And this is where people start hissing swears at the man: ‘stupid’, ‘stubborn’; the man who stayed, sacrificing his own son to what could only be a curse.

The man remained. Unmovable as a rock. And, his wife did too. ‘Insane’, they call her. Yet she bore fruit once more. Thus, Eleanor. She is the couple’s second and only living child. For better or worse, she survived and proceeded to develop into a fine, albeit untamed young woman. Her dreams are too big for the ranch and even for the town she has thus far been unable to leave. And it’s hardly a secret that she desperately wants to do just that.


Mystery and Hand

[Themerlinhawk]

@Wind Wild She looks good.

Okay everyone tomorrow I'll deal hands so anyone with personal cards needs to PM if we haven't already discussed them, Right now I have the Ace of Wands, Five of Cups and High Priestess, you know who you are ;)

The deck currently has: Death, The Page of Wands, Judgment, Justice and Temperance in it in addition to the three aforementioned personal cards. I will be adding as many of the High Arcana as I can to the deck before we start but if you want to lay claim to cards for any not selected personal cards now is the time to do so. I'll be pming the people their personal card hooks so you have an idea of the direction I'm taking things. Feel free to send back input before tomorrow. Keep in mind I will try to tailor the hook to however draws it. I'm excited to get things going thank you all for making this happen

[BlackPanther]

@Themerlinhawk
I am really really excited

I don't think I'll go for a personal card I'll just see what gets dealt and roll with it ^.^

[Life in Stasis]

I don't think I'll go for a personal card I'll just see what gets dealt and roll with it ^.^

@BlackPanther

I concur. Half the fun of RP is not quite knowing what's in the cards until they're dealt.

[Themerlinhawk]

@Gunther@Hellis@MysT3CH@Noxious@Life in Stasis@BlackPanther@FantasyChic@Culluket

Okay everyone. I will be dealing your hands this evening when I walk in the door from teaching martial arts. If I have no PM'd you with a final version of your card it means the card is not in the deck. Please take a look at the character section first post and see if there are any other places that need to be filled in before we begin. I will be updating the last of the buildings and adding NPCs as I create them. If you need any more information on any of the NPCs or buildings please let me know. Additionally the opening post will be going up this evening and the initial facts for the first mystery will be going up.

I'll answer any questions as soon as I'm through the door again. Take care and make any last preparations. As soon as I PM you a card go ahead and add it to your hand on the character sheet

[BlackPanther]

*make any last preparations*
Uhm
Hmmmm

*Fluffs Elias' hair*

[MysT3CH]

@Themerlinhawk Excellent.

Out of curiosity, what style(s) do you teach. I've practiced for almost a decade myself, so it's always exciting to meet others who've trained as well.

[Themerlinhawk]

@Gunther- You have been dealt XIII- Death.
@Hellis- You have been dealt The Ace of Wands
@MysT3CH- You have been dealt XI- Justice
@Noxious- You have been dealt The Queen of Cups
@Life in Stasis- You have been dealt II- The High Priestess
@BlackPanther- You have been dealt V- The Hierophant
@FantasyChic- You have been dealt IV- The Emperor
@Culluket- You have been dealt The Five of Cups
@Wind Wild- You have been dealt I- The Magician

Check you PMs for the Mystery hooks. I will be posting the opening post this evening. Feel free to either: Interact with Deputy Carter, Engage in your characters daily routine, or begin to pick at the beginning of your Mystery. For those of you who have been dealt personal cards you are free to PM the person who it relates to or simply go for it in character. If you have any questions, as always feel free to ask.

[FantasyChic]

@Themerlinhawk Would it be possible, down the line, to create your own Tarot card? I didn't have one in mind, but I may think of one.

[Themerlinhawk]

@FantasyChicAbsolutely!!! You can add a card at anytime :)

[FantasyChic]

@Themerlinhawk Great.

Also did I miss the mystery hook PM or were you in the process of doing them?

[FantasyChic]

Asked and answered

[Themerlinhawk]

Sorry it was just taking me a little to post it

[BlackPanther]

@Themerlinhawk
Oh I see now

Ignore the pm I get it

So I've got one card woo

[Themerlinhawk]

Okay glad to see things are starting to make sense XD the first post is up you are welcome to go wild at this point. By the time Henry makes it to the Sheriff's office most of the character should have heard the gossip that the Parker ranch lost a cow and that the death was weird.

Edit: Job and the mystery section have been updated to reflect the current facts. there are currently no suspects. Additionally the information about the weather, date and events in Job have been updated.

[FantasyChic]

@Themerlinhawk I hate to be an OCD freak, but do you think you can fix Catherine's name in the Character tab at the top? Uppercase it and spell it right? Sorry, it's been bothering me for a bit...