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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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This can be continually added to as we come up with new ideas throughout the RP. If you wish to be the owner of one of these places, please feel free to create your own lore - I'll be happy to add it below!

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Just added my character into the tab in case anyone was here when it was just a "Reserved" post haha
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Sort of interested. Will there be peril?
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@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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@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


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


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
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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


I fully understand. I don't feel like this RP will be overbearing from my experiences with character driven RPs, so I think I'll be good! I'll just have to sit down later at my computer and think of exactly what I want in trouble makers per se.
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Ok... so if i had my wish.

This would be our enemies:
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Mainly because its never been done before. They dont have to appear all the time either. Just a lurking threat.
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I should have a character up soon too.
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Lol Sorry, I don't want to involve aliens as an antagonist for this. Although we can certainly have a character who believes they were abducted or something haha

This is more about character development/drama than fighting a lurking evil.
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Maybe im just dense but...

You cant have character development without a lurking evil. And if you did, this fictional world would be the only place in the known universe where lurking evil was in absence.

So what kind of character development were you thinking of? Someone who previously did not like spicy food suddenly realizes that they do, in fact, like spicy food?

Or some edgy loner comes in and says "psh nothin personal kid" and that checks the drama box?

I have to ask because im notoriously bad at comfybright life sims. For real.
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The "lurking evil" is within each character and whatever you decide is going on with them. And if they clash with other characters, etc. The external conflict we have in the town is currently just the expansion and invasion of new people that are disrupting the small town life. And each players character will provide color to the town.

Obviously I am not talking about someone who grows to like spicy food... Character personalities need to have depth to them and this RP requires you to interact with other players and create interesting storylines between them.
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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.
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Did slice of life on this site exclusively for over 4 years straight. No need for aliens or murderers. The plots that form organically among the players are what makes it fun.
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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.


I'd definitely be open to any nefarious characters. The last slice of life RP I made had a missing character/murder mystery plot line to it which we could also do again if people want to.
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I kinda want to say "challenge accepted" and try to make a spicy food arc really interesting now
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*Rubs chin contemplatively*

Well... i do like fun...
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Hi y'all I'm super new here but not new to RPGs. I'm going to be posting my app soon after final approvals from Muse!

I'm really interested in exploring the power struggles between the native Sanctuary folks and the newbies coming in and causing disruption. My char Jewel Navarro is a transplant to Sanctuary, moving here with her father for his new business ventures in the city. Victor (her dad) is a questionable man who uses his money to gain political power and financial advantages for his development projects. He's kind of a sleezeball ngl.

Jewel works for the Mayor as their executive assistant, helping her dad's antics from the shadows of city hall. Who is going to stop Jewel and her dad?? She needs some friends and enemies. I'm looking for plots (coworkers, business partners, fellow sleezballs). If anyone want to shoot some ideas around I'm game for some intrigue.
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@QueenBea If my character gets approved, I'd have a journalist to offer. She may write about politics and could even have an interview with the mayor (Jewel might be present or even approve and disapprove questions beforehand). Or there might be an interview with Jewel herself, or her dad. That could potentially be their first meeting. If it's enemies you're looking for, Elliot could be a good fit. She likes to research things meticulously and might just be the one to uncover (or simply write an article about) how the mayor is being too cuddly with Jewel and her father (being influenced by them). In turn, Elliot has some skeletons in her closet that Jewel could unearth and potentially hold over her head.
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