HylianRose

100 Days of Summer

It's summer and you and your friends are ready to relax and play some games at the Sumpter Estate, a summer home owned by one of the groups more wealthy members. Elizabeth Sumpter has invited all of the group to the estate for the entire 100 days of summer before college or real life begins. Many of the group are splitting up so this get together will be the last hoorah before the group splits for their own paths in life.

The home itself sits on the coast of North Carolina in a small city called Elizabeth City (Not named for Elizabeth Sumpter). It sits on open country side with the Pasquotank River (Called Passie River by the group) nearby.

It's day one and Elizabeth waits for her friends to arrive!




Above is the Sumpter Summer Estate, owned an operated by the Sumpter family. The only adults in the entire estate for the summer will be the maids and cooks, with the head of the house being Madam Kleine, an old woman who seems to be rather relaxed for her position.

On the first floor is the lobby plus a lounge area, the dining hall, and a kitchen. Below, in the basement, is the cellar as well as the housing for the help (some of them live here, others live in small houses around the estate). On the second floor are all of the rooms, an assortment of different guest rooms. On the left side of the house (left as pictured) are two rooms for pairs to live and on the right is the greenhouse room where a plethora of plants are kept.

At the back of the house is a pool with slide and diving board, as well as ladders. Around the pool are an assortment of outdoor, poolside seating with a blue stone fire-pit in the center.

Beyond the pool is the estate's larger garden where tomatoes, corn, squash, green beans, peas, and apples are grown.

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Hello and Welcome to 100 Days of Summer!

This RP is meant to be a light-hearted, summer time RP centered around the events and actions of a group of friends who have all just graduated high school.

I expect:

1-2 posts a week
1-2 Paragraphs a post
and quality grammar

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1) Don't be an ass.
2) Guild rools apply.
3) 1 character per player.
4) GM and co-GM reserve the right to change rules as seen fit.
5) Don't sass a GM or co-GM. Seriously.
6) These are mostly for insurance, yanno?
7) Friday is "Move-On Day" where the RP will move on without you, whether you have posted or not.
8) Have fun!

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Harvest Moon: Celestial Paradise (Raddum & HylianRose)

It's fine. I went to dinner and have been playing Harvest Moon in the meantime, so ye. My horse finally matured. .-.

Harvest Moon: Celestial Paradise (Raddum & HylianRose)

@Raddum Small but ye. .-.

Harvest Moon: Celestial Paradise (Raddum & HylianRose)

Christopher honestly wanted very badly to speak on his friend's account, but couldn't for the life of him trust himself enough not to make an utter fool of himself. Eliza didn't dare speak because she felt, even though she knew him very well, she didn't know him deeply enough to say anything more than, I had picnics on his farm?.

As the others pondered what they might say, Allen Turner raised his hand, his expression somber as he stood and walked up to the front.

"I'm not sure about the rest of you, but Mr. Rustler, I still can't bring myself to call him Marcus though he told me several times to do so, was as much a father to me as my father was." He began, garnering a few chuckles here and there. "Mr. Rustler was everything I aspired to be, though if you told him that he might smack you for it. He always was a very modest man. I remember once having a talk with him, after I sort of... uhh.. let all of his cows out of their pen as a joke." Allen paused for chuckling, "If you want to talk about a come to God moment, that was it. Mr. Rustler didn't yell. He didn't swing his fist. The look of disappointment in his eyes was all I needed to whip my rear end into shape. He was someone I looked up to and I think that I could have handled it had he gotten angry. He didn't. He just..." Allen paused, getting his emotions together as tears threatened his resolve to keep speaking, "smiled and gave me the bell to ring them all together, grabbing another to help."

Sighing, Allen continued, "Just a few days ago, he came into the Inn and asked me something. I should have known in that moment that he knew he didn't have too much longer left. I'm sure others have similar stories to this one. He was a father and grandfather to us all. He asked me, 'Allen... Are you the man you want to be right now?' I... I didn't have an answer then and I still really don't know. But I'm thankful for this man who was willing to ask questions like this, to really make us evaluate our lives in a way that mattered." He scratched at the back of his head, feeling nervous now. "I'll stop there. I'm sure others wish to speak..." He finished, going to sit with Christopher again.

A few others spoke for Marcus, telling funny stories, moments they shared with him days before, and the value he had in their lives.

Harvest Moon: Celestial Paradise (Raddum & HylianRose)

@Raddum Dere go. :)

Harvest Moon: Celestial Paradise (Raddum & HylianRose)

Eliza, with a somber expression on her face, pulled at the black ribbon tied around her hair, securing it in place. She wasn't one for wearing make-up, but if she were, she probably wouldn't wear much of it today. Everyone on the island loved Marcus, and she was no exception. She only had good memories of playing in his fields, picking flowers, laying with the animals, watching the sky. Picnics with her parents... That farm was as much a part of her home as any home she stayed in and Marcus had always been a part of that. It just felt... weird with him gone. And she knew it was affecting her father as well. He looked even more tired than usual today and she could smell the scent of alcohol on him. He was taking this harder than she was, much harder. For him, it was just a reminder of all he'd lost already.

A stronger man would have had his resolve strengthened, determination setting in to keep what he had left safe, but Christopher could not claim to be such a man. He was tired and it was evident on his face as he walked down the stairs of their home. As they left, Eliza made a quick u-turn and grabbed a sucker from the candy jar down stairs and was back outside to walk to the church with her father.

A few minutes later, they were nearing the church. Eliza had the sucker tucked away in a pocket fold of her black dress which hung loosely off of her hips to her ankles, hitting lightly against her brown boots, muddied from the rain and dirt. The two followed along behind the crowd, Eliza slipping in behind the twins. As she passed by David, she passed him the sucker without a word and walked on to find herself a seat, which she took next to Sophie, who smiled sheepishly at her.

Realizing she'd lost her father, Eliza turned her body to look around the church to find him, noticing that even Maggie stood at the back of the church, her head hung low, her body tucked in as if to say "Please, stay away from me." After a few moments of looking, Eliza spotted her father talking to Allen, probably just small talk. Satisfied, she turned back to Sophie.

"Mornin'." She greeted her, her voice low, sad.

"Good morning, Eliza." Sophie responded in kind. Both Sophie and Eliza could sympathize with David, and pretty much anyone on the island. There were very few people that hadn't lost someone recently and the weather wasn't doing anything to lighten the villagers' moods.

"Is he sleeping, Daddy?" Ryuu could be heard asking as the two passed by the coffin, causing a panicking Gook to hush him and push him along. Eliza smiled at the sight. How lovely it would be to have a child's innocence once again...

Harvest Moon: Celestial Paradise

Don't let the name fool you. I don't have a lot of this ironed out, just wanted a catchy title to pull people in. :P

Before I get into talking about basic ideas, I want to explain just a bit about me.

Hi. I'm Rose. I'm a senior college education major currently teaching full time while doing edTPA. I'm on break this week and will need another 1x1 to use as a small break while writing and planning. So... there's that.

I also do some mature themes, but I prefer fade-to-black. Basically, try to keep it PG-13. Cussing, evil villians, and violence are fine. Just as long as they don't go overboard.

I also generally don't like characters that have terrible out looks of life due to literally the worst childhood you could possibly imagine. It's Harvest Moon. No one's life sucks in HM too badly. Yanno?

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So, my basic idea for "Celestial Paradise" is that the over-arching plot is about saving the Harvest Goddess's twin sister, the Moon Goddess. (Yes, I'm fully aware that the Harvest Goddess is more than likely closely tied to the moon, but roll with me here.) The basic idea would be to gain entry to the Paradise Land. Not sure how we plan for our character to do so, but it's a thought.

I would want to play as an OC, but you're more than welcome to take up a canon character. I am also not opposed to homosexual relationships or no romance at all. So play the character you WANT to play. I will, so why shouldn't you?

Some basic things I want from this RP are;

- Cutesy relationships, be they romantic or platonic
- Simple drama such a major storms, drama between NPC characters such as divorce, cheating, pregnancy, etc.
- Major drama such as possible death of the Moon Goddess.
- Possible battle to save the Moon Goddess?
- Other slice of life things such as jobs, growing up, and play.

Not sure what, if anything, will come of this but I've been playing Tree of Tranquility and well.. now I'm itching to write about it. Let me know. ~

The Butterfly Princess

The Presentation of the Butterfly Princess

The Imperial Palace Celebration Hall

It was nearing the end of the celebration and Chokan was smiling and laughing with a young woman from another kingdom who had come to visit him. As a bachelor, he had many unwed princesses pinning for his proposal. Cho sat nearby, her head low, staring at the floor.

Have we really sunk so low? Cho thought sourly as she brought her head up and looked around the room. Just an hour ago, she'd been brought out and pushed into the middle of the room where the Emperor waited with a smile on his face. He'd introduced her with a smile to those in the hall and then...

She shivered at the thought of his hand at the low of her back pushing her towards the balcony. With a loud booming voice, he announced to those citizens waiting outside of his capture of the Butterfly Princess. The crowd roared back in applause. She could still hear the sounds of the people chanting his title.

She swallowed as she watched the people danced and turned to look up at Chokan who currently had more than 5 princess surrounding him all dressed to kill. A quick sigh escaped her lips as she rolled her eyes.

"My, My... Such a sigh from one as beautiful as you? You'll age yourself by 10 years!" He shouted, a grin on his face as he looked past the girls before him at Cho.

"You and I know very well that I do not age, Chokan." She returned, her words holding a certain bite to them. He let out a small chuckle before motioning with his hand for several maids to come to him. They came quietly, afterall, they'd long since had their tongues cut out, not that it was Chokan's doing.

"Please take our lovely Princess to her room. It seems the celebrations bore her. Perhaps some isolation will cure her of that." He told them and turned his head back to the women in front of him with a smile.

Cho sighed once again and rolled her eyes as she raised herself from the floor herself, shooing the hands of the maids away. With her head held high and her hands placed delicately at her front waist, she walked on, motioning for the girls to take lead, and they did. She stared on despite the glances given to her, both the jealous ones from the females and some males and the lewd ones from the men and women that fancied her type. Still, her dress, unlike the other women, was not as promiscuous. In fact, it was what she'd been wearing when he found her and the dress itself identified who she was. It was laid with magic from the spirits and protected her in most cases though it had failed her in her attempt to escape the Emperor. It just showed how arrogant she had become. She'd let herself get too close because of her many years of successful evasion.

She reached the room with more speed than she'd meant and the maids bowed as the door was opened for her to enter. A nasty look grew on her face as she looked at the room. It had open windows that showed the other side of the palace and the mountain in the distance. It reminded her of a birdcage and only managed to fans the flames of her anger. She sighed and stepped inside, having realized her own situation. This... wasn't bad. She was okay. She shouldn't let her temper get the better of her again. This was probably that person's test for her. She chuckled as the maids closed the door and left. She walked over to the seat by the window and sat down to stare out at the evening sky. It was still a beautiful purple as the sun was finishing it's decent.

Yes, it was definitely a test from that person. She needed to stay calm and focus on her work. There was probably plenty she could do from the palace. Plenty power she held here... She sighed again. This wouldn't be easy. She needed to gain his confidence and stay by his side. She needed to be able to work for the palace and heal as many people as she could manage. That was the easiest way...

"Give me strength, my love." She spoke, her voice barely a whisper as she looked up at the stars as they slowly appeared in the night sky.

The Butterfly Princess

@WildCard

The Butterfly Princess

Cho

_{"It's almost hard to believe I've lived this long..."}

The Butterfly Princess, also known as 'Cho'

Ageless

It is said that long ago, a young maiden was born in a poor village. There, she grew up among poverty and the ill. However, it is told that she was a kind soul and found her happiness there where she could. Her family was a normal one, trying their best to get by where they could.

There in that village, the maiden met a young man by the name of Ryugan and he slowly become her lover as they grew older. However, life was not as simple as the maiden would have liked. The village was suddenly being taxed by the emperor, far more than it could bare to give up. The maiden was upset but did not condone violence, and so, she spoke with the soldier that came to take the tax. She tried her best to convince them but it was all in vain, they would only listen to their emperor and their orders were absolute. They hit the poor maiden and sent her back, hoping the scare would be enough to keep her away from them.

However, it only managed to anger Ryugan, her now husband. He formed a group with the young men and some women of the village and planned an attack on the soldiers that came. They were successful but... all was not fine. Not only was the maiden upset with him, when the soldiers returned, they returned with the general, a powerful man who took Ryugan away from the maiden and took him to the palace to be executed.

Distraught, the maiden packed her things and made way for the palace, nothing on her mind except for her precious loved one. However, her horse was not as fast and as she reached the steps to the palace, it had begun. There stood before her, her love, Ryugan. He was staring lifelessly out at he crowd forming but his eyes lit up as he saw her.

Time slowed as the maiden screamed, running up to her husband. However, as she did, the candle had died and the blade was lifted. Another shrill scream came as it all ended. She cried over the body of her dead husband, his face looking so peaceful. The guards tried to take her away and... as the story goes... she turned around with a rage in her eyes and clawed out the eyes of the first guard to touch her.

Gone was her notion of violence being bad, gone was the sweet maiden they had known before. All that was left, was a shell of the woman she'd left behind. The maiden was broken, her heart shattered. She attacked anyone who came near her. It wasn't until the general approached that she even spoke a word.

"You..." She breathed and then charged at him. To say it was unfair would be an understatement as the general quickly restrained her. The general not one to kill women, made pretense with the people before him and claimed he would kill the wench in his own bedchamber after taking her for himself.

These words broke her further as she fell limp against him, her will completely gone from her. The general's biggest mistake was what he'd done that night. He was kind to the maiden and eventually let her go once things had died down. Not even his niceties would warm her cold heart. She wandered the land, gathering warriors for her cause. She was very charismatic and with this group she attacked many regimes of soldiers, killing innocents in the crossfire.

Eventually, her group grew to the size of an army that she herself led. Clad in shining armor, she and her army comprised of hand picked men made way for the palace. She would have her revenge on this emperor and his men. Blind in her war path, the maiden killed all who stood in her way and finally found herself once again at the steps of the palace, staring at the general who stood before her.

At once and without warning, she rushed at him and the battle commenced. This time, she was an equal match for him and they fought for ages before the general finally consented defeat and laid down his sword. Satisfied, the maiden walked the steps of the palace and smiled as she saw the man before her. The emperor.

However, she did not see him for long as she felt the stinging feel of a sword through her back. The general had lied and now his sword sat inside of her stomach.

That day, the maiden died and as she did, the emperor looked down at her with piercing gray eyes. She slowly drifted... to where, she didn't know. But soon, she came to a meadow where Ryugan sat, smiling at her. However, as she approached, his smile faded and she looked down to see herself covered in blood. He smiled turned to tears as he watched her.

"My love... what have you become? I'm so sorry..."

His voice was soft and trembling as he lifted a hand to touch her. She jumped away as he came close, realizing exactly what she had become. She could feel her body being pulled away from him by the hands of the people she had killed. She could feel the darkness wrapping around her, pulling her in.

And then... a light pierced it's way in the form of a single blue butterfly. It flittered down and the darkness crept away. It's light was utterly blinding to the maiden.

"Hello. It seems you have been lost on your path, little one..." It spoke to her, or so the story goes. The lone butterfly offered the maiden a choice. She could spend eternity in darkness, or she could come back to earth as a goddess and spend her entire life making up for her actions. If she saved enough people, she might be able to come back and be with Ryugan again.

The maiden, not having much of a choice, took the entity up on their offer and thus the legend of the Butterfly Princess was born. Now named Cho, she has long forgotten her real name. The only memory she keeps with her now, is the smiling face of her loved one in the meadow. Since then, she has been chased by generations of emperors who no longer know the reason why they chase her, what chaos she had inflicted upon them in her life.

The Emperor - WIP

_{"Cho... you will be mine."}

Chokan Shi Lan (Forgive me for making up BS names. Especially if they sound silly.)(I'm pretty sure Fao Shang is from Mulan too. Lel.)

26 y/o

Chokan, as the child of a widowed bride, finds himself often fighting for the things he wants. Though, he never really condoned his mother's actions, he never tried to stop them. He watched as she wormed her way into the high court and eventually at the Emperor's side as his bride.

Li Fang had many children with the Emperor, most of them sisters for Chokan but a few of them were born brothers. Li Fang, not wanting those children to become the Emperor so that she could keep her power, knew that she still had to have children for her son-less husband. If she hadn't it would have been bad for both her and Chokan.

Having spent a good deal of her time with herbs while with her new husband, Li Fang had discovered she had a natural talent with poisons and over the years made both herself and her son, Chokan, immune to them by having them eat them constantly.

It was the day of Chokan's brother, Kouran, to ascend the throne as their father had just passed and was the time for Li Fang to strike with the help of her son. That morning, Chokan brought to his brother a 'well-wishes' drink of sake, wanting to toast to the soon to be Emperor's success. Li Fang had spent the night changing the other brother's clothes and while Chokan did his part, she was dressing her sons in clothes lined with poison.

Before the ceremony was over, all that was left was Chokan and Li Fang. The advisers were shocked and did not know what to do. Li Fang, using her cunning, convinced them all to continue the ceremony with Chokan since he was the next rightful heir. After all, it would be a waste to stop now.

Chokan was crowned as the Emperor and his brothers were laid to rest. Later, he read in his step-father's diaries about a beautiful being that eluded the family for years. A smiled crept it's way onto his face. What a perfect way to show that his family was a much better choice for royalty.

Now, Chokan sits with the Butterfly Princess in his possession and his mother grinning gleefully at his side. The only problem... is his sister. Naoi Fao Shang. She claims to have seen their heinous deeds and plans to ruin Chokan and his mother. She swears that he will have no sons and that her own will become the true emperor. What will she do if he decides to attack her or her only son?