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P R E M I S E

It was all the hero's fault.

If that first human hadn't decided to recklessly go off to try to defeat an imposing mythological creature, and then somehow succeeded, it would still be safe. That same foolish fellow would not have gone about the countryside bragging about his victory, causing other humans to aspire for the same glory and honor. The mystical beings would not have felt the urge to fight back in order to maintain their previous status. Wars would have been prevented. Iron would not have been placed on every door. A stake in every town center. Silver used more often as a weapon than as jewelry. The townspeople would have never started to panick at the sight of every supernatural occurrence. Witch hunts would have never started, causing the witches to turn against their supernatural neighbors in a desperate attempt to save themselves. The bounty hunting leagues would have never been formed. The supernatural would have never been forced to go into hiding. If it hadn't been for that first foolish human, out to prove himself to his fellow beings, none of this would have happened.

But it did. And after that, everything changed.

Science had begun as their unlikely ally. Belief that everything had an explanation shielded all those that did not. With it, they could be safe from those who had taken up iron against them in the last years. The fey were written off as myths. Mere stories to entertain the children at night, or teach them lessons. Vampires feeding in the night were explained away as the acts of psychopaths, merfolk were fish, selkies were seals, and werewolves were mere wild beasts. Humanity continued to thrive, and the supernatural faded into obscurity, free to exist, but only under various guises. More powerless than ever before, but content to be forgotten by the human race in order to be free.

But some always remembered.

A secret league from the olden times still existed, training son and daughter in the weaknesses of the creatures they knew to be still at large. Assuming the positions of leaders in their own world, and blood thirsty tyrants in the other. It was their job to protect the rest of humanity from those with the power that could not be explained. It was their job to make sure that the supernatural stayed hidden from the knowledge of the rest of the world. By any means necessary. And for hundreds of years, they succeeded, and supernatural numbers continued to dwindle. Unfortunately, not everyone shared the same views. Some found the methods of the league old fashioned, and out dated in comparison with what modern technology could bring. These members were more intrigued with discovering supernatural secrets than with total eradication, and in 1896 they finally found their leader. Thirty years later, after several important strides in technology, construction began, and another threat had emerged. One hidden behind a dazzling new city, and a state of the art facility meant to maintain it. For as long as necessary. Science was no longer an ally.

And that's why you've woken up here.

With no memory of how it happened, and no clues besides two strange marks on your neck, and a horrible headache. Trapped by an insidious wall in a peculiar, but deadly, town, filled with eccentric people that disappear in the middle of the night, never to be seen again, and buildings that periodically close down, trapping their inhabitants. The girl across the way with the sweet smile and sympathetic eyes might be sincere, but be careful. Danger, both visible, and invisible, is waiting patiently to consume you on the next given opportunity, and the people here have something they're not telling. Welcome to Aresville, we hope you survive your stay.

G U I D E L I N E S

1. You must be 18 or older to join this board, since we are going to allow NC-17. You may smut if you really feel like you need to, but please try not to make that your pivotal focus. This is not intended to be a smut based board. If you are the type of person who has to reach the NC-17 level with every thread, and you only thread to make smut, then this isn't the board for you. NC-17 threads must be clearly identified as such. Not everyone wants to read that. The use of smut tags when it begins and ends in the thread itself would be very much appreciated, so that readers who do not wish to read smut can avoid it and still pick up on the plot points of the thread. Icons with nudity should be kept to a minimum, and please do not, under any circumstances, use them to start a thread. Not everyone wants to see those, and they should not be forced to. We don't want to make anyone feel uncomfortable here. If a thread has graphic images in it, that should be added to the warnings. Thanks.

2. Respect your fellow players. This is very important. Remember everything you learned in kindergarten. Thumper is your idol, okay? Be courteous. No flaming. OOC drama will get you exiled very quickly, because no one likes dealing with that. We want a good safe environment for all of our players here, and we will use the force, if necessary to protect it.

3. This is an original character roleplay. Alice and Wonderland was a book. All the supernatural beings have at least heard of it, and will be seriously weirded out if they come across the White Rabbit or Dorothy Gale. Canons pretending to be original characters will be toad. Seriously, we have a witch who turns them into toads. Or, well, they at least won't be accepted. We only like to take the witch out for special occasions. Mary Sues and Gary Stus are also not welcome. Originally, the town might have had some of those, but they all got eaten first since no one likes them, so...make them real. Just because they are mythical does not mean they deserve shoddy characterization. Don't kill their entire family and make them a depressed alcoholic prostitute drug addict. We are fairly laid back about how powerful a characters magick can be, but if you try to make your character the Most Powerful of All! it will probably not be accepted. We're looking for maturity. Besides those types, and a few outlined in the mythology section, any sort of supernatural folk is welcome. You can even make up a supernatural race, if you are brilliant and creative like that. Feel free to put all kinds of twists on old folklore. We love creativity. It is like ice cream for the mind. Try to keep things balanced so that there can be all sorts of fun friction between other supernatural beings. A fight is no fun if you can win it in 30 seconds. Be sure that they have limitations. Strengths mean nothing without them. No character is Superman, well, except Superman, but he isn't allowed since we do not allow canons. Do not go too overboard with your character. Moderation is everyone's friend. Make sure that you have read everything before you app a character, it will save everyone a lot of future grief.

4. Characters must remain active to stay in the game. This is a thread based community, and so activity will be judged mostly on that. AIM logs are allowed. Journal posts are love, and do of course count for something, but they can't count for everything, you know? Activity checks will take place every couple weeks or so, and a character must become active in the first week that it applied.

5. The current character limit is 5. This will inevitably change in the future. The current limit for how many characters in the game can be of the same race is currently 3. This way we can maintain a lovely variety instead of just having fifty vampires running amok, and one poor Leshy. Make sure you check the cap limits.

6. Plots are love, and the sky is the limit. We love new plot ideas. However, if you plan on burning down the entire east side of town, or anything else that could potentially affect the board, be sure to clear it with the mods first. Pregnancies, marriages, and deaths should also be cleared first. Don't be scared, we're very open, and we don't bite.....our friends.

7. No powerplaying/metagaming/godmodding. This should be a given. You must get another players consent before you do anything too drastic to their character. Breaking this rule is grounds for immediate dismissal. Try to let your characters be in real jeopardy sometimes. It's absolutely no fun if a siren walks up to your character, starts singing, and you go like AH HAH! BUT HE IS IMMUNE! BECAUSE HE IS AMAZING! DIE STUPID SIREN. That's kind of just annoying really. Also, try not to take over the entire board. Characters should consider themselves the main star in their universe, and they are all very important, and should have many plots, but not every plot should revolve around them. Let everyone shine, man. This is Aresville, a community of characters, each one as important as the next, not the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

8. This is a literate board. Use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Be mindful of sentence structure and all of that jazz. No chat speak in threads. No actions by asterisks. Also, try your best to match the people you're threading with. If they write you four decent sized paragraphs, give them more than one line. Balance, once again, is key in all things.

9. If you have any questions, concerns, grievances, or declarations of war, don't be afraid to bring them to a mod. If you would like to hold a character, please visit the holds page.

10. Thank you for reading, we love you very much, and have fun!

C O M M U N I T I E S

aresville: The In Character Threading Community.

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