the searleys | d10's cobblestones [open]
Jan 26, 2023 15:33:22 GMT -5
Post by napoleon, d2m ₊⊹ 🐁 ɢʀɪғғɪɴ. on Jan 26, 2023 15:33:22 GMT -5
Searley, a sturdy name, warm like a loaf of bread fresh out of the oven. Searley, bright and brazen, a sip of whisky fire in a wintry night. Searley, a shadow of southern royalty, homemade and homegrown. Searley, to help, to build, to do unto others with kindness. Searley - strong as stone, all in the colors of a sunset.
Humble and hale in equal measure, rough and tumble in every facet, all the Searleys had to their name at first was the reputation of being helpful. To be precise, they were helpful when it came to fixing things. From broken land-mowers to even the oldest of trucks, they fixed it all, colloquially known as having wenches for hands. Oil-streaked, the Searleys were born anointed with engine grease. It was in their blood. They laughed as loud as the engines they mended and shone as bright as the southern sun on their tanned skins. Artificers, mechanics, smithsmen, you can call them whatever but their duty never changed.
But the brighter a wick burns, the more dangerous it becomes. Long ago, during one hot summer night, one Searley was in the middle of putting together a machine when fire burst from one of the wires and caught on. The flames could be seen from the tallest peaks in Ten. The house burned for days.
The remaining Searleys, left with the ashes, were reforged to cinder blocks. They retreated. They stopped helping others. Impoverished and grieving, they married themselves off into wealthier families, one of them being the Winchesters. Their brightness faded, and so did their ambitions.
But what was once ashes can become something else entirely. Scorched homes can be rebuilt, brick by brick. Rising from the wreckage, a few Searleys dared to dream of fire and invention again, learning old habits in the dark. The smell of grease returned. The sound of old machinery, long unheard of, was revived. What was once ashes before can become something else, and the Searleys coalesced to rock- sturdy, strong, and igneous.
And they would never let themselves be burned again.
The Searleys, on the surface, are a patriarchal family but everyone in town knows that the three Searley sisters are the ones who call the shots. Each one got the grit of cobblestones, the brash of summer air. These ladies are a group no one dares to cross, unless they want to be noted down on their own secret target list.
A meticulous figure of a southern matron, everyone knows Ramona’s name in the churches—and her baking. Whereas every other Searley has a knack for machinery, her talent lies within her award-winning pecan pies and cherry cupcakes. She runs a large baking and pastry store out by the frontier, and every churchgoer gets a hefty fifty percent discount. Faith has always been important to her. It saved her through her worst, whisky-riven years and saw her through as a mother for five. She would rather give up everything than abandon it now. Everything, except maybe her family.
Ramona’s children test her faith and values. They are a motley crew, so all character ideas are welcomed. Some ideas: trashsmiths, mechanics, and truck racers.
Child of Ramona - Andal Searley 18 (played by griffin)
Child of Ramona - Magdalena Searley 17 (played by calla)
Child of Ramona - Canyon Luke Searley 16 (played by rave)
Child of Ramona - Rowan Searley 15 (played by fox)
Now Jo’s the one everyone treats with an excess of respect, and looking at her it isn’t hard to see why. One scar running down her left eye, she’s the owner of District Ten’s busy bar: Jo’s Bar. The name’s a real charm, she picked it out herself. And this isn’t one of those hole in the wall places, full of rotting wood and empty bullet shells, but a real place where anyone is welcome for a drink and a conversation, if they’re in need of either. Jo takes pains to ascertain that her bar exudes the best southern warmth, enlisting her own children’s help for it. That means no tavern fights, and absolutely no cowboy face offs.
Jo’s children work with her in the tavern, or do the business part of it. Some character ideas are: barkeeps, dealmakers, and even alcoholics!
Child of Jo - Open Slot 18
Child of Jo - Open Slot 17
Child of Jo - Open Slot 16
Back up, partner—a new sheriff’s in town. Carolina’s precinct is small and rundown, with the windows still boarded up from the last summer storm, but she doesn’t care. She is the first woman to be picked up for sheriff, and she’d do her job even if she was stationed in some place worse. The peacekeepers leave her alone mostly. All of them said she was too soft for it, yet she proved them all wrong when she faced off a herd of mutts alone, her and her beloved shotgun. Now she never parts from it, wielding the old thing like the sword of judgement in an angel’s hands. No part of her, though, can be deemed angelic.
Carolina’s children act as the district watch. But in the way there are some who love her ideas of justice, there are also others that revolt against it. Some ideas: young officers, gunslingers, mutt tamers.
Child of Carolina - Open Slot 18 (Twins)
Child of Carolina - Open Slot 18 (Twins)
Child of Carolina - Open Slot 16
Application
Humble and hale in equal measure, rough and tumble in every facet, all the Searleys had to their name at first was the reputation of being helpful. To be precise, they were helpful when it came to fixing things. From broken land-mowers to even the oldest of trucks, they fixed it all, colloquially known as having wenches for hands. Oil-streaked, the Searleys were born anointed with engine grease. It was in their blood. They laughed as loud as the engines they mended and shone as bright as the southern sun on their tanned skins. Artificers, mechanics, smithsmen, you can call them whatever but their duty never changed.
But the brighter a wick burns, the more dangerous it becomes. Long ago, during one hot summer night, one Searley was in the middle of putting together a machine when fire burst from one of the wires and caught on. The flames could be seen from the tallest peaks in Ten. The house burned for days.
The remaining Searleys, left with the ashes, were reforged to cinder blocks. They retreated. They stopped helping others. Impoverished and grieving, they married themselves off into wealthier families, one of them being the Winchesters. Their brightness faded, and so did their ambitions.
But what was once ashes can become something else entirely. Scorched homes can be rebuilt, brick by brick. Rising from the wreckage, a few Searleys dared to dream of fire and invention again, learning old habits in the dark. The smell of grease returned. The sound of old machinery, long unheard of, was revived. What was once ashes before can become something else, and the Searleys coalesced to rock- sturdy, strong, and igneous.
And they would never let themselves be burned again.
The Searleys, on the surface, are a patriarchal family but everyone in town knows that the three Searley sisters are the ones who call the shots. Each one got the grit of cobblestones, the brash of summer air. These ladies are a group no one dares to cross, unless they want to be noted down on their own secret target list.
( Ramona Searley )
A meticulous figure of a southern matron, everyone knows Ramona’s name in the churches—and her baking. Whereas every other Searley has a knack for machinery, her talent lies within her award-winning pecan pies and cherry cupcakes. She runs a large baking and pastry store out by the frontier, and every churchgoer gets a hefty fifty percent discount. Faith has always been important to her. It saved her through her worst, whisky-riven years and saw her through as a mother for five. She would rather give up everything than abandon it now. Everything, except maybe her family.
Ramona’s children test her faith and values. They are a motley crew, so all character ideas are welcomed. Some ideas: trashsmiths, mechanics, and truck racers.
Child of Ramona - Andal Searley 18 (played by griffin)
Child of Ramona - Magdalena Searley 17 (played by calla)
Child of Ramona - Canyon Luke Searley 16 (played by rave)
Child of Ramona - Rowan Searley 15 (played by fox)
( Jo Searley )
Now Jo’s the one everyone treats with an excess of respect, and looking at her it isn’t hard to see why. One scar running down her left eye, she’s the owner of District Ten’s busy bar: Jo’s Bar. The name’s a real charm, she picked it out herself. And this isn’t one of those hole in the wall places, full of rotting wood and empty bullet shells, but a real place where anyone is welcome for a drink and a conversation, if they’re in need of either. Jo takes pains to ascertain that her bar exudes the best southern warmth, enlisting her own children’s help for it. That means no tavern fights, and absolutely no cowboy face offs.
Jo’s children work with her in the tavern, or do the business part of it. Some character ideas are: barkeeps, dealmakers, and even alcoholics!
Child of Jo - Open Slot 18
Child of Jo - Open Slot 17
Child of Jo - Open Slot 16
( Carolina Searley )
Back up, partner—a new sheriff’s in town. Carolina’s precinct is small and rundown, with the windows still boarded up from the last summer storm, but she doesn’t care. She is the first woman to be picked up for sheriff, and she’d do her job even if she was stationed in some place worse. The peacekeepers leave her alone mostly. All of them said she was too soft for it, yet she proved them all wrong when she faced off a herd of mutts alone, her and her beloved shotgun. Now she never parts from it, wielding the old thing like the sword of judgement in an angel’s hands. No part of her, though, can be deemed angelic.
Carolina’s children act as the district watch. But in the way there are some who love her ideas of justice, there are also others that revolt against it. Some ideas: young officers, gunslingers, mutt tamers.
Child of Carolina - Open Slot 18 (Twins)
Child of Carolina - Open Slot 18 (Twins)
Child of Carolina - Open Slot 16
Application
Name:
Preferred character: (Include their relation + name here, e.g 'Daughter of Jo')
Character description:
Other: (Faceclaim ideas + tell me gay things)Note: This is not first come, first serve.
