#century scribbles

[dead-lights]

regency era // cents & sensibility

“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.” ― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

cc below the cut

outfit #1

bonnet, hair, top, and skirt from regency reverie by @gilded-ghosts

earrings by @the-melancholy-maiden

outfit #2

dress from regency reverie by gilded-ghosts

earrings by @yakfarm

necklace by @batsfromwesteros

hair and flower accessory by the-melancholy-maiden

gloves by @dancemachinetrait

outfit #3

hair and flower accessory by the-melancholy-maiden

coral earrings and necklace by batsfromwesteros

dress by @happylifesims

[dead-lights]

nibbles // the devampiros

I was supposed to be making embarrassing old-timey pictures of the DeVampiros for the Vatores to make fun of, I got distracted, and now it's a whole thing. here's some lore!

operation high fang

After the end of Operation Eternal Flame, a group of Vampires came out of hiding to start the initiative. Through a successful propaganda campaign, they branded Vampires as refined and classy, boasting of what they offer through their historical knowledge and charismatic ways. At the same time, they smeared Werewolves as dirty and dangerous monsters, lacking in control. The results were catastrophic for the new Werewolf communities who were still maturing as an occult.

(i compiled all game quotes about the century conflict/surrounding events here - the high fang stuff is at the very bottom, my headcaons are below the cut. also if you don't recognize the guy, he's the vampire Elle bat- and coffin-fucked in the trailers/the guy from the painting over Vlad's fireplace)

My hc is that Elle is originally from Aria, the coven of the arts. Aria had very pointedly decided not to get involved with the Century Conflict - they were artists, not combatants, and few made it past the rank of Prime (which is largely why Elle left - she was hungry for prestige and wanted to grow her power). The result was that the overwhelming majority of the coven, including Elle's parents, were slaughtered by werewolves and spellcasters.

After the war, vampires found themselves in a weakened state and with no allies to speak of, and were terrified of the day when spellcasters and werewolves would rebuild their numbers. To secure their futures, they needed to break the alliance between spellcasters and werewolves. Vlad's conquest of Forgotten Hollow showed how easily humans could be manipulated to be used against their enemies, so they decided to utilize his old techniques to wage a propaganda campaign known as Operation High Fang.

Elle rallied the surviving members of her coven of origin to join High Fang. With their cultured upbringings and familiarity with human art, they were uniquely well-suited to promote this new, classy image of vampires. They were also pretty mad about spellcasters and werewolves slaughtering their kin, and were determined to take their revenge. Also, they were a bunch of classy snobs who did just like going to fancy parties, eating fancy foods, and talking about fancy things.

The first part of this plan required that they infiltrate mundane high society. In the beginning, they mostly played human, gathering information and forming strategies. By the time they started revealing their true natures to humans, they'd built up the social skills and relationships to ensure that they were well-received.

Once they'd rehabilitated the image of vampires in mundane society, they were able to move onto the most vital part of their plan: convincing spellcasters that they're better than werewolves, but that is a subject for another render.

As I've mentioned more than a few times, I really hate making faces in CAS. Since most of the faces in this scene were either not visible or out of focus, I got REALLY lazy about making background sims for this one, with this result:

what makes this even worse is Caleb/Lilith/Lily's moms are identical twins because I couldn't be bothered to make 2 sisters...

1920s clothes by @happylifesims

ferronnière and flower hair ornament by @the-melancholy-maiden

elle's hair/accessory by kiara zurk

blender scene: classic art deco hall

[dead-lights]

meddler // dillon devampiro & elle nox

pettiness: the fastest way to a woman's heart. this woman, anyway.

cc

elle's hair by @the-melancholy-maiden

elle's earrings by @yakfarm

elle's dress (emma gown) by @gilded-ghosts

dillon's outfit by @happylifesims

violet's hair (viola lmao) and ornament (flowers left) by @the-melancholy-maiden

violet's dress (marianne) by @gilded-ghosts

violet's earrings by @lady-moriel

[dead-lights]

favorite // selkis & straud

Though best known for turning and training Vladislaus Straud, her favorite offspring, Sabina Selkis was also notable for her introduction of the iconic crown of thorns hairstyle to vampire society. Historians disagree as to which achievement had the greater impact.

[dead-lights]

someday soon // áine

ok but between the shoes, height, and hair, áine was probably like 6'5 in this outfit. i think she really liked towering over people.

earrings by @renorasims

hair and ornament by @the-melancholy-maiden

dress by sifix (tsr)

runes by @agnelid (edited to cover more of her chest)

[dead-lights]

century ensemble

just felt like getting the gang together all in one place! not quite a height reference, but it's nice to have a good group ortho shot.

[dead-lights]

second // violet & dillon & elle

tfw you realize your immortal frenemy isn't getting fired after all :(

follow-up to this post. violet is a century conflict-era oc i've been playing around with. CC & ramblings about Elle and Violet beneath the cut.

Elle and Violet grew up together. Even as children, they were intensely competitive with each other. They were close enough in skill that neither could slack off without falling behind, but despite Violet's efforts Elle was generally recognized the more talented of the two. Violet hated that. Between her resentment and Elle's ego, their relationship steadily devolved into catty insults and passive aggression. It was easier for them to find work as a pair (they genuinely did play well together), so they stuck together for 20 years before they caught Vlad's attention, but by the time they reached Forgotten Hollow they absolutely despised each other, despite (or perhaps because of) their awareness that they never could've gotten so far without each other.

Elle, the obvious favorite, had a much better time working for Vlad. Violet got to play when he wanted a duet or quartet (2 violins + viola + cello) but she was expected to sit out for string trios (1 violin + viola + cello) and solos unless Elle was unavailable. When Vlad told Elle that Dillon didn't want her to perform, Violet was delighted - this, she thought, was her chance. When she realized that Dillon's intention was to seduce Elle, not get rid of her, Violet had to accept that she wouldn't have her turn in the spotlight until Elle either retired or got dumped.

(to be clear - none of this is meant to knock second violins. I played violin back in school and preferred to play second whenever my conductor would let me move out of first. there is, however, a difference in how people see 1st/2nd violins, at least at lower skill levels. 2nd violin parts are often a bit easier than 1st, but when playing pieces like bach's concerto for 2 violins, with a second violin part just as difficult as first, people would still assume I was the weaker member of the duet even when first couldn't play their part correctly. 1st violins get more prestige and I understand Violet's frustration, but Elle genuinely was the better violinist, and the best violinist gets to be first chair)

violet's dress (marianne) by @gilded-ghosts

violet's hair (viola) and ornament (flowers left) by @the-melancholy-maiden

violet's earrings by @lady-moriel

violet's stockings & shoes + elle's gloves by @dancemachinetrait

elle's hair and ornament by the-melancholy-maiden

elle's dress (personal recolor) by @happylifesims

dillon's outfit and shoes by happylifesims

[dead-lights]

flora & keisha & tess

After the vampire uprising, Tess was shunned by most of magical society. Casters like Greggorius Lunvik, who had long opposed the use of duplicates, were particularly hostile towards her. The fact that Tess's duplicate was out there raising hell certainly did not help. There was even talk of a forced dissolution.

Keisha and Flora were among the few who stood by her. Their continued support may have further damaged Tess's reputation - though well-respected within the School of Mischief, the duo were known to be absolute terrors - but they took care of her, and made sure she wasn't alone.

Unfortunately, that meant dealing with the fact that, even before becoming a vampire, Flora was notoriously difficult to get along with. At least they had Keisha around to smooth things over.

cc below the cut

Dresses by Sifix (TSR)

Flora's hair: Jane by @thatonegreenleaf (lmao I threw a subsurf modifier on her without thinking and crashed blender - this hair does not mess around)

Keisha's hair: Adeline by @simkatu

Keisha's necklace: Ebele by @ice-creamforbreakfast

Tess's Hair: Elena by @simkatu