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Morgyn Ember, lorebuilding

I had a lot of time to think about Morgyn Ember. In a nutshell: he can't have kids according to the game, so that's why he responded with a negative emoji to Molly when she asked him. But that's boring. I play dnd damn it and he's a spell caster, so we can do better than that!

So here's what I came up with.

The history of Morgyn Ember and the magic realm

The magic realm we all know and love is ruled by a trinity of spellcasters who keep the deep magic in balance. It's a realm apart from the simsworld. That wasn't always the case. For a long time spellcasters lived among non-magic sims and they were ruled by a high sorcerer.

The last high sorcerer was a man called Lord Faba. He found spellcaster superior to the non-magic folk and wanted them to submit to him and rule the world. You know, regular evil lord stuff. This brings chaos to the deep magic of the world.

Morgyn was born under the realm of Lord Faba. His parents weren't actually his parents, though. He was the result of colliding forces of magic. Possible caused by the disbalance of Lord Faba's rule. His parents raise him, knowing how special he could be. His parents were part of a rebellion against Lord Faba, but knowing how special Morgyn is they don't want him to be a part of it yet. They want him to have a childhood. Morgyn supresses his growing magic, but he's smart, he learns quickly and is a powerful spellcaster, especially for his young age. He secretly joins a mission, he wants to help. One big bang of accidental fire, embers and heat and the mission is a success, but his parents and many other rebels will not come home. Morgyn is taken by Lord Faba's men.

Evil lord Faba remebers an old drawing. It prophecided the coming of golden haired child, that would change the magic realm forever, either for the worse or good. Morgyn could be the weapon he needs to change the world in his favor. He takes Morgyn under his wing and makes him believe that the rebellion is evil and his parents were weak. They were holding him back from reaching his full potential.

So he teaches him to use his magic powers and to fuel them with hate and anger. This makes Morgyn a dangerous force to be reckoned with: powerful, chaotic, unpredicatable and explosive. (oh yes, Morgyn is a wild magic sorcerer for sure!). For more than a year Morgyn becomes the weapon Lord Faba wants him to be. Morgyn is torn up by guilt, he's confused and angry at the world. Lord Faba's daughter, a mischievous teenager, becomes a good friend. Someone who understands him. The sister he never had.

Meanwhile, the rebellion, lead by the Charms, recovers from the blow. A year later, a young and smart strategist called Simmeon executes his plan to plant a mole into the heart of the high sorcerer's power. Lady Faba fell in love with a non-magic sim, her father would never accept that and even execute her man if he ever found out. She's perfect for the role and she takes it. She'll do everything to thwart her dad. She tells Morgyn about her rebellion and that the rebellion needs him. Morgyn is more confused than ever, but their friendship is strong enough to give it a chance.

Back at rebel-base, Minerva Charm, a wise scholar, tells him about the prophecy and how Lord Faba is trying to stop it from happening. She tells him that they believe Morgyn is supposed to be part of a trinity that brings balance to the deep magic of the world and restore the old magic realm so spellcasters and non-magic folk can live besides eachother in harmony and peace. He has to stop Faba who's only been using him to kill innocent people ánd disrupt the deep magic that will destroy the world. The magic realm cannot have one ruler, there needs to be three.

The war rages on. The Charms train him in using his powers for good and to control them. Simmeon's strategy works: with Morgyn at the rebellion's side and Lady Faba as the infiltrator her father never saw coming manipulating and sabotaging things from the inside, they manage to get the upper hand. In a big final battle Lord Faba is killed, but so is mr. Charm. Morgyn wasn't able to save him.

Morgyn, Simmeon and Lady Faba form the trinity and together they restore the magic realm. The deep magic calms down. Magic- and non magic-folk can live together in peace and harmony. There will never again be a dictator and everyone is welcome to enjoy magic.

Back to now

Morgyn has been through a lot and the manipulation by Lord Faba haunts him still. He keeps seeing himself as dangerous and a weapon. Sometimes he can't even trust his own mind and senses, these are the moments he still has burst-outs. He takes his last name as a reminder of that. So after the war he throws himself at his calling as a protector and mentor of the magic realm to account for his sins.

The magic realm is stable and thriving. This is when he meets Molly. They fall in love. She understands their roles as chosen ones and what that does to a person. She understands what it means to live your life in service of the greater good. She understands him. But falling in love wasn't something he ever planned for himself. Is he really worth it? Can he live a normal life? Is he allowed to? And now she's asking him about kids! He's not a normal sim, can he even have kids? What if he passes on his explosive powers? What if he hurts Molly or the kids? What if he kills them?

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Meet Molly Shellwick

Traits: shady, outdoor enthousiast and animal lover. Aspiration: neighborhood confidant. Home: Willow Creek, a tiny barn.

Backstory:

Ever since her birth Molly is special. She's born a faun, half sim half animal. In Bestia, the world she's from, that means you're a chosen one: a link between the world of sims and the world of animals. Most chosen ones become priests, a very respected way of life in Bestia.

Molly grows up as a farmer's daughter. Her presence makes that all kinds of animals visit the farm regularly. They have a happy, but not very rich life, which means her parents can't afford a spot at priest school. That's a problem. Molly wants to become a high priest and won't back down to get what she wants. She comes up with a ruse. One day she saves a sack of kittens from drowining in a river. Many see it happening and she becomes a local hero. The people see she's a chosen one, so to thank her they give her a spot at priest school. Little do they know that the kittens wouldn't be anywhere near that crowded river without Molly. When her father finds out she's responsible for the near death of the very animals she ought to protect he's furious. "Go to that school, but don't expect a warm welcome home when you're done!" he yells. She doesn't understand. The kittens are fine and now she can go to redeem herself and protect animals forever. What's the big deal?!

She leaves home to attend school and graduates with the highest marks. But she can't go home. Luckily there's something big happening. New worlds have been discovered outside of Bestia and missionaries are needed to go there and spread the good word. Molly applies for a world called Simmia. She'll have the great task to influence and convert these 'savages' to respect their animal world. No worries, she's got this.

Personality

Very smart, patient, socially adaptable and charismatic

The goal is the most important priority, it means everything to her. The greater good justifies the means, even it that means putting aside one's convictions for a short time

The best way to convert someone is to educate

Animals are equals to sims, they deserve our respect

A couple of quests

To convert everyone, but especially the royal family - she'll have to sweeten her way in

To own or interact with every animal in de sims

To own a small business where everyone can interact with her animals

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Make-over: BFFs

I was already thinking about this, but now I have done it. The BFFs are officially part of the Goth household as their staff. I love the irony of Summer Holiday, the most cheerful spirit of Willow Creek, cooking, cleaning and dressing the most gloomy sims of all time.

Despite the uniforms I think I managed to keep all of their spirits alive, I'm especially pleased with Summer's signature blue socks.

On the right you can see the side entrance that leads to the staff space and house-kitchen, which was inspired by the staff space of the Russell's from HBO's 'The gilded age', marvelous series that I can recommend to all!

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Another makeover: the Landgraabs

I really wanted the Landgraab's to contrast the Goth's. So I gave them lighter and brighter colors, while still having an old-money rich kind of look and feel. They're less eccentric than the Goth's and in my story they're not royalty, their old money comes from the landgrabbing business, so a business-look seemed more appriopriate. Don't tell them, though, because they obviously think that they are the rightful owners of the crown and throne.

Nancy still has her signature orange (yay), but without looking like she stepped right out of 2014 and Geoffrey still has that cozy, dopey feel, but this time I can take him seriously. Or at least as seriously as we can when a detective has no clue that his wife is a crimeboss.

Malcolm is very much the young dandy, living off of his parent's money like it grows on trees and not really caring with his suit undone (according to Nancy) and messy hair.

Johnny Zest got kicked out by his family (probably Nancy) when he decided he wanted to become a comedian, so he can basically do as he pleases now. I just think he'd never be able to shake off his fancy pansy rich-boy upbringing entirely. So I still made him look fancy, put together and expensive, but with a little expressive twist: brighter and more colorful than his relatives.

CC used: yes, but not for their everyday wear

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First makeover: the Goths

They're the royal family of my world, so they deserved some nice suits and dresses.

I also build them a castle with a basement for the staff, they have their own side entrance, a kitchen and windows (always a nice thing to have). I got inspired by 'the Gilded Age'

I'm thinking about making the 'Besties' their staff. Can you imagine Summer Holiday with her joyful and bright personality serving this gloomy bunch?

This took me way longer to build than I'd like to admit, and I had to drag myself to finish it, but it was worth it. Now I need a goth-break...

Here are some top-views:

CC used: yes.

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Starting a forever world

Oh gosh, I'm starting a forever world. I've never been very good at completing several generations, but I'm in the mood for emotional connection to my game and some theatre and storytelling.

Every forever world needs a diary and a tracker, hence this blog. So feel free to enjoy my forever world stories with me. I also love building and creating sims, so you can also expect some make-overs and builds!

Forever world concept (work in progress, probably forever haha):

The world of Simmia gets a visit from a stranger from the world of Bestia. Bestia is a world where people and animals live side by side as equals and they worship their animals. This stranger has been sent to 'convert' everyone in Simmia and to teach these 'savages' some respect for the animal-side of the world. How do we do this? by converting the royal family of course.

The Goth's have the throne, but not when the Landgraabs have anything to say about that. This stranger arrives in a turbulent society. Will they succeed in their quest? and how many generations will this take?