SAVAGE

Hidden deep in the mountains of rural Pennsylvania, Anguish is well known as the 'home of the cursed.' Originally established as a coal mining town in the late 1800s, local legend claims the mines' later collapse was because the miners 'dug too deep.' Truthfully the curses of the gods run deep, and its rural location makes the town ideal for those who are considered the dregs of supernatural society. Savage is the buzz blog for an upcoming, 18+, cursed creatures roleplay to be hosted on JCINK premium.

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An official an enthusiastic welcome to any and all of you whose attention might be caught by this buzz blog! In this post - which will also be pinned - I will be high-lighting some important things about Savage, as well as attempting to provide an idea of what you can expect as far as a buzz timeline is concerned!

As a mature roleplay heavily inspired by personal experiences with mental health and addiction, Savage will not be for everyone. As the creator of this passion project I will always do my best to ensure that triggering content is tagged in everything from site lore to roleplay threads. I will also do my best to ensure that these sensitive subjects are treated with the respect that they deserve.

Understand that we are all humans with a life outside of roleplay. Application approvals will not be instant, and some may take longer depending on the level of research I may need to do to ensure these subjects are respectfully and properly represented.

For the time being I am a sole staff member. Much of this is because I have already developed this world and its lore to a point where refinement and a plug-in to the web pages are all that's really left to be done. I don't expect this idea to get a very enthusiastic response, partly due to its sensitive nature, but if it somehow reaches a point where I cannot juggle staffing it alone I may open up a staff search. (This likely won't happen until the site opens.)

Toxicity will be dealt with as swiftly as I can humanly manage. Understand that Savage is being developed with the intention of being a safe space where many people who have struggled in life can comfortably write about those struggles via characters they have created.

Now let's get down to the best version of a timeline that I can offer you. (Please understand that life might get in the way to some extent. These dates are subject to change if that happens, but I will do my best to keep everything coming in a timely manner.)

7/9/2023 - 7/13/2023: During these dates I plan to roll out a few things for y'all. This post is the start of the list and the rest of that list will include the site premise and rules in their entirety as well as an introductory post about yours truly.

7/14/2023 - 7/20/2023: Previews for species lore will be rolled out during these dates. There are 3 major species with a good amount of lore to them, and one 'other' category that encompasses 2 other 'species' that are a bit more loosely defined. I may also roll out an intro template for those who like to fill them out during this time frame. 7/20/23 - 7/29/2023: The remaining lore previews will be rolled out during this time, as well as some previews of the skin I have purchased and edited for use on the site. Ideally the 29th will be the date that I post the site link here.

Throughout the length of the buzz period I will do my best to throw up the occasional aesthetic/inspirational reblog and/or original post. (Expect a lot of song lyrics, honestly.)

If there is interest in a discord server release before the site buzz ends, I may roll that out at some point as well.

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Just a lil "I'm still alive" post. Stress and anxiety are kicking my ass this week, so I haven't gotten shit done, sadly.

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Made myself a check list of things left to be done. There's not necessarily an order to which these might be done, honestly.

Member groups + Colors

Profile App details thread

Face claims thread

Member directory thread

Discord server things?

Work on characters

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Immense satisfaction from finally getting all the lore copied over into the webpages. Tedious task #1 is officially accomplished.

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Okay, y'all. Here's the deal for Savages. I love this whole ass world that I've built. I love the characters that have been developing in my head as I have worked on building their world. So I'm not going to give up on it, but my progress is probably still going to be pretty slow. I finished out all the lore, but copying it over into webpages is a pain in my ass.

I also have to tweak the new skin to bring it up to what I want it to be. (Namely I have to create profile fields, member groups and colors, etc. Nothing particularly hard, but all extremely tedious for me personally.)

Also life is a balancing act at its best, and it's rarely at its best.

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Hey, everyone. I really hate to do this, but I think I am going to have to put a hold on Savage for now. Real life has gotten overwhelming to the point that I am having trouble finding motivation for much of anything leisure wise lately. I'm just constantly exhausted, to be honest. I'm not going to discard the blog, because I'm hoping that things will get better/I'll adjust. I am so sorry to anyone who might have been genuinely interested.

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"Both guilt and regret can last you a thousand lifetimes."

Remember the story about the someone stupid enough to piss of a god of plagues? Yeah, that was Cal. (First name Caladh, surname pending.) In his defense he was one of the original witches created for the purpose of bringing down Apollo's literal father. Regardless of whether there's any love lost between Apollo and Zeus, the fact in Cal's case is that he pissed off a god of plagues. Of course he definitely feels like he got the last laugh in that fight, ultimately. Over the centuries he's been through the ringer. For a long time he has dealt with addiction and the repercussions that it has had on his immortal life. Over the last century he has maintained a predominantly sober life, no longer feeding on addicts to get a high. He has been the head of the local vampire nest in Anguish for the last 60 years. He's thrilled to see the return of his sister's children. (The Hawthornes.)

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She looks up and whispers, her voice but a plea

"I wish you had not taught me so well the meaning of fear."

The eldest Hawthorne child (name still tbd) was born and raised in Anguish for a good portion of her life. The public image said that the Hawthornes' left when the father decided to join the army to better provide for his growing family. Realistically it was more the toxicity of him isolating his wife and children thousands of miles away from everything they ever knew. The eldest suffered a lot of mental trauma that culminated in an anxiety disorder. As a lover of animals - which happen to be her top coping mechanism - she pursued a degree that eventually lead to her becoming a DVM. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.) Now - at nearly 37 years of age - she has found the courage to go into business for herself. As a DVM her patients often include Anguish's local werewolf populace.

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Update to last night’s update: I swallowed my anxiety and messaged the coder about the skin that I’ve had my heart set on for Savage. Their response was fast, and exactly what I needed to get back to finishing off the site! I’m so excited about this that words cannot express that excitement properly!! I adore everything about this skin, but that profile app is absolutely why I fell in love with it. 🥰

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Fixing to have to make a decision as far as this skin goes. I purchased one that I thought would be lovely for Savage, but it came without a set-up guide of any kind, and I just don’t think I have the brain power to work with coding on this level, honestly. It may take me a bit to decide what skin I’ll switch to, because I really had my heart set on this one for its profile app, and none of the others that I own have quite as nice of ones as this one does. 

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Are we able to reserve any of the canons at this time ?

Yes! So - same deal as with the face reserves, pretty much. Replace the faces name with which canon you'd like to reserve. Add what alias you'd like us to know you by in the ask, and I'll update the post that contains the canon list you want to reserve a spot on!

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Face reserves!

This post will contain both a list of the faces that are currently reserved (and for whom) and information on how to submit a face reserve yourself should you be interested!

Reserves List

Georgia Pratt (Sorrow) Sam Heughan (Sorrow) Request a face reservation

To request a face be reserved for your use on the site, please submit an ask with the names of whichever faces you would like to reserve, and the alias you'd like for us to know you by! Anon is on and you are absolutely free to use it to reserve faces!

Please note that faces will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis. If you happen to request a face that was already requested in a previous ask, please understand that these things happen. There is currently no limit on the number of faces each potential player can reserve.

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Do you have a list of any faces that may be reserved? I found a link for the buzz schedule but it didn’t take me anywhere.

Hey, non! Sorry for the delayed response. Had something come up IRL that upset and side-tracked me.

Currently there isn't a list of faces that are reserved, because honestly my new job has been kicking my butt and leaving me exhausted. - In other words: I completely forgot about opening face reserves due to said exhaustion.

If you will give me a few extra moments to create an official post I'll have a face reserves post up shortly! As for the buzz schedule - things have fallen a bit behind thanks to my work exhaustion, but if the original pinned post on the blog doesn't show up for you I'd urge you to see this previously answered ask that contains a direct copy-paste of the original buzz schedule. Ironically I forgot to include face reserves opening to that schedule, but since I'm behind anyway: no time like the present!

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2 updates in 1 night??? Yep. Because I'm on a roll and honestly extremely excited to get this thing started.

Vampire Canons:

Leader - He/him pronouns - Approximately 4k+ years old. - Was among the first witches to be created. - Definition of a tragic past, which led to him living an immortal life filled with a battle against addiction. - Has been sober for the better part of the last century. - Absolutely the Hawthornes’ favorite uncle. (At least in his head, anyway.) - Reserved for Sorrow

Second - Any pronouns - 3k+ years old - Former hunter (still occasionally hunts) of vampires negatively affected by the virus. - Had a bout with addiction, which was where they first met the leader of the nest. - Open

Hunters - There is currently no limit to the number of hunters for the nest. Their job revolves around hunting vampires who were negatively affected by the virus that turned them. 

Infamous Criminal - 2.5k+ years - He/him pronouns - The first vampire to be tried and convicted by a human court. - He was found guilty of first-degree murder. - For the last five years he has sat in a human prison, waiting to see if he’d ever be released. - He feels no remorse for the murder, and maintains that he was perfectly justified in killing “that abusive son-of-a-bitch.” - Open

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Werewolf Canons:

Alpha’s Offspring:

Twin #1 - She/her pronouns - Party girl - Part-time musician, part-time bar-tender - doesn’t often stick around - will straight up punch someone who fucks with her twin, but often does so herself - 0 interest in being the alpha of a small town pack, even though she has support from a decent number of pack members. - Open

Twin #2 - He/him pronouns - Serious, reserved, passionate - Horrible guilty conscious as he is currently harboring the secret of their father’s death from even his twin - 0 interest in being the type of alpha his father was - Uncertain if he deserves the title after the role he played in his own father’s death - Open

Contenders: 

1 - Twins’ paternal uncle - Open age - Up until recently he was publicly backing his nephew - Declared his own claim to alphaship of the pack at the last minute in an attempt to take all of his nephews’ supporters away. - Hits the nail on the head with the definition of Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Open

2 - Twins’ paternal aunt - Open Age - Never openly declared her support for either of the twins, because she couldn’t choose between them. - Only declared her own claim to alphaship of the pack after her brother declared his. - Primarily declared her own claim because she knows pack law will lead her and her brother to face off against each other in a fight. -  Open

3 - Pack Beta - Open Age - Open pronouns - Declared their claim to alphaship as the deceased alpha’s second-in-command - Has moderate support from other pack members - Is absolutely the definition of sociopath. - Open

4 - Twins’ maternal Aunt - Open Age - Declared her claim to alphaship by right of trial. - Is absolutely in cahoots with the twins’ paternal aunt against the uncle. - Feels that the uncle owes her his life because he took her sister from her. - Open

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Witch Canons - Hawthorne Family

Hawthorne Family:

It was shortly after the mines were opened that the Hawthornes moved into town. The family name was adopted after they arrived in the states - a clear indicator that there was something they were trying to outrun. Regardless of the family’s past, however, they quickly established themselves in the small town. Their men worked hard in the mines while their women put their ‘natural’ gift for healing to use.

But it was when the mines collapsed that the family really established themselves as an essential part of the towns’ population. Even as large as the numbers of those lost to the collapse were, they would have been significantly larger if it hadn’t been for the Hawthornes. The effort that they put into saving lives and tending to the wounded during the tragedy earned them the gratitude and praise of Anguish’s townsfolk.

To this day - even though the family has only recently returned after a couple of decades away - the Hawthorne name is well known and celebrated in Anguish. Their return has brought a sigh of relief from the general population.

The current generation of Hawthornes consists of 5 siblings. They were all born in Anguish, but the family left the town when the eldest was 15. Twenty years have passed since the move, and while some things have certainly changed, most remain quite the same.

First - Mid 30s - She/her pronouns - Twin to second - Quiet, anxious, reserved, depression-tinted with self-esteem issues. - Veterinarian in a small farming town - Often tends to the wounded pack members in Anguish - Niece to the local vampire nest leader - Heart of gold - Absolutely the most invested in druidcraft, as well as the most practiced in it of the Hawthornes. She frequently uses it in her job to help heal the locals’ animals and the local pack members. - Reserved for Sorrow.

Second - Mid 30s - Any pronouns -  Twin to first - Caring, compassionate, extremely nerdy - Is a licensed therapist - Highly protective of all of their siblings - Has been eagerly exploring the possibilities of using druidcraft in their therapy sessions, and earned very interesting results from this practice. - Open

Third -  Early 30s - Any pronouns - Middle child syndrome. - Quite possibly either Narcissistic Personality Disorder and/or Schizophrenia - Addict. - Uses druidcraft primarily for the purpose of cultivating the drugs they do and sell. - Certainly a toxic human being who thrives on negative chaos and the feeling of empowerment they receive when they successfully manipulate others. - Open

Fourth - Mid to late 20s - Any pronouns. - Hard outer shell, soft inside. - Kind of an asshole, especially when the situation calls for one. - Would still do anything for anyone that was in need. - Uses druidcraft primarily as a way to enhance their own physical abilities. Is often the test subject for the baby of the family. - Open

Fifth - Early to mid 20s - She/her pronouns. - Loud and opinionated, sweet but bitchy, tiny, but can throw a mean right hook that will plant a grown ass werewolf on his ass, a little bit rebel, a little bit hometown girl. - Tattoo artist - Mixes druidcraft with her tattoo ink to provide tattoos that serve various functions from enhancing a person’s physical abilities to serving as a calming charm for those plagued by anxiety disorders. - Open

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Just a quick update before I go to sleep for the night. I decided to redo the canons to have flavor to them. I updated the witch canons post with some details that I thought would add some flavor to each character as an individual. For the most part I left a lot of things open as far as what pronouns they might prefer, what their romantic/sexual preferences might be. I just added a few descriptive factors about each of them. Essentially a jumping off point for anyone who might be interested in playing one of the characters.