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Wicked's Rest
Welcome to Wicked’s Rest. We are a long-running supernatural/horror-themed skeleton roleplay in our second iteration which opened on March 31st, 2023. Stop by our discord and say hello!
Tucked away on Maine's coast lies a strange town filled with whispers of cryptids and a mysterious landscape. It’s no wonder Wicked’s Rest has become the perfect home and hunting ground for the supernatural. Most of the townspeople live happily unaware of its more sinister nature, but ever since a mining accident triggered a small seismic event, things have been getting stranger by the day. Those in the know can’t help but think this is only the start.
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Welcome to our WRW! We do these weekly to provide plot drops, challenges, and highlight starters. Anyone is welcome to use these bullet points. Let us know if you want us to include one of your setting-related plots in here for next week by sending us a bullet point!
The giant leg that erupted from the ground is like nothing anyone has ever seen before. Is it a coincidence that Wicked’s Rest is full of bad omens around the same time it showed up? Check out our current plot of the week of Season 2 for ways to interact!
Ring in the Spring! There’s a town picnic, a huge caterpillar infestation, and so much more in our seasonal event.
The RP is celebrating its 1 year anniversary! Check out our event post here.
Just like in Sesame Street, Wicked's Rest has its very own cookie monster. Cookies are disappearing from home and stores, with nothing but a trail of crumbs left behind. Some theorize its a small fae or group of them, but no one has caught the cookie monster in the act yet.
Mike's Pawn Shop has changed overnight to Mike's Prawn Shop. Mike is gone. There is a giant shrimp running the store. Reception to the change is mixed.
Introducing challenges! Complete enough in a row and claim a prize. You can read more about how they work and what prizes are available here.
This week's challenge:
Have your character use a non-heart emoji in a dash convo
Alistair is not reachable and also stop being curious.
Felix is wondering how to decorate a small place
Luci wants to hang out, and maybe see the leg, or just chill.
Vic wants to know if it's legal to booby trap a house like in scooby doo.
Zofia is curious what the rest of the leg's body looks like.
Sai can get you to where you need! Don't worry about it.
Cass says be nice to the earth.... or else.
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Name: Sai Modi
Species: Vampire
Occupation: Rideshare driver
Age: 78 Years Old (Looks about 40)
Played By: Paige
Face Claim: Daniel Pudi
"Rabies has really been blown way out of proportion."
TW: Memory loss (vampire spawn flavor)
When Sai looks back on his human past, it feels like a different person. Human Sai had a beautiful wife and two children he adored. Human Sai’s greatest joy in life was walking in the door at the end of a long day. Then, in a single night, that Sai was gone. A vampire attacked him in an alleyway. She killed human Sai and left a vampire spawn in his place.
Most of his memories from that time are vague. Single snapshots and feelings. Gliding through the air, digging his fangs into a soft neck, bones snapping under his hands. And the hunger. Never-ending, bottomless, snarling hunger.
He’s not sure how long he was like that. Alone and hungry. But he remembers, at some point, he found the bats. In his new form he recognized a sort of kinship between them. The bats accepted him, tolerated him at least. They let him sleep in their caves, rest by their trees. The one thing this Sai had in common with his human self was his devotion to family. As spawn and vampire, Sai found his new family not in blood, but in bats.
He can’t remember all the things he did as a vampire spawn, but the violence must have been spectacular. When Esther, an elder Noxferatu clan vampire from Wicked’s Rest, found him and turned him into a higher vampire a little over thirty years ago, she said she’d done it because the trail of destruction he’d carved delighted her. All she asked in return for restoring his intelligence was that he be eternally in her debt. Disoriented from the return to a human-like form, he was hardly in the state to refuse.
His new life took some adjustment. He missed the simplicity of being spawn and the bat-like traits that he’d lost in his second transformation. But the longer he was a higher vampire, the more it grew on him, especially once a fellow Noxferatu clan member taught him how to compel bats. Of course, he would never force his will on them. Instead, he learned to call to them, like he would for a friend. Wherever he walked at night, his winged friends would follow. Instead of feeling distance, he felt closer to his bats than ever.
In his new form, he found there was more he could do for the bats, too. There were city officials with their names in phone books who he could call up, newspapers he could write impassioned letters to, and whole textbooks dedicated to bats. Modern technology brought him bat chat boards and bat conservation websites and connected him with human bat lovers who shared some of his goals. The more he learned, the more he saw how much they needed his help, and thanks to Esther’s gift, he was able to give it. Over half of bat species were endangered. Someone needed to step up to protect them.
Character Facts:
Personality: Obsessed, eccentric, loyal, pushy, gumptious
Sai is a rideshare driver but not on any of the apps, since his license is not entirely legally sound. He’s posted flyers advertising his services around town, “Need a ride? Call Sai!” He’s only somewhat reliable and doesn’t always answer his phone during the working hours listed on the flyer.
Sai is a one-man bat propaganda machine and is always ready with informational flyers and bat conservation paraphernalia that he makes himself.
He’s always up for doing up odd jobs here and there to pick up more cash to pay for his various bat-related projects.
He pays lip service to the Noxferatu’s dreams of overthrowing humanity when he’s around them. After all, vampires are more partial to bats, aren’t they? But the truth is he loves the modern society and technology humans have built. Vampire wouldn’t have come up with a place like Instagram for him to post all of his bat pics.
He co-founded the Wicked’s Rest Bat Conservation Society a couple of years ago, along with a human named Dave.
Although he’s been in town and involved with the Noxferatu for a few decades now, he’s only become more publicly involved in the town in the last five years for his bat conservation.
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Name: Ashton Taylor Murphy
Species: Muse
Occupation: Writer / Former Publicist of Margot Fisher
Age: 95 Years Old (Looks about 30)
Played By: Lashae
Face Claim: Perry Mattfeld
"Death doesn't wait on the living."
Ashton Taylor Murphy was born to an Irish immigrant in the late twenties. She enjoyed the recounting of her family's rich and tragic history.
Her mother, Maeve Murphy, was aboard a steamship headed to America in the early 1900s, the last of her family, a survivor of what she could only describe as a massacre. The Murphy family had coexisted with humans, inspiring them to their full potential for years without harm. The hunter didn't seem to care because the human was a victim regardless of the beauty they created, the type of beauty that could move one to tears.
The States provided a vast pool of untapped potential and the ability to wade among the waters almost unnoticeably. This flexibility allowed Maeve to fall in love many times over, but never to the point of taking the life of a wordsmith. Every relationship had an end until she found herself with a child. Ashton Taylor Murphy was born in the late twenties. Maeve spoke fondly of her father, telling little Ashton Taylor about his work and reading his poems with tears in her eyes.
Maeve kindled a love of reading and writing for young Ashton. She devoured poetry and novels at unprecedented rates, and when the time came, she found herself craving more than the words on a page. Maeve explained it all to her then, which was what Ashton needed as she approached her teenage years. One rule: Don't get attached; leave before they give everything because they will give you everything if you let them. Maeve showed her how to respect and feed potential without taking the artist's life. As her mother, Ashton preferred artists who weaved their words across the page to invigorate the mind and soul to passions they otherwise could not ascend.
The rule was easy for a time. Ashton would leave one to pursue another, inspiring provocative poetry and novels. She found work as a publicist for aspiring authors and kept her residence near her mother and other muses, who banded together to preserve their charges and create beautiful works. Their aos sí was formed in Wicked's Rest.
Ashton understood the warning, but then she met Margot Fisher, a budding novelist living in the town. She radiated talent like the sun, and Ashton was Icarus in flight. Maeve saw where it was going, a spiraling disaster, but Ashton could not leave it. There were so many stories swimming in Margot's head. When she grew concerned for Margot's life, she told her mother there was only one more book, one more, and Ashton would find a way to leave her.
Instead, Margot proposed at the book launch. One book turned into another series, and Ashton found it more challenging to control her needs. After the marriage, Ashton and her mother's relationship drifted apart, every conversation ending in an omen of impending doom. Ashton would not have that negativity, though her mother only tried to protect her from the coming pain.
On October 26th, 1997, Margot Fisher passed away; she left a legacy as a best-selling author and her loving partner, Ashton Murphy-Fisher. There should have been an obituary for Ashton because part of her died alongside her lover.
It's only been a handful of years, and Ashton has yet to speak to her mother or anyone involved with the aos sí out of shame and guilt or selfishly blaming her mother for not doing more to stop her. Her mother tries to keep in touch, but it only causes Ashton to react negatively. She exists now as a shell of what once was a muse.
Character Facts:
Personality: Selfish, impulsive, cynical, perfectionist, dramatic, personable, sophisticated, confident, dedicated
Ashton Taylor Murphy-Fisher was born July 30th, She is a Leo.
After Margot's death she dropped the Fisher name and goes my Ashton Taylor Murphy or just Murphy.
Ashton considers herself a lesbian. However, she keeps charges of all identities and indulges in varying degrees of relationships with them all. The only lasting relationship was with Margot. She treats her love affairs like flickering flames that burn bright and hot for a very short time.
Ashton used to be very different. Some may remember her before Margot, those old enough to. Ashton was optimistic and loved written art, poems, novels, and lyrics. Words held so much passion and beauty. There was an apparent change after losing her wife. She doesn't allow herself to get attached to anyone now.
Ashton keeps a list of writers she has kept as charges. She sees Margot in all of them and their ultimate early demise as little more than the price of fame. Each one detaches her further from the guilt.
All charges she keeps now are fully informed, and understands the risks and agrees to a formal deal. It does a little to ease her conscience.
Ashton has distanced herself from her aos sí. She is not ready to face her family, as they had urged her against getting too close.
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Congratulations! You have been accepted to Wicked’s Rest. We’re so excited to get to know you and your character. To get started, shoot the main a message with your new blog, or reach out to us via ModMail to share it. Please do this within 24 hours or let us know if you need additional time. Additionally:
Carefully read the New Member Guide and follow the instructions.
Read the Formatting Guide.
Make sure your ask and submit are open and replies/anons are enabled.
Download Xkit Rewritten, and enable the new post editor so that you will be able to cut your replies.
Follow everyone on the followlist.
Introduce yourself in our Discord server!
Player Info: Paige/ She/her / PST
Character: Sai Modi
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Congratulations! You have been accepted to Wicked’s Rest. We’re so excited to get to know you and your character. To get started, shoot the main a message with your new blog, or reach out to us via ModMail to share it. Please do this within 24 hours or let us know if you need additional time. Additionally:
Carefully read the New Member Guide and follow the instructions.
Read the Formatting Guide.
Make sure your ask and submit are open and replies/anons are enabled.
Download Xkit Rewritten, and enable the new post editor so that you will be able to cut your replies.
Follow everyone on the followlist.
Introduce yourself in our Discord server!
Player Info: Lashae / She/her / EST
Character: Ashton Taylor Murphy
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Welcome to our WRW! We do these weekly to provide plot drops, challenges, and highlight starters. Anyone is welcome to use these bullet points. Let us know if you want us to include one of your setting-related plots in here for next week by sending us a bullet point!
The giant leg that erupted from the ground is like nothing anyone has ever seen before. Is it a coincidence that Wicked’s Rest is full of bad omens around the same time it showed up? Check out our current plot of the week of Season 2 for ways to interact!
Ring in the Spring! There’s a town picnic, a huge caterpillar infestation, and so much more in our seasonal event.
The RP is celebrating its 1 year anniversary! Check out our event post here.
No additional bullets this week, since we have 3 events and are introducing challenges :)
Introducing challenges! Complete enough in a row and claim a prize. You can read more about how they work and what prizes are available here. Bonus challenges, when given, may be more involved and won't break your streak if not met.
This week's challenge:
Respond to 2 dash starters
We also have a bonus challenge this week:
Participate in our anniversary event in some way!
Maggie WILL touch the leg, but she needs money and will draw you
Erin finds the leg a little sus and has questions, somehow missed it
Happy birthday to Kaden!
Charlie says stop taking pictures of him to sell
There's a black dog following Leila around which might mean something bad
Mack heard from Buzzfeed and might be a bit nervous
Finn hates the frosty machine, it's personal
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Every week, we feature a new challenge (sometimes two) in our Wicked's Rest Weekly. These are short, optional, and provide fun encouragement to interact with others. Complete enough in a row and claim a prize!
It is entirely optional to participate
The challenge runs from the time the WRW is posted to the time the following one is posted (1 week). You can only count what happens after the challenge is posted
If you complete 2 or 4 challenges in a row you can claim a corresponding prize (see below) via the #challenge-prizes channel or ModMail in the server!
After you complete 4 in a row, your count "resets" so your next completed challenge would put you at 1 instead of 5
Completed challenges are self-tracked and we use the honor system
Completing a bonus challenge (when available) will add an additional "week in a row" to your count
We rotate and reuse challenges at times so there will be some repeats
About prizes:
You can only pick one :)
Let us know when you want to claim your prize via the #challenge-prizes channel or ModMail so we know you're around to enjoy it!
Prizes cannot be banked forever -- use within a couple weeks
Note for those not in the group: mentions of banning pertain to just-for-fun server roles, not actual banning
For completing 2 challenges in a row:
Ban someone for a day
Unban someone who would otherwise be banned for a day
Make someone perfect for a day
Send someone to the shadow realm for a day
You get 10 anons
Claim a weird IC prize delivered via anon or submit (mods come up with prize)
Submit something to be incorporated into our next seasonal event post
Make up a rumor about a location or character (can be yours) that will be in a WRW in the near future
Pin a post in the server for a week or have mods post something of your choice in the starboard channel
Custom prize within reason
For completing 4 challenges in a row:
Any of the above
You get your own unique server role for 2 days! Let us know what role you want (including making a new one) and when
Ban someone for 2 days
Unban someone who would otherwise be banned for 2 days
Make someone perfect for 2 days
Send someone to the shadow realm for 2 days
Ban Bex specifically for 2 days. If already banned, they get double banned
Change the name of a server emoji to whatever you want for a week (players, characters…)
Make up a holiday or event to be included in a WRW in the near future
Custom prize within reason
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New Applications:
Ashton Taylor - Better Half (Muse, Perry Mattfeld)
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New Applications:
Sai Modi - Batman (Vampire; Daniel Pudi)
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Name: Winter's Home
LOCATION: Oldtown
This beautiful two story Victorian home was fully renovated with the inside getting a modern update while keeping all of the charm. It sits in the middle of a quiet neighborhood, with a small gate that is always closed, wrapped around the property, a warning to most that people aren’t exactly welcome. It boasts three bedrooms, an office space, and a very large kitchen but the owner’s favorite part of the house is the widow’s peak as it overlooks most of the neighborhood and gives a nice glimpse of the ocean.
The owner’s silhouette can be seen through the widow’s peak windows at night when she’s enjoying the relaxing view while reading a good book. It’s there until the very early mornings often. Because of this, rumors have spread that the house is haunted, which is mostly true considering the ghost that never leaves the owner's side.
The widow's peak was the only part of the house that went untouched during the renovations. It kept its charm throughout the years and the owner was impressed by all of its original glory.
In the backyard, near the back edge of the property, there is a garden that will forever go untouched. The previous owner of the house was a spellcaster that grew a lot of the ingredients they used in their spells back there so if someone isn’t careful they could always come across a nasty little plant that's still clinging to life. This also lends to the rumors that something isn’t right about this house since there have been a number of neighborhood kids that used to cut through before the fence was built and have never been the same.
There are a number of signs around the place to make it feel unwelcome to most. No soliciting, keep off the grass, multiple signs for her alarm system to name a few. It’s clear that the owner doesn’t enjoy having unplanned visits from others. After a nasty incident with animal waste, cameras started to appear around the outside of the house as well. They ‘don’t work’ half the time though and the owner suspects that the company is erasing footage without her permission. It’s really interference from multiple supernatural forces and the ghosts that follow the owner around.
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What’s new in town?:
The giant leg that erupted from the ground is like nothing anyone has ever seen before. Is it a coincidence that Wicked’s Rest is full of bad omens around the same time it showed up? Check out our current plot of the week of Season 2 for ways to interact!
Ring in the Spring! There’s a town picnic, a huge caterpillar infestation, and so much more in our seasonal event.
The RP is celebrating its 1 year anniversary! Check out our event post here.
With so many people flocking into the woods to see the leg, supernatural predators are taking advantage of the free meals. Aufhockers are prowling the Wormwoods, looking for those trying to get a look at the leg during the night.
The eclipse is here! From the POTW:
On April 8, there will be a full solar eclipse that will be visible to all in town. Aside from looking awesome, this phenomenon is going to have some far-reaching effects. Supernatural creatures that have an affinity with the sun are going to be feeling especially drained of energy after this eclipse, perhaps even for days or weeks. Conversely, those empowered by the moon will be feeling a little extra pep in their step! Hopefully they can control it. While the eclipse is happening, even those who don’t normally see ghosts or have any connection to the supernatural might be able to peer into another world. Surely no emotional or mental harm can come of that within 4 minutes.
Starters:
Nora Hamstring is in Ireland! And posting pics of people sleeping.
Help this banshee find Boneios.
Marcus absolutely loves the leg. It's his favorite leg. Yup loves it.
Jade needs a hug (at least 10) and maybe a couch.
Caleb(??) seems to be having some trouble recalling his name. So weird.
Mack was attacked by a pinata and needs help getting blue paint off.
Sam's store is back up and running and having a sale.
Charlie thinks this town is a LITTLE weird, but maybe he's the weird one.
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Happy one year anniversary to the relaunch of Wicked’s Rest! It’s been such a fun, amazing year so far, and we’re so glad all of you here today were willing to take this leap with us and embrace it so enthusiastically! You guys are what make this place as special as it is and we wanted to celebrate you and all the characters you’ve created with a “Founding Day Celebration” in Wicked’s Rest. We have IC and OOC love to share with you all and we hope you join us in the fun.
The time has come once more for the annual Wicked’s Rest Founding Day Celebration! No one's really sure which Founding it's celebrating or who the supposed founders were but everyone's always down for a party. All kinds of activities are popping up around town but most of the action is by the Common.
Food trucks are parked all around the Common and plenty of picnics and outdoor games have popped up. The Peascake Factory has gone all out and brought two trucks. There's plenty of shrimp themed offerings across the board at multiple stands for some reason.
Viva Piñata irl lives on! The piñata's spotted earlier in the week have come out in full force and have been seen gathering together, as if plotting someone's demise. The cute, colorful piñatas have become animated and are hopping around town. Some people are ecstatic to chase them, whack them open, and get all the goodies inside. Others not so much. They might explode all on their own, too, and they aren’t all filled with candy.
There's, of course, plenty of Mysterious Leg merchandise on sale, including miniature replicas of the leg in every color. Someone even made plushies.
Club Cryptid has set up a booth nearby. They have photos of cryptid spottings from around town and are looking for help identifying and naming new ones. They're also offering starter kits for anyone who wants to come join and help them uncover the truth.
Mimes are out and about offering miming lessons. At least that's what we think they're offering. It's so hard to tell with them. Wait, did one just hinge open at the waist? Maybe it's contortionist lessons...
One of the local cults is handing out fliers declaring that Founding Day refers to the day that the the one who slumbers came to rest in this wicked place. Most of the fliers have ended up crumpled in the trash but maybe there's more to it…
As the sun sets, Resters make their way to the Whye River to send off their paper lanterns floating to the sea. During the day, there are stations to decorate them and it has become a town tradition to send off a lantern. Some people send off a hope or a wish for the next year. Others share their fondest memories from the year, hoping that the joy is spread. Some even send messages to lost loved ones with the hope that their lantern guides their way home.
Share your lantern message with an ask to the main! They can be IC or OOC (though it might be good to indicate which) and they can be anonymous or not! Share any memes or memories you've had IC or OOC and anything else from the last year you want to remember
The residents of Wicked’s Rest are what make the town what it is. Sure, they can be a little unusual or off-beat, but that’s what gives the town its charm. Most of the time, Resters accept it for what it is, but there’s one person who wants to know what makes this town tick. Lavinia Cross is on a mission to map the town’s residents and won’t stop until she gets the scoop from each and every person she can.
We threw together a little interview for you to fill out and post in character! You can copy the lead-in text if you like (and even edit it a bit to better suit your needs!!) and post it along with the interview itself! Just make sure you’re answering in character, using both action and dialogue (just like the lead-in!) And of course, this is totally optional!
Interview Prompt:
You were stopped while out and about one day by a woman dressed in clothes that felt inspired by one of those old noir detective films. She asked if you had a few moments to speak to her about recent goings-on in town. You could decline the interview, but your interest was piqued. Did she know something you didn’t? Only one way to find out.
Lavinia Cross introduced herself with a beaming smile, preemptively thanking you for your time. She then peered over the rim of her red cat-eye glasses at you, squinting thoughtfully as she tapped the end of her pen against her lips. “Darling,” she barked in a transatlantic accent fit for the old-timey screen, “I’m going to need you to be brutally honest with me, here. It’s for the greater good! Don’t worry about sounding silly. I’ve heard sillier.” She threw a wink your way and lowered her pen to the notebook in her hand, sucking in a sharp breath before launching into her first question.
“How have you changed since moving to Wicked’s Rest?” Oh. It was a question about you. Maybe she needed to establish a baseline, first? Well, that was fine. Onward with the interview!
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Question 1: If you’re not a lifetime local, what brought you to Wicked’s Rest?
Answer **in character** here!
Question 2: How have you changed since moving to Wicked’s Rest?
Answer **in character** here!
Question 2: If there was one thing you could change about our town, what would it be and why?
Answer **in character** here! etc...
Question 3: What do you think caused the formation of the Serpent's Flat?
Question 4: What do you think happened to Jedidiah Hodge Sr.?
Question 5: Have you heard of the Good Neighbors? Do you believe their claims that the Flat and the Null Impact Crater have something to do with the skyquakes and disappearances?
Question 6: Have you touched the Leg?
Question 7: Will you touch the Leg?
Question 8: Where do you think the sinkholes go?
Question 9: What’s your opinion on the booming stray dog population in town?
Question 10: Are you afraid of the fog?
No celebration would be complete without a soundtrack to go with it! To get the party started, we put together a playlist full of songs that make us think of our favorite town and the place you’ve helped create with us. But we can’t do it alone! We’re sharing the playlist and asking you all to collaborate with us. Add the songs that make you think of Wicked’s Rest and get you in the mood to write so we can enjoy the vibes together!
You can find a link in our discord in the #wickeds-content channel!
NOTE: Please be conscious of triggers when adding songs to the playlist. We know it’s not our typical media so we figured it was worth a reminder. If in doubt, leave it out or send a modmail to check!
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NAME: Aufhocker
ALSO KNOWN AS: Kludde
RARITY: ★★★★☆
THREAT LEVEL: ★★★☆☆ | Sometimes become a deadly threat, but weaknesses can be exploited by anyone who knows what they are (unlikely), or is lucky.
HABITAT: Aufhockers need both woodlands to roam in as well as a steady supply of travelers to eat. Most of them can be found around hiking trails, cabins, along roads, and other locations out in the woods that see a decent number of people.
DESCRIPTION: The aufhocker isn’t all that intimidating… to start out with. In its normal form, the aufhocker is a small, dog-sized wolf who enjoys following travelers around. Its fur is black and it has a friendly disposition. People say they even see it wagging his tail and begging for scraps of food. The trouble sets in when the traveler steps on and breaks a twig, sighs, or swears. Some individual aufhockers are set off by other, seemingly random things.
Once this occurs, the aufhocker will jump on the person’s back, growing heavier and heavier every time they repeat their mistake– something that gets increasingly frequent when you’re lugging around a wolf on your back. The aufhocker slowly transforms into a towering, spitting, snarling, slobbering beast the size of a tiger, with glowing red eyes. There will reach a point where the person can no longer support the aufhocker, and falls over. They will then have their throat ripped out and be devoured. Once the aufhocker finishes their meal, they revert back to their smaller, friendlier form and go off in search of another traveler. It’s likely some of the more convincing “wolf” sightings in Wicked’s Rest were actually aufhockers.
ABILITIES: Aufhockers weigh more than you’d think just based on their size – which is impressive to begin with. Progressively, they’ll reach a weight that will simply just crush their victim. In addition to their own weight shifting, aufhockers have the ability to shift the weight of things around it, making a tree light as a feather or a feather heavy as a tree. They may do this to manipulate their victim into doing the thing that sets off the whole gruesome feeding affair, or simply for the mischievous fun of it. This ability gives their blood value to spellcasters as it can be used in potions that can have similar effects, and it’s typical for them to send rangers after the aufhockers for collection purposes.
WEAKNESS: Strong, negative smells and loud, high-pitched noises can scare the aufhocker off. If someone is able to carry the aufhocker until sunrise, the beast will jump off their back and run off. They’re afraid of church bells and sunlight and will retreat in fear if they encounter either. For whatever reason, they also can’t stand the sound of a harmonica and will flee in terror if exposed to the sound – even if it’s not real.
OTHER VARIANTS:
Pesanta: First encountered by Catalonian rangers, pesanta are large aufhockers that can have a canine or feline appearance, steel claws and fangs, and holes through their paws. They are breath-drinkers who change size to slip into homes and crush sleepers. Anyone being crushed by a pesanta is trapped in nightmares and must mentally escape the nightmare or asphyxiate. Pesanta are very friendly towards mares and bugbears, but will also “mooch” off their prey.
(Art credit: Aleksi Briclot)
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Name: Charles "Charlie" Hart
Species: Human (Pre-zombie)
Occupation: Musician
Age: 28 Years Old
Played By: Caitlyn
Face Claim: Joseph Quinn
"YOLO doesn’t even begin to cover the things I’m about to do."
TW: Drug tw
Charlie Hart comes from a loving and very musical family. His father, Hudson Hart, was in a band with a One Hit Wonder called Yesteryears in the 90s. After that, nothing stuck. So, he retired from the band and became a high school band director in a small town in Maine. That’s the story his parents tell him, anyway. His dad let him listen to Yesteryear, but Charlie could hardly say he was impressed. His mom was a former piano teacher who taught him to play the piano before he could even read. Suffice it to say music has always been Charlie’s passion. After learning his scales on the piano at the age of three, he learned his chord progressions on the guitar at the age of ten. Ever since he picked up that guitar, he never looked back.
School was never really Charlie’s strong suit. From math to physics, he was never very good. Instead of listening to his teachers in class, he was writing music in a notebook. Instead of eating lunch with his friends in the cafeteria, he played his guitar in the band room with many other musicians. He was never popular, but then again, he never wanted to be in the first place. While his grades were barely passing, he scooted by. Since his parents knew he would never do anything besides music, they cut him some slack. It was his senior year when things started to change.
From the happy-go-lucky band nerd, Charlie fell in with the wrong crowd. Instead of dedicating his life to music, he went to parties and participated in illicit activities. Instead of paying attention in class, he was skipping them to go hang out with a group of teens who would smoke pot under the bleachers. He didn’t have a reason for his life to take its trajectory; it just was. Where he used to love classical music and piano, he instead started idolizing rockstars like his father had been once upon a time (or at least he tried to be. One Hit Wonder, after all). Together with a group of his friends from a band, they formed what they would call Zombie Babysitter (Ironic for where this story is going). To the glee of his parents, Charlie was able to squeak by with passing grades to graduate high school.
Zombie Babysitter, while not a roaring success, was able to sign a record label (with the help of Hudson) and did small shows around the East Coast. They never got huge, but that wasn’t the goal for Charlie and his band. They just wanted to create for the sake of creating. It was in Wicked’s Rest when things turned for the worst. While they were in Wicked’s Rest, Maine, something happened. Intoxicated and not paying attention, Charlie and his bandmates were hanging out in Eluria cemetery when someone attacked them. Not in their right minds, Charlie and his bandmates were easily picked off by a pair of zombies. Charlie was bitten but got away. Not knowing what happened, he began researching zombie bites, only to come up with dead ends. It turns out that The Walking Dead? Not a reputable source on zombies.
Instead of living in fear of their life being over, he embraced it. He had always wanted to go cliff diving, so he went. He always wanted to try skydiving, so he would do it. Did someone’s cat get stuck in a tree? He’d climb that tall tree and get the cat out without a ladder. While before, he would take risks, now he was really taking risks. His family thought it was from the attack that he had been told was a robbery gone wrong, but Charlie knew the truth. He would turn into a zombie, so what were the consequences of his actions? He was going to come back as a member of the undead anyway! He decided to stick in Wicked’s Rest, determined to find the people who bit him and killed his friends. But mostly, it was because the town had a habit of putting him in dangerous situations. After all, that was the new name of the game.
Character Facts:
Personality: Adventurous, aspiring, dramatic, good-natured, loyal, careless, compulsive, fatalistic, zany
Charlie calls his guitar Gibson (After the guitar brand, of course) and can be found all across the town strumming and writing music (And no, he won’t be playing Wonderwall).
Zombie Babysitter (Charlie’s band) has released 1 EP titled Cold Blooded and 1 studio album titled Zombie Babysitter.
Zombie Babysitter has skyrocketed in popularity since the recent death of its band members (aside from Charlie). He’s received multiple offers to record a solo album, but he’s turned them all down.
Charlie often boasts about his ability to complete all the songs on Guitar Hero on Expert Mode—especially the Through the Fire and Flames part.
Charlie calls his massive van Morty. It’s covered in bumper stickers and is all banged up, but he loves it. It’s one of the last pieces of his band he has left.
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NAME: Daybreak’s Roost
LOCATION: Seven Peaks
It was by happenstance that Daybreak’s Roost, a place of worship for the sun, was discovered. One very lost phoenix ended up on a strange ledge in the mountains a few decades back and saw the torches burning bright. Further inspection revealed a shining temple and altar carved out of the mountain and coated with strong and vibrant stained glass. The temple called to the phoenix, feeding its flame, and the phoenix knew others needed to know about this place. Today, a dedicated group of sirens (mostly phoenixes), kitsune, spellcasters, and nymphs all ascend Eclipse Peak, where the sun temple is perhaps ironically located. This powerful place allows those connected to the sun to draw from its strength, though usually at a cost. Some may simply want to visit and pay their respects, basking in the strong sunlight the mountaintop provides.
The temple is small and without a ceiling, and a little rougher around the edges than its sister moon temple in the Pines. However, the stained glass is without rival, and the cliffside gives the area a sheltered feeling that helps people connect. Another impressive piece of decor are the four burning torches at each corner of the temple. They burn bright no matter the weather, and it’s thought they’ve never been put out. Maybe they can’t be.
If you don’t have wings or simply don’t want to fly, there’s a gondola to help you out. Some especially dedicated adherents have simply made their homes on the mountain so they don’t need to schlep all the time.
Maybe it is actually appropriate to have a sun temple on Eclipse Peak. Some of the locals whose families lived on the peak for generations claim that before the temple was built, there was almost a constant eclipse on the mountain. No one knows quite how that’s possible, but maybe the mountain folk erected the temple as a solution – something to bring them light. Oddly, now there’s no eclipse at all. Explain that. Most assume the name is because the mountain fully eclipses The Lonely Hill next to it.
Phoenixes and kitsune burn bright and hot after coming here and making offerings lit with their own flame, setting everything around them alight with little control and turning them into a serious threat to others.
Regardless of offerings made or not made, those who have ties to the element of fire will find their fire powers amplified after coming here. Though typical sirens don’t use fire themselves, they get a boost in sensing the desires burning in the hearts of others. All – even regular humans – might find that the rays of the sun illuminate their way to whatever they currently seek.
There are many, many fire salamanders up here. It’s the best place in town to find them. The salamanders up here are extra flame-y but not dangerous. They sometimes skitter up to those at the altar to check them out, and even remember past visitors with fondness, eager to greet them next time.
Every once in a while the winds pick up out of nowhere and just blow someone off the mountain. It almost seems targeted and intentional.
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