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Gothic congrats KUY (5/10)
Round 1: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5478130
Round 2: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5478132
Round 3: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5478299
Round 4: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5478959Five years have passed since the last time we saw our family. For children's looks, follow the instructions in round 2. For partners' looks, follow the instructions in round 1. If you have no interesting developments, feel free to cheat a little ;)Dice: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htmFor every couple, roll a 20 sided dice:
1-4: Relationship does not change
5-13: Couple progresses (E.g Engaged——> Married) if they are married or under 18 the couple does not change
14-18 The couple separates, through any way you like
19-20: One or both partners began an affairRoll a d20 for all singles 15 and over. If they are under 18, 12 or above is a significant other. If they are between 18 and 26, 7-13 is a significant other, 13-16 is an engagement, and 17-20 is a marriage. If they are 27 or older, 6-9 is a significant other, 10-14 Is an engagement, and 15-20 is a marriage. The ages and genders of partners are up to you.For potential parents, roll a d20:
If mother is 18-23: 1-11 is no children, 12-16 is 1 child, 17-20 is 2 children.
If mother is 24-34: 1-6 is no children, 7-10 is 1 child, 11-15 is 2 children, 16-20 is 3 children.
If mother is 35-45: 1-9 is no children, 10-15 is 1 child, 16-18 is 2 children, 19-20 is 3 children.
If mother is 45+: 1-14 is no children, 15-18 is 1 child, 19-20 is 2 children.
If adopting (age irrelevant): 1-5, is no child, 6-12 is 1 child, 13-18 is 2 children, 19-20 is 3 children.Roll a d3 for each child. If you roll a 1, the child is a boy. If you roll a 2, the child is a girl. If you roll a 3, the child is intersex, and you can choose to raise them male, female, or non-binary. Roll a d10 once per child to determine their age.All names:
https://nameberry.com/userlist/view/202149/allSurnames:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Horror_film_directors(Story)Optional:
1. While strolling the local graveyard, a member of your family runs into something (or someone) unusual. Who is it?
2. A member of your family becomes convinced they or someone else are a vampire! Does this turn out to be true? Or is it just childish fantasy?
3. A member of the immediate or extended family mysteriously disappears! What's going on? Do they return?

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Lucian Ramsay Faulkner (46)
Lenore Lucretia Craven Faulkner (43)Lucian Faulkner. A man with loose, black curls and dark green eyes. A renown, but reclusive sculptor by trade. Brought up by a mother and father more concerned with earthly desires than kin.Lenore Craven. A small lady with long, flowing auburn curls and twinkling, gray eyes. A dreamer. A nurse by occupation. A love for writing and literature, Shakespearean tragedies and Greek heroes. A daughter of socialites.Lucian and Lenore met at an event hosted by Lenore's parents. Lenore's parents, Luther and Evangeline Craven, commissioned Lucian to create a sculpture for their lavish event. Lenore, whose reluctant attendance to such events were always required of her, found herself not only intrigued by the haunting creation but also the brooding sculptor in the corner.Five years later, to everyone's surprise including their own, Lucian and Lenore are married. The couple's first act of business is to adopt a handsome axolotl named Dorian.Axolotl: Dorian (15)Twins are born one year later.Emma Odilia Faulkner & Heinrich Anselm Faulkner (14)Meanwhile, a childhood friend of Lucian's, Arthur Riordan, has written a horror screenplay. Heinrich is cast as the quiet, withdrawn son with a dreadful story to tell; if he would only tell it.The following year, Lenore gives birth to the couple's second son.John Damian 'Jack' Faulkner (9)The following years bring two final additions to the immediate Faulkner family.Fabian Silver Valentine Faulkner (5)
Lilly-Rose Ophelia Star Faulkner (4)Fabian is now insistent that he is a vampire after daddy allowed him to watch some inappropriate movies with him, to Lenore's dismay.
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exSpouse[44]: Crimson Raven “Sonny” Sioux (né Riordan) [wavy blond hair, brown eyes]
exH[46]: Dante Adlai Sioux [wavy ginger hair, green eyes]
DD[25]: Alma Azalea Sioux [straight dyed pink hair, green eyes]
-DSpouse[23]: Edgar Alexandre Sioux (né Stine) [curly auburn hair, brown eyes]
-DS[10]: Béla Bram Sioux [curly ginger hair, gray eyes]
-DS[4]: Carver Malachi Sioux [curly blonde hair, blue eyes]
-DC[3]: Abraxas Kali Sioux [coily black hair, brown eyes]DD[16]: Bella Clare Sioux [straight strawberry blonde hair, green eyes]
-SO[17]: Rain Danika Tourneur [wavy black hair, brown eyes]DD[15]: Elspeth Cressida “Ellie” Sioux [curly blonde hair, blue eyes]exDH’sDW[50]: Pandora Echo Sioux (née Koepp) [coily blonde hair, green eyes]
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DH[41]: Edgar Lucien "Ed" Wormwood-Ash
[curly light brown hair, heterochromic eyes: left is gray, right is green]
DH[44]: Lazarus Ramsey Wormwood-Ash
[straight dark brown hair, hazel eyes]ADS[20]: Godric Idris Wormwood-Ash
[straight light brown hair, green eyes]
-SO[20]: Elysium Saber Wiseman
agender, they/them
[straight black hair, brown eyes]ADS[16]: Einarr Njord Wormwood-Ash
[coily black hair, blue eyes]
-SO[17]: Primrose Aura Dunstan
[straight dark brown hair, brown eyes]ADD[13]: Frija Sieglinde Wormwood-Ash
[curly crimson (dyed) hair (naturally dark brown), gray eyes]
ADC[12]: Ingram Widogast Wormwood-Ash
born intersex, raised male, will identify as mascandrogyne in the future, he/it
[wavy ginger hair, blue eyes]
ADD[8]: Samara Eli Wormwood-Ash
[straight light brown hair, hazel eyes]
ADD[5]: Coraline Ophelia Wormwood-Ash
[coily blonde hair, hazel eyes]They live in a punk house.
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H[44]: Valerian Dante Roth (strawberry blonde, wavy hair, hazel eyes)
W[45]: Lenore Adrienne Ash (auburn, wavy hair, hazel and brown eyes)S[20]: Orion Tedmond Roth (black, wavy hair, hazel and brown eyes)
-GF[20]: Winter Ophelia Fulci (Blonde, coily hair, green and gray eyes)
C[19]: Draven Draconia Roth (auburn, wavy hair, brown eyes)
S[19]: Cyrus Gabriel Roth (light brown, straight hair, green eyes)
-F[18]: Ruby Delilah Ellis (light brown, wavy hair, gray eyes)
-D[3]: Lola Nyx Roth (ginger, straight hair, green eyes)
-S[1]: Fabian Jasper Roth (light brown, wavy hair, gray eyes)
D[19]: Sigilina Geretrudis Roth (auburn, wavy hair, green eyes)
S[11]: Franko Ernust Roth (auburn, wavy hair, hazel eyes)
D[7]: Carrie Elsa Roth (unnatural dyed, wavy hair, green eyes)
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DH(48): Valerian Ramsey Wormwood (straight black hair, grey eyes)
DW(46): Lenore Morrigan Faulkner Wormwood (wavy blonde hair, blue eyes)DD(25): Juliet Valentina Wormwood (straight black hair dyed green, grey eyes)
-DF(27): Howard Vlad King (straight light brown hair, green eyes)
DD(23): Renata Imogen Wormwood Hugo (curly strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes)
-DH(25): John Edgar Hugo (wavy ginger hair, brown and grey eyes)
-DS(5): Alexandre Damian Hugo (straight auburn hair, green eyes)
DD(14): Kriemhild Frija Wormwood (coily auburn hair dyed pink, blue and grey eyes)
ADS(8): Freddy Lucio Wormwood (straight auburn hair, brown eyes)
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SO [47] Ramsey Edgar Lazarus Arkwright | he/him | straight black hair & gray eyes
- SO [45] Sebastian Valentine D'Amato | he/him | straight black hair & green and grey eyes
SO [49] Morgan Briar Roth | they/them | curly crimson red hair & green eyesDS [22] Angus Chase Arkwright-Roth | he/him | coily black hair & green eyes
- ExSO [20] Rosemary Eli Van Lustbader | she/her | wavy black hair & brown eyes
- SO [20] Silas Kane Dunstan | he/him | curly blonde hair & hazel eyesDChild [20] Vesper Onyx Arkwright-Roth | they/them | curly black hair & green eyes
- SO [19] Aurora Echo Biller | she/her | straight strawberry blonde hair & hazel eyesDS [18] Conrad Wyatt Arkwright-Roth | he/him | wavy light brown hair & brown eyes
DD [12] Romilda Ava Arkwright-Roth | she/her | straight ultramarine blue hair & gray eyes
DD [6] Pamela Elsa Arkwright-Roth | she/her | wavy black hair & gray eyesHouse: punk house
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DH [43] Adlai Valerian Ash
DW [42] Rhiannon Lilith Ash (nee Agnew)
DD [21] Christabel Isadora Ash
-DP [20] Onyx Kodiak Blackburn
DS [18] Idris Valente Ash
-GF [18] Aura Primrose Dekker
DS [12] Anselm Theodoric Ash
DC [8] Bram Béla Ash
DS [6] Lucio Stephen Ash
DS [5] Vlad Alexandre Ash
DS [2] Zephyr Malachi Ash
DOwl [presumed dec.] Poe
Adlai & Rhiannon Ash: Christabel, Idris, Anselm, Bram, Lucio, Vlad, & Zephyr
Christabel Ash & Onyx Blackburn
Idris Ash & Aura Dekker
Adlai has coily dark brown hair and blue eyes. Rhiannon has curly blonde hair and blue-hazel heterochromatic eyes.
Christabel has naturally wavy brown hair, but her parents allow her to dye it blue. Her eyes are blue. Idris has curly black hair and blue eyes. The family has also adopted a rather unusual pet: a small barn owl that the kids worked together to name Poe.
Anselm has curly strawberry blond hair and blue eyes.
Bram is being raised as non-binary; they have straight ginger hair and blue eyes. Lucio has straight strawberry blond hair and brown eyes. Vlad has straight dark brown hair and blue eyes.
Zephyr has curly strawberry blond hair and hazel eyes. Christabel’s partner, Onyx, has straight black hair and blue eyes. Idris’ girlfriend, Aura, has curly dark brown hair and gray eyes.
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DH [48]: Lucien Dante Willoughby [straight blond hair, brown eyes]
DW [46]: Lydia Eveline (Agnew) Willoughby [wavy light brown hair, gray eyes]DS [15]: Ivo Leonard Willoughby [straight brown hair, gray eyes]
-DGf [15]: Aura Winter Cowan [curly ginger hair, blue eyes]DS [12]: Hugo Philibert Willoughby [wavy blond hair, gray eyes]
DD [11]: Frida Idalia Willoughby [straight blond hair, brown eyes]
DS [9]: Damian Eli Willoughby [wavy blond hair, brown eyes]
DD [7]: Sylvia Mary Willoughby [straight blond hair, gray eyes]
DD [5]: Elsa Rosemary Willoughby [wavy brown hair, brown eyes]DSnake: Lark WilloughbyHousing: former parsonage
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exH: Orpheus Raven Ash (41) (dyed pink straight hair, brown eyes)
exW: Beatrix Rhiannon Craven(40) (green eyes, straight auburn hair)
DS: Wyatt Alexander Ash (17) (Auburn coily hair, brown eyes)
-DGF: Ophelia Drusilla McQuaid (17)
DD: Miranda Antonia Ash (17) (Blonde curly hair, grey eyes)
DaD(16): Brunhild Frida Jung-Ash
DD (11): Ada Amalia Ash
DaS (13): Edgar Alexandre "Lex" Verne
DS (nb): Draco Fabian Butler-Ash
DD (nb): Luna Raven Butler-AshAfter many good years together, Orpheus and Beatrix have divorced, after Beatrix caught Orpheus cheating. They decide to keep the feamily house, arranging a birdnesting agreement. Wyatt found his first girlfriend, an Irish girl named Ophelia, who met him coworking at McDonald's.
Then, out of the blue, it turned out Orpheus' mistress had given birth to twins, a son and a daughter, who were registered as his after a DNA test.
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DH:[41]Dorian Ramsey Arkwright[he/him, coily light brown hair, grey eyes]
DW:[41]Morrigan Rue(Ash)Arkwright[Straight dark brown hair, hazel eyes]DS1:[23]Leo Alexander Arkwright[she/her, coily light brown hair, green eyes]
-DP:[22]Dawn Ophelia [she/they, wavy ginger hair, grey eyes] DD1:[22]Vivian Cecily Arkwright[she/her, coily light brown hair, hazel eyes]
-DFiancé:[17]Damian Willard Haggard[he/him, coily black hair, one blue eye & one brown eye]DS1:[17]Oswald "Ozzie" Chase Arkwright[he/him, wavy strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes]
-DBF:[17]Fabian Hunter Burr[he/him, straight dark brown hair, brown eyes]Story TBA

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H [40] Peter Vivian Edgar Willoughby
W [38] Rosalind Wren Lenore Willoughby
{Rosalind's lover [32] Silas Thorne Davenport}S [9] John Clive Willoughby
D [7] Sylvia Pamela WilloughbyIn the five years that passed, the Willoughby family faced challenges unseen. Peter, now 40, remained engrossed in unraveling the town's mysteries, while 38-year-old Rosalind found solace in the presence of Silas Thorne Davenport, a 32-year-old enigmatic figure with a penchant for secrets.Silas, an outsider with a dark allure, became the hidden chapter in Rosalind's life. Their paths crossed during a clandestine meeting in the local graveyard. Silas, drawn to the peculiar energy that surrounded the Willoughby family, had been secretly observing them. Rosalind, seeking an escape from the pressures of her unconventional life, found solace in Silas's mysterious charm.The affair unfolded discreetly, concealed within the shadows of the Willoughby home. John, now 9, and Sylvia, 7, grew unaware of the complexities brewing within their family. The storm that once cleansed the village had left scars on the Willoughbys, manifesting in the secrecy that now threatened to unravel them.One day, while strolling through the graveyard, Rosalind encountered Silas once again. It was their first meeting in the eerie stillness of the resting place for the departed. Silas, seemingly drawn to the history embedded in tombstones, revealed his fascination with the supernatural.

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exDH (50): Nik Dorian Roth [Black wavy hair. Brown and hazel eyes]exDW (51): Vivian Lenore (Agnew) {Roth} Biller [Dark brown wavy hair. Blue eyes]
-DH (46): Dante Sebastian Biller [Black straight hair. Green eyes]DC (24): Tempest Salem (Roth) Brown [Auburn wavy hair. Brown eyes]
-DH (24): Damian Stephen Brown [Black straight hair. Blue and brown eyes]
--DC (6): Eli Shirley Brown [Black straight hair. Gray and blue eyes]
--DD (3): Ruby Winter Brown [Auburn straight hair. Gray and hazel eyes]DD (17): Alma Sabrina Roth [Ginger wavy hair. Brown and hazel eyes]DD (15): Linda Emma Roth [Black wavy hair. Brown eyes]
-DGf (14): Morrigan Amara Grant [Ginger coily hair. Hazel eyes]ADS (14): Edgar John Roth [Light brown wavy hair. Blue eyes]The stress of rebuilding their house after the storm five years ago caused harm as well in Nik and Vivian's marriage. They decided that splitting up would be the best thing they could do for themselves and for their children.
Some time after that, Vivian found love again in Alma's fencing coach: Dante. They got married after less than a year of dating.

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SO[45]: Rosalind "Rosy" Lucretia [Willoughby] Willoughwood (she/her; wavy ginger hair, green eyes)
SO[45]: Onyx Morrigan [Wormwood] Willoughwood (they/them; wavy dark brown hair, blue eyes)DC[22]: Baudelaire "Bo" Foxglove Willoughwood (they/xe; coily auburn hair, green eyes; telekinetic)
-exDGf[22]: Elsa Sylvia Tucholke (she/her; straight light brown hair, brown eyes)ADS[18]: Leutwin "Leu" Othmar Willoughwood (he/him; coily blonde hair; heterochromic eyes, one hazel, one grey; psychic)
DS[14]: Grimwald "Waldo" Ellanher Willoughwood (he/him; wavy ginger hair, blue eyes; vampire)
ADC[13]: Shirley Alexandre Willoughwood (they/them; straight blonde hair, brown eyes)
DD[5]: Coraline Elysium Willoughwood (she/her; wavy dyed dark blue hair, naturally strawberry blonde; blue eyes)
DD[3]: Ophelia Morrigan Willoughwood (she/her; wavy dark brown hair; heterochromic eyes, one blue, one grey)
DD[2]: Selena "Sela" Verity Willoughwood (she/her; coily ginger hair, grey eyes) House: former parsonage*** At fourteen years old, Waldo started going through a bit of an "emo vampire" phase. Onyx had to laugh, seeing as how they had gone through a very similar phase at his age. They even brought out the few old photos they had from when they were fourteen to show Waldo that he looked exactly like his parent. Everyone laughed the phase off... until over the summer Waldo started acting strange, even stranger than a normal vampire obsessed teenager. He refused to leave the house when the sun was up. He became even more antisocial than your average teen boy, saying that he felt like he wasn't welcome anywhere. He suddenly had a lot of stomach problems that didn't exist before and when his mom tried to get him into the doctor, the sun gave him burns the instant its rays touched his skin. Even staying in certain parts of the house seemed to make him uncomfortable. It was only after Rosy did manage to get him in to see a doctor that two and two was put together. In her examination of the teen, the doctor found two bite marks on his neck that were beginning to fester, marks that Waldo had hidden under turtle necks and tall collars.

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H [37] Azriel Cain Riordan [wavy ginger hair, hazel eyes]
W [37] Lenore Salem (Arkwright) Riordan [curly strawberry blonde hair, green eyes]S [12] Wolfgang Reiner "Wolf" Riordan [wavy silver (naturally dark brown) hair, green eyes]
S [2] Fabian Nexus Riordan [wavy light brown hair, green eyes]Azriel and Lenore thought they would be done at Wolf, no more kiddos. When Wolf was ten, they were surprised by the arrival of Fabian, another brunet son for the red-haired couple. Lenore jokes that ten years later there'll be another Riordan kid, but neither parent wants that to happen. Neither does Wolf, though to be fair he does seem to like Fabian, in a protective tough love kind of way but still. Wolf went to the cemetery with a team of volunteers to help clean it up for his school's community service initiative. As he neared the edge of the cemetery, he heard a voice. It may have been his family's Gothic vibe, or traces of Azriel's alchemy, or even Lenore's supernatural blood also coursing through Wolf's veins that caused what was about to happen, but who's to know? A ghost manifested in front of Wolf, a boy of about twelve himself, and began talking to Wolf.The boy, Zedd Lynch (death by lynching on suspicion of thievery), talked to Wolf every time he came to the cemetery. Soon, Wolf became the most frequent visitor and most trusted living human to many ghosts, as he gained friendships among those passed. Although it is a bit of a stretch for both parents (Az finds it pretty cool, Len not so much) they do permit it until things get dangerous or Lenore has a vision.
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H (47): Valerian Edgar Agnew [curly ginger hair with gray eyes]
W (49): Eulalia Elvira (Wormwood) Agnew [wavy light brown hair with blue eyes]D (20): Cressida Eulalie Agnew [coily light brown hair with gray eyes]
-F (20): Fabian Valentine Castle [curly strawberry blonde hair with one green and one blue eye]
D (17): Venetia Rosalind Agnew [curly auburn hair with one gray eye and one green eye]
-SO (18): Cassius Gray Obrow [straight auburn hair with gray eyes]
S (14): Bertram Siegfried Agnew [curly light brown hair with blue eyes]
D (10): Hilda Ermengarde Agnew [coily blonde hair with brown eyes]
S (9): Edgar Damian Agnew [wavy auburn hair with green eyes]
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DH: Peter Lazarus Faulkner (he/him, wavy light brown hair, blue eyes) [50]
DW: Rosalind Beatrix "Rozz" Craven (she/her, curly auburn hair, hazel eyes) [50]DS: Victor Hudson Faulkner-Craven (he/him, curly light brown hair, green eyes) [24]
- DF: Eli Elsa Grey (they/she, straight dark brown hair, blue eyes) [24]DS: Jason Ambrose Faulkner-Craven (he/him, curly black hair, left blue eye, right brown eye) [16]
DD: Linza Aloida Faulkner-Craven (she/her, wavy auburn hair, green eyes) [12]Peter and Rozz with Victor, Jason, and Linza
- Victor and Eli
Story to follow

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