Survivors - The River

Opening Post

Biographies: (active characters)

Greg Preston (Preston house)
Greg was born in the year 2669. Greg was raised in the Mountain Village “Ent”. He was the son of a restaurant owner, living a childhood in relative prosperity. Sadly, his father died quite young and his mother was forced to sell the restaurant to one of the wealthier families in the city. Greg and his mother then had a small recycling shop, buying and selling everything old and used. Greg was a loner and found everything about the females mysterious and strange, when he finally marriage a younger girl at the age of 51, it did not work out well. She left him for another man after 4 years. Greg founded what is now Greg's River at springtime 2724 AD.

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John Hallett (Preston house)
Born in 2709. John has only the basic education and was send here only to learn, can’t expect him to add a lot to the community from the beginning. John is a bit neurotic but his teachers from St. John’s said it is not too bad. He was part of the first group of students moving to the lowlands in March 2725 AD

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Myra Frances (Preston house)
Born in 2710. Myra just as John got just basic education. Myra comes from one of the leading families in the mountain village and she is a bit of a snob. It has been a great surprise to everyone that knows her, that she has decided to go to the “River” settlement. No one knows why she did it. If you ask her, she just says it could be interesting. She was part of the first group of students moving to the lowlands in March 2725 AD

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Jenny Richards (Richard House)
Jenny was born I a cave by the sea in the year 2691, living there in a larger family group until the cave was flooded by several storms when she was 9 years old. The group broke up as they were too many to wander around looking for another shelter. Her now smaller family group was caught by a “horde” and taken slaves. Life was hard and many people died from the hard work and little food they were given. She lost all her closest relatives. She escaped when she was 26 and has been surviving by herself for the last 7 years.
Jenny first came to Gregs house in July 2724, she moved in permanently in October the same year.

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Jane Harper (Richard House)
Jane do not know exactly when or where she was born. She expects that she was born in the late 80’s in that case she is between 37 and 40 years old. As a child here entire family was wiped out by Robbers and she was taken as a slave, expected to do “favours” to the male gang members when she became older. Most of her childhood have been repressed, she remembers very little from any of it. The name she uses was taken from the author of a book she stole many years ago. The gang always just called her “honey”, a name she hates.
After several attempts to steal food at Gregs household she was caught the 27th of August 2726 AD. Jenny felt sorry for her and decided to let her stay in her home, at least until she was trough the tought and dangerous winter.

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Terry Scully (Scully House)
The oldest of the students, born in 2706, he would have finished a private education as construction and electrical worker this summer, at the “Ent Construction Cooperations”, already skilled he should be an asset to the settlement whenever a building project was needed or something broken down needed fixing. He was part of the first group of students moving to the lowlands in March 2725 AD

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Elea Helsby (Scully House)
Born in 2708, Elea have been taught at the “Ent Agronomy” specialising in fishing technics. She should be able to bring home some food for the household if that education is worth anything. She is also interested in sculpturing. She was part of the first group of students moving to the lowlands in March 2725 AD

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Anders Karlson (Scully house)
Anders was born in a nomadic hunter/gather tribe May 2708. The “Suuēden” tribe lives in the mountains a few hundred kilometres northwest of “Ent”. The son of Johan and Lilla Karlsen. The tribe knew of “Ent” and Anders was sent there at the age of 8 to attend primary school, after which he was enrolled in the “Nara Field project”. His parents are both alive (as of 2627), but he cant contact them as they have no permanent address. Anders moved to the lowlands at springtime 2726 with the Nara family, a few months later he chose to join the Mercier’s falling in love with their student Anita Simone. After the Mussete Mercier incidence November 2726, they both moved into the Preston household. After some jealusy between him and John he desided to move to Scully House springtime 2727.

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Michiko Vaughan (Vaughan house)
Michiko was born in may in the year 2660. She was born and raised in the nomadic Hatchee tribe living at the north west around the Fuzz-Fatchee lakes. When she was 46 years old her tribe came to warfare with a coalition of small tribes invading from the east and was driven from the lake. Michiko had four children, the first died as a child, a girl was captured by the enemy, her husband and eldest sons died in the war. After which she and her last son Charles fled south. The Vaughans came to “Gregs River” May 2725 AD

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Charles Vaughan (Vaughan house)
Charles was born in the year 2689 at the banks of Fatcheema lake. His farther was a proud Hatchee hunter Amito Vaughan, his mother of half Hatchee and half Asian descent. As a young boy Charles was sent to school in a larger settlement close to the lake, separated from his family for 6 years. War broke out and he was sent back to his tribe. The Vaughans came to “Gregs River” May 2725 AD

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Marble Beach (Gentry-Beach house)
Marble was born in July 2704, She is the daughter of a “Ent” miner who was part of the golden era of “Ent” mining in the 90’s, where many struck gold. Today he runs a jewelry and is part of the small exclusive “Ent” upper class. He was part of the Ent Council but retired when his wife began to have mental issues. Marble is educated in the restaurant business, while also having worked part time at a small bar. Something daddy did not like, but he is quite broadminded accepting her choices. She came to “Greg’s River” with Brandon at March 2726

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Brendon Gentry (Gentry-Beach house)
Brendon was born in March 2703. He was born and raised in the large militant group that ruled the area of the cost known as “Willapa” by killing, raping and stealing what they could get their hands on. His mother was a concubine of a low-level tripe leader. Brendon was not cut out for this type of life. He left all he knew when he heard about the peaceful mountain community, he came to “Ent” 6 years ago. He came to “Greg’s River” with Marbel at March 2726

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Ivory Beach-Gentry (Gentry-Beach house)
Ivory was born the 12th of June 2726, the first child to be born in “Greg’s River”. Daughter of Marble Beach-Gentry and Brendon Beach-Gentry.
Ivory is the granddaughter of wealthy jewelry owner Thane Beach and his wife Kristen Beach

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Botan Nara (Nara House)
Botan was born in “Ent mountain village” September 2698 AD. His father Tetsu Nara was a leading member of the “Asian” clan that according to tradition reached the mountain village more than 450 years ago. Botan is educated in farming and producing domestic livestock. Botan was married with Shina in 2719 expecting their first child Jiro. The family founded the now dissolved "Nara Fields Settelment" at springtime 2726

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Shina Nara (Nara House)
Shina was born Shina Kagoshima in June 2699, just as her husband she was a member of the “Asian” community in “Ent”, belonging to a long line is rise farmers. She lost both of her parents to the deadly Fish Disease that hit “Ent” in the year 2719 AD and have no close relatives left in “Ent”, Shina got a degree in Agriculture and Domestic Livestock. The family founded the now dissolved "Nara Fields Settelment" at springtime 2726

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Jiro Nara (Nara House)
Jiro was born in “Ent” February 2720, the first child of Botan and Shina Nara. She was never in School, all her teaching has been in the family home. Her family founded the now dissolved "Nara Fields Settelment" at springtime 2726.

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Daichi Nara (Nara House)
Daichi Nara was born 4th of December 2726. The son of Botan Nara and Shina Nara both with a degree in Agriculture from “Ent” university. Daichi Nara was born while his parents’ home was still located in the dissolved "Nara Fields Settelment".

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Norma Dahl (Nara House)
Norma was born in “Ent” September 2707. Her farther Theo Dahl is a Famous Sculptor, her mother Ophelia Magdalena Dahl is a professor of medicine and co-leader of “Ent” Hospital. She has two older brothers Roald born in 2703 (a doctor) and Harald born in 2697 (a firefighter). Norma has an explorer mindset, and is very interested in flora and fauna, so she went to the lowlands interested in studying the nature in the lowlands. Norma came to the now dissolved "Nara Fields Settlement" November 2726 to live with the Nara family.

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Armel Mercier (Mercier House)
Armel was born in October 2656. As a young man, he opened a small restaurant in Ent and was quite successful. In 2688 he met Danelle Poulard, they married and sold the small restaurant and together they opened the later so famous “Restaurant Mercier”. At wintertime beginning of 2690 they got their first child Mussete. Armel retired in 2721 and later moved to the lowlands with his family, building a farm at the now dissolved "Nara Fields Settelment" at springtime 2726.

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Danelle Mercier (Mercier House)
Danelle was born Danelle Poulard in “Ent” November 2668. Daughter of Professor in Astronomy Ferdinand Verbiest Poulard and author Flora Poulard (born Rheta), both now deceased. Growing up inside Ent’s intellectual circles. Danelle took a university degree in literature history, after which she worked at Ent high school as a teacher. After meeting Armel she worked at their restaurant for some years before returning to her high school job. She retired at the age of 57 to pursue the family dream of moving to the lowlands to get a relaxed life in nature, as oppose to the hustle and bustle in “Ent”. The family build a farm at the now dissolved "Nara Fields Settelment" at springtime 2726.

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Mussete Mercier (Mercier House)
Mussete was born in “Ent” in January 2690, the first daughter of Armel and Danelle Mercier. Despite growing up in an intellectual home, she was no bookworm and hated school. In general, a difficult child and teen. As a young adult she had various low pay jobs, but was never able to keep then for long and mainly lived on the family fortune. In 2719 she had a son Mateo. She has never reviled the name of the farther to anyone, spawning a lot of rumours, from her farther over a minor to one of the St. John brothers. As the rest of the family she came to the now dissolved "Nara Fields Settelment" at springtime 2726.

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Magdalena Mercier (Mercier House)
Magdalena was what you might call an unexpected child, with her mother Danelle being in her mid-30’s and her farther almost 50 years old. As many “late” children she was spoiled a little bit, receiving a lot of attention, both from her parents and her older sister. As oppose to her sister Mussete, she was a clever kid and did well in school. She could have done a university degree in physics and chemistry, but did not finish it. She chose to follow the family to the now disestablish Nara settlement at springtime 2726, at the time 22 years old.

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Mateo Mercier (Mercier House)
Mateo was born in “Ent” in 2719 at the home of his grandparents, where his mother Mussete also lived, he does not know anything about his farther. His relations with his mother were never perfect, he was actually more devoted to his grandparents especially Danelle. She was very caring towards him and also the subject of his teaching as he was never in primary school. Mateo was rather introvert, the child you do not notice. He is a clever boy, good at reading from an early age. He moved to the lowlands springtime 2726 with his family.

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Pierre Mercier (Mercier House)
Pierre was born the 13th of February 2726, while the Mercier family was still located in what was previously “Nara Fields Settelment”. The son of the Magdalena, the youngest of the Mercier sisters. And grandson of retired restaurant owners Armel and Danelle Mercier. His farther is Simon Stone, at that point his mother’s lover. The couple was engaged in October 2727.

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Simon Stone (Stone house)
Simon was born in “Ent Mountain Village” year 2700 AD. His father Michael is a baker, his mother Sharon a journalist at the newspaper. As most of the houses in “Ent” is hundreds of years old the have mainly worked with renovations, the few new houses he have been building almost exclusively was in the settlements. Simon was the last to build a home in the former “Nara Fields” settlement, moving into his new home, at the end of April 2726.

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Nicholás Valiente (Valiente House)
Nicholás was born in “Ent” 2692, the only child of single mother Teressa Valiente working as a waitress at the local pub. Nicholás came to “Greg’s River in May 2727 as leader of the new fire fighter brigade at the fire station.

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Harald Dahl (Valiente House)
Harald was born in “Ent” September 2697. His farther Theo Dahl is a Famous Sculptor, his mother Ophelia Magdalena Dahl is a professor of medicine and co-leader of “Ent” Hospital. He has two older siblings. Roald born in 2703 (a doctor) and Norma Dahl born in 2707. Harald came to “Greg’s River in May 2727 as part of the new fire fighter brigade at the fire station.

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Biographies: (inactive characters)

Casel Hasan (Previously Nara House)
Casel was born in “Ent” Marts 2706. His farther Doğan Hasan a bricklayer, his mother April Hasan working as a nurse at Ent” hospital. He has a younger brother Shah born in 2717. Casel have always been a wild child, sometimes crossing the line of what is acceptable, but he can also he quite nice and gentle towards the few people he cares about. At highs school he was caught stealing money from a teacher after which he was enrolled in the “Nara Settlement project”, in the hope that he would straighten out. He came to the now dissolved "Nara Fields Settelment" at springtime 2726 as a student with the Nara family. After attacking Jane Harper, Casel was convicted in March 2727 of Aggravated Assault, he got 7 years in “Ent prison”, optional parole after 4 years

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Anita Simone (Previously Preston house)
Anita was born in “Ent” September 2710. Belonging to the wealthy Simone grocer family, dealing in fur, leather and fabric for centuries. Her farther Justin the 2nd son of Simone family leader John Devan Simone, controlling the trade empire. Her mother Kate Waymon the daughter of bedding manufacturer Will Waymon. Anita is the youngest of three siblings. Her brother Antony born in 2706 and her sister Mina born in 2703. Anita is not exactly the dark sheep, but she was a difficult child. Not always as appropriate as her parents would like. She was sent to “Nara Fields” as she was interested in gardening, but no doubt her parents also hoped the experience world straighten her up. The came to the dissolved “Nara Fields settlement” with the Mercier family at spring time 2726 AD. Now she has been moved to the Preston Household. After several acts of aggression and finally assaulting Greg in March 2727, she was send home to her parents.

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As of October 2725

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I am aware of the error in "counsil" but will keep to save time


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The now abandoned Nara Fields settelment as of May 2726 AD
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A map of Greg’s River settlement as of late March 2727, before the settlement was expanded to include the houses from “Nara Fields” and some new community buildings.

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After the settlement rebuild

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Editorial Notes:
The purpose of this Story is mainly for me to play sims for the first time without interfering with what the sims chose to do. I will (almost) never help them decide actions to take in this story. The daily tasks will be up to them. The only things I will do is to buy them what I believe they need, and sell what I believe they don’t need, add life time bonuses, luck wishes and stuff like that. The originals sims all start with at least 1 in all skill, later added sims can be specialized (the Botan Nara having garden skills), There is no house, no jobs, no town on this map. I hope we will re-populate this world, but it is essential up to the sims.

New political System as of 2728.


Old political system (as longs as the village was dependante on Emt (up to dec. 2727)
The village will have to build it all from the taxes collected, (or sometime gifted from "Ent"), I have tuned the “bills” to 2%/week (furnished lot value + household funds), I the story that will transfer to 3.4% from every household moved to “Village” funds at the first summer day each year, enabling building community lots (in the distanced future).
Political Structure Elder Assembly:
Must be at least 33 years old (adult) - Max one from each house - Oldest in house – Max. six members prefer highest tax payer families if more than six households. – Leader 2 votes. Elder 1 vote
Yearly Donations: Paid in June after tax calculation:
The donations (if the combined yearly tax is less than 18.000$):
Settelment Elder Council Yearly
Settelment leader 1500
Elder 1000
Other Adult+ 700
Other Young Adults 500
Teens 300
Child 100


Other gameplay facts.