Chapter 12 - January 202212.1 – 2022 Introduction and January in Sunset Valley (part I)12.2 - January 2022 in Sunset Valley - Part II12.3 - Lake Onebega - University12.4 - Bewickton12.5 - SprottenhamChapter 13 - February 202213.1 - Sunset Valley part I: Kleopatras birthday13.1 -Sunset valley part II13.2 - Lake Onebega: More University Life with Oliver Freddy and Inge.13.3 - Bewicton: A new addition to the Chitrakaar family13.4 - Sprottenham: Frozen greenhouse?Chapter 14 - Spring 2022March14.1 - Sunset Valley: Jonathan and Sofies parents, part I.14.1 - Sunset Valley: Jonathan and Sofies parents, part II. 14.2 – Lake Onebega, University Town: Romance...?14.3 - Bewickton: Lets make paintings and songs about babies and fish...14.4 – Sprottenham: Crime doesn't pay?April14.5 – Sunset Valley: Leaving the nest.14.6 - Lake Onebega: Exam preparations...14.7 – Sprottenham: Babies and umbrellas...MaySunset Valley May: Spring Party Time/Kristinas birthday14.8 – Lake Onebega: Exam... and let's get the party started. 14.9 – Sprottenham: The girl by the Harbour Café..April/May14.10 - Bewickton: Sleep, what is sleep?Chapter 15 - Summer 202215.1 -June: Sunset Valley/Lake Onebega15.2 - Sprottenham Summer 202215.3 – Bewickton June 2022 – Palash and Sofias wedding.Part I: Preparations.15.3 – Bewickton June 2022 – Palash and Sofias wedding.Part II: The wedding.15.4 – Bewickton July and August 2022.15.5 – Sunset Valley July 2022. Chess, books and family.15.6 – Sunset Valley: Of snobs and bookworms...Chapter 16.1 - Lake Onebega/University Life16.1 - Part I – August 202216.1 - Part 2 - Lake Onebega - September 2022.Autumn16.2 – Sprottenham September 2022 - Greenhouse Blues.16.3 – Sunset Valley September 2022 – Ingrid and her aunt walk into a bar fine establishment...16.4 – Lake Onebega October 2022. Tonight we are young, so lets set the kitchen on fire... 16.6 – Sunset Valley/Sprottenham October 2022 – Part I: You have the right to remain silent...16.6 – Sprottenham October 2022 – part II: Aftershock. - 16.7 – Bewickton – October 2022. Part I: All on board!16.7 – MS Princess Ragnhild/Westphalian Sea - October 2022. Part II: Elevator Boogie.16.7 – MS Princess Ragnhild/Westphalian Sea - October 2022. Part III: Surrounded by the strange and unfamiliar..16.7 – MS Princess Ragnhild/Westphalian Sea/Sunset Valley - October 2022. Part IV: Until Death do us part...16.7 – MS Princess Ragnhild/Westphalian Sea - October 2022. Part V: Murder on the dancefloor... - 16.8 – Belo Horizonte Part I: Arrival16.8 – Belo Horizonte: Day III – Spring Festival, Love eggs and a little more action..16.8: Belo Horizonte – Day IV: Up and down and in circles we go..16.8: Belo Horizonte – Day V and VI: Enjoying the view for some good, clean fun..Chapter 16.8: Belo Horizonte – Final days and going home..-16.9 – Sunset Valley November 2022 – Charisma, politics and law...16.10 – Lake Onebega November 2022 – My coffee is but a drop of fuel for science and painting..16.11 – Sprottenham November 2022: Part I – Orinders Birthday16.11 – Sprottenham November 2022: Part II – The Trial16.12 – Bewickton November 2022 – It's all about what you can chew.Winter17.1 – Sunset Valley/Sprottenham December 2022 – Reunion.17.2 – Lake Onebega – December 2022 – Supernatural Art: part I.17.2 – Lake Onebega – December 2022 – Supernatural Art: part II.17.3 – Lake Onebega/Sunset Valley - December 2022 – part I: A clean ending.17.3 – Sunset Valley - December 2022 part II: Queen of Rain.17.3 – Sunset Valley – December 2022 part III: Painting on the wall..17.3 – Sunset Valley December 2022 Part IV: Under the mistletoe..-17.4 – Sprottenham – December 2022 part I: In the circle of life... 17.5 – Bewickton December 2022 – part I: Cat's in the cradle..17.6 - Bewickton, December 2022, part II: Falling17.6 – Bewickton December 2022: part III - A nighmare before christmas...17.6 - Bewickton December 2022: part IV - From Darkness17.6 - Bewickton December 2022: part V - A stormy night17.6 – December 2022 part VI: The Curse of the Lady17.6 – December 2022: Part VII - Perpetual Motion Machine17.6 – December 2022: Part VIII – Parenting skills.17.6 – December 2022: Part IX – Welcome to the family...? / Cold in December17.6 – December 2022: Part X – Moon Landing17.6 – December 2022: Part XI – What day is this?17.6 – December 2022: Part XI – What day is this? (continued)17.6 – Part XII – Home for the New Year..Chapter 18 - 2022 - A year in review...19.1 – Sunset Valley – January 2023: Part I – New Year, New home, New beginning..Chapter 19.1 – Sunset Valley January 2023 – part II: Lost Boy.Chapter 19.2 – Sunset Valley February 2023 part I – The Motor-Notesen family.Chapter 19.2 – Sunset Valley February 2023 part II – Lise Veronicas birthday.Chapter 19.2 – Sunset Valley February 2023 part II – Lise Veronicas birthday (continued).Chapter 19.3 – Sunset Valley March 2023 – part I: Forest for the trees..Chapter 19.3 – Sunset Valley March 2023 – part II: Boundaries.Chapter 19.3 – Sunset Valley March 2023: part III – Just a rainy day.Chapter 19.3 – Sunset Valley March 2023: part IV – The school ball..Chapter 19.3 – Sunset Valley March 2023: part V – Robert Bråges birthdayChapter 19.3 – Sunset Valley March 2023: part VI – Bjørn Yngves birthdayChapter 19.4 – Sunset Valley April 2023: Part I – The Motor-Karlsen family.Chapter 19.4 – Sunset Valley April 2023: part II – Walters birthday.Chapter 19.5 – Sunset Valley May 2023 – Family and friends (and old enemies)Chapter 20: Onébegajávvre (Lake Onebega, University) - Spring Semester 2023.Chapter 20.1 – Onébegajávvre (Lake Onebega) - January 2023: Full moon love.Chapter 20.1 – Onébegajávvre (Lake Onebega) - January 2023: part II – It starts with a bang and ends with a fire.Chapter 20.2 – Onébegajávvre (Lake Onebega) - February 2023: Whichever one you feed...Chapter 20.3 – Onébegajávvre (Lake Onebega) - March 2023: Everybody loves Inge?Chapter 20.4 – Onébegajávvre (Lake Onebega) - April 2023: Wildfire.Chapter 20.5 - Onébegajávvre (Lake Onebega) - May 2023: Wildfire, part II..Chapter 20.6 - Onébegajávvre (Lake Onebega) – June 2023: Cycle of stones.----------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter 20.7 – Sunset Valley – June 2023: I must be in love with an alien... part IChapter 20.7 – Sunset Valley – June 2023: I must be in love with an alien... part IIChapter 21: Sprottenham - Spring 2023.Chapter 21.1 – Sprottenham – January 2023: For old times sake...?Chapter 21.1 – Sprottenham – February 2023: (Almost) no news is good news...?Chapter 21.3 – Sprottenham – March 2023: The grass is always greener..Chapter 21.4 – Sprottenham April 2023: Double birthday party.Chapter 21.5 – Sprottenham May 2023: The botanists joke...https://www.theplumtreeapp.com/public/600d7a17f6542d0008498d08The Karlsen Family: https://www.theplumtreeapp.com/public/5ffb5d8826f005000929f276The Kråkesen Family: https://www.theplumtreeapp.com/public/600d7fec6e8dbe0009f875b0Secondary FamiliesThe Holm-Fredriksen Family: https://www.theplumtreeapp.com/public/600ddc526d53360009dbffa7Tertiary FamiliesThe Reppe Family https://www.theplumtreeapp.com/public/600f358817be72000860565dIn game family trees inside spoiler (some of these may be outdated because sims have aged up, etc.):Ranveig Motorsen:https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50845163098_d28f9bf0cb_o.pngOliver Freddy Motorsen:https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50862792516_c9713e2925_o.pngKathrine Kråke-Karlsen:https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50845163078_a2f8f08896_o.pngSofie Motor-Karlsen:https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50853071443_2eda634955_o.png~~~~I must start with a birds eye view of everything and some background information to create a context for my story, complete with an over the top title to make it sound epic or something. Alright, here we go!Prologue 0.0: The United Kingdom of Simbria.The United Kingdom of Simbria, commonly known as Simbria, is a sovereign state comprising of six countries on the greater island of Simbria located in the Westphalian Sea on the northern hemisphere of the Simtopian Planet. It is a very big island, almost the size of a continent and thus covers many climate zones ranging from maritime subtropical on its southern tip to maritime subarctic on its very northenmost edge.https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50874120742_d2b38e267d.jpgOn the southwestern part of this large island state lies the mountaineous country of Frydain Pawr. Most of the population of this country is centered around it's capital Wad Nahadau, but this is not were our story plays out.Prologue 0.1: H.K.H. Høigaffel.The small town of Solskinnsdalen, also known as Sunset Valley, is a small and fairly isolated town on the southwestern edge of the great island of Simbria, in a country called Frydain Pawr. A long time ago, there lived a man called H.K.H. Høigaffel. Already while he was alive, he rose to legendary status as the most impressive chess player the Sim World had ever witnessed. In the year of 1783 sim time, he founded what is known as Solskinnsdalen Schak-klub (Solskinnsdalen Chess Club). It was here he would spend the majority of his days, challenging people to a game of chess, or writing on his best selling books about the magic, mysteries and strategies (as well as joys) of chess. From the money he made on his books, teaching chess and winning tournaments all over Frydain Pawr, he erected a tower to be his home on what was then the outer edge of the town area. The tower quickly became somewhat of a landmark and tourist attraction, and were nicknamed \"The Rook\" by the locals, as it resembled the chess piece with the very same name.https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50820162758_8c4da2da5a_b.jpgPhoto of the tower, \"The Rook\", as it looks in the year 2021, sim time.As this was long before the invention of the camera, no pictures of H.K.H. Høigaffel exist, but there is a painting of him by an unknown painter (ca. 1795) hanging up in the lobby on the second floor of the chess club.https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50821001697_bd0daf1d5c_b.jpgSolskinnsdalen Schak-klub (Sunset Valley Chess Club) the way it looks in 2021, sim time.https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50821001557_97ef16a87b_b.jpgPortrait painting of H.K.H. Høigaffel by an unknown painter.As far as legend has it, H.K.H. Høigaffel did not enjoy any romantic relations, preferring to stay by himself until old age when he eventually befriended and married a sim called Joika-Kari Bastiansen. Joika-Kari was an avid gardener for the last days of her life. Officially she died of old age, but evil tongues still gossip that she died while they were woohooing in bed.https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50821001622_695dbc3b12_b.jpgModern day aerial photo of the chess club, with the tower \"The Rook\" in the back of the picture.H.K.H. Høigaffel lived for a long time still after her death, and it was then he became an avid painter. After his death, his tower was left abandoned for years and almost fell into ruin, before the town council in 1873 declared that it should be restored to it's former glory and be opened to the public as a museum. At the same time a memorial stone was placed by the entrance of the chess club. It is rumored that if you stay at the chess club late at night, you may catch a glimpse of H.K.H. Høigaffel's ghost still roaming the corridors, or maybe even challenging you to a game of ghostly chess.https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50820904196_8e7f30cc2a_b.jpgH.K.H. Høigaffels memorial stone by the entrance to the chess club.~~~~10.05.2021: I just recently discovered that a lot of pictures are now missing from the tread. The pictures are not gone, the links are just broken because their url changed. I am working on updating the posts with new urls one by one, but it could take some time. I apologize for the missing pictures.04.11.2021: All pictures updated. It just took me about 5 months...