It took me most of the day, but I managed to make a mock up poster for
The Occult Houseafter all. There's both a Simlish and English version. :blush:
https://i.imgur.com/FhbcvQY.png
https://i.imgur.com/9YvjcFY.png
Considering that there's never enough room on the gallery description, I decided to take the time and write a more thorough description of the main characters, along with a name/pronunciation guide!
- Claire (meaning Clear, or Light) Rêves (derived from the French word Reverie meaning dream or daydream) is our psychic and main character. Who, despite her ability to "hear" thoughts, see auras, and sense spirits is a massive introvert and gets very overwhelmed by the "sensory overload" which causes her to withdraw more. She's shown to be a bit shy as well as being an introvert, but that's likely another side-affect of her sensory overload. A little over a year after her 21st birthday (and the year she discovered her abilities) she decides to move from Windenburg to Granite Falls, hoping the small town life will be less overwhelming... only to realize that it's a safe haven for supernaturals whose psychic energy is even stronger than that of humans. But in spite of the sensory overload she experiences when she first moves to Granite Falls, Claire quickly finds herself feeling at home and developing deep connections and friendships with her roommates and a strong kinship with all the townsfolk. Especially Ambrose who's the only member of her household that's a mystery to her and she can't "read." And also incredibly attractive....
- Gramarye is her pet cat whose name is related to magic, sorcery, or enchantment. She's not a magical kitty unfortunately, but giving her a magical name was just too irresistible and I thought it would be cute so I just rolled with it.
- Ambrose (meaning Immortal) Nightshade is of course our brooding vampire, who before he was attacked wanted to be a famous guitarist But since being attacked (and changed) into a vampire, he switched course and decided he wanted to start a family of vampires instead. After all, forever is a long time to be lonely. He still plays guitar on occasion though as a hobby and enjoys writing his own songs. He is also Claire's love interest and as indicated in the gallery description, the attraction is mutual and he has feelings for her as well.
- Morgana (a variation of Morgan, named after Morgan-Le-Fay who herself is a witch/sorceress in the King Arthur stories) Incantate (derived from the word Incantation) is, you guessed it... the witch of our series! As suggested in the official description, she is strong-willed and stubborn (even a little hotheaded at times) and quite snarky, but she's also fiercely loyal and would do anything to protect her friends. She later becomes Claire's best friend and the two girls develop a sister-like bond despite their very different personalities.
- Luke Garoux (a play on Loup Garou the French word for Werewolf) is obviously our Werewolf. (Albeit a fake one seeing as the werewolf pack has not come out yet) Like most werewolves he has the tendency to be hot-headed, but he has a good heart and is very active and into sports. As suggested in the gallery description, he and Ambrose have a sort of "frenemy bromance" like relationship. Sometimes they're at each other's throats and seem to be mortal enemies and other times they're like brothers and get along great. It's really complicated to say the least. And even that is over simplifying.
- Dusan (meaning Divine Spirit) Spiridon (derived from the Greek word Spiritus and therefore also meaning spirit) is our ghost, and party boy who met his untimely end when he was electrocuted after attempting to fix a broken electronic after a heavy night of "juicing." Being dead doesn't seem to bother him much though as he uses his ability to render himself invisible to advantage to spy on the girls when they're in the bathroom. Unfortunately for him though, as a psychic Claire is able to sense his presence even when she can't physically see him and he always gets caught. Which, come to think about it is probably the reason the toilet and sink breaks so often. But thankfully Luke is quite the handyman. Despite his rather, uh perverse actions though, Dusan is still at his core a good person-- er ghost who as long as he has friends on the earthly plane, has no intentions of crossing over.
I listed the pose creators on the poster itself, but I'll link them below as well for easy access.
BultaeAolinisSimsgami
