Hey guys! Your mods here to give you all a big THANKS!! for bringing in such awesome characters and neat critters. We've been enjoying reading your threads as well as participating in them, and we're really grateful to have such a talented bunch of writers in our game.

Make sure you run the FRIEND BUTTON, since we've had some new characters since opening. Since everyone has been so active, if you've got a second character in mind, feel free! There's no obligation to make more characters, but if you feel so inclined, the option is there. Do take note that we are getting a little lady-heavy, especially if you don't count the NPCs!

Speaking of NPCs, don't forget they exist! If you're stumped for a thread, the mods are happy to play NPCs for you, and the list of them is here. Keep in mind that you are more than welcome to request a mod play/create an NPC for you. If it's on a temporary basis (ie a character that is just passing through town, or maybe a character that's going to get killed!) we can probably accomodate. If you'd like something more established and permanent, don't forget we have a wanted page with a handy form! Since it doesn't post in the comm feed, feel free to notify people in the OOC comm if you post an ad. Prospective players can see the wanted page as well, so you could possibly inspire someone on the fence to join. As for thread locations, Grey Haven is a pretty happenin' place! Check the location page to see the major ones, and characters that have their own businesses or work at one not on the list? There's another handy form available for you to add it to the list.

With all that rambling out of the way, let's talk plot! This weekend, on Saturday at 3pm, BAR will be having an all-ages BBQ. An open thread will be put up and everyone is welcome to join in.

Major plots will definitely be coming, and this is something we'd love feedback on! We've already got the first plot in development, but we'd like Grey Haven to always be about your characters. If you want your characters background to be a part of an overarching plot, please let us know! We're happy to work with you if you're a little stumped, but we'd really like for everyone's character to be the 'star' once in awhile. If you want the plot to be a sneaky surprise, feel free to put your ideas in the mod drop box or just email the mods directly [greyhavenmods@gmail.com]. I know we've already talked with Nancy and Sadie regarding some ideas, but there's no limit to how many ideas you might throw our way! Plots don't have to be huge game-changers, either. They can be small events (like the BBQ!) or something more ominous (like DOOMSDAY CULTISTS!). Go nuts! We want this game to stay fun and interesting for you guys, and give you chances to challenge your characters.

Thanks again for making this game so rad in its first week!

Love,
Kelly and Ally

Erin here, with character number TWO!

I would like to introduce you to Jaden Walker. Jaden has been a resident of New Haven for three years, though most locals think it's only been two. Why? Because she spent her first year in the Lodge. See, Jaden didn't take the change especially easy; she had a lot of learning to do.

Previously to crossing through the Haze, Jaden didn't exist - the creature that did was a subspecies of Infernal commonly known to the supernatural world as a Hell Hound (you can read about them in the Beastiary entry under Infernals). Raised her entire life as a beastial slave, Jaden (who's True name only herself and her Breeder know) had a pretty nasty case of Stockholm Syndrome when she first came to Grey Haven, but over time things improved. Greatly. You can read the details in her bio, which is open to everyone.

As for her personality:

Jaden has grown a lot since her fateful first arrival to Grey Haven, but it took a lot of intensive, dedicated work to deprogram what had been a mind twisted by countless generations of hellish breeding and cruelty. To her credit, the buried intelligence of her species had not been completely weeded out of grasp; Jaden learned to communicate fluently within her first month as a human (and completely stopped growling by the end of the following month). Socialization and trust-building by the dedicated keepers of the Lodge turned a dangerous, near wild creature in a woman's body, into a relatively adjusted, productive member of their little society.

Three years after first arriving, Jaden is considered a quiet, somewhat reclusive woman who's entire demeanor can often be described as a little mysterious - also, slightly ominous. It's always difficult to tell exactly what she's thinking, considering her expression rarely shifts beyond three or four degrees of emotion in either direction. Her smiles are usually close-lipped and slightly tilted into one cheek, her frowns are more a sharp expression of her eyes than any other feature, but the common degree is an intense breed of stillness that always feels as though it might break into frenzy at any given second. Every thought, every action, even every expression of hers seems to be run through a thick filter in her mind. And even then, there are times she can come off a little... needlessly snippy.

Whether by nature or otherwise, Jaden has a tendency to be possessive of things she considers either belonging to her or in her care. More than a few college students and weekend readers at the library have learned not to bend the pages of library books, and don't try to take a french fry off her plate. As long as people respect her boundaries, she can be perfectly civil - even enjoyable in the right company (that is, people who don't mind her monosyllabic nature.) She doesn't mind having conversations with people, so long as they're okay with carrying most of the topic weight. If she's really interested, she'll serve inquiring questions to keep the interaction going.

As far as relationships go, she's been 'advised' against forming any solid attachments with permanent residents until she fully integrates, and that was fine with her. For a while. Now that Jaden has realized that she's her own 'person', with no one to answer to besides herself and the laws of humans, in the last year she's been slowly emerging, pushing herself to learn more about the people that share her sanctuary.

A few more facts:
-she's the local librarian (and is almost always reading)
-she loooooves to people-watch, almost to the point of staring
-she has a tendency to chuckle at very inappropriate times.

So hit me up if you want to do anything with Jaden!

Hello! My name is Rachel, obviously new, and player of Ying. I'm pretty sure I don't know any of you, so here's the breakdown: I'm a college student who sometimes spends way too much time not eating or sleeping properly. Instead, I play games and roleplay. Priorities, I have them!

But here is my girl, Jiaying Lin or, as she more commonly refers to herself, Ying. A lycanthrope (tiger) who immigrated to Montana with her mother long ago, it was at the tender age of 23 years that Ying decided she needed to run away and get some freedom from her pack. So she did! Ying ran away, fell in with a group of kids who also ran away, and ran away from a Hunter when things went down the crapper (if you haven't noticed, there's a trending theme with Ying's actions). It's been three months since she's arrived at Grey Haven, so she pretty much considers herself not-new anymore. Furthermore, she's a barista at a place called The Lucky Bean and is usually the one giving out unsolicited life advice. Yep.

Also, Ying is friendly. Really friendly. She has no problems with being all up in everyone's business and is undaunted by people's issues with themselves/the world/the system/etc. Having fun, trying new things, making friends, and getting herself (and sometimes someone else) into trouble is her usual modus operandi. But she's harmless, really. Just don't make her do anything serious. Or ask about her past. Or why she hates responsibility. Her bio is here if you want a better explanation of her character.

Anyway! Who wants to be her friend?? HA HA just kidding you don't have a choice.

So I completely forgot to do this.

Cue VERY LATE ooc/character intro. My name is Erin - some of you (most of you?) know me already, so I'll save that part. Sadie here is the important one for the purposes of this post.

Sadie Perkins! She's young, she's quirky, she's Cajun (that means sometimes, she miiiight be a tad difficult to understand). Sadie's story is a sad one, AND a long one, so I'll some it up by saying she's a former baby-vampire who's on the run for her life - which she would just love to keep human, even if that means staying in Grey Haven the rest of it. If you want in-depth details, take a gander at her bio - its all there.

Sadie works at Drake's Diner as a waitress and lives at Lakeside B&B, where she sometimes runs errands or watches the front desk for the Smiths. She can seem nervous around strangers, but *wants* to be friendly with people (that is, she's trying really, really hard to be likable, though she's got some pretty obvious social awkwardness going on). Sadie is drawn to nurturing, protective type folks, but is easily scared off by too-aggressive personalities. She's generous and extremely attentive to the people she trusts, and often will give them little homemade gifts or lean on them when close enough.

My aim is beerandsuckers if you'd like to play with her!

Hi everyone,
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