Sarah Murdoch (sarah_murdoch) wrote in wanna_rp, @ 2008-06-29 16:49:00 |
|
|||
The climate changed, the world warmed, the oceans rose. What was once coast is now undersea. What was once forest is desert and dust. What was once Australia is now Van Demon's Land, where the days are hot and the weather extreme. The world plunged into a second Dark Age. Many died; the few that survived now eke our their existence in struggling townships. The Church now rule the land, spreading superstition and fear amongst the people to keep them under control. The nuclear reactors failed and spewed their waste across the land, forever altering those it touched in both horrific and marvellous ways. In the small bustling harbour town of Morpeth, a travelling carnival rolls into town. The dust kicked up by the wagon wheels has barely settled when most of the folk desert the carnival in droves, leaving only the Ringmaster, the Fortune Teller, A Roustie and Management to pitch the big top. Around town signs appear - "Wanted: Carnivale. Riggers, Rousties, Performers." The carnival is now forced to remain in Morpeth, until it can replenish it's numbers. As the ships come into port they bring with them fresh folk for the carnival. Riggers and Rousties, Performers and Freaks. Daily life continues, despite the growing whispers and murmurs. What secrets lie in the carnival's past? Who are the management and what are they hiding? How long can the troupe continue to avoid the threat of The Church's Inquisition? |