My Mind Wandered (mymindwandered) wrote in wanna_rp, @ 2008-09-18 23:04:00 |
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APPLICATION : GUIDELINES : TAKEN : WANTED Shelby, California, nestled at the foot of the San Bernadino mountain range, was once a widely populous town. Countless people migrated to the place in 1850 as a result of the Gold Rush fever spreading throughout the state. By 1855, Shelby was a ghost town. Houses and buildings alike had been abandoned, ransacked, and some even burned to the ground. Its residents had fled, fearing the wrath of the vindictive Dooger Brothers’ Gang, and for nine years it remained that way. Deserted. September 1864. Travelers came back to the town and laid claim on the land. They rebuilt, restocked, created new lives for themselves. Faith was restored in these people, this land. But one thing the new residents never counted on was the return of the hostiles. The bandits. Two rival groups of outlaws, both claiming the town was rightfully theirs to steal from. Both groups periodically threatened New Shelby’s growing economy. The year is 1867. The place is the fictional former ghost town of New Shelby, California. Law men, bandits, cowboys, and Native Americans abound. A childhood game of “Cowboys and Indians” has come back anew. |