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Gothic congrats KUY (4/10)
Sorry for the wait!Round 1: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5478130
Round 2: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5478132
Round 3: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5478299Five years have passed since the last time we saw our family. For children's looks, follow the instructions in round 2. For partners' looks, follow the instructions in round 1. If you have no interesting developments, feel free to cheat a little ;)Dice: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htmRoll a d20 for all singles 15 and over. If they are under 18, 12 or above is a significant other. If they are between 18 and 26, 7-13 is a significant other, 13-16 is an engagement, and 17-20 is a marriage. If they are 27 or older, 6-9 is a significant other, 10-14 Is an engagement, and 15-20 is a marriage. The ages and genders of partners are up to you.For potential parents, roll a d20:
If mother is 18-23: 1-11 is no children, 12-16 is 1 child, 17-20 is 2 children.
If mother is 24-34: 1-6 is no children, 7-10 is 1 child, 11-15 is 2 children, 16-20 is 3 children.
If mother is 35-45: 1-9 is no children, 10-15 is 1 child, 16-18 is 2 children, 19-20 is 3 children.
If mother is 45+: 1-14 is no children, 15-18 is 1 child, 19-20 is 2 children.
If adopting (age irrelevant): 1-5, is no child, 6-12 is 1 child, 13-18 is 2 children, 19-20 is 3 children.Roll a d3 for each child. If you roll a 1, the child is a boy. If you roll a 2, the child is a girl. If you roll a 3, the child is intersex, and you can choose to raise them male, female, or non-binary. Roll a d10 once per child to determine their age.All first names come from this list:
https://www.behindthename.com/names/tag/horrorAll surnames come from this list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Writers_of_Gothic_fiction(Optional) Story elements:
1. One of the children starts a goth band! What subgenre is it, if any?
2. One of the parents or older children begins to dabble in witchcraft/the occult! What caused this? Do they stick with it? How do the family react?
3. A terrible storm hits the family home. Are they able to recover?

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Lucian Ramsay Faulkner (41)
Lenore Lucretia Craven Faulkner (38)Lucian Faulkner. A man with loose, black curls and dark green eyes. A renown, but reclusive sculptor by trade. Brought up by a mother and father more concerned with earthly desires than kin.Lenore Craven. A small lady with long, flowing auburn curls and twinkling, gray eyes. A dreamer. A nurse by occupation. A love for writing and literature, Shakespearean tragedies and Greek heroes. A daughter of socialites.Lucian and Lenore met at an event hosted by Lenore's parents. Lenore's parents, Luther and Evangeline Craven, commissioned Lucian to create a sculpture for their lavish event. Lenore, whose reluctant attendance to such events were always required of her, found herself not only intrigued by the haunting creation but also the brooding sculptor in the corner.Five years later, to everyone's surprise including their own, Lucian and Lenore are married. The couple's first act of business is to adopt a handsome axolotl named Dorian.Axolotl: Dorian (10)Twins are born one year later.Emma Odilia Faulkner & Heinrich Anselm Faulkner (9)Meanwhile, a childhood friend of Lucian's, Arthur Riordan, has written a horror screenplay. Heinrich is cast as the quiet, withdrawn son with a dreadful story to tell; if he would only tell it.The following year, Lenore gives birth to the couple's second son.John Damian 'Jack' Faulkner (4)
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DSpouse[39]: Crimson Raven “Sonny” Sioux (né Riordan) [wavy blond hair, brown eyes]
DH[41]: Dante Adlai Sioux [wavy ginger hair, green eyes]DD[20]: Alma Azalea Sioux [straight dyed pink hair, green eyes]
-DSpouse[18]: Edgar Alexandre Sioux (né Stine) [curly auburn hair, brown eyes]
-DS[5]: Béla Bram Sioux [curly ginger hair, gray eyes]DD[11]: Bella Clare Sioux [straight strawberry blonde hair, green eyes]
DD[10]: Elspeth Cressida “Ellie” Sioux [curly blonde hair, blue eyes]
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DH[36]: Edgar Lucien "Ed" Wormwood-Ash
[curly light brown hair, heterochromic eyes: left is gray, right is green]
DH[39]: Lazarus Ramsey Wormwood-Ash
[straight dark brown hair, hazel eyes]ADS[15]: Godric Idris Wormwood-Ash
[straight light brown hair, green eyes]
ADS[11]: Einarr Njord Wormwood-Ash
[coily black hair, blue eyes]
ADD[8]: Frija Sieglinde Wormwood-Ash
[curly crimson (dyed) hair (naturally dark brown), gray eyes]
ADC[7]: Ingram Widogast Wormwood-Ash
born intersex, raised male, will identify as mascandrogyne in the future, he/it
[wavy ginger hair, blue eyes]
ADD[3]: Samara Eli Wormwood-Ash
[straight light brown hair, hazel eyes]They live in a punk house.
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DH: Simon Dorian Roth (50) [dark brown curly hair, brown eyes]
DW: Ophelia Vivian Riordan Roth (50) [coily ginger hair, hazel eyes]DS: William Eli Roth "Liam" (28) [curly strawberry blond hair, brown eyes]
DD: Dorothea Rose Roth "Thea" (25) [coily ginger hair, blue eyes]
DS: Evander Max Roth "Evan" (23) [coily dark brown hair, green eyes]
DD/DD: Adelina Saxa Roth "Addie" / Odilia Emma Roth "Dilia" (10) [coily light brown hair, hazel eyes]--
DS: William Eli Roth "Liam" (28) [curly strawberry blond hair, brown eyes]
DW: Frida Roza Faulkner Roth (28) [straight blonde hair, green eyes]DD/DD: Alodia Gertrud Roth / Amalia Romilda Roth (6) [coily light brown hair, hazel eyes]
DS: Damian Edgar Roth (4) [curly ginger hair, brown eyes]
DS: John Howard Roth (3) [wavy black hair, green eyes]
DS: Stephen Gage Roth (1) [curly auburn hair, hazel eyes]--
DD: Dorothea Rose Roth-Willoughby "Thea" (25) [coily ginger hair, blue eyes]
DH: Milo Richard Roth-Willoughby (25) [wavy dark brown hair, blue eyes]DD: Ava Idalia Roth-Willoughby (5)--
DS: Evander Max Roth "Evan" (23) [coily dark brown hair, green eyes]
DGF: Mary Elsa Griffith (23) [wavy light brown hair, gray eyes]
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H[39]: Valerian Dante Roth (strawberry blonde, wavy hair, hazel eyes)
W[40]: Lenore Adrienne Ash (auburn, wavy hair, hazel and brown eyes)S[15]: Orion Tedmond Roth (black, wavy hair, hazel and brown eyes)
C[14]: Draven Draconia Roth (auburn, wavy hair, brown eyes)
S[14]: Cyrus Gabriel Roth (light brown, straight hair, green eyes)
D[14]: Sigilina Geretrudis Roth (auburn, wavy hair, green eyes)
S[6]: Franko Ernust Roth (auburn, wavy hair, hazel eyes)
D[2]: Carrie Elsa Roth (unnatural dyed, wavy hair, green eyes)
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DH(43): Valerian Ramsey Wormwood (straight black hair, grey eyes)
DW(41): Lenore Morrigan Faulkner Wormwood (wavy blonde hair, blue eyes)DD(20): Juliet Valentina Wormwood (straight black hair dyed green, grey eyes)
-DBF(22): Howard Vlad King (straight light brown hair, green eyes)
DD(18): Renata Imogen Wormwood Hugo (curly strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes)
-DH(20): John Edgar Hugo (wavy ginger hair, brown and grey eyes)
-DS(0): Alexandre Damian Hugo (straight auburn hair, green eyes)
DD(9): Kriemhild Frija Wormwood (coily auburn hair dyed pink, blue and grey eyes)
ADS(3): Freddy Lucio Wormwood (straight auburn hair, brown eyes)
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SO [42] Ramsey Edgar Lazarus Arkwright | he/him | straight black hair & gray eyes
SO [44] Morgan Briar Roth | they/them | curly crimson red hair & green eyesDS [17] Angus Chase Arkwright-Roth | he/him | coily black hair & green eyes
- SO [15] Rosemary Eli Van Lustbader | she/her | wavy black hair & brown eyesDChild [15] Vesper Onyx Arkwright-Roth | they/them | curly black hair & green eyes
DS [13] Conrad Wyatt Arkwright-Roth | he/him | wavy light brown hair & brown eyes
DD [7] Romilda Ava Arkwright-Roth | she/her | straight ultramarine blue hair & gray eyes
DD [1] Pamela Elsa Arkwright-Roth | she/her | wavy black hair & gray eyesHouse: punk house
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DH [38] Adlai Valerian Ash
DW [37] Rhiannon Lilith Ash (nee Agnew)
DD [16] Christabel Isadora Ash
DS [13] Idris Valente Ash
DS [7] Anselm Theodoric Ash
DC [3] Bram Béla Ash
DS [1] Lucio Stephen Ash
DS [2mo] Vlad Alexandre Ash
DOwl [11] Poe
Adlai & Rhiannon Ash: Christabel & Idris
They live in a Victorian house. Adlai has coily dark brown hair and blue eyes. Rhiannon has curly blonde hair and blue-hazel heterochromatic eyes.
Christabel has naturally wavy brown hair, but her parents allow her to dye it blue. Her eyes are blue. Idris has curly black hair and blue eyes. The family has also adopted a rather unusual pet: a small barn owl that the kids worked together to name Poe.
Anselm has curly strawberry blond hair and blue eyes. Christabel was cast in a minor role in a horror movie! She plays the youngest child in a family who move into a haunted house, and she’s super excited about it.
Bram is being raised as non-binary; they have straight ginger hair and blue eyes. Lucio has straight strawberry blond hair and brown eyes. Vlad has straight dark brown hair and blue eyes. Shortly after Vlad was born, a terrible storm hit the family home. Everyone made it out okay, though Poe the owl hasn’t been seen since. The family is living with Rhiannon’s parents while they find a new home
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DH [43]: Lucien Dante Willoughby [straight blond hair, brown eyes]
DW [41]: Lydia Eveline (Agnew) Willoughby [wavy light brown hair, gray eyes]DS [10]: Ivo Leonard Willoughby [straight brown hair, gray eyes]
DS [7]: Hugo Philibert Willoughby [wavy blond hair, gray eyes]
DD [6]: Frida Idalia Willoughby [straight blond hair, brown eyes]
DS [4]: Damian Eli Willoughby [wavy blond hair, brown eyes]
DD [2]: Sylvia Mary Willoughby [straight blond hair, gray eyes]
DD [nb]: Elsa Rosemary Willoughby [wavy brown hair, brown eyes]DSnake: Lark WilloughbyHousing: former parsonage
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DH: Orpheus Raven Ash (36) (dyed pink straight hair, brown eyes)
DW: Beatrix Rhiannon Craven-Ash (35) (green eyes, straight auburn hair)
DS: Wyatt Alexander Ash (12) (Auburn coily hair, brown eyes)
DD: Miranda Antonia Ash (12) (Blonde curly hair, grey hair)
DaD(11): Brunhild Frida Jung-Ash
DD (6): Ada Amalia Ash
DaS (8): Edgar Alexandre "Lex" Verne The Ash ancestral manor has been wrecked by a storm. While they couldn't save the home, the insurance helped them get a brand-new penthouse in Liverpool, and then some. After that, they decided go adopt another child from the European mainland, this time a French boy named Lex Verne.
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DH:[41]Dorian Ramsey Arkwright[Coily light brown hair, grey eyes]
DW:[41]Morrigan Rue(Ash)Arkwright[Straight dark brown hair, hazel eyes]DS1:[18]Leo Alexander Arkwright[Coily light brown hair, green eyes]DD1:[17]Vivian Cecily Arkwright[Coily light brown hair, hazel eyes]
-DBF:[17]Damian Willard Haggard[Coily black hair, one blue eye & one brown eye]DS1:[12]Oswald "Ozzie" Chase Arkwright[Wavy strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes]Story TBA
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H [32] Azriel Cain Riordan [wavy ginger hair, hazel eyes]
W [32] Lenore Salem (Arkwright) Riordan [curly strawberry blonde hair, green eyes]S [7] Wolfgang Reiner "Wolf" Riordan [wavy silver (naturally dark brown) hair, green eyes]A new little shop opened up beside Azriel's workplace, so of course he's gotta check it out. The owner is the resident mystic who helped the Riordans discover Lenore's psychic ability and now they have their own little business. Palm readings, card readings, and many, many more mystic things. Azriel decides to pick up a book on alchemy.And he's hooked. Wolf finds it interesting as well (he's chosen to keep the silver thing, in case you were wondering) and is often in the basement with Azriel messing with the Projects (or the drums, depends on his mood). Lenore has no comment, just that they don't burn the house down. And since she's had no visions of that yet, they're a-ok.
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H (42): Valerian Edgar Agnew [curly ginger hair with gray eyes]
W (44): Eulalia Elvira (Wormwood) Agnew [wavy light brown hair with blue eyes]D (15): Cressida Eulalie Agnew [coily light brown hair with gray eyes]
D (12): Venetia Rosalind Agnew [curly auburn hair with one gray eye and one green eye]
S (9): Bertram Siegfried Agnew [curly light brown hair with blue eyes]
D (5): Hilda Ermengarde Agnew [coily blonde hair with brown eyes]
S (4): Edgar Damian Agnew [wavy auburn hair with green eyes]
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SO[40]: Rosalind "Rosy" Lucretia [Willoughby] Willoughwood (she/her; wavy ginger hair, green eyes)
SO[40]: Onyx Morrigan [Wormwood] Willoughwood (they/them; wavy dark brown hair, blue eyes)DC[17]: Baudelaire "Bo" Foxglove Willoughwood (they/xe; coily auburn hair, green eyes; telekinetic)
-DGf[17]: Elsa Sylvia Tucholke (she/her; straight light brown hair, brown eyes)ADS[13]: Leutwin "Leu" Othmar Willoughwood (he/him; coily blonde hair, heterochromic eyes with one hazel and one grey; psychic)
DS[9]: Grimwald "Waldo" Ellanher Willoughwood (he/him; wavy ginger hair, blue eyes)
ADC[8]: Shirley Alexandre Willoughwood (they/them; straight blonde hair, brown eyes) House: former parsonage*** About a year ago, Rosy and Onyx decided that they wanted to adopt again, so along came little Shirley Alexandre. Born intersex but surgically "fixed" by their bio parents, Shirley was orphaned after an apparently freak accident where both were hit by lightning on an otherwise sunny day. Shirley always believed that they had been saved from their parents' continued abuse by some otherworldly force, and, although Rosy and Onyx don't know this particular fact yet, Bo, now going by they/xe pronouns, believes that xe is responsible for both the accident that killed Shirley's parents and the speed and ease at which xyr parents were able to adopt Shirley. Shortly before Shirley got adopted into the family, Bo started dating their girlfriend, Elsa Tucholke, a well-known witch at their school. Upon discovering Bo's telekinetic abilities, Elsa knew that Bo would have a unique capability for the craft and began teaching xem about the occult. Together, their capabilities grew to a power unexpected by either. One day, Bo had come across the then seven year old Shirley with their parents screaming at the child about some minor indiscretion. Bo locked eyes with the little kid and felt an instant connection with them, knowing immediately that this child had been mutilated by their parents.

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H [35] Peter Vivian Edgar Willoughby
W [33] Rosalind Wren Lenore WilloughbyS [4] John Clive Willoughby
D [2] Sylvia Pamela WilloughbyFive years later, the Willoughby family had grown with the addition of two children, John and Sylvia. Peter, now 35, and Rosalind, 33, found themselves balancing parenthood with their peculiar past. The Seeker's letters had ceased, but the village still harboured whispers of their unconventional exploits.One stormy night, the Willoughby home faced the wrath of nature. The tempest rattled windows, tore at the roof, and sent a cascade of rain through unseen leaks. Amidst the chaos, John and Sylvia clung to their parents, wide-eyed at the tumult outside.The family, resilient from their previous ordeal, rallied. Peter secured loose shutters while Rosalind hurriedly moved the children to a safer spot. The memories of confronting spirits and exposing the village's hidden sins had left them oddly equipped to face adversity.As the storm battered their home, Peter and Rosalind navigated the creaking halls, assessing the damage. The leaks were contained, the children comforted, but a peculiar stillness lingered. It was as if the storm had awakened something dormant in the old vicarage.A sudden chill swept through the air, and the family felt an eerie presence. The ghostly reverberations of Reverend Elias Goodwin seemed to echo through the walls. The Willoughbys exchanged glances, silently acknowledging the unfinished business that still lingered.

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DH (45): Nik Dorian Roth [Black wavy hair. Brown and hazel eyes]
DW (46): Vivian Lenore (Agnew) Roth [Dark brown wavy hair. Blue eyes]DC (19): Tempest Salem (Roth) Brown [Auburn wavy hair. Brown eyes]
-DH (19): Damian Stephen Brown [Black straight hair. Blue and brown eyes]
--DC (1): Eli Shirley Brown [Black straight hair. Gray and blue eyes]
DD (12): Alma Sabrina Roth [Ginger wavy hair. Brown and hazel eyes]
DD (10): Linda Emma Roth [Black wavy hair. Brown eyes]
ADS (9): Edgar John Roth [Light brown wavy hair. Blue eyes]Five years have passed and lots of things have happened to the family.
Tempest has left the house as they're studying Literature at college. They soon met a boy there named Damian Brown with whom they had immediate chemistry. Just a few months after they began dating Tempest found out they were pregnant. The baby was born intersex and Tempest insisted on raising them as non-binary, since it helped them a lot when they were struggling with self-identity as a teenager.
Also, Nik and Vivian tried having more kids for a couple of years without any results, so they decided to adopt one. Edgar a is funny and smart boy who loves playing sports.
However, not everything can be good news for the family. Just three months after Edgar's arrival to the family a huge storm afected the whole city and caused a lot of harm to the family house. Luckily, they had some savings and they were able to rebuild the destroyed parts.
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I'm stealing starletinwaiting's pronoun idea, and probably will be for the foreseeable future! It makes things so much simpler, big fanDH: Peter Lazarus Faulkner (he/him, wavy light brown hair, blue eyes) [45]
DW: Rosalind Beatrix "Rozz" Craven (she/her, curly auburn hair, hazel eyes) [45]DS: Victor Hudson Faulkner-Craven (he/him, curly light brown hair, green eyes) [19]
- DP: Eli Elsa Grey (they/she, straight dark brown hair, blue eyes) [19]DS: Jason Ambrose Faulkner-Craven (he/him, curly black hair, left blue eye, right brown eye) [11]
DD: Linza Aloida Faulkner-Craven (she/her, wavy auburn hair, green eyes) [7]

Peter and Rozz with Victor, Jason, and Linza
- Victor and Eli
It's been five years, and Victor Faulkner-Craven is out of the home and in an in-state college, 3 hours away. Peter and Rozz miss him dearly, but they're excited for him to start his future! And start he has - shy, quiet Victor worked up the nerve to ask the beautiful femme in his anthropology class on a date. That's how he met his partner, Eli Grey. As he nervously prepared for their first date, Victor wondered if he and Eli would even have anything in common: Eli was an anthropology major, and though the class interests him, it's a far cry from his astronomy major. But the first date went even better than expected: Eli was a surprise goth, and Victor quickly told them he'd been raised on the music. Fast forward four months, and Victor and Eli have started their own goth band, A Rose for Emily, where Eli sings and plays guitar while Victor plays the synthesizer. Their friends Samara and Alex are the bassist and drummer, respectfully.

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