Tamika Brenton introduces herself and her family, explaining that her father joined the Royal Guard after they came to Maladoreias to support his pregnant wife. Her father later had an accident and became a Plantsim, confusing Tamika as a child. Her father produced a pod baby, Laurel, who ended up raising Tamika. Laurel later mysteriously changed, puzzling Tamika and the prince. Tamika works to support herself and hopes to marry and continue her family name.

2. You don’t know me, or who these two are. My name is Tamika Brenton and these are
my parents Monifa and Malachi. My mother is pregnant with me in this old picture
that was taken soon after my parents came to Maladoreias. My father joined the
Royal Guard as a way to support and also to protect his pregnant wife and home.
We’re just Peasants so we weren’t rich or well off but we did have a lot of love in our
house.

3. My mother came from a family of farmers so she knew how to grow and care for crops.
It was helpful since there was nowhere to purchase any food at the time. I wanted to
help her in the garden but I was too young, in fact I was very, very young.

4. See? That’s me just after I was born. Father loved to take pictures of me, I was his
little princess. My mother was so happy to have a little girl to fawn over but since
the law of the land was that only a son can inherit they had to have another child.

5. But having another child was easier said than done. I was the only child around and
my parents were having trouble conceiving again. I was two years old at this time,
barely out of diapers and I couldn’t even talk or walk yet.

6. Then one day while tending our crops, my father had an accident. He became
something…what was it called again? Oh yeah a Plantsim, he turned all green and his
hair fell out. He grew leaves in their place. I was terrified, I didn’t know what
happened to my father. He still sounded like him but he didn’t look like him anymore.
My mother told me that he was still my daddy, but I was still scared of him.

7. It took a while but eventually I figured out that my father was still there, he was just a
little different now. I don’t remember what happened to make me understand that, my
mother never wrote it down in her diary. I would have never survived the journey to
Arkadia since I was still a toddler. So how did I make it here? Well there’s another
interesting twist to that…

8. I learned that Plantsims have this special ability that lets them produce a pod baby,
simply by shaking spores loose from their heads. Father did this in hopes that it would
bring him the son he needed to carry on the family name. That is my mother recording
everything in her diary which is why I know how this happened.

9. However, it didn’t give him the son he needed. This is my little big sister Laurel. I call
her my little big sister since I was born first but she ends up older than me. It’s weird
and confusing and I still don’t fully understand the process even now. Laurel is the
reason why I survived, she raised me on the road like so many other Arkadian
residents had to do.

10. However, on our journey something happened to Laurel. She changed, she’s still
green of course but not the Plantsim she was born as. I don’t know what happened to
her or how so it’s become a mystery our prince has taken upon himself to solve. He
was fascinated by our story and what we went through, he has told us that once the
kingdom has its first great scientist he will figure out what happened to my sister on
the journey here.

11. It’s not just the prince who is interested in us, we’re also known to the Vesi family,
they’re elves. Can you believe that? Real elves, and here I was just getting my head
around the existence of Plantsims. Lake Vesi and my sister are good friends, she’s
always coming over and socializing with her. I like Lake, she’s a lot of fun and very
interesting to talk to as well.

12. I had to take a job working for the Townies in Culinary to make ends meet. I have no
brother so I hope that whoever I find to marry, he won’t object to taking my last name.
The prince has made an exception for us, he will allow us to live on our own, provided
we can take care of ourselves and contribute to the kingdom. I found that doing pottery
soothes my nerves after working, it’s also good for making some things to sell. I’d like
to start a home business eventually so earning money for that is just the beginning.

13. Working for the Townies has been good, I met Troy Go there. He’s shy and cute in
the way he blushes every time I compliment him. He works with me in the tavern. I
think he might be the one for me. I just hope he doesn’t mind taking my last name. I
don’t want my father’s legacy to die off so soon.

14. I was so happy when he agreed to move in with me and my sister. He also had a lot of
money saved up so we can finally get a good start on that business. I need to make more
pottery first though, I don’t have enough to sell. Laurel spends her time digging in our
yard for treasures while I work. She’s found some neat things buried, but we couldn’t keep
them. We needed the money and since Troy hadn’t moved in at the time it kept us going.

15. I wasn’t expecting to be gifted with a mysterious lamp by the gypsy leader either, I
have heard stories about the kinds of wishes you can make on the lamp, money, beauty,
peace of mind, you can even bring back the dead. I don’t know if any of it is true but at
least I have the chance to find out. Genies…man what else is there in this world that I
don’t know about yet?
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16. Is it my turn now? I heard everyone was doing one of these family history albums and I
suppose it’s now my turn to do one. I am Grey Wolf Chinook; the oldest son of Little
Feather and Nightingale. And you probably figured out that yes, I am of Native Indian
descent. There are a lot of other tribes spread out amongst the Townie nomads but they
just didn’t want to get involved with the settlers. This is my mother, here she’s
pregnant. We just got settled in Maladoreias and my parents wanted more kids.

17. I guess I was happy that I was going to be a big brother, I had kind of gotten used to
being an only child you know? I was still my father’s heir regardless and he and I
were pretty close.

18. My father Little Feather taught me everything he knew about the land and how to live
off it. He was the one who taught me how to fish, it was something my family had been
doing for generations and I was glad to be a part of it. Only thing was there wasn’t
much time for other life lessons, like what to do about girls…

19. Like for example, what to do when you meet a Noble born girl. I’m a Peasant’s son and
the day I fell out of the sky and landed in Katrina Crane’s backyard I was sure I’d be
run off the land by her dad with a gun pointed at me or something. She was beautiful,
and I could tell that she liked me too, despite the fact that I was a poor Peasant boy.

20. She told me her father wasn’t like that, but her mother…well that was another story.
She was adamant that her children only socialize with “acceptable” company, like say
Royalty. And my kind was better suited to serving drinks. Kinda makes me glad her
daughter didn’t turn out just like her mother.

21. Eventually my mother gave birth to my twin brothers, Eagle and Sparrow. At the time
Maladoreias had a shortage of male children so having twin boys was definitely
something that got the whole kingdom talking. Too bad we weren’t Nobles, they could
have used more male children.

22. Let’s not forget our luck with finding buried treasures in our yard. Two forgotten
treasure chests filled with gold and diamonds as well as a surprisingly well preserved
vase. I heard they were worth four thousand gold and that the King would have gladly
paid handsomely to anyone who found one. Basically this windfall kept me and my
brothers alive while we traveled.

23. They were just toddlers and let me tell you, looking after twin toddlers while on the
road was no fun. I was lucky the others didn’t kill me for all the noise these two made.
Probably the money we found helped with that…I mean who ever heard of a rich
Peasant? Well, richer than most of my class anyway.

24. They weren’t all bad though, I did teach them a nursery rhyme and help my parents
teach them to talk and walk before we left.

25. But money never lasts and we all need to get jobs and work if we want to continue
eating and living indoors. That’s Eagle in white, and Sparrow in purple. Eagle just
wants to have a family someday and he likes to cook, Sparrow wants to be a famous
sports star and me, well I think going to parties and getting to know the people who
live in Arkadia is the way to do things right. It’s not about what you know, it’s about
who you know after all.

26. It doesn’t hurt to get to know my fellow Peasants either, especially the ones who have
the prince’s personal interest like Tamika and her sister Laurel here. Laurel is green,
which I find interesting, I’d love to find out why she’s green someday.

27. And what’s better is that Laurel seems to like Eagle the best. Eagle wants the whole
wife and kids family thing and I’m just happy enjoying the pleasures in life. But since
I am the oldest and therefore the heir of my family I’ll have to find a girl and raise kids
if I want the Chinook name to survive beyond my brothers and I.

28. However his work friend Meadow also seems to have a thing for Eagle, this could
work to my advantage if things work out for them. We need money to start a business
and the only one that has any interest for us is robotics. Again, Eagle seems to be the
one who wants to get into everything. He always was the curious kid.
******

29. It seems it is now my turn to contribute to the kingdom’s history. My name is Hanako
Masashi and I am the first born child of Hiruko and Shizune Masashi. My parents
came to Maladoreias in search of a better life to escape the war in our homeland. This
place was wide open, and unlike any we had ever seen, the possibilities were endless.

30. My parents had been friends since they were children and married once they had come
of age. My father was from a humble family, fishermen and farmers while my mother
was the daughter of the local tanner. She also had an older brother who left home to
learn the ways of the sword, he became a samurai who worked for the daimyo, sorry
Feudal Lord, who was in charge of our village. I know not what became of my uncle
however. My mother never heard from him much.

31. She tried not to let me or my father know how much she missed her older brother but
we knew. He was her only family after my grandparents died and she did not even
know if he was alive or dead. As I said there was a great war in our homeland and since
my uncle was a samurai, he would have been called to battle for the daimyo.

32. As per tradition of both Maladoreias and our homeland, a son was needed to carry on
the family name. We were all outside fishing when my mother went into labour.

33. It was embarrassing that my friend River-san had to witness the birth of my little
brother Sora in the rain. My parents had the son they wanted and gave him the name
I had chosen for him.

34. In fact, I had a few friends whom were from well off families. Although I do wonder
why they would even talk to me, I was lucky to get to go to school at all being Peasant
born. It is one of the many things that King Vayne was known for. I met River Vesi
while I was visiting the Crane household. Isaac had been kind enough to show me
around while Katrina, his sister went to finish her homework.

35. I had made friends with the honourable house of Prescott as well. Duke Connor was
a gracious host even though I was only friends with Diana and Delilah. He was not
a Duke back then however. I do not think his other sister Catherine approved of
having a Peasant girl talking to her brother though.

36. I remember giving Sora his first birthday, my parents thought it would be nice since
I was the one who named him after all. I will let him see this picture if he happens to
forget that.

37. My parents were happier in each other’s arms anyway, I hope that I will find a love
like theirs one day.

38. The Chinook family were not the only ones to find hidden treasure buried in their yard.
While digging for the garden my father unearthed this treasure chest, it was a nice
birthday present for Sora. And it kept us fed too.

39. It is just my brother and I now, thankfully we are not alone in this strange new land. The other
Peasant sibling pair of Tamika and Laurel have been good friends to us throughout the journey
to get here. I have picked up the hobby of making draperies and various sewn projects for our
home. I hope to one day have enough to sell. Sora loves to paint as much as I do and he also
wants to learn how to sew. I think it will become another thing we can bond over.

40. Sora looks so much like our father but he did not have many male friends to bond
with while we were moving, I am glad he and Troy seem to get along, he needs
friends. I can just be his sister now.

41. I have met someone now, his name is Joe Carr and he is a Townie nomad. They were
good to us and Joe has a wonderful job. I can rest easy knowing that Sora has some
male friends outside the house. I do hope that he and Joe will get along as well as he
does with Troy.
******

42. Whew, finally the first round of rotations is done. I have something I’ve been waiting to begin for a
few days now. I wanted to make sure that all the families were finished before I got to it. There
hasn’t been much in the way of businesses being founded since most of them just don’t have
enough money or stock to put into one. And of course the most important person doesn’t even have
a wife yet. Jason is the only generation 3 baby born so far. It’s a slow start but when I have to start
off from the beginning with them it takes a while. Anyway, stats for the first week:
Stats:
# of Households: 9
# of Playables: 28
# of Graves: 0
#of NPC Lots: 2 (one for every four, none placed yet)
# of Owned Lots: 3 {Royal Venue Rank 4, Gaia’s Green Earth Rank 10,
Fountains of Fun Rank 0}
SM: 5 {+1 for starting, +1 first comm. lot, +1 for every heir married to same class
or higher x3 [Prescott, Crane, Van Braun]}
Population: 5x28=140
Taxes: $128,528
There’s probably something I missed or messed up since I changed my rule set to Chase’s modified
ones, I have not had enough time to study them so once Week 2 is done I’ll probably have this fixed
up.