Buried Secrets
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* KNOWN TO THE DEAD (Daisy) | * KNOWN TO THE DEAD (Daisy) | ||
==New NPCs== | ==New NPCs== | ||
| - | * 57 year old grandfather (b 1953), Daniel Barnes, bank executive, Vietnam vet. Great-grandmother Eustace died when he was 18. DIE-HARD PRAGMATIST. | + | * 70 year old great-uncle (b 1940), '''Harold Barnes''', gay theater actor, Alzheimer's, currently in a home, remembers all three hauntings. |
| - | * 38 year old father (b 1972), Jason Barnes, unemployed Gulf and Iraq War vet, PTSD and TBI. RESENTS FATHER'S HELP. | + | * 57 year old grandfather (b 1953), '''Daniel Barnes''', bank executive, Vietnam vet. Great-grandmother Eustace died when he was 18. DIE-HARD PRAGMATIST. |
| - | * 36 year old mother (b 1974), Melissa Barnes, nurse. DEDICATED MOM. | + | * 38 year old father (b 1972), '''Jason Barnes''', unemployed Gulf and Iraq War vet, PTSD and TBI. RESENTS FATHER'S HELP. |
| - | * 32 year old maternal aunt (b 1978), Michelle Keane, new-age goth, the one who contacts Daisy. PERKY GOTH. | + | * 36 year old mother (b 1974), '''Melissa Barnes''', nurse. DEDICATED MOM. |
| - | * 12 year old girl (b 1998), Madison (Maddy) Barnes, currently manifesting, focus of attacks. SWEET, SCARED KID. | + | * 32 year old maternal aunt (b 1978), '''Michelle Keane''', new-age goth, the one who contacts Daisy. PERKY GOTH. |
| - | * 10 year old boy (b 2000), Andrew (Andy) Barnes. RAMBUNCTIOUS LITTLE BOY. | + | * 12 year old girl (b 1998), '''Madison (Maddy) Barnes''', currently manifesting, focus of attacks. SWEET, SCARED KID. |
| + | * 10 year old boy (b 2000), '''Andrew (Andy) Barnes'''. RAMBUNCTIOUS LITTLE BOY. | ||
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==Magical Talents== | ==Magical Talents== | ||
| - | Teresa Bell (d 1922) - turned into a poltergeist, haunts members of the family with magical talent. | + | *Teresa Bell (d 1922) - turned into a poltergeist, haunts members of the family with magical talent. |
| - | Eustace Barnes (nee Bell) (1889-1971) - youngest daughter of Thomas and Teresa Bell, untrained magical talent. | + | *Eustace Barnes (nee Bell) (1889-1971) - youngest daughter of Thomas and Teresa Bell, untrained magical talent, dominated by mother's ghost. |
| - | + | *Helen Barnes (b 1908-1988) - George's older sister, flapper lesbian, ran away from home at 15 due to haunting, was a White Council wizard, AIDS. | |
| - | James, 60 year old ( | + | *Nancy Barnes (1936-1991), Daniel and James' aunt, lobotomized in 1951 and institutionalized. |
| - | Jennifer (1973-1987), Jason's sister, committed suicide, used ouija board to contact Teresa, diary hidden in attic. | + | *James, 60 year old (1950-1970), Daniel's older brother, institutionalized in 1966 on anti-psychotics. |
| - | + | *Jennifer (1973-1987), Jason's sister, committed suicide, used ouija board to contact Teresa, diary hidden in attic. | |
| + | ==House== | ||
Basement - root cellar, basement, laundry room, storage, workroom | Basement - root cellar, basement, laundry room, storage, workroom | ||
First Floor - living room, family room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, pantry, office | First Floor - living room, family room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, pantry, office | ||
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Third Floor - three bedrooms (Maddy, Andy, Michelle), bathroom | Third Floor - three bedrooms (Maddy, Andy, Michelle), bathroom | ||
Fourth Floor - attic (Teresa's things) | Fourth Floor - attic (Teresa's things) | ||
| - | Fifth Floor - hidden room | + | Fifth Floor - hidden room (bed with restraints) |
| - | + | ==Phenomena== | |
Fires and wind - started by Maddy's nascent evocation ability. | Fires and wind - started by Maddy's nascent evocation ability. | ||
Violent telekinetic activity and attacks, cold spots - the poltergeist. | Violent telekinetic activity and attacks, cold spots - the poltergeist. | ||
| + | ==Timeline== | ||
| + | *1907 House built in Pacific Heights by banker Henry Barnes, moves in with his new wife Eustace. | ||
| + | *1917 Henry killed in action during World War I. | ||
| + | *1922 Teresa dies and immediately begins haunting her grand-daughter Helen, who has discovered her magical talent. | ||
| + | *1923 Helen runs away from home, nobody believes her about the haunting. | ||
| + | *1930 George marries Ruth, who moves into the house, as the family fortunes took a bad turn with the stock market crash. | ||
| + | *1949 Haunting begins, focused on George's daughter Nancy. Eustace forces him to lock her in the attic room to protect the rest of the family. | ||
| + | *1951 George has his daughter lobotomized, she is institutionalized shortly after and the haunting stops. | ||
| + | *1953 Donald moves into the house with his family shortly before the birth of his second son, Daniel. | ||
| + | *1963 Haunting begins again, focused on James, family responds by putting him on anti-psychotics and locking him in the attic room, at Eustace's urging. | ||
| + | *1966 James jumps out of the attic window, is institutionalized, and the haunting stops. | ||
| + | *1967 Donald's wife divorces him shortly after. | ||
| + | *1970 James dies in a freak fire in the medical hospital. | ||
| + | *1971 Daniel marries Patricia just before shipping out to Vietnam. Eustace dies. | ||
| + | *1972 Donald dies of a heart attack. | ||
| + | *1973 Ruth dies. | ||
| + | *1974 Daniel returns from Vietnam, moves his family into their own home. | ||
| + | *1978 Daniel's brother Charles joins the military, leaving George and Harold in the house. | ||
| + | *1983 George dies, Daniel moves into the house with his family. | ||
| + | *1988 Haunting begins, family blames Jennifer's dabbling with ouija board. | ||
| + | *1989 Daniel's daughter Jennifer hangs herself in her bedroom shortly after "exorcism", haunting stops. | ||
| + | *1991 Nancy dies in the mental hospital. | ||
| + | *1992 Jason marries high-school sweetheart Melissa after returning from Gulf War, they get their own place. | ||
| + | *2000 Jason's brother Brian moves to Los Angeles after finishing college, leaving Daniel to care for his sick wife and aging uncle Harold. | ||
| + | *2001 Patricia dies of breast cancer. | ||
| + | *2005 Harold is moved into a home as his Alzheimer's progresses, leaving Daniel along in the house. | ||
| + | *2007 Jason discharged during Iraq War. Suffers from PTSD and TBI, moves family into house. | ||
| + | *2010 Maddy begins suffering the brunt of poltergeist attacks. | ||
Revision as of 20:19, 2 December 2010
Contents |
Plot
Daisy is contacted by a family which is being haunted by a poltergeist.
Connections
- KNOWN TO THE DEAD (Daisy)
New NPCs
- 70 year old great-uncle (b 1940), Harold Barnes, gay theater actor, Alzheimer's, currently in a home, remembers all three hauntings.
- 57 year old grandfather (b 1953), Daniel Barnes, bank executive, Vietnam vet. Great-grandmother Eustace died when he was 18. DIE-HARD PRAGMATIST.
- 38 year old father (b 1972), Jason Barnes, unemployed Gulf and Iraq War vet, PTSD and TBI. RESENTS FATHER'S HELP.
- 36 year old mother (b 1974), Melissa Barnes, nurse. DEDICATED MOM.
- 32 year old maternal aunt (b 1978), Michelle Keane, new-age goth, the one who contacts Daisy. PERKY GOTH.
- 12 year old girl (b 1998), Madison (Maddy) Barnes, currently manifesting, focus of attacks. SWEET, SCARED KID.
- 10 year old boy (b 2000), Andrew (Andy) Barnes. RAMBUNCTIOUS LITTLE BOY.
Scenes
Magical Talents
- Teresa Bell (d 1922) - turned into a poltergeist, haunts members of the family with magical talent.
- Eustace Barnes (nee Bell) (1889-1971) - youngest daughter of Thomas and Teresa Bell, untrained magical talent, dominated by mother's ghost.
- Helen Barnes (b 1908-1988) - George's older sister, flapper lesbian, ran away from home at 15 due to haunting, was a White Council wizard, AIDS.
- Nancy Barnes (1936-1991), Daniel and James' aunt, lobotomized in 1951 and institutionalized.
- James, 60 year old (1950-1970), Daniel's older brother, institutionalized in 1966 on anti-psychotics.
- Jennifer (1973-1987), Jason's sister, committed suicide, used ouija board to contact Teresa, diary hidden in attic.
House
Basement - root cellar, basement, laundry room, storage, workroom First Floor - living room, family room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, pantry, office Second Floor - master bedroom & bathroom (Jason & Melissa), two more bedrooms (Daniel, guest), bathroom Third Floor - three bedrooms (Maddy, Andy, Michelle), bathroom Fourth Floor - attic (Teresa's things) Fifth Floor - hidden room (bed with restraints)
Phenomena
Fires and wind - started by Maddy's nascent evocation ability. Violent telekinetic activity and attacks, cold spots - the poltergeist.
Timeline
- 1907 House built in Pacific Heights by banker Henry Barnes, moves in with his new wife Eustace.
- 1917 Henry killed in action during World War I.
- 1922 Teresa dies and immediately begins haunting her grand-daughter Helen, who has discovered her magical talent.
- 1923 Helen runs away from home, nobody believes her about the haunting.
- 1930 George marries Ruth, who moves into the house, as the family fortunes took a bad turn with the stock market crash.
- 1949 Haunting begins, focused on George's daughter Nancy. Eustace forces him to lock her in the attic room to protect the rest of the family.
- 1951 George has his daughter lobotomized, she is institutionalized shortly after and the haunting stops.
- 1953 Donald moves into the house with his family shortly before the birth of his second son, Daniel.
- 1963 Haunting begins again, focused on James, family responds by putting him on anti-psychotics and locking him in the attic room, at Eustace's urging.
- 1966 James jumps out of the attic window, is institutionalized, and the haunting stops.
- 1967 Donald's wife divorces him shortly after.
- 1970 James dies in a freak fire in the medical hospital.
- 1971 Daniel marries Patricia just before shipping out to Vietnam. Eustace dies.
- 1972 Donald dies of a heart attack.
- 1973 Ruth dies.
- 1974 Daniel returns from Vietnam, moves his family into their own home.
- 1978 Daniel's brother Charles joins the military, leaving George and Harold in the house.
- 1983 George dies, Daniel moves into the house with his family.
- 1988 Haunting begins, family blames Jennifer's dabbling with ouija board.
- 1989 Daniel's daughter Jennifer hangs herself in her bedroom shortly after "exorcism", haunting stops.
- 1991 Nancy dies in the mental hospital.
- 1992 Jason marries high-school sweetheart Melissa after returning from Gulf War, they get their own place.
- 2000 Jason's brother Brian moves to Los Angeles after finishing college, leaving Daniel to care for his sick wife and aging uncle Harold.
- 2001 Patricia dies of breast cancer.
- 2005 Harold is moved into a home as his Alzheimer's progresses, leaving Daniel along in the house.
- 2007 Jason discharged during Iraq War. Suffers from PTSD and TBI, moves family into house.
- 2010 Maddy begins suffering the brunt of poltergeist attacks.
