Welcome to Hickstead, home to both Seven Oak Stables, and Blue Acre - two rival stables. Both offer opportunities for their clients to reach the highest level of excellence. Each stable differs from the other, so choose wisely and never forget, loyalty is everything... Meanwhile as the stables battle it out, there's trouble brewing at the university. Be careful, if you don't pick a side you may get caught in the cross-fire...
This is an chilled out rpg with a super friendly and relaxed atmosphere! Remember to sign up with your characters full name in all caps and don't forget to do your claims! Thank you and Welcome, we've been established since 10th March 2009 but unfortunately have had to close guest view of our boards due to multiple sites ripping off our hard work, such a shame! Come chat to us in Discord before joining if you like!.
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- Aofie
lawrence -- sumner 56 • game hunt guide fc • gerard butler, open
Lawrence is June's father, and husband of Doris. He is also the brother of Trish.
He grew up hunting, tracking, and camping with his father. These were skills that were important enough for him to pass down to his children, and create a business out of. He takes this seriously enough, that when his children become of age (25), they are gifted a hand-crafted hunting knife. Almost as a sign of passage into adulthood.
Lawrence is loving but also strict, and someone who isn't the best at reading the emotions of his children. He's very much, tell me in words - not signals kind of guy. How he met Doris and where he is from, is up to the player.
doris -- sumner 54 • teacher fc • nicole kidman, open
Doris is June's mother, wife of Lawrence - SIL of Trish.
Doris balances her husband out a bit. While he is the rough-and-tumble kind of person, she's very sweet and the extrovert of the two. While she likes the outdoors, she prefers the comfort of home - reading on the couch. While Lawrence wasn't the greatest at his reading his children, Doris knew everything by body language and verbal sounds. One of the reasons why she's a great teacher.
How she met Lawrence is up to the player.
-- -- sumner 37 • brother/sister (can be adopted or the result of teen pregnancy) fc • can look related or not, open
The oldest Sumner child. They can be adopted or be the result of teen pregnancy. They can even be a half-sibling. Interests and personality are up to the player!
Next in line to inherit the family business most likely.
-- -- sumner 27 • brother/sister fc • as long as they look related, open
The second youngest Sumner sibling. Interests and personality are up to the player. Could deviate a bit from the family interests, somewhat following June into a non outdoorsy personality.
-- -- sumner 20 • brother/sister fc • as long as they look related, open
The baby Sumner sibling. Interests and personality are up to the player. Still in school and figuring their life out.
full name • June Cadence Sumner nicknames • Cadence (not a fan of her birth name, but deals with it), Summer Girl, Odd Ball age • 30 birthday • June 23, 1991 occupation • Esthetician, Tattoo artist (main expertise is pieces for Breast Cancer survivors, Scar coverage, and the occasional Eyebrow, Lip, and Eyeliner makeup) gender • Female (she/her) sexuality • bisexual
the appearance
face claim• Ryan Ashley
identifying features• platinum hair, covered head to toe in ink, sharp cheek bones
the personality
likes • tattooing, skin care, making people feel good about themselves, long walks, horses, the beach, strong liquor, exotic animals, hiking, the woods and outdoors, camping dislikes • fruity beverages, super scorching weather, people who are cronic complainers, cats and dogs (allergic), super sweet desserts strengths • skin care, great precision with a tattoo gun, care for her clients and patients, black and ink sketches, surprisingly good pheasant hunter weaknesses • bubbly and cute tattoos (like the new school style and anime), baking, keeping in contact (doesn't really the whole texting thing but will answer e-mails) dreams • make her aunt proud, work up more of a clientele fears • breaking a bone, getting breast cancer, not finding her person overall personality • June fits her name’s sake than her appearance. She’s adventurous, eclectic, and helpful. Despite her rougher-looking appearance, June likes striking up conversations if she senses someone wants to start one. She doesn’t force any talking to happen, as she knows she wouldn’t like it started on her.
June’s a good balance of extrovert and introvert. She’ll entertain when needed but loves the idea of going out into the wilderness and camping by herself. It’s usually part of her self-care ritual where she goes and camps someplace for a weekend, every few weeks – no matter the weather.
She’s a determined and focused worker who wants the best for the people in her care. June isn’t afraid of saying no or explaining her opinion – as she knows her limits. And to also protect her reputation.
the history
father • Lawrence, 54 - game hunt guide mother • Doris, 52 - teacher siblings • -- -- -- Sumner, 35 -- -- Sumner, 25 -- -- Sumner, 18 important people • Aunt Trish, passed hometown • Hickstead, UK overall history • June was well, born in June. Her parents didn’t do a gender reveal and had a boy's name picked out, but they struggled with a girl's name. When she was born, her Aunt Trish joked about naming the baby June after her birth month and it stuck.
Growing up, June wasn’t a fan of her first name as it didn’t sound tough or interesting – making her choose to go by her middle name, Cadence. The family lived comfortably, enough to enjoy game hunting, but never felt the luxury of having more than two cars.
June never fit in with the crowd around her, always nose deep in her sketchbook – drawing flowers and trees. She found friends in the trees and rocks on the farm that bordered her home. Aunt Trish would always say June had a pet rock collection that rivaled anyone in England, but always entertained June’s imagination. While her parents were loving, they didn’t know how to help June grow – when their other children were carbon copies of them in interest.
Trish would later have June move in with her, closer to Hickstead proper – making sure the young girl had all the art supplies and reading to keep her company. June thrived, winning art shows and apprenticing at the local tattoo parlor when she turned eighteen. She excelled in tattooing but knew she needed another job when things were slow in her first years.
June opted to become an esthetician, as it fell along the lines of making people feel good. It also gave her another level of understanding of how people’s skin reacted to treatment, in case something happened with a tattoo of hers or a client's.
At twenty-three, June left Hickstead to go up towards London – to find herself per se. She felt she had exhausted what Hickstead could offer her and moved out to refine her skills. During her time away, Aunt Trish was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. It was caught too late before any minimal treatment could be offered. The diagnoses made June come back to Hickstead, at the age of twenty-seven to care for her.
Watching her aunt die slowly in front of her, June became intrigued by the artistry of scar cover-up and mastectomy tattoos. She witnessed how calming and healing those pieces could offer to survivors, and June wanted to be a part of that. It brought her back to the beauty of the floral pieces she did years ago.
Trish passed a year later, leaving her home to June – where June has since stayed. Feeling a bit lost after her aunt’s death, June took a year off before applying to the tattoo parlor where she apprenticed at. The owner was new, but she was okay with starting over again. She works with the hospital as a medical esthetician and still has tattoos. While it is rare that she gets new clients, June loves creating art for people new and old. She is expensive, as her pieces are intricate and full of detail – but for those that are breast cancer survivors, she pretty much charges nothing – as an homage to her aunt.
She has since come to terms with her name, seeing it as a connection to her Aunt after her parents told her how her name came to be. While she still prefers to be called Cadence, she isn't afraid of introducing herself as June or people calling her June.
the role player
alias • aofie age • cryptid other characters • enough to energize a city
