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Hello applicants and potential creators!

Good news! We have the necessary five additional applications to post first round acceptances and begin play. Please note that acceptances will roll out tomorrow around 5 PM Central time and server links will be sent out after that.

We have just a few things we had to tidy up and cross off our list before we were fully ready and we want to be able to engage actively with our new members.

I hope you’re as excited as we are and we’ll see you all tomorrow!

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Working on an app for a dominant legacy student and am struggling with finding a fc! The character is Irish so I'd like to try and stick with an Irish fc. He would be a first year. ( Though after completing college)

Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Jack Reynor, Daryl McCormack, Robert Sheehan, Callan McAuliffe, or Dacre Montgomery might be good options to consider. Hope this helps!

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Please bear with us as the Admins navigate a busy week! The usual acceptance time of 7 PM central may not be achieved today but rest assured we are actively reviewing and deliberating on apps! We will post a decision on some apps within 24 hours. Thanks!

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Scandal sheet circulated among Lowell Academy and Portsmith residents

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3 September 2022 Lowell Campus

The cooling of the summer days. The shortening length of daylight. The crunch of leaves underfoot. The mugs of cider and the cups of spiced lattes. These are the things many look forward to as fall arrives on the doorstep of Portsmith following the beginning of a new term at Lowell Academy. Students and faculty usually return refreshed and recharged. Ready to tackle the challenges of the year ahead of them. The Order of the Primrose is no different.

With the apparent lack of identifiable activity from the Order, Lowell had been lulled into a disquieted complacency. Yet many understood that the rumored secret society had gone too far in their quest to rid Lowell of Scholarship Students for the Order to truly be gone. Instead, they laid in wait. Watching.

Whispers among Scholarship students and trusted allies presented an untested but trusted idea that Halloween would likely be the primary occasion for worry. As September ushered in its first days, their assurances only grew more concrete that at least the days leading up to the annual Masquerade would be safe.

They were mistaken.

Perhaps the Order’s stark return was prompted by the seating of the new Student Council upon a recount triggered by an obscure bylaw of the Student Council charter. This bylaw allowed the challenging of election results from any faculty member and would trigger an automatic recount.

BETO AYALA challenged the credibility of the Student Council election results after no scholarship students won a seat. This challenge led to the discovery of a few hundred votes for some scholarship candidates. Headmaster Blackwood gave a humble apology and noted that while he had been away there was a lot of administrative shuffling around Lowell’s offices to accommodate for George and Magnus running the school. He said that he had earnestly counted the votes he’d known about upon his return and promised these new votes would be honored.

New this year to the Student Council for Dominants are SAFFORD LOWELL, sympathetic to Scholarship students of all classifications, TRISTAN KNOWLES who is a scholarship student himself, and Legacy write-in candidate SEBASTIAN ST. CLAIR who appears to be trying to make up for the embarrassment of being stripped of Lacrosse Captain while he tended to his health.

For Switches, SEONG MIN-JUN, long known to love power and wield it as deftly as he wields his foil. Newcomer NIKOLAUS KOBLE seemingly had support from the Headmaster himself and who won despite arriving not long before the election started.

Joining submissives on the Council is the Charter student, SHEN LAI, who is poised to outperform all the other submissives in the school and be the first to enter a claim if he seals the deal with St. Clair. JAMIE WHITLEY, a Legacy with ties to many powerful Legacy families shares the mantle of representing submissive handling of authority. Because of the mishandling of votes and mistrust in the integrity of the results, OAK WILDE was granted a position as an alternate council member. He must show up to every session to stay abreast of all Council happenings, but will only step in to vote if Shen or Jamie cannot make it to a vote or must otherwise recuse themselves in matters in which they are personally invested.

Further, a new regulation stipulates that submissive members of Student Council must cast their votes together before it will count toward any decision. This means that of the two submissive seats available on the council, unanimous votes will be required if the submissive students wish to have a say in Council proceedings. This teaches the power of cooperation and ensures they understand the gravity of the power with which they’ve been entrusted.

The presence of Scholarship students on the Council alone would likely have been enough to enrage the Order but having Scholarship sympathizers on Council who could vote alongside Scholarship students only worsened matters. It prompted not just action but seemingly a focus on one singular question. Loyalty. Who was giving their loyalty to the right side? And what was the penalty for not choosing correctly?

As fall began, old acquaintances had the chance of renewing social ties and building bridges. If NIKOLAUS thought it strange that a certain old friend was fast warming up to him, he didn’t show it much. The Order, looking to test the loyalty of FELIX, tasked the newcomer to get close with his old flame and rekindle friendly feelings. They asked for something simple…keep an ear to the ground and report back to the Order via a drop site in the library for passing messages. If he proved useful, they would reward Felix.

They let Felix know that they had someone watching him. That he wouldn’t want to doublecross them. That their friendship could be mutually beneficial. The trick would be to learn what Felix wanted most. The Order would dangle it in front of Felix. Bait. Bargaining chip. It didn’t matter. They often got what they wanted.

Including from ETHAN FORELLI. When Sebastian St. Clair went looking into the print shop which produced the photos of Oak which they used to send a veiled threat toward Oak, the Order realized quickly that they would need a fall man. They tasked Ethan with finding the perfect person to pin it on. Someone believable where not a lot of questions would be asked. Someone that could maybe take the fall for more than one thing.

MIN-JUN received a loyalty test too. As a Legacy and someone with a cunning knack for negotiation and retribution, they asked Min to ensure Ethan followed through on framing someone. If he didn’t, Min was to let the Order know and they would do whatever it took to believably frame Ethan for the crimes. Min would be the one to frame Ethan if Forelli failed.

Luckily for Ethan he happened upon someone who was perfect.

IAN MCCALLISTER had a boyfriend in his early years at Lowell who had been known to brag about his affiliation with a secret group who had the inside scoop on all the most advantageous claims. This secret group was rumored to be the Order of the Primrose. Ian happened to be drunk and drugged on Halloween according to his infirmary intake forms. Ian had been acting erratically and displayed a confused memory. He could easily have done something rash during the Halloween Masquerade. He had previously hooked up with Sebastian several times and was likely jealous of his tryst with Oak. This may have caused Ian to target him on Halloween, sending Tristan away so he couldn’t protect his friend Oak, and spiking the punch so that people would be distracted during the whole ordeal. His continued jealousy caused him to choose a new Lacrosse captain so Sebastian would see his mistakes, and when that wasn’t enough, Ian learned a few tricks from the photographer he was sleeping with and decided to send a veiled threat to Sebastian about Oak with the photographs.

This is the story Ethan was to paint in the form of planted evidence and the starting of poisonous rumor. The only thing left when the time came to unveil the evidence and the rumor was to have someone discover his ties to the old Order and bring him before the newly seated Council to be investigated.

For his part SEBASTIAN ST. CLAIR isn’t sure how he got his council seat. He’s not certain if he can interpret the signs right. But the charging of Ian in these crimes of passion seem to be a punishment for choosing someone else to replace Sebastian as Lacrosse Captain. This is made all the more suspicious by the fact that the man chosen to replace him, ELLIOT WARNER, is suddenly being sued by his ex-boyfriend’s family. Rumors are that Elliot falsified his admission records to conceal his guilt in the death of Elliot’s former boyfriend Benji. Could this be coincidence or could it be another consequence of slighting Sebastian?

Sebastian wonders if the Order is trying to curry favor with him so he doesn’t look into them further or if they are setting up in the perfect position to fall on Lowell’s sword if he messes with them again? The charging of Ian is flimsy at best and the investigation into Warner leaves a vacant spot for the Captaincy in Lacrosse. It could never come out that Sebastian knew Ian didn’t do the crime he’s accused of or else the Order would frame him next for being the very person to orchestrate the whole thing in his mission for power and respect. His getting appointed under the circumstances of the vote re-count when his name wasn’t initially on the ballot would be enough to make people suspect Sebastian used his Order connections to gain the seat and punish those who wronged him. So Sebastian is caught between wanting the power he’s got in order to protect his social standing, and knowing that at any moment, one wrong move could send him into a dark room on the end of questions he can’t answer.

‘Play nicely and so will we,’ They seem to be saying. In this they are requiring loyalty from Sebastian.

The Order isn’t playing nicely with IGNACIO WESTINGHOUSE however. It’s hard to say whether they’re punishing him for spending time with GRAHAM MONTGOMERY or if they simply wish to twist the knife with Elliot Warner, but planting photos of Graham and Ignacio out at Gaze’s Fetish Night seems to do both at once. The rumors started as soon as the photos were published in a small but growing SCANDAL SHEET which is now circulating Lowell and Portsmith. The students were quick to jump to conclusions and their eyes told them what they wanted to see. Ignacio stepping out on Elliot with Graham. Being disloyal to him. Precisely in Elliot’s most turbulent hour of need.

CAMILO MORALES was sorely surprised to learn in that same article that this isn’t the first man Ignacio entertained. ANTON MARTINEZ seemed to have cozied up to him before he left. The two were no strangers.

Just the same way that IHSAN DEMIRCI is no stranger to Tristan and DR. MAGNUS HOLM. While it was always clear to everyone that Magnus and Tristan were a couple, it was never clear just how close Ihsan was to both of them, especially while Ihsan was still posing as his deceased Dominant twin Sinan.

Yet the three seemed to have taken a vacation together and Tristan was seen helping Ihsan move into the submissive dorms with little confusion. It appeared to anyone paying enough attention that the three were close and that this transition was no surprise. Could it be that they knew of Ihsan’s deception all along and concealed it?

Long looking for a way to target Magnus and oust him for the dual purpose of opening a new counseling position and single handedly dealing a blow to the main source of support for scholarship students, the Order took action.

One evening IHSAN returned to find a heart etched by knife into his door with three sets of initials inside it. TK + ID + MH. Rose petals were scattered around the doorframe as though on a wedding night. ‘Don’t let our invitation get lost in the mail’ said an empty save-the-date invitation. Whether they were guessing at impending future claims or implying they knew of any brewing plans, the Order wanted everyone to see. It would be up to the rumor mill to try to guess the people whose initials were in that heart.

In one final sweeping act…it was during a back to school bonfire that the Order summarily announced their presence. At the height of the gathering, the acreage next to the main building lit up as the outline of a primrose erupted in flame. A message burned above it as smoke billowed in the air: Leave or Suffer.

A gauntlet was being thrown, a choice presented. Legacies or Scholarships. Loyalty or Sacrifice. Love or Success. Leaving or staying. None in Lowell would be spared having to answer.

FIN.

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would a character with a david harbour fc be wanted?

Hello and thanks for your interest! We apologize for the delay but we wanted to provide you an answer that factored in as many opinions from our admin team as possible.

While we have no specific ban on David Harbour, he's not a face that excites us as a potential faculty member. Allow me to provide a few suggestions that would:

Eddie Cibrian, Oscar Isaac, Daniel Dae Kim, Idris Elba, Tom Ellis, Anthony Mackie, Édgar Ramirez, Kumali Nanjiani, Dwayne Johnson, Randall Park, Omari Hardwick, Pedro Pascal, Charlie Weber, Tim Kang, Abisheck Bachchan, Brian Tee, Joel Kinnaman, Ricky Whittle, or Joe Manganiello

Pretty much any fc can be considered for acceptance (as long as they are not banned or taken) and we want you to choose one that will best inspire your characterization, but we currently have a bias towards BIPOC faces, especially for Lowell faculty.

Hope this helps!

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Good news!

Summer session has been extended by a week due to popular demand! The soft refresh we’ll do following the end of the summer session will be the perfect time for new players to come in!

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As part of our summer break / summer session happening in game, these posts will happen weekly with the chance for characters to explore the city where Lowell is located!

Community

There is an official expo in town at the convention center just five miles from Lowell which is hosted by experts in fields of kink, professional D/S/s services, and tons of local/non-local vendors for toys, implements, instructional services, and claim planning.

The Community Center in Portsmith is hosting a Shibari workshop which will feature professionals from the expo and asks that you come with a partner for practice.

An Art Hop Festival is being held all week at a large open studio in town. People come for art talks, exhibits, on the spot collaborative art, and a paint fight in a room with wall canvases. Balloons filled with paint will be provided, as well as eye, shoe, and hair coverings, with free overalls with a ticket purchased.

Eateries

Rocco’s Diner is holding their annual Shake Off which invites other food trucks and restaurants to compete with their newest shake and malt flavors for a trophy and a write-up in the town’s newspapers. Attendees are asked to rate the shakes.

8Fold is hosting a food truck chef which specializes in Buddha Bowls. They are using new ingredients every day which will only be featured in the restaurant one time. Each day will have a unique Buddha Bowl meant to ‘nourish something new in you’ for each new day. For example, one day they’ll have bowls centered around promoting energy, another for enhancing mood, another for gut health.

Upper Cut is giving a four for two special. Double dates or foursomes are encouraged to fill the restaurant. They’ve handcrafted a menu meant to be shared between all four parties.

Stovepipe is hosting a love is blind special. You come in during the 7-10 PM hours and based on your coffee/tea/refreshment order they will pair you with another random customer. If you stay for at least an hour with your paired person and order something from the cafe, half your full price items are free.

Entertainment

Knotty is hosting a stoplight party where cups and wristbands are used to signal who is open to what. Cups are meant to signal relationship status while wristbands are meant to signal intentions for the night. Cups: Pink means taken, Orange means single, Blue means its complicated. Wristbands: Red means just observing, Green means down to try anything, Yellow means approach with care (either new to things or wanting to take it slow), and Purple means they will approach if interested.

Gaze is hosting a participant party, where they have stations set up for various kinks, and attendees (21+) are able to either render the kink or have it done to them at each station. An up-and-coming DJ will be playing the best mix of dance music and pop hits for the whole night. There will be professional Dominance experts on hand to render aid and instruction at each stations, as well as attendants to keep an eye on the safety and health of guests.

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To the anon who asked about the Song or the Ortega premade, I have to eat my words!

The group voted for Ortega (and I’m not mad about it)!

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The ooc, taken FC, and all character/mun counts have been updated due to an unforseen change. They are current and accurate across pages and sidebars.

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Anon in our inbox--

Just wanted to let you know we’re not ignoring you! Just trying to find the best way to articulate our answers. We’ll answer this week!

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All pages have been updated to reflect current numbers, faceclaims, and in game stats!

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Two new locations added to the Town locations page!

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The FAQ Page has been updated.

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Friends, Creators, Future Members!

Just popping in to say that we’ve modified our activity rules. They are as follows:

   Starting: Activity limit is seven days. You track your own activity. No activity for seven days and you’ll be removed from the server on the eighth day.    After 1 Month: Members will move to monthly interest checks. Admins will approach those not meeting the three components of activity. (†) If you are approached you have until the next interest check to show improvement.

The components of activity are defined below.

† Activity components:

Writing and being involved on a consistent basis (ideally moving your character or others forward in their motives/secrets/plots)

Building new connections and developing varying dynamics (friendship, romance, enemies, etc)

Participating in events

   Posting & ghosting, bubbling with friends or ships, ignoring a majority of starters, or otherwise failing to be involved in any plots, main events, or not forming new connections will result in removal.

For current members we will be doing our first interest check in early March. Please remember a hiatus or leave of absence (defined in the discord channel) are always available to you.

Interest checks are a good time to ask yourselves if being involved in the game at the present time is still something you want and can reasonably do in balance with RL obligations.

I'm excited for what Lowell has in store! Thank you for being great!