#sk Pinnacle vibes

[cometkov]

PINNACLE

fictional small town in upstate New York

one of those places where weird things happen™️ and everyone pretends it’s normal (it’s not)

not terribly far from a highway, but a thick stretch of forest on all sides of the town makes it feel isolated

speaking of the forest—don’t

the things in there pretend you don’t exist. have a little courtesy and do the same.

notable sites include: a grocery store that only sells one brand of bread, but five diffrent milk favors, a pseudo-shrine at the entrance of a small hiking trail for appeasing unspeakable things, and a red barn.

RELATION TO WIP

Pinnacle is Brier and Robin’s hometown; the two currently live there with Auster as their guardian and rarely leave. there isn’t really any reason to until the story starts to kick off.

Oak is a resident Wonder (what supernatural creatures are called in the wip), specifically of that not-to-be-mentioned forest. because weaker Wonders mostly live there, Oak has declared herself its guardian (though some may argue she’s more of a king).

MORE INFO

if you, like me, are a little too into researching flora and fauna for your made-up place that isn’t even the main location in your wip, here’s some more details!

Pinnacle is located vaguely in the purple region, not terribly far from Syracuse. in theory, it’s not the middle of nowhere, but it sure feels like it! because of the aforementioned forest surrounding the town, any noises from outside are essentially absorbed and the tall trees make it difficult to spot the town from the highway a few miles down.

so the forest is actually two forests that eventually grew to meet. one is mainly quaking aspen—which looks cool as hell. it’s reminiscent of birch because of the black and white bark, but the best part is that it looks like eyes. yes, you read that right. eyes.

so now the forest really is always watching! there are also some maples sprinkled in, but that’s just the lower-forest. as you travel north, the trees begin to transition to coniferous species like spruce, pine, and hemlock.

there’s actually a small hiking trail that runs north to south that shows this change off well! locals know to always be respectful to the forest—you never know what’s nearby after all. there’s a small shire-like area at the entrance of the trail. someone threw away a music box there once and people began to notice that despite sitting in the dirt and rain, the wood never started to rot. a few whispers here and some gossip there and bam! people started leaving little trinkets inside the box before going on a hike and when they returned, the item was gone. usually people just leave a dime, but other common gifts include small snacks and jewelry. someone left a letter once and when they checked later, found an antler sitting on top of the music box with the letter tucked beneath it. from what, they never found out...

RELATED LINKS

Skeleton Keys tag

SK introduction post

my writing tag

[cometkov]

WIP MASTERPOST — SKELETON KEYS 

for starters, check out the wip introduction and shitty powerpoint summary.

skeleton keys tag

sk inspiration

my general writing

CHARACTERS

🗝 Brier Greene // #a menu for brier.

📋 Robin Greene

🧸 Mercy Durand // #just one more plushie for mercy.

🕯 Sage Uchida

additional characters: Auster; Oak; M; Opera (the cat)

WORLD BUILDING

what are Wonders? // #wip sk: wonder inspo

Pinnacle // #wip sk: pinnacle vibes

info dumps: Halloween, cats.