Once Upon a Time...
In a Land Far, Far Away…
Dragons soar past telephone lines, Princesses sing atop the tallest skyscrapers, and Knights ride forth to battle on the public metro.
Welcome to Fabletown, USA.
The most magical neighborhood in San Francisco.
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Urban Fantasy | 18+ | Plot Driven
Inspirations: The Wolf Among Us, D20's The Unsleeping City, Neverwhere, The Percy Jackson Series
In the distant past, fantastical beings sought refuge from a catastrophic event in their realm, eventually finding a new hidden home within dedicated districts of San Francisco.Fabletown is an urban fantasy RP Group centering this namesake neighborhood.In this plot heavy campaign you play as descendants of the fairytale characters that founded this enchanted borough, uncovering the intricacies of a society that has been crucial to Fabletown’s functioning all along.
This group's story features themes of action, mystery, investigation, magic, and violence, as well as a focus on player action and lore impacting the narrative.
Once upon a time, the world was put to paper.From the inkpot spurred countless tales and legends; white knights on horseback, princesses in far off towers, fire breathing dragons - all given life in a single stroke of the quill.As these stories were told over again they began to merge, the roots of the deep dark woods wound together and far far away was nearer than ever before. A domain known only to the fabled creatures was born.EverAfter: The Fairytale Realm.
Centuries ago, the fables we know lept from the page and occupied the sprawling Realm of Fairytales. It was here a manifold of characters lived out their pre-written roles; heroes slayed beasts, evil stepmothers poisoned young maidens, and Happily Ever After was within arm’s reach.But those days are only distant tales now, ones told by old fae folk to their grandchildren.Under firelight, they speak in far more hushed tones of The Unbinding. A cataclysmic event spurred by a thief’s attempt to steal the book the world had been born from. Its disruption tore the Fairytale Realm apart page by page, leaving its inhabitants to flee their fallen kingdoms en masse and seek refuge in distant lands.For those that had survived the darkness, sanctuary came in the form of a far off realm. One that held no magic nor wizardry within its confines - but one that knew of their stories. The mortal plane of humans, where the lives they led were thought of as mere fiction.
After their homeland was torn asunder the only choice left was to build a new life, one that followed the fine print of the mundane world they had been stranded in.Fabletown was founded in San Francisco in the early 1910s, a designated city district for all prior EverAfter citizens - kept hidden from the prying curiosity of everyday humans.While the confines of a restricted existence grated heavily on these progenitor Fairytales, many learned to adapt to this new chapter in their lives. They formed communities, established governing bodies, and most surprisingly of all, had families. Something wholly unheard of in the stagnant, unchanging stories of the homeland.However, it’s been shown that tales evolve with the passage of time.
In the present year, Fabletown is considered home to multiple generations of Fabled folk. Where the Origin Fairytales once saw castle towers breaching high above the clouds, their descendant’s vision now is only graced by skyscrapers.While ‘the ways of the old realm’ are a constant nagging reminder from elders, this has done little to dampen the spirits of young blood in the city.Progressive generations of Fabled have made strides towards integration; namely the invention of Glamour allowing greater access to the human world and opportunity. Under the watchful eye of the Fellowship of Fabled Affairs, Fabled are free to step foot on the broader streets of San Francisco - so long as they keep their true form under wraps.Times have changed and the city’s magical citizens have with it. Though mermaids can no longer swim in crystal lakes, the waters of Fisherman’s wharf are tepid enough, elves always have work around the holidays, and they say Rumplestiltskin does a fine job as a loan broker.Traditional or not, the newest generation has seen fit to carve out their role in the story.
The Secret World hidden just beneath the book cover.
Fabled is an all encompassing term for the people and creatures that have either originated from the fairytale realm, or possess a fairytale ancestor
Fabletown houses the vast majority of the magical population. The neighborhood serves as a cultural hub, enriched by the several generations of Fabled that built it from the ground up.
The Fellowship of Fabled Affairs, more commonly known as the FFA, is an organization tasked with maintaining order and keeping peace between the fairytale and human societies.
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