Mystical Evergreen

Sabia Griffyn-Yorke has been turning more and more toward the watcher as her life continues to take difficult turns. On commision, Lauretta crafts a sparking statue of St. Clair.

Clair of Simbury was the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Married at a young age to a cruel man, she bore two sons. Her husband and eldest son died in a fire, where her younger son lived a sinful life in the Capital. Her husband had led the family to ruin. Faced with few options, Clair joined the convent. Turning to a life of prayer and service, Clair rose to become the Abbess. She founded an orphanage, a soup kitchen, personally funded (with what little money she had) education of yeoman girls. Her life inspired her son to convert, and become St. Heath, bishop of Veonia and doctor of the church of the watcher. She’s become a symbol and patron of motherhood and women in difficult circumstances. The midwives guild claims her as their guardian.

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From the beginning / Currently

Princess Merria’s un-swaddle day came with haste in 1006. The court buzzed happily around the queen and second-born princess.  

Princess Merria Aetheris- Evil, Perceptive.

As Princess Merria grew, she was showing signs of her mother’s perceptive mind. She seems to be able to read the environment she was in, the interactions between the members of court like a picture book. Yet something felt off about the beautiful child, something dark behind her sweet smile…  

Now that her youngest was out of the swaddle, Serkete felt it was time to pay her consorts another visit. This would be her last pregnancy in her before turning 30.  

Asare and Iahaton had also reached their 30th natal day. Both regal-looking as consorts of a queen should be. Yet neither of them was chosen by Casis to father the queens 4th child.

Monthot was the father of the crown princess, and Casis hopes he will give Serkete another princess. If the child was a girl, she would not be gaining an estate upon her coming of age, but she would join her sister Gelarene’s estate with their father.

At the Medeis palace isle estate, Amonet paid her family a visit. She missed her boys so much, her sons growing like weed before her eyes.

Yet her visit came with a purpose- to try 1 final time for an heir. This was her last chance before the law of three happened, and she made a vow to herself and her ancestors- if she had a 3rd son, she would leave court and return to the Medeis estate with her family, and raise her sons with the man she loved, making sure they became extraordinary husbands to their future wives. Because in the end, it did not truly matter if she had a girl or not, as long as her sons carried out her legacy in spirit, not in name.

In the 1007 a.t, Isett gave birth to her third born child- another son, who she named Qenthoth. She had preferred daughter, but with two princesses running in the nursery, she felt good having a boy now.

She stayed a few weeks extra after the birth, preparing for Beshorus 30th natal day. Yet on that very same eve, traded struck the Umalleas coven, as a rogue candle had fallen off the cake and caught the small dining room on fire. Isett, distracted by casting spells to douse the flames out, failed to notice that Beshorus himself was on fire.

He died that very nigth.

Lord Beshorus Umalleas- born 977 A.T, died 1007.at. May he find comfort with his ancestors.

The death of Beshorus lead lady Isett to take 6 months leave from court, leaving palace isle for the Umalleas estate to entomb her husband and to mourn with her children. She might not have loved Beshorus , but she did not hate him either. His death came out of nowhere, during what should have been a pleasant evening celebrating his birth.

But Isett knew it could not last. She had her duties as royal alchemist, and if she wished to remain that she had to return to court soon. Yet her responsibility towards her coven and children was also something hat needed her attention.

Janice was her sole heir, although Isett could gamble on the chance that she will live and have daughters of her own, Isett now knew that you cannot trust things to stay the same. A heir needed a spare and for that to happen, she needed a to remarry, no matter if she truly wanted to or not.

It did not surprise the mother-seer to receive a visit from the Umalleas matriarch, a sad smile formed on her lips as she greeted her. Isett request of finding a suitable husband for herself- someone similar of age and decent with children, as Feron had told her of Beshorus dislike of children. He had not been cruel towards his children, but he had lacked in care.

It did not take long before Isett married Munrys. He was a low-ranking noble’s son from Prima-Tiberi, originally supposed to be sent to Tertia-Tiberi to marry another high lady, but the betrothal had been cancelled by the regions mother-seer. Lefaris did approve of this match. It was a private affair, as Isett was still in mourning garb.

She told her new husband that she needed to head back to court to assist in the Queens 4th pregnancy, and that their wedding night would have to be postponed. Munrys understood, yet asked if he and the children would return to Palace Isle with her, which Isett declined- believing it would be the best for her children to stay in her own estate until the renovations was completed at least.

Meanwhile at the palace, a happier occasion took place as Prince Acamon turned 6 years old. Queen Serkete had wished to host a grand part, but her boy only wanted a quiet celebration in her chambers, with her, his father Asare and his little sisters. Cake too.

Prince Acamon Aetheris: Loner, Couch-potato, Shy

The only son and eldest child of house Aetheris had always been a quiet soul, and now out of the nursery he had become even more reclusive. He rarely left his bedchambers, idling his studies in pursuit of solitude. Often sleeping or in the atelier painting instead of doing what was expected of a prince. Serkete was thankful that Acamon was not born a girl- she loved her him, oh so much, but his personality would make for a weak queen.

Also, during 1007, Lady Nebete Evedelis and mother-Seer Lefaris also gave birth to their 3rd children. Nebete had her second daughter, who she named Pheia, while Lefaris had her first son- named Odion. Lady Lefaris also celebrated her 30th natal day. Betres Evedelis and Ciris Tyrill also turned 6 years old.

In 1008 A.T, Serkete went into labore once more. To her great joy, it was another baby girl, who she named Renete. Monthoth had now given her 2 beautiful daughters, increasing his influence within the house of consorts. Princess Gelarene was once happy to have a full-blooded sister, which made Merria jealous at the attention Gelarene gave Renete, so she tried to secretly pinch the baby.   

Shortly after the birth , court celebrated their queens 30th natal day. Serkete has come a long way since becoming queen at 22.

The ancestors just have smiled at Amonet, as she gave birth not only to her heir, but also a spare- Sera & Sebei Medeis. She thank every known ancestor of hers to give her girls.

Amonet stayed home for the next few weeks until her 30th natal day arrived. She had not felt this confident in years , the world felt brighter then the brightest tiberium shard.

I put together 150 random things to do – from romantic dates with vampires to going on a spending strike. There's room for drama, silliness, and unexpected twists 😈

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How to play:

Hit the black "Spin" button and see what fate throws at you.

Playing Sims 2 made me realize how limited social interactions were compared to other Sims titles. So after some tutorials, I made my very first mod: More Social Interactions!

Here are the list of interactions. Some are triggered by relationship dynamics so you won't see them all at once. There are no new animations, just more options for storytelling purposes.

Beg For Forgiveness

Compliment Outfit

Compliment Personality

Small Talk

Ask About Day

Deep Conversation

Good Night Kiss

Ask What Their Problem Is

Compliment Appearance

Talk About Music

Say "I Love You"

Hold Close

Argue About Parenting

Criticize WooHoo

Compliment Hair

Give Reassurance

Talk About Past

Argue About Money

Friendly "Say I Love You"

Talk About Weather

Big shoutout to picknmixsims, echo on MTS, and The Sims 2 Guru on YouTube for all of the help on pointing me in the right direction.

I don't *think* this should conflict with anything, I have almost 10 gigs of CC and mods and haven't run into any issues. I also don't have any coding/modding experience so, idk how much I can help if something goes wrong.

I may add more interactions in the future!

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When Ofelia returned home, she went to her mother’s arms and cried. Valeraine was lucid enough to know her darling girl was in pain and offered comfort to the best of her abilities.

Ofelia spoke about what just had happened and her sweet insane mother, fixated on it.

When Bildad returned that day, Valeraine talked and talked about Ofelia’s predicament , and that she him wanted to find her a betrothal. Someone sweet, like honey, docile like a lamb.

Bildad tried to talk around her, believing Ofelia needed time to mourn the relationship, but Valeriane nagged until he caved. In someway she was right that his eldest daughter needed a husband, and someone who could move into their hut instead of her moving into his.

"The best way to meet someone, was at the alehouse" as the old simvarian saying goes.

Bildad did not think he would find a husband her for his daughter right away, but he might get to know the regulars enough to introduce them to Ofelia that would make his wife happy. He had plans of heading there after selling the produce he and Ofelia gathered, when he meets a young, handsome town guard.

His name was Flavus Eldwick, Bildad had known of him since moving into Hopebury. Young and orphaned, he became a guard in hopes of earning enough to buy land.

Bildad and Flavus talked- it was light and friendly, and he felt Flavus would be great for his daughter.

After a few weeks, Bildad brought Flavus home to meet Ofelia officially. She was smitten right from the start, as he was sweet and kind. It would not be long before they were officially betrothed, their wedding planned for winter.

Flavus would not inherit his future brides name or land- Ofelia would be an Eldwick, and when she dies, the property that the Florebottom family owned would go to their eldest son. But she would own the hut, the stand and the occupation of gatherer, perhaps even becoming a herbalist in the next generation or two.

With everything surrounded around Ofelia, her heartbreak and her now betrothal, yet again Primula felt forgotten by her family.

It was always the same- Ofelia this, Ofelia that, poor, poor Ofelia, having her heart broken by a brute who could not stand up against his nasty mother! Then engaged to a town guard their father picked up from the streets! While Primula worked to feed them all by fishing, and rarely got anything from it.   

But when she would lash out on Ofelia for being the favourite- she would get scolded.

And yet again Prim would leave home, not bearing to get lectured by Valeriane “the mad”.

Sometimes, Primula wished that someone would just appreciate her and notice her… To love her. She barely felt it at home, as if she was a ghost long since mourned.

Winter is coming to Hopebury... And with it the the taxes of the fall round needed to be sent of to the steward.

The Florebottom family should be proud to have earned 3146 simvarian florence - which allowed them to keep the cozy sum of 1573 flo to begin the winter.

(Hopebury coffers currently contains: 8 960 simvarian florence!)

(yes, PURPLE, because I always saw it as purple and the shader name is literally called the purple error shader. Sue me!!)

Just in case anyone missed it, "pink flashing" in The Sims 2 has finally been busted wide open by a lovely chap named Will Nixon, see here.

I thoroughly recommend reading through the entire dissertation pdf, it's a good read! Even if your eyes glaze over and you skim past the super technical computer engineering jargon, you'll pick up some interesting tidbits from it. Just wanted to share that

1) the patch is fully compatible with Linux and works to improve Linux performance even further, as testing by myself and my dear friend @niamh-sims

2) Some screenshots from testing my medieval hood on Windows 11:

No patch:

With patch:

I also stress-tested the hood by loading into the main Castle lot and having a sim travel between 4-5 different lots with my settings on max. (This is how I play on Linux now so I've gotten used to it, no more turning neighbours and hood deco off for me!!)

Without the patch in, the game crashed and wouldn't load the castle lot for me at ALL, so that was a great start.

Ooft, lol.

With the patch in, I could load into the castle and travel freely around the hood. I noted that that game also generally felt smoother.

This is an absolute breakthrough, people. Linux is no longer absolutely required if you want to play TS2 without pink flashing! Get excited!!