the berry days

Age: 51 Occupation: Mayor of Berry Faceclaim: Guy Pearce, Lawless Roleplayer: Open

Relationships: Charlotte Crawford (wife); Charles Crawford (son); Lillian Baker (daughter); Susan “Suzie” St. Claire (affair); Bud Bishop (briber) 

the oldest son of a big-name Berry family

his father died fighting in the Civil War, leaving Ray the man of the family at age 16

has always taken on too much responsibility

and physically cannot ask for help or admit weakness

from the outside looking in, he has the perfect family

except that he’s cheating on his wife

and pays Suzie for sex

there’s definitely nepotism going on with his son working in his office

and has a bastard daughter from a relationship in his early 20′s 

also, he’s being bribed to cover up a local murder

Ray’s got his plate full

Age: 29 Occupation: Dancer Faceclaim: Lily Collins, Tolkein Roleplayer: Lauren

Relationships: Betty St. Claire (sister/roommate); Wilhelmina Crawford (childhood friend/roommate); Joyce Taylor (roommate); Ray Crawford (customer); Rudy Sanford (interest)

like her sister, Suzie has an artistic streak

but as twins, it makes sense

without a thought, she moved to Berry with her sister and Willy

she’s always picked up odd jobs to pay the bills

but she has a tendency to get sucked into negative situations

recently that’s meant doing more than dancing for Ray Crawford

he keeps promising her the ability to make it big in New York

but honestly... how much could an Illinois mayor have to offer? 

Suzie is starting to doubt herself and feel guilty for the strain she’s putting on the Crawford household

big morning person!

wakes up at 5 a.m. every day and goes to Sanford’s for a cup of coffee and egg white sandwich

Age: 29 Occupation: Dancer Faceclaim: Daisy Ridley, Murder on the Orient Express Roleplayer: Kate AA

Relationships: Wilhelmina “Willy” George (childhood friends/roommate); Susan “Suzie” St. Claire (sister/roommate); Joyce Taylor (roommate); Jackie Sapwood (annoyance)

grew up in Chicago with her twin sister Suzie and best friend Willy

always dreamed of being a singer

it got her through the long nights of the tenement building

escaped to Chicago because of Willy

and they’ve been inseparable ever since

truly believes that art will heal this post-WWI world

especially considering her sweetheart died overseas

she’s been single ever since

and she swears she’ll stay single til the day she dies 

Age: 32 Occupation: Bootlegger Faceclaim: Shia LeBeouf, Lawless Roleplayer: Open

Relationships: Salvatore Stewart, Sidney “Sid” Stewart, Evelyn “Evie” Stewart (co-conspirators); Ivy Bryant (interest)

like a darker, alcoholic Peter Pan 

child laborer in factories his entire life

worked as a newsie for a while too... he did it all

stole bread in a very Aladdin style

street urchin orphan kid

met Evie when she moved to Chicago and overheard her talking about her humdrum hometown

so he packed his bags (more like one measly bag) and moved to Berry

immediately sought out Salvatore and he’s been his humble servant ever since

even though they’re relatively close in age, Otis sees Salvatore as the masculine father figure he never had

now that Evie is back, he’s worried his new pseudo-family could be ruined

and honestly, all he’s ever wanted is a family 

constantly gets his feelings hurts and hides in a corner with a bottle of clear alcohol

Age: 33 Occupation: Maid Faceclaim: Allison Pill, Midnight in Paris Roleplayer: Open

Relationships: Viola Bryant (cousin); Joel Sapwood (crush); Sidney “Sid” Stewart, Evelyn “Evie” Stewart (suspicions)

the much more reserved one of the Bryant cousins

in part because of her overbearing parents

Ivy has a nasty case of undiagnosed anxiety

and as a result, she’s a bit of a house-case

she’s terrified that Viola’s involvement with the Stewart brothers is going to get them both killed

she always has a bag packed for the duo in case of a nesseccary escape to a safer life

especially suspicious now that Sid and Evie seem like they’re hiding something

she’s the cleaning lady for the Sapwood family

and has a huge crush on Joel, but not a living soul knows it

If you guys want, feel free to start making your site! Just know that I may add a few relationships to your characters’ description, but they shouldn’t change the overall vibe of your character. 

The format for sites should be thefirstnamedays i.e. thewilhelminadays. If your character goes by a nickname (like Wilhelmina or Sidney), feel free to use either their given firstname or nickname. Once you make your site, shoot me a message so I can post a follow link. 

As with face claims, if one of these character ideas catches your attention, let me know and I’ll reserve them for you after building their full posting. Similarly, if you can think of a relationship to one of these ideas that you’d like to play, let me know. Talk to me! Yay funtimes! 

Edit: For my sanity, I’m not going to keep up with this list a la crossing off taken characters. If you’re interested in a certain position, check the #taken character tag. If you don’t see that faceclaim taken, then they’re still open! On the same train of thought... if a character has a faceclaim next to their description, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re taken. That’s just for my sanity as I try to build the character list. 

Age: 26 Occupation: Painter Faceclaim: Sophie Rundle, Peaky Blinders  Roleplayer: Open

Relationships: Wilhelmina “Willy” George, Betty St. Claire, Susan St. Claire (roommates); Sidney “Sid” Stewart (fling); Viola Bryant (friend)

a bit of a wild child

don’t try asking her any personal questions about her past

she’ll give you a different answer every time, each increasingly outlandish than the previous

even her three roommates don’t know much about her

honestly Joyce comes from a pretty basic midwestern upbringing

but it was so heartbreakingly boring for her free spirit she likes to pretend like something actually interesting has happened to her before

that’s why she started hanging around Sid

she’s obsessed with the idea of and underground business

but it didn’t work out between them

and now she’s funnelling all of her pent-up-aggression into her art

and thinking about going after the other Stewart brother...

Age: 26 Occupation: Rich widow Faceclaim: Joanna Vanderham, Dancing on the Edge  Roleplayer: Kate

Relationships: Salvatore Stewart, Sidney “Sid” Stewart (brothers); Benny Nelson (childhood sweetheart); Mavis Nelson (childhood best friend)

infamous baby sister of the Stewart family

definitely not planned (as her father made perfectly clear throughout her life)

has always been a handful

hated growing up in Berry, so she ran away to Chicago at 18 and charmed herself into a very rich and very old husband

he died six months ago, leaving her a rich widow alone in a fantastic house in the city

life quickly got too boring for Evie though and a chance meeting with lkajsdaklsdj inspired her to move back to Berry

mostly because she learned about her brothers’ bootlegging ventures and she wanted in on the action

Salvatore won’t let her extend a helping hand though

so she’s planning on teaming up with Sid and his side business

they’re both sick of Salvatore calling the shots