[h2][sub][b][color=#FFFC34]setting[/color][/b] [i] + [/i] [b][color=#FFFC34]magic[/color][/b] [i] + [/i] [b][color=#FFFC34]universe information[/color][/b].[/sub][/h2]
[indent][indent][color=#FFFC34][b]Southvale[/b] [/color]is the 3[sup]rd[/sup] most populated city in  [i] ██████████[/i].[b] [/b] It boasts an illustrious history, the Milo Center (the renowned performance art conservatory, eponymous of playwright Robert Milo, not the stuffed-cake treat), the most expansive selection of fossils of any non-private collector in the northern hemisphere, and the highest instance of homicide per capita of any city in the country.
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here's more or less what you need to know about the paranormal investigation group:
[b] [/b]
[list][*] [i]Very[/i] creatively named [color=#FFFC34][b]Southvale Investigations[/b][/color].
[*] Has existed in some form or another for ~14 years. Membership has waxed and waned over the years. 
[*] Of the original 4 person team, the longest-involved was Cynthia Wiles. At some point last autumn, Cynthia severed all ties with Southvale Investigations.
[*] Some 80 people have called themselves members of Southvale Investigations since its inception. A few of these keep in contact with current members. Others? Restraining orders.
[*] Southvale Investigations has an "office" downtown; it's more of a closet than an actual office. There are a few files on previous cases in a rusty filing cabinet - as you can imagine, paperwork's not [i]incredibly[/i] popular.
[*] More often than not, Southvale Investigations winds up tracking down lost pets and spying on cheating lovers than [i]actually[/i] investigating anything "strange". They advertise in the phonebook, but otherwise rely on word of mouth and hand-drawn business cards.
[*] Southvale Investigations, almost without exception, is regarded as a side-project by its current members. The shift from quasi-legitimate business venture to... substantially less than that, has happened over the last year.
[*] Southvale Investigations isn't what you'd call [i]financially prosperous[/i], especially in the wake of Cynthia's departure.
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excuse the dust, and remember to check back. this section's under heavy revision.
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[h2][sub][color=#FFFC34][b]race [/b] [color=white][i]+[/i][/color] [b] species information[/b][/color].[/sub][/h2]
[indent][indent]will be added to as things surface. for now, keep it human.
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[h2][sub][color=#FFFC34][b]character creation[/b][/color].[/sub][/h2]
[indent][indent]Jumping juniper, batman! There's no CS in sight! Yup. We've got a [i]mystery[/i] on our hands. The real meat & mettle of who your character is should be [b]pmed to [@dead anime dad] and [@dead anime mom][/b]. 

Things we [b]need[/b] to see in your character PM:
[indent][indent][list][*]age, gender, day job, place of residence
[*] description of appearance.
[*] how they came to join Southvale Investigations[/list][/indent][/indent]
Things to consider including in your character PM:
[indent][indent][list][*] sexuality
[*] desires/wishes/aspirations
[*] [i]fears[/i]
[*] family information
[list][*] siblings, parents - any sort of significant relationship.[/list]
[*] likes/dislikes, especially those with significant reasons behind them
[*] emotionally significant items
[*] history with the supernatural
[*] basically: anything that might have given your character their sense of self, and informed their personality.[/list][/indent][/indent]
The GMs will shore up the information you supply us with to fit a small sheet, which you'll then be free to post in the character section.[/indent][/indent]