Chapter Nine | Island Spirits page | Chapter Eleven Of course, the first people Nork contacted in his newly homeless state were his fishing buddies. All of them had mates, and had scattered to different homes except for Dhok. He and his mate, Makkaen, immediately offered some tent space for Nork, to Nork's eternal gratitude. […]

1850 Part 1 | Story Info | 1851 Charlotte's morning started very much like the mornings had back east. With a waddle to the outhouse. Sighing deeply, Charlotte rejoiced when she actually made it there, and headed back inside to get dressed for the day and make breakfast for her growing family. She didn't have […]

1896 | 1897-8 Interlude 1897 (Winter) Winter settled in, and the snows covered the ground. Abraham and Florence still managed to go to school each day without fail, even if it was snowy. Abraham managed to keep up with both his homework and helping out around the house, but it was definitely easier to do […]

Chapter Eight | Island Spirits Welcome page | Chapter Ten Having Nork back home was a blessing Utel wasn't about to overlook. He was now determined to master the Gardening skill, and was planting everything in sight. Utel also asked him to make some new Garden Planters, but he was so busy gardening, she wasn't […]

Chapter Seven | Island Spirits Welcome page | Chapter Nine Nork was determined to finish his aspiration, so his stay back at the village was a short one. Before Utel could even protest, Nork had packed up and was heading back out on another long journey. This time, he was headed to a mysterious forest […]

Story Info | 1850 Part Two Charlotte walked up to their new home, trying to juggle two toddlers and a hatbox she'd kept with her on the coach. Her husband, Theodore, had traveled with most of their belongings weeks ago, and the smoke rising from the chimneys was a welcome sight. Back home, things had […]

Chapter Six | Island Spirits Welcome page | Chapter Eight Nork was getting so close to finishing his life-long goal of becoming a master angler. All he needed to do was collect some more types of fish to be considered a true master. He's heard all the stories about where to find these fish, and […]

Chapter Five | Island Spirits Welcome page | Chapter Seven Utel's days were full of family life these days, but she certainly didn't mind it. Young Saazul was learning more day by day, but she was still underfoot at nearly all times. She wanted to help in the garden, she wanted to cook, she wanted […]

One last thing to do before I actually start writing: introduce you to the families and lots I added to my game for this save. (Also, make sure you check the Challenge Home Page link below if you're interested in game details like the ageing scheme I'm using.) All of the below lots and families are pulled off the gallery by searching hashtags, and I'm including item names and EA ids of each piece, so if you are interested in them, you can grab them, too.

The first thing I want to do before I start writing this new challenge is introduce you to the family and their house. Both are on the gallery, if you're interested in downloading them. In fact, there's also a smaller version of the cabin uploaded earlier, because I had to add room for their toddlers.