“What makes Anchor Rock Anchor Rock? Well, it's not the rock, believe it or not— the truth is that Anchor Rock is Anchor Rock 'cause of the people! If you think about it, we're the rock. That's what my grandpa always used to say. Or was it that we're the anchor? You get the point, either way.” - Deanna Zhao
You can contact the GMs by two methods:
OC pronouns: they/them
What is your cozy place?
Sitting on the floor with a mug of hot tea in hand and good friends around. (Or climbing every single tree in the woods, letting loose my barely-contained inner forest gremlin.)
NPCs:
| Name | Pronouns | Costume | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deanna Zhao | she/her | flannel and kerchief | Third-generation chicken farmer. Runs the ranch mostly by herself now but will always make time to run egg deliveries—it's the only way to stay up to date on all the town's gossip! |
| Orion Jameson | they/xe | faux leather jacket and earbuds | A transfer who didn't think it was possible to move any farther from home than they already did to go to uni two years ago. Sorry, what was that? Xir playlist might be a bit too loud… |
OC pronouns: she/her
What is your cozy place?
The glow of a campfire or a lantern, a pair of fluffy socks and as many fluffy blankets as can be mustered, a hot chocolate in hand and stars overhead.
NPCs:
| Name | Pronouns | Costume | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary Leo | she/he | clipboard | Need that filing? Got a complaint? Wanna set up a new vegetable growing competition? This quiet, hard-working secretary will get the job done. |
| Astrid Lowell | she/any | wolf hoodie | A transfer wearing an outfit like a zookeepers except branded with a logo of a wolf. Astrid was walking her favourite wolf, Motomo, when she was transferred, and she would very much like to talk to you about him, and also his mate Mai and their rivals Torak and Mosi and– well, generally anything related to wolves. |
OC pronouns: she/her
What is your cozy place?
I'll tell you it's my bed but it's really the Ikea chairs they had in my old school library, I've never sat somewhere it was so easy to fall asleep before or since!
NPCs:
| Name | Pronouns | Costume | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Hart | she/her | A neatly-done-up skirt suit, disrupted by a brightly-coloured scarf | A therapist, transferred by happy coincidence into Anchor Rock. Offering her services free-of-charge until everyone is on their way back home. |
| Alina Asper | she/her | A pair of spectacles and a pastel cardigan over an odd-colour blouse | Considered something of a lovable goof in the isolated community of Anchor Rock, Alina likes to hoard any scrap electronics she can get her hands on, which admittedly isn't a whole lot. Most folks like her end up moving to the Big City, but Alina far prefers the more relaxed lifestyle of her hometown. |
OC pronouns: she/her
What is your cozy place?
Curled up in bed with a blanket, watching a documentary or listening to music on full volume.
NPCs:
| Name | Pronouns | Costume | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Kennedy | they/them | suit jacket and coffee cup | A transfer from a big city, whose entire life before the transfer was their job. You won't see them without their trusted coffee cup! |
| Gerald Rosewood | he/they | Hawaiian shirt | Did someone say flowers? Gerald hopes you did! He is the florist of Anchor Rock - a grandfather figure to the locals who loves to gossip. |
OC pronouns: he/they/(her)
What is your cozy place?
With my music turned up, sitting on the floor painting, or on (on) my desk to write.
NPCs:
| Name | Pronouns | Costume | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Solace | they/he | leather jacket | Truck guy. Every small town needs one. A carpenter by trade, although most folks encounter them driving through town, out on some favour— music blaring, of course— it’s crazy how often a pick-up truck comes in handy! |
| Mr Bloom | he/him | blue flannel | An older gentleman and one incredibly committed to gardening. He’s won the first prize for biggest courgette the last five years running and doesn’t plan on breaking that streak. |
| Rider Aveddon | he/him | brown jacket | A strange man, quiet, hands mottled with paint: blue and purple and golden. He's been living in the Outskirts, the forest and the quarry? Trying to capture the stars? |
OC pronouns: she/her
What is your cozy place?
Sitting between the shelves in a bookstore or library reading through a new book.
NPCs:
| Name | Pronouns | Costume | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Davis | they/them | flannel | In charge of Anchor Rock’s library, and interested in town history. Despite being one of the few locals with a university degree, their current claim to fame is their ability to make the computer work. |
| Enara Abaroa | she/her | white cardigan | A transfer with a career as an orchestral conductor, she's keen to get know new people, especially if you play an instrument. |
OC pronouns: he/him
What is your cozy place?
An impractical number of fleece blankets; a movie; nowhere else to be and nothing else to think about; cats among the company don't hurt.
NPCs:
| Name | Pronouns | Costume | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell “Maxie” Leviston | he/him | tbc | A transfer from The Big City who is none too pleased at this twist of fate. Don't you know he has a very important job as features editor for The Metropolitan? |
| Dr. Lilian Rowe | she/they | tbc | A social scientist transfer from Bancroft University. Feel free to stop for a |