Post by Blake. on Apr 21, 2014 22:54:37 GMT
Foreword:
While called "Otero County," the story more or less focuses on a particularly small town called Mescalero, New Mexico. In truth, our little version of Otero County is much smaller than the real life version, by about 50-75%, at least population wise. We've shifted most of the city/town into our own little fictional city, since in all realism? It's easier to just craft a real town in your own designs, rather than make a false one, especially when you involve social media into a game. In short, the storyline focuses around our city, and our county. It's a modern-realistic storyline with bits and pieces of the paranormal here and there, nothing over the top, not unlike the world we live in today. Most of the county is ranch land, with a coal and salt mine, jobs are decent in number, the economy's mostly steady, and while the work is hard? It pays well enough. That's not to say there isn't crime in our fair county, because lord knows, there is.
Weather: Current Weather.
Ethnic make up:
Sixty percent of Otero County, population wise, is "white." That's the majority in Otero County, with Hispanics coming in right behind at twenty five percent, followed by Native Americans at ten percent, black people at three percent, and Asian people at two and a half, with "others" marked at somewhere around point five percent.
Religions:
Most of Otero County is Roman Catholic with Pentecostal churches here and there among the Hispanic communities. There's a mosque, though small, as well as a Jewish Synagogue and and even a temple for buddhists. Most Native American/Amerindian traditional religious practices take place on the Apache reservation.
Local Culture:
Ranching is a big part of life in Otero County, so is farming, and such there's usually festivals to showcase prized animals or crop surpluses, usually done in the fall, but there's always a spring fair/carnival that's often appreciated in town. There's also an Apache "Feast Day" around July, as well as a Rodeo, something that the county usually combines into one, that causes a big crowd, more often than not, as the Rodeo turns out to usually be a four or five day affair.
While called "Otero County," the story more or less focuses on a particularly small town called Mescalero, New Mexico. In truth, our little version of Otero County is much smaller than the real life version, by about 50-75%, at least population wise. We've shifted most of the city/town into our own little fictional city, since in all realism? It's easier to just craft a real town in your own designs, rather than make a false one, especially when you involve social media into a game. In short, the storyline focuses around our city, and our county. It's a modern-realistic storyline with bits and pieces of the paranormal here and there, nothing over the top, not unlike the world we live in today. Most of the county is ranch land, with a coal and salt mine, jobs are decent in number, the economy's mostly steady, and while the work is hard? It pays well enough. That's not to say there isn't crime in our fair county, because lord knows, there is.
Weather: Current Weather.
Ethnic make up:
Sixty percent of Otero County, population wise, is "white." That's the majority in Otero County, with Hispanics coming in right behind at twenty five percent, followed by Native Americans at ten percent, black people at three percent, and Asian people at two and a half, with "others" marked at somewhere around point five percent.
Religions:
Most of Otero County is Roman Catholic with Pentecostal churches here and there among the Hispanic communities. There's a mosque, though small, as well as a Jewish Synagogue and and even a temple for buddhists. Most Native American/Amerindian traditional religious practices take place on the Apache reservation.
Local Culture:
Ranching is a big part of life in Otero County, so is farming, and such there's usually festivals to showcase prized animals or crop surpluses, usually done in the fall, but there's always a spring fair/carnival that's often appreciated in town. There's also an Apache "Feast Day" around July, as well as a Rodeo, something that the county usually combines into one, that causes a big crowd, more often than not, as the Rodeo turns out to usually be a four or five day affair.