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1518 Update:

Leanna gave birth to a girl, Penelo, in April. Though seemingly healthy, after a few months she started to refuse to eat and declined quickly. By the beginning of August the Westbrooks were again mourning a child. Thankfully Tifa seems as hale and hearty as ever, though she misses having siblings to play with.

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1517 Update:

After the loss of Cloud and Tidus, Hercules and Leanne consoled each other. Perhaps a bit too much as there's another new Westbrook on the way. Leanna is worried but hopeful about this pregnancy. The family could use a new baby to liven things ups and make them feel normal again.

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So let's talk stats… even if I really, really don't want to. Our rolls have been awful recently, both aging and pregnancy. No one was getting pregnant while everyone has been failing their death rolls. So, our population was actually lower than at the start of the decade. Although we have a lot of adults, only one side couple has any baby tries left. It is… not looking good for us right now. But! That can be saved for the decade recap (maybe things will change by then… maybe).

The damage from this sweating sickness was a lot. Yet, it still wasn't as bad as it could have been. Our death chances were 33% and our actual death toll was only 29% of the population. The fact that it could have been worse isn't really comforting since it took out a lot of sims who were either about to get married, trying for babies, or could grow up and get married. We also started this with 10 households and that number has been reduced to 7. And lastly, just to make things worse, two of the dead were our heir and spare. While Tifa is our current heir, I really want a son so we can try to get that Westbrook name all the way to the 21st century.

Thanks for reading everyone and I'll see you soon for the start of the decade recaps!

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The Bells, 1517, Post-Sweating Sickness:

Kyler succumbs to the disease, leaving Fama alone with their young son.

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The Bells, January 1517, Pre-Sweating Sickness:

Fama Bell (20) with husband Kyler (19) and son Montblanc (18 months).

The Bells married in 1514 and welcomed little Montblanc the next year. After growing up in such a crowded house, Fama is enjoying having her own husband, baby, and most importantly, her own space.

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The Olivas, 1517, Post-Sweating Sickness:

Perhaps it is because of her solitary life, but Acca Larentia survives the epidemic almost without realizing it's happening. She does, however, hear of her great-niece Rosa's passing and her nephew Februus gaining control of her childhood house. She has kept up with her family enough to realize that Februus lacks anyone to perform the womanly duties around the house, including taking care of young O'aka (and she knows her nephew well enough to realize that is he not fond of children, including his own). So she proposes that she move with him. It will pain her to move away from the house that she and Samir lived in, but Acca Larentia is hoping that living in her childhood home again and taking care of O'aka will help her finally heal from her husband's passing and give her a new purpose in life.

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The Olivas, January 1517, Pre-Sweating Sickness:

Acca Larentia Oliva (52).

Just as she had feared, Samir passed suddenly in 1510 leaving Acca Larentia alone. Her life in the following years has been very quiet, mostly spent out in her garden cultivating her flowers.

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The Elwynes, 1517, Post-Sweating Sickness:

Egeria passes while Athelrige remains healthy.

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The Elwynes, January 1517, Pre-Sweating Sickness:

Athelrige Elwyne (28) with wife Egeria (25).

It was love at first sight for the Elwynes, with Egeria immediately declaring Athelrige her soulmate. Thankfully, he felt the same. Though the couple have been married for nearly four years they have not managed to conceive, a fact they blame on Athelrige's constant travels.

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The Villareals, 1517, Post-Sweating Sickness:

Both Villareals make it out safely and will move to the Villareal estate. Since Rosa has passed, Februus now takes control of the family lands.

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The Villareals, January 1517, Pre-Sweating Sickness:

Februus Villareal (29) with son O'aka (3).

Once again, the Villareals have gone through many changes since 1510. Egeria married and moved to her own house in 1513 only a few days after Aria died giving birth to O'aka. Maria also passed after accidentally ingesting what she thought was a healing tincture in December of 1516.

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The Goth/Zest Family, 1517, Post-Sweating Sickness:

Cupid and young Kain both fall ill and pass from the disease. Shiew cannot believe that her husband of 25 years is gone and will never meet their new child. Janus, though by no means feels ready, is at least old enough to take the mantle of patriarch of the family and support his mother and siblings through their grief. Meanwhile, Wyatt has mixed emotions, regretting his harsh words towards Cupid over the last few years.

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The Goth/Zest Family, January 1517, Pre-Sweating Sickness:

Back row, left to right: Wyatt Goth (61) with Janus Zest (23).

Front row: Kain Zest (10), Cupid Zest (42), Yuffie Zest (6), Shiew Zest (43), and Joshua Zest (13).

Where to start with this household? Wyatt and Cupid have begun feuding, perhaps because Wyatt did not realize just how prolific Cupid's family would become or because Cupid, a man in 40s, is tired of being treated as a young man. Either way, the formerly close men spend as much time away from each other as possible.

The Zests have welcomed two daughters since the start of the decade, Yuffie in 1510 and Annabella in 1512. Annabella grew sick only a few months ago and passed in the fall of 1516. Another daughter is also missing from the family: Fama married a boy from town, Kyler Bell in 1514. Janus also hopes to marry soon, now that he's established himself and his siblings have started moving away from their parents house. What he doesn't realize is that Shiew is pregnant yet again, due in the summer of 1517.

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Our Lady of Plumbob Convent, 1517, Post-Sweating Sickness:

The convent suffers no losses from the current epidemic, the first household to do so. Both Mnemosene and Decima will have their hands full training the new members that will be arriving soon.

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Our Lady of Plumbob Convent, January 1517, Pre-Sweating Sickness:

Mother Superior Mnemosene Miyazaki (58) and Sister Decima Westbrook (36).

Over the last few years the sisters have gained no new additions to their society and lost Sister Emilia Behr in 1510 after an influenza epidemic.

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The Villareals, 1517, Post-Sweating Sickness:

Parker is beside herself with grief as her daughter, the only family she has left in the world, starts exhibiting symptoms and quickly succumbs to the disease. With Rosa gone, so is her claim to the Villareal property. Parker plans to join a convent, not wanting to risk marrying again.

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The Villareals, January 1517, Pre-Sweating Sickness:

Parker Villareal (27) with daughter Rosa (10).

Since the death of her sister-in-law Parker has done her best to maintain the Villareal family holdings and raise young Rosa as a single mother. She hopes to make a strong match for her daughter and find a son-in-law who will be capable enough to make the family property thrive again.