#grainne salamis

[to-fu]

91 road to nowhere reimagined as the salamis family’s old home, ramblings under the cut

i’ve always headcanoned that one house that appears in one of the storytelling pics to be circe’s old house. many simmers headcanon 1 tesla court to be the old salamis home but i always thought the castle to be something loki and circe chose to purchase when they got married. on top of this, i’ve always enjoyed the thought of circe’s family as rather poor. the other day a friend of mine sent me that storytelling pic again, and the porch suddenly reminded me of 91 road to nowhere. between my hatred for doing shells, my obsession for tiny houses for too many sims to live in, and my love with circe beaker, i knew i could kill three birds with one stone

cc free (with maybe a couple of store objects at most) because i really wanted to make this look like something that could have been decorated by maxis in a vanilla game (expansions aside). i don’t know if i succeeded, but it was fun thinking a bit more about circe’s family and the decorating choices they’d make.

grainne strikes me as someone coming from the countryside, so i tried reflecting that in the decor. i always thought of xanthos as absent (circe’s memories) so i assumed he’d be travelling a lot, so i placed a few ethnic knick-knacks around their room and some prizes in the living area (i feel like he’d be very braggy and shallow), plus a few greek patterns around just to nudge at his origins. 

with circe’s room, i didn’t feel like going full On Brand with her adult self, because i feel like a family that isn’t doing too well financially couldn’t afford to redo an entire room just cause their teenage daughter has suddenly decided she’s in her goth phase, right? hopefully the taxidermy & nerdy references paired with the green walls look off in the right way!

yes i could talk about strangetown all day. if u made it all the way to here, congrats we’re friends now

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Behold! The first Gen 3 sim in Strangetown, Buzz Grunt! In this timeline he's the son of Chip and Grainne Grunt, and since Grainne is a witch, there's 50% chance he'll grow up into a warlock. We'll have to see. He's born in 1956 in this version of Strangetown, which means he'll be 48 when the game starts, which sounds about right.

[annieshowell]

"this neighborhood has a lot of weirdos, huh?"

"what? oh yes... but it's a good place to live when you live in a huge and luxurious castle"

"oh wait, do you live in that castle near the crater and the power tower?"

"yes, me and my family live there"

"oh, thats cool... me, my wife and my two kids moved into the house down the street"

"that means we're neighbors, so... hello, my name is grainne salamis"

"my name is bjorn beaker, do you have kids?"

"yes i have a girl, in a few days it's her birthday, she's almost a teenager... you said you have two, right?"

"yes, a boy and a girl, i think my boy must be the same age as your daughter"

"that's cool, maybe they can be friends"

"uh that would be great, my son doesn't have any friends, he's kind of closed off and it's hard for him to fit in with the other kids"

"i bet he and the circe would get along great... what do you think about bringing your kids to my daughter's birthday party? i'll send the invitation with the details to your house later"

"it's a great idea, thank you so much"

[old-man-crumplebottom]

The Salamis family are the perfect example of why narcissistic superficial business tycoons shouldn't reproduce.Their only daughter Circe outranks her parents in intelligence and morals.Will her parents traits be present in herself in around 25 years time or will she retain the few ethical standards she has as of now? 

[thesimtraveler]

It was well-known in the small and isolated Strangetown that Jenny was smart. And everyone expected her to go to Sim State University to study medicine.

Honestly, all Jenny cared about at this point in her life was saving up to even get to Sim State and to scrape together enough money for her GCS. 

So she worked at Beany Business. The only cafe in the small desert town she called home. 

Its owner is Tango Caliente. He is the flamboyant type who took every LGBTQIA+ individual under his wing. He has taken care of Jenny since she was a child.

He has also looked out for her half-sister and best friend, Chloe. Yes, Chloe’s skin is green. Jenny is secretly very jealous of her sister, because green was her favourite colour.

[jacethegaymer]

And then after school it was time for the party!

Mainly the Salamis and Vandermorgan family came

And all the adults and teens just danced away

Xanthos didn’t even know what the hell was happening

[simstationdance]

Grainne felt her hands shaking as she dialed the number, but once the deed was done, she sensed her anxiety melt away upon hearing the voice she longed for.

Voice: Hello? It’s real late and I got a sleeping kid next to me, so this better be good. Grainne, quietly: ...It’s me. Voice: Oh... Oh! Heyyy, Grainne. What’s up? Grainne: I just wanted to let you know that... I’ve got the day off tomorrow. Voice: ......Hahaaa, what a coincidence. Me too. You know what that means, right? Grainne: Absolutely. What time? Voice: Wait-- Mr. You-Know-Who can’t hear us, can he?

Grainne: What, do you think I’m an idiot? Of course not. Voice: Can’t be too careful with... y’know. I don’t want things to, uh... get ugly. Like last time. Grainne, through grit teeth: It won’t, not with him. I know that man like the back of my hand. He thinks he’s so smart, but he doesn’t know a damn thing about me. Voice: Come on... let it all out, babe. Get it off your chest.

[itsbeaker-bxtch]

Circe’s true aspirations

Circe Beaker is by far my favourite Sims in the franchise. She is a very unique and interesting character, especially for a hardcore stan like me, who likes to over-analyse things. Anyway, the more I thought about it, the more I realised she is not like other fortune Sims. In fact, I don't think she is after money. Not only, I mean. I strongly believe that first and foremost, she strives for independence. All her choices and relationships testify it. Let me explain.

Buckle up, I have a lot to say. At first sight, her aspiration and career choices don't rise questions. Fortune Sims are all about money. They are the ultimate capitalist Sims. They want to live in luxury in lavish homes, surrounded by pricy furnitures. The Beaker house totally reflects that. The prima guide suggests two main way of becoming rich: marring a rich Sims (Dina Caliente style) or being over involved in a career (Circe or Kristen Loste style). Again, according to the prima guide, fortune Sims prefer rewarding career: business, athletic, criminal and medical. Being very neat, the medical career is perfect for Circe. We also know that in Sims 2, a lot of the traits and therefore aspirations can be inherited from parents or grandparents. Circe s father, Xanthos Salamis, is a fortune Sims. His personality tends toward serious, mean and quite active. She inherits a lot from him. So... why do I bother writing all this ?I think there is a darker side of the story. Plus, her character is much more complex that it seems.

Circe has only ONE memory of her father, and it’s his death. He likely was not involved in her life. Her mother, Grainne, taught her only one skill which is walking. So her mother didn't even teach her how to talk? It makes sense: Grainne is a romance Sims, they are known to dislike children and steady family life. Seems like Circe was left to her own devices . She had to learn to fend for herself, I think she grew up with a “you can only count on yourself” mentality. It influenced her behavior and social interactions. 

In the Sims, names are never chosen at random. She's called Circe :  in Greek mythology, Circe is a beautiful and powerful witch who turns men into pigs. Our Circe was in a relationship with Vindcund. As I already explained, Vidcund is for me a narrow-minded Sims who wants everything to fit in a tidy package (like is bio says). Did he also want his relationship with Circe to fit into a little box? Maybe she needed air? In comparision Loki seems to be a more carefree, open minded individual.

Moreover, in the PSP version, we learn that « she is secretly jealous of her husband's independence ». This is a proof for me that what Circe wants is to be truly free, to owe nothing to anyone.  This is why she wants to be rich, and why she's so interested in Loki's patent in the PSP game. Maybe she wants to control the household fund to make sure she doesn't lack anything ? Like, money is power they said, and she doesn't want to be over-powered. I think Newlow played with this fear to lure her. He told her he knew how to be truly free (he was kind of right tbh). They had that in common, maybe that's how they got close.

To me, Circe real aspiration is to be independent. That's why she's so interesting. She wants to owe her success. Maybe there is a little competition between her and Loki but they have a strange chemistry . Why ? They are both equally maniac. 

Circe's aspiration could have been Knowledge. She is one of the Sims that bear a hidden Knowledge aspiration token. The developpers ultimatly chose to turn her into a fortune Sims. BUT, it plays a huge role in her character and storyline.There's a total dissonance between Circe's career and her personality. I know I said (or the prima guide said) that the medical career is the perfect fit for neat fortune Sims. BUT CIRCE HAS 0 NICE POINT. Why would she want to save lives??? Even the game description of the career (lvl 6) mention the good nature of medical sims : “An altruistic streak has compelled you to join a Sim neighborhood clinic as a GP. The pay won't be high, but you'll help a lot of less fortunate Simcitizens ». Circe doesn 't care about others. It doesn't bring money on the top of that. This is where Circe's second aspiration comes in: knowledge.

The games suggest that she has some sort of morbid curiosity. I think she enjoys participating in forbidden experiments with Loki (as one of her PSP secrets says). Her leaning towards medical practice is mentionned in her bio: she loves taxidermy. Note it doesn’t say taxidermied animals. It clearly says taxidermy, like, the process. For me, it fits perfectly with her experimenting on Nervous. She want getting rid of moral limits. She's been practicing surgeries at home when she's not even a doctor yet with a career reward for a position she didn't even reach ! She doesn't care about ethics. This is also why she loves Loki, they are unscrupulous and are not compeled to follow the oh so too restrictive ethical laws that she must obey at work. 

[gutosimmer]

Here are the Early Strangetown Families 💚👽✨

~These are the families~

Muenda 13 Dead End Lane

§12,500

Olive Muenda, Nervous Subject

Who's buried in Olive Muenda's Garden? She wonders why all of her lovers die. Is Olive going to find love without sacrificing life itself?

Nigmos 96 Road to Nowhere

§1,075

Creon Nigmos, Willow Nigmos

Willow and Creon are trying to start a family, but will the reputation of Willow's sister, Olive, hinder their integration with the community?

Specter 82 Road to Nowhere

§2,000

Ichabod Specter

Ichabod just moved to Strangetown, and fell head over heels for the mysterious dark lady. If he makes her Mrs. Specter, will he find the same fate as her previous lovers?

Curious 42 Road to Nowhere

§762

Glarn Curious, Kitty Curious, Jenny Curious, Pascal Curious, Vidcund Curious, Lazlo Curious

In search of the truth of his mysteries, Glarn moved to Strangetown to pursue his scientific career, but can he deal with his family while hiding his past from them?

Curious 73 Road to Nowhere

§500

Glabe Curious, Lola Curious, Chloe Curious

Glabe was devastated after her divorce, but with her two little girls, Lola and Chloe, she's regained hope in her life!

Grunt 51 Road to Nowhere

§1,511

General Chip Grunt, Missy Grunt, Buzz Grunt

The Grunts like to have their clocks set to military time. After generations of generals, will Buzz live up to the family's expectations?

Vandermorgan 57 Road to Nowhere

§3,500

A.P. Vandermorgan, Jacqueline Vandermorgan, Lyla Vandermorgan

The Vandermorgans came from a powerful lineage that fell from grace. Now the expectation is on Lyla, so she can get some of that power back through (forced) connections.

Loste 48 Road to Nowhere (Apartment)

§565

Daisy Loste, Kristen Loste

Daisy was left to raise her toddler, Kristen, all by herself. Will she provide happiness and a good life for her daughter, while trying to get that happiness for herself?

Salamis 1 Tesla Court

§6,400

Xanthos Salamis, Grainne Salamis, Circe Salamis

Xanthos really loves his daughter Circe, the family heiress, and kind of neglected his wife, Grainne. So she, decided to look further into the romantic possibilities in Stragentown, as a form of revenge.

Loner 91 Road to Nowhere

§3,296

Vidkram Loner, Ajay Loner

Vidkram was left very confused after the disappearance of his wife , and you know, also left with a baby to care for!

Will Vidkram have time for little Ajay, with all those romantic possibilities in Strangetown?

[simlishnoir]

Timeline

So a few years ago (okay October 2016) I started working on a timeline-ish for my headcanon of The Sims. Maybe it can give someone inspiration idk.

Legend: Standard text - Names of characters/Important events Italic text - The neighborhoods/worlds Bold text - The games

2009 – Barnacle Bay

2004 – The Sims 2 (Pleasantview, Strangetown, Veronaville), Tycho Curious is born

2000 – Beau Broke and Ariel Capp are born

1997 – Celeste GilsCarbo is born

1994 – Bella Goth is abducted, Desdemona Capp is born

1993 – Alexander Goth, Lucy Burb, Jill Smith and Buck Grunt are born

1992 – Hal Cap, Beatrice Monty and Benedick Monty are born

1988 – Dragon Valley, Juliette Capp and Romeo Monty are born

1987 – Dustin Broke, Dirk Dreamer, Angela Pleasant, Lilith Pleasant and Hermia Capp are born

1986 – Miranda Capp, Tybalt Capp, Mercutio Monty and Ripp Grunt are born

1985 – Sunlit Tides, Tank Grunt is born

1983 – Ophelia Nigmos is born

1982 – Johnny Smith is born

1980 – Part of SimValley is now incorporated as Old Town in the Greater SimCity area, Nervous Subject is born

1979 – The Sims

1977 – Lucky Palms, Aurora Skies

1976 – Kristen Loste is born

1975 – Kaylynn II Langerak is born

1974 – Ajay Loner is born

1973 – Erin Beaker is born

1971 – Monte Vista, Alice GilsCarbo is born

1969 – Roaring Heights, Dina, Nina Caliente, John Burb, Jennifer Burb née Pleasant, Goopy GilsCarbo and Kent Capp are born

1968 – Cassandra Goth, Brandi Broke née Newbie and Hero Monty née Arlecchino are born

1967 – Don Lothario, Antonio Monty, Loki Beaker and Circe Beaker née Salamis are born

1966 – Mary-Sue Pleasant née Oldie and Regan Capp are born

1965 – Daniel Pleasant, Cornwall Capp née Dane, Lazlo Curious and Lyla Grunt née Vandermorgan are born

1964 – Buzz Grunt is born

1963 – Vidcund Curious is born

1962 – Pascal Curious is born

1961 – Bianca Monty is born

1960 – Areas of Sunset Valley are now known as SimValley

1959 – Goneril Capp is born

1958 – Darleen Dreamer née Matlapin is born

1957 – Albany Capp née Norman, Olivia Monty née Dottore and Jenny Smith are born

1956 – Riverview, Darren Dreamer and Claudio Monty are born

1954 – The Sims 3 (Sunset Valley)

1953 – Sinjin Balani is born

1951 – Cordelia Capp is born

1950 – Caliban Capp née Gale is born

1948 – Skip Broke and Susie Broke are born

1947 – Lola Curious-Smith and Chloe Curious-Smith are born

1946 – Bella Goth née Bachelor and Kaylynn I Langerak are born

1945 – Maria Arlecchino née Amantes, Madhuri Loner and Willow Nigmos are born

1944 – Mortimer Goth, Trinculo Arlecchino and Missy Grunt née Melons-Steel are born

1943 – Chip Grunt, Vikram Loner and Creon Nigmos are born

1942 – Coral Oldié née Ruggbyrne and Tobea Dane née Scott are born

1941 – Ruby Broke, Trigger Broke and Herb Oldie are born

1940 – Hamlet Jr Dane and Daisy Loste are born

1939 – Michael Bachelor, Bob Newbie, Betty Newbie née Simovitch, Brad Burb and Tiffany Burb née Marsh are born

1938 – Adriana Lothario née Fiorello, Parker Langerak and Grainne Salamis née McGork are born

1937 – Nicolo Lothario and Gundrun Beaker née Halfdanarson are born

1936 – Patrizio Monty, Isabella Monty née Pantalone and Arty Loste are born

1935 – Mariana Matlpain, Diane Pleasant née Danders, Jacqueline Vandermorgan and Olive Specter are born

1934 – Lolita Goth, Jeff Pleasant, Consort Capp née Thebe and Ichabod Specter are born

1933 – Omar Matlapin, Contessa Capp and Bjorn Beaker are born

1932 – Katrina Caliente and A.P. Vandermorgan are born

1930 – Delilah Dreamer née Darong is born

1929 – Sunset Valley is founded by Gunther Goth & Chester Landgraab, Nighat Caliente née Al Mahmoud and Davis Dreamer are born

1928 – Judith Dottore née Brighella is born

1927 – Flamenco Caliente, Holofernes Dottore and Kitty Curious née Hogleg are born

1926 – Anne Norman née Anjou and Mary Melons are born

1925 – Zelda Mae, Richard Norman and Xanthos Salamis are born

1924 – Mike Steel is born

1923 – Sycorax Gale is born

1922 – Tango Caliente, Prospero Gale and Glarn Curious are born

1921 – Gertrude Dane, Macduff Scott and Glabe Curious are born

1920 – Hamlet Sr Dane, Lady Scott, Katherina Amantes and Wanda Grunt are born

1919 – Fatima Simovitch, Anastasia Marsh, Stephano Arlecchino and Rock Grunt are born

1918 – Robert Sr Newbie, Susan Burb, Quickly Arlecchino and Bhu Frehndly are born

1917 – Mags Newbie, Willian Marsh, Petruchio Amantes and Milony Frehndly are born

1916 – Vadim Simovitch, Mamie Ruggbyrne, Benjamin Burb and Andromache Thebe are born

1915 – Bruno Ruggbyrne, Iliana Langerak née Mae, Hector Thebe née Albion and Lerato Muenda are born

1914 – Agnes Crumplebottom, Jocasta Bachelor, Mary Lu Broke, Dustin Langerak and Peponi Muenda are born

1913 – Isabella Fiorello, Irma Oldie and Kavi Loner are born

1912 – Simis Bachelor, Erik Darling, Primo Fiorello and Jeevika Loner are born

1911 – Buck Broke and Myron Oldie are born

1910 – Hecate Nigmos is born

1909 – Frida Goth, Benazir Al Mahmoud, Carmelo Lothario, Scribonia Capp, Moira McGork and Zog Nigmos are born

1908 – Tariq Al Mahmoud, Mama Lothario, Francisca Pantalone née Zanni and Ingibjorg Halfdanarson are born

1907 – Melinda Danders, Octavius Capp née Caesar, Silvia Monty née Capitano and Gwrtheyrn McGork are born

1906 – The Great Fire of SimCity, Flat Broke, Flo Broke, Kynda Pleasant, Valentine Monty and Leif Halfdanarson are born

1905 – Sef Darong, Lina Darong, Marshall Danders and Vincentio Pantalone are born

1904 – Gunther Goth, Cornelia Goth née Crumplebottom and Dacia Dreamer are born

1903 – Twinbrook, Dalmar Dreamer, Les Pleasant and Lucetta Brighella are born

1902 – Dull Dottore, Jaquenetta Dottore and Petunia Simnitch are born

1901 – Thurio Brighella and Vera Loste are born

1900 – Mathilde Norman, Gertrude Beaker and Leonard Simnitch are born

1899 – William Norman is born

1898 – Canute Beaker and Annie Hogleg are born

1897 – Eleanor Anjou and Notzo Curious are born

1896 – Henry Anjou and Goshem Loste are born

1895 – Dulcinea Caliente is born

1894 – Hamm Hogleg is born

1893 – Bunny Curious is born

1892 – Nestor Caliente, Eurydice Salamis and Zoe Curious née Whelohff are born

1891 – Andros Salamis is born

1890 – The Modern Landgraab Dynasty begins

1889 – Queen Thebe is born

1888 – Eetion Thebe is born

1887 – Hecuba Albion is born

1885 – Enriqueta Bachelor, Priam Albion and Julia Pantalone are born

1884 – Cleopatra Capp and Proteus Pantalone are born

1883 – Milton Bachelor and Mariana Capitano are born

1882 – Angelo Capitano and Overdone Zanni are born

1881 – Lucio Zanni is born

1879 – Antony Capp is born

1878 – Portia Monty is born

1876 – Prudence Crumplebottom and Bassanio Monty are born

1875 – Robert Crumplebottom and Calpurnia Caesar are born

1874 – Gretle Goth is born and Simon Crumplebottom is born

1873 – Julius Caesar is born

1872 – Victor Goth and Olivia Goth are born

1870 – Samuel Goth is born

1866 – Cherish Curious is born

1864 – Rich Whelohff is born

1863 – Marshall Curious is born

1862 – Rosy Whelohff is born

1831 – Steward Curious is born

[nappe-plays-the-sims]

Families left to create for #AllCanonSimCity (Downloadable version)

SimValley

Broke family (Flat Broke, Buck Broke, Flo Broke, Ruby Broke, Skip Broke, Trigger Broke, Susie Broke)

NOTE: There will be two Skip Brokes- one is going to be Ruby’s child.

Goth family (Gloria Goth, Jessie Goth)

Langerak family (Dustin Langerak, Iliana Langerak, Zelda Mae, Parker Langerak, Kaylynn Langerak, Brigit the Maid, Ester, Deezy)

Pleasant family (Suzanne Pleasant)

Sedona

Beaker family (Bjorn Beaker, Gundrun Beaker, Loki Beaker, Erin Beaker)

Curious-Smith family (Zo Curious, Notzo Curious, Bunny Curious, Glarn Curious, Kitty Curious, Glabe Balani-Curious, Jenny Smith, PT9 Smith, Johnny Smith, Pascal Curious, Vidcund Curious, Lazlo Curious, Lola Curious, Chloe Curious, Sinjin Balani)

NOTE: The alien twins have been aged up significantly. More info about that in the #all canon simcity tag.

Grunt family (General Buzz Grunt, Lyla Grunt, Baby Tank Grunt, Penelope Sargeant)

Muenda family (Olive Muenda, Nervous Subject)

Nigmos family (Creon Nigmos, Willow Nigmos, Ophelia Nigmos)

Salamis family (Xanthos Salamis, Grainne Salamis, Circe Salamis)

Melbourne

Capp family (Consort Capp, Contessa Capp, Goneril Capp, Regan Capp, Kent Capp, Cordelia Capp, Caliban Capp, Baby Tybalt Capp)

Dane family (Hamlet Dane, Tobea Dane, Cornwall Dane)

GilsCarbo family (Eduardo GilsCarbo, Carlotta GilsCarbo, Goopy GilsCarbo)

Monty family (Patrizio Monty, Isabella Monty, Antonio Monty, Bianca Monty, Claudio Monty, Olivia Monty)

Norman family (Richard Norman, Anne Norman, Albany Norman)

Riverside

Caliente-Durwood family (Doreen Caliente, Serena Durwood, Rick Durwood?)

Landgraab family (Dudley Landgraab, Mimi Landgraab.)

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Chip Grunt: Strangetown's Biggest Cuck

[annieshowell]

circe decided to invite her friends vidcund and pascal to spend the day together

meanwhile, grainne went to make some sandwiches for the kids and xanthos was left practicing chess by himself

[old-man-crumplebottom]

Strangetown 1983

Here is a current draft of the families living in Strangetown during ts1,more families or sims may be added in future but for now this seems okay.

Beaker Family

Bjorn-62

Gundrun-61

Loki-10

Erin-7

Salamis Family

Xanthos-38

Grainne-38

Circe-7

Prudence Family

Parker-61

Bunny-61

Pansy-53

Glabe-42

Charles-20

Sinjin-2

Matlapin Family

Omar-40

Mariana-40

Darleen-15

Curious Family

Notzo-54

Zo-60

Glarn-42

Kitty-41

Lola-27

Chloe-27

Pascal-11

Vidcund-7

Lazlo-2

Smith Family

Pollination Tech#9-42

Jenny-25

Johnny-1

Grunt Family

General Chip-38

Missy-36

Buzz-15

Vandermorgan Family

A.P-40

Jacqueline-40

Lyla-13

Caliente Family

Flamenco-50

Nighat-50

Dina-2

Nina-2

Al Mahmoud Family

Tariq-83

Benazir-83

Katrina-40

Nigmos Family

Creon-40

Willow-39

Ophelia-0

Muenda Family

Olive-44

Nervous-7

Dreamer Family

Davis-63

Delilah-63

Darren-15

Lothario Family

Nicolo-29

Adriana-29

Don-2

Loner Family

Milony-55

Vikram-34

Ajay-7

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Yes Wanda, your son is a cuck.

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Strangetown's Most Uncomfortable Marriage Award goes to Grainne and Chip Grunt! Finally, some generational trauma to shove onto the baby they're expecting.