#my nieces are on the verge of murder 90% of the time

[cranberrybogmummy]

Strange-ectady an outline for a story about my home town

The setting - So I'm gonna work a story or series of stories set in Schenectady with a twist, that Schenectady is an inter-dimensional weak spot and all sorts of paranormal weirdness happens. #Schenectady #StayweirdSchenectady I’m calling this story Strangectady  It features: Witches who ARE DONE, Fuckboi sorcerer, conjuring the spirit of the Mohawk, an angel, a demon, vampires, werewoofs, mad scientists, secret cults, and a guy who seems schizophrenic off his meds, but HAS SEEN The inter-dimensional shadow being who suck out people's life force and IS TRYING TO WARN EVERYONE! Also, could you give him a cig? It’s also kinda lovecraftian. I’m also gonna roll my AL-verse (an earlier urban fantasy universe  set in the 518) urban fantasy universe) into this.

Character profiles:

~~~~~ the humans?~~~~~

Fawn Davies - 28, chubby, brown curly hair, freckles. She’s one of two official licensed paranormal investigators in Schenectady. Winchell Vega is her boss and the other licensed paranormal investigator.   She is mediocre at magic, but is a good medium and most important  has a cool head,  has good deductive and investigating skills. Her mother was murdered by  serial killer Sebastian Cunningham when Fawn was about six and her father was long gone. Her mother was involved a sex worker and involved with drugs at the time of her death, but nonetheless loved her daughter and tried to be a good mom. She was raised by her grandparents in Niskayuna.    Cunningham never revealed what he did with her mother’s body, he was executed in 2000. Fawn wants to find his body and contact his spirit to get answers. But right now is working on other people’s paranormal problems.

Winchell Vega - Half Puerto Rican, (dad’s side) English- German descent (Mom’s side).  Winchell is in his late 30s with wild grey streaked black hair,  tall and reedy, He’d be handsome if he didn’t look on the verge of a mental collapse, brushed his hair and shaved. He has a wild look in his eyes, and he wears a rumpled trench coat and slightly stained sweater vests over button up shirts also rumpled and usually a pair of khakis and scuffed dress shoes. Winchell is highly talent at magic, also very sensitive to the paranormal he can see what others can’t. He’s good at his trade, but the years and things he’s seen have taken its toll.  He smokes like a chimney and is cheap, will shake someone down for a loosey. There are rumors that he was diagnosed as schizophrenia as a young man and has been medicated ever since. That is partly true, being able to see things and perceive things normal people can’t made him look schizophrenic. He took Fawn under his wing when she was in her early 20s and helped her get the training and license for this. He’s an asexual permenant bachelor, even though when he was seventeen he had a brief intimate relationship with a extra-dimenisonal being who was in the form of a girl about his age. He’s closer to his Dad’s side of the family then his Mom’s, he has an older sister and some nieces and nephews. 

Dustin Destry-  Thin with short black hair, goatee, sleeve tattoos earlobe plugs and wears a fedora. He’s  in his late thirties, was friends and partners with Winchell but burned that bridge a while ago. Borderline alcoholic, womanizer faux woke, pretentious, he’s the worst kind of douche and hipster. He’s a middling talented sorcerer who fancies himself some kind go misunderstood anti-hero.  He claims to be woke but will crack a racist joke and finds it uncomfortable to be around  trans*, people, also kinda scared of muslims but is not overt about these things.He’s fair weather friend, he’s a boyfriend with a roving eye, and mostly he’s a coward, if his magic can’t do the trick. The only redeeming quality he has  two unfortunately named children: Trazor and Zelda. They have two different mothers, he loves his kids with the fire of a thousand suns in his own ham-fisted way, he does pay his child support. And although NOT officially licensed he does take paranormal cases, and attempts to undercut everyone.

Maura Leeman - Witch of Schenectady 40 something, haggard face, fat, long stringy gray hair, mostly wears sweatpants and sweatshirts. VERY talented comes from a. Long line of soothsayers and witches.  Despite hey cynical, world weary facade, she has a good heart and wants to use her magic to help everyone. People take advantage of this and dictate their own price or trade for magical services. Also since she works from home, her younger sister Samatha, doesn’t consider it a real job and uses her as free daycare for her young nephew and niece.  Maura smokes cigarettes as well, she is 90% done.

Mercy  L. Knight - the other witch in  Schenectady. 100% done, just burnt out. She is probably one of the two most powerful magic workers in the 518, however as I said BURNT OUT. She charges fair prices for her services and no won’t take your half an ounce of dried, brown ditch weed for it. Rumored to be in her mid 40s, but looks ageless, short, with fine delicate features, like bone china. She dresses well and uniquely. Because of magical ability, assholes and life, she is a bit wary and far more messed up than most people know. She has one solace, her pets, she has a  few cats, the white one is her familiar and has brought down pixies, and she helps the angel Adrielle at the animal sanctuary. (Knows just about everyone in the supernatural community in Schenectady).

Damien Leeman- Maura’s younger brother, an unhappy man has issues with anger and depression. Short blond hair, wiry build, sleeve tattoos and goatee. Used to be friends with Dustin, but that’s another bridge Dustin  burned. Mostly is not happy because he is a soothsayer, and has visions of the future, that to outsiders look like grand mal seizures. Also he knows that the human brain is NOT meant to handle such things and no person with his gift, has lived to 40, mostly dying of MASSIVE brain aneurysm.  He’s trying to keep it together, has a job in construction, and has a fiancee who loves and understands him.

Monsieur Duval aka Kevin Johnson- Medium and Necromancer of very little power.. Black, chin strap beard goatee, dreadlocks, mostly seen wearing a frock coat black suit with a purple satin dress shirt underneath, and a top hat and using a cane with carved skull. Claims to be from Hati and to know real voodoo. But that’s a lie, he’s from New Jersey and the accent is fake. Does a very good cold reading, however is shit when communicating with the actual dead and very bad at necromancy. Usually causes more problems than he solves. Which people like Mercy, Maura and Leanna have to deal with.

Leanna Yardley - Bi-racal, tall, slender, with dark hair and a kind smile. Beautiful, serene, soft-spoken. She is a sorceress of light her magical abilities are about 10 out of 20  and skilled, eager to learn more. She is trans, but that’s beside the point. She knows her shit and is not someone anyone would mess with. However  her  calm and shyness, lead people to think she’s weak. This not the case. She helps out when she can, and is working on her paranormal investigator license. 

The Warlock aka Melvin Leeman - Old, Old man mostly bald with thin white hair on the side of head small and frail seeming, note I said seeming. lives in a house that also seem dark and cold even on the brightest warmest, day...