#the Goth family

[peacheryy]

#003 - Goths

[pocketfullofsimshine]

looks like bella & cassandra started a garage band! - lol not really. they're just my playtester's for the newest build. I gave them a makeover way back when the sims team did & i've been itching to play with them ever since. guess I should build their house next (we'll see...)

[simprocrastinator]

Cassandra Goth's outfits

Look 1: hair | choker | sweater & shirt | loafers

Look 2: hair | choker | dress | shoes - cottage living: alternative

Look 3: hair | dress | shoes - cottage living: alternative

Look 4: hair | ameryliz jacket | skirt | loafers

Look 5: hair | choker | shirt | skirt | loafers

Look 6: hair | choker | shirt & jacket | skirt | loafers

Look 7: hair | shirt & vest | skirt | shoes - basegame

Look 8: hair | scarf: alternative | skirt | boots

Huge thanks to all cc creators: @clumsyalienn, @sentate, @madlensims, @its-adrienpastel, @arethabee, @trillyke, @nuagelle, @dallasgirl79, @pralinesims, @simandy

[kamiiri]

The Goth Family

[adoringsentiment]

townie makeovers: bella goth

[manicsimgirl]

🥀 Alexander Goth marries longtime friend and celebrity stylist Nola Cantrell.

🥀 Pose by: @lilalmondsim

🥀 Clothing by: @atelierlena

[simxmelodramatica]

The Goths.

[herb-oldie]

A slightly-crazed woman you met on her way out of town...

[mimi-landgraab]

That's no way to make friends, Alex...

[corrienteallita]

Ophelia Villa - Part 3

Upstairs there's a family fun skilling area (like I said, this iteration of the Goth's are a happy family; they have time to play games together, gather around the pipe organ and sing dreary hymns together...)

[eizthetics0226]

Alexander and Benjamin Goth looking oh-so serious over a chess battle 🧠💡♟️

[dusksimulacre]

The Goth Family

by Generation

Lady Ravendancer Goth and her husband Lord Vladimir

2a. Vicki Vampiress

2b. Morgana Goth and her husband Blackfyre

3a. Lady Sanguina Goth and her husband Lord Lycan Lunvik

3b. Captain Timaeus Goth and his wife Angela Gilman

4bb. Victor Goth and his wife Gretle

4bc. Samuel Goth and his wife Olivia

4bd. Morty Goth and his wife Wailla

5bbb. Frida Goth

5bbe. Gunther Goth and his wife Cornelia

5bc. Minerva Goth

5bd. Lolita Goth

6bbb. Siblings Dudley and Mimi Landgraab

6bbee. Mortimer Goth and his wife Bella

6bbef. Rebecca Goth and her wife Fryda Wolff

6bc. Siblings Gloria, Chiara, Jessica and Roger Goth

7bbee. Siblings Cassandra and Alexander Goth

7bbef. Siblings Wulf and Gibson Goth

Pbbe. Cats Hecuba & Menelaus Goth

Pbbef. Cat Buttons Goth

[letters= parents]

[not pictured: Mathilde Goth]

[alltimefail-sims]

Part 1 Ft. The (in-progress) Living Bonehilda...

Buckle up because this series will have a varying amount of long-winded explanations and timeline word-vomit... but I'm having fun, and I love lore, so I wanted to share my own. Basically, I've been working on fixing the plot holes and lore inconsistencies of some of my favorite sims in The Sims franchise, and I wanted to start with the lovely and vivacious Bonehilda. Fair disclaimer: I don't think that all the lore in the Sims is inconsistent. Some of the lore is likely ongoing or, in my opinion, intentionally vague. However, plot holes and ambiguity drive me crazy, so for my personal saves I had to eliminate speculation and create a timeline that felt clean, consistent, and interesting to me. So, with that being said... let's deep dive!

read more below the cut ↓

Let's start by talking about her life and death. After initial research, it became clear to me that Bonehilda would have lived around the same time as the flirty spirit Claude René Duplantier Guidry (an implied lover/admirer) and the angry, wrathful spirit Temperance (who is highly implied to be her sister), so she most likely would have been a living young adult somewhere between 1910-1920, and died somewhere in the mid to late 1930s as an adult. Why do I believe she died in adulthood, you ask? I think she likely died in adulthood because the one consistent detail across all three iterations of the game she appears in is that she is an adult skeleton, therefore it's only logical to conclude that she died in her adulthood and unfortunately never made it to elderhood.

I've seen some people argue that she is not actually dead, that she never died and did reach elderhood but just evaded death, but I disagree with this because (1) she is not an "elder" skeleton and (2) my eschatological-philosophy-inclined brain interprets eternal-life as either a divine gift or punishment. This is backed up by the fact that, normally, sims do not come back as skeletons but as spirits and living sims who do have eternal life maintain a sim form but are either occults (vampires) or have taken some elixir of life that just maintains their youthful appearance. Ergo, Bonehilda is closer to the Grim Reaper in nature and distinctly different than a previously living sim - she's a seemingly death-defying being that can be summoned from some unknown ether. Could this be the work of a curse? A sacrifice? A ritual she was involved in...willingly or unwillingly? There's no definite answer, but I do have a personal interpretation that I'll save for another day as it involves some other sims we'll take a deep dive into.

All that being said, I wanted to keep her human form consistent with this established timeline because...well...I'm kind of nuts I guess lmao. But I do like the challenge of working with "eras" in my saves because it makes the passage of time feel more realistic and deepens the interpersonal "legacy" roots that I like to create in the game.

Now let's look at her name, which I very much doubt was literally Bonehilda. I think the sims team chose her name to be a play-on-words. For example, I see a sim like Marcus "Flex" being a good example of this. I interpret "Flex" to be more of an acquired nickname due to his fitness prowess, not his actual last name (perhaps it is even a variation of a real last name like Fleck or Fletcher). That being said, after wayyyy too much thought I came to the conclusion that her first name was likely "Brunhilda," a name referencing a Germanic heroic legend, protector, and queen consort; a name that means "armed for battle" (just like our Bonehilda who protects living sims from malicious spirits). I like to think that our Brunhilda commonly just went by Hilda for short during her lifetime. The bone part, in my lore, became a moniker she was known by because, well, she's a skeleton (duh). But more than that, the likely explanation is that stories and legends about her created an unintentional game of telephone - meaning that as time went on and people told tales about her, her name morphed from the real Brun-hilda to Bone-hilda. I mean, it actually makes sense because they're so similar! Plus, I could see her embracing the nickname for its whimsy, as it's clear she has a kind heart and a good sense of humor. For simplicity though, I will continue to refer to her as Bonehilda.

Lastly, I'm going to touch on her personal appearance. We know that when she takes a "human" form (like when she showers if you add her to your household) she has an average body type, green eyes, and red hair, so I kept all those things consistent. Now, personally, when I think of Bonehilda I think of the words "lively," "spirited," and "trendsetter," so right off the bat I chose to make her hair short. Keeping up with desire to be historically-accurate, I imagine she was very into the rising women's suffrage movement of the 1900s and wasn't scared to turn some heads. Plus, I loved how bouncy and beautiful the hair looked and thought the shorter hair fit her face shape better. (It's an added bonus that I've never seen a human makeover of Bonehilda with short hair, so I thought it was a unique choice.)

In my personal lore, the Goth family was the last family she worked for before she died, and they definitely would have paid and treated her well; I've always assumed the Goths to be exceedingly progressive and far ahead of the times. (Side tangent: the Goths are consistently compared to the Landgraabs for good reason, and I've always seen this as old money versus new money, wealthy but with humanitarianism and philanthropy at the core versus wealthy with the intention of hoarding wealth at the cost of or with little regard of others and so on.) Truthfully, I could see the Goths of the early 1900s seeing Bonehilda (and any other staff that worked for them) as more like a part of the family than "paid help." That being the case, they would be generous and ethical, and Bonehilda would therefore have more freedom and means than your typical working-class single woman of the time, so she would be able to keep up with fashion trends/buy nice clothes/keep up with unique haircuts, etc.

As for her makeup - I am actually super happy with how it looks, so that likely won't change. Her blush is intense, but that's pretty accurate for the time period she lived in. I went with a paler, more natural lip than the movie-starlet red that was coming into style because I wanted her to have a demure, youthful look. I also went with a thin brow, but I do think it could be more "filled in" to suit the dramatic eyebrow look which was rising in popularity at this time. Lastly, the beautiful dress she's currently in is not staying as it reads too 1930s to me. My goal is to find an older looking maid's outfit to put her in that suits a 1915s-1920s look better.

I know this may come off like a lot of unnecessary thought and information for a seemingly silly, throwaway sim. However, I would argue that Bonehilda has appeared in 3/4 of the sims games... so as a long-running character she deserves attention and a consistent lore. As we continue this deep-dive series, she'll be connected to more of my personal favorite sims... so I'm really excited to share more with you guys!

I hope you all enjoyed Part 1! I don't know how many more parts there will be, but if you read all of this, know that I appreciate you and I'm so glad you're here!

Until next time... happy lore exploring, curious cats!

[oaklins]

The Goth Family

Cassie didn't get the memo

[kamiiri]

Ophelia wasn’t sure how to respond. Eventually, she came up with a question that was actually quite important to her.

“It’s not haunted, is it?”

“What? Ghosts aren’t real. Come on. There’s nothing wrong with this place. I just need to leave and get back home as soon as possible. My family must be worried sick about me.” Bella tapped her chin, contemplating. “Tell you what, I’ll give it to you for five hundred. Since we’re friends now.”

“Are we?”

“Sure, why not. Listen, take the house. I can’t just leave her here. Please.”

“Leave who here?”

“Oh…I was talking about the house. You know, like how ships are called she.”

“I would have to get my stuff from—”

“Perfect! It’s all yours!” And just as abruptly as Bella Goth entered Ophelia’s life, she exited without any further explanation.

[adoringsentiment]

townie makeovers: cassandra goth