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It's been a long ass time, but here we are.

This is for the members that have already came back, and for any possible returning members. I'm just writing this to let you all know that I am completely serious about restarting and re-vamping this site. I'd love to get our little community back up again, and maybe even expand that little community!
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Year: 2005

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I want to also apologize for my sudden absence from here. Personal life was becoming very tough and, without going into too much detail, I was at a very bad place in my life. But now things are getting better, and I'm ready to start becoming an active RPer again, and to re-connect with all of you guys! So, here's some general questions I have for you all: do you want to restart our roleplays or wrap up what we already have? Also, what sorts of changes would you like to see around here? We'll discuss all of this in the coming weeks.

I want to give you an idea of what will be different with this re-opening. 1. The Site Rules will probably be updated. The update probably won't be too major, but enough will be different that it will warrant a look from new and existing members. 2. My expectations for writing quality are going to be stricter. Your Rain was open to RPers of all experience levels in the past, but I need to start expecting a certain level of quality. Not perfection, of course, because nobody's perfect. But since I've matured as a writer, I'm going to want a mature group of writers on the site. My vision for what I want this site to be and what I want it to become has changed since I started out. This is really aimed more at new members, because I know the existing members are all very talented writers. But just don't be surprised if I'm more meticulous than I was when the site started. I hope I don't come across as an asshole though! Your Rain will, of course, be first and foremost about having fun in the world of Silent Hill, so don't expect that to change any time soon. And as always, I will accept members regardless of their level of Silent Hill knowledge, because they can always be teached! Anyway, I'm very excited to be continuing with this site, and hopefully make it even better than before!

-Adrien

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"Your Rain" Story/ Timeline; Currently being revised
Topic Started: May 6 2010, 06:23 PM (1,174 Views)
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Any Silent Hill fan knows that the SH series does not have an official, "canon" timeline. The timeline of the series is up for the players interpretation. While that's a great thing to do in a game series, it's just not possible to follow a loose plot in a Roleplay forum. So, below is the order of events that took place in "Your Rain's" story.


Plot

"Your Rain" is an alternate history, taking place 17 years after Silent Hill 1. In other words, this is Silent Hill 3, if Silent Hill 3 never existed. So, because of this, it retains some characters from Silent Hill 3, and even some characters from the older games.

Plot: 17 years after the fall of Dahlia Gillespie, the cult of Silent Hill remains in shambles, a shell of it's former self.

But after a long wait, is now finally beginning to reform. And while it is still not to the point in power of it's former self, the religion still has many followers. And they have received a new leader: Claudia Wolf. They plan on finding "Her" once more. The only being who could give birth to God, and create an ultimate paradise.

A thick fog is beginning to hang over the town once more...



Timeline

As stated, "Your Rain" follows a set timeline with only a few differences between the game's story line. For example, in this Roleplay, some characters that died in the series didn't die here, and some characters from games don't even exist! The timeline can be seen below.

On a side note: Silent Hill is located in Pennsylvania in this Roleplay.


Late September, 1981: Alessa Gillespie is a small child living in Silent Hill with her daughter, Dahila. Alessa is chosen by the cult to have a ritual performed on her that, if successful, will impregnate her with their God. The ritual is almost a success, but a boiler explodes in the Gillespie houses' basement due to Alessa's stress during the ritual stirring nearby poltergeists. (It's explained in Silent Hill 1). This causes Alessa to be burnt to a crisp.

In an attempt to stop the ritual's power, Alessa splits her sorrowful soul into two pieces. But it's not enough: the ritual awakens Samael, a figure of evil in the cult religion. Newly reborn, Samael submerges Silent Hill in a dark power... a curse. This curse has the ability to awaken the inner most fears, regrets, and deepest emotions of an individual, and bring them into physical form.

The other half of Alessa's soul manifests itself into physical form as a baby. A few weeks later, a young couple find that baby on the side of the road. They take her home with them, and name her Cheryl Mason.


July 1988: Harry Mason's wife dies of unknown causes. The grief stricken father does not know what to do with himself. Wanting to take him and his daughter's mind off of things, he and his daughter travel to the resort town of Silent Hill for a week vacation.

On the way there, Harry sees a young girl walking out in the road and swerves out of the way, resulting in a car accident. When he comes to, his beloved daughter is gone. The entire town has became a foggy mess, but regardless, he must set out to find her.

Harry encounters Dahlia Gillespie. She tells Harry that Alessa is evil and needs to be stopped. Harry keeps seeing a strange marking around town: Dahlia explans tha plans to use Cheryl, the other half of her daughter, Alessa, to reform Alessa to her former glory, and pick up where she left off years ago. Harry Mason meets Lisa Garland, a nurse at the near by Alchemilla Hospital, and Cybil Bennett, a police officer in Brahms. Cybil had originally came to investigate mysterious disappearances in this town, and now can't escape. Lisa has been a nurse in Silent Hill for about a year, and she also can't find a way to escape the cursed town. The three become quick friends, and they help each other over come many challenges.

In the end, Harry uses the Flauros that he had received much earlier in the Balkan Church to weaken the newly formed Alessa, who has now become God. God's power is sucked away, but what is left becomes a monster, known as Incubus. Incubus kills Dahlia Gillespie for good. The Flauros suddenly disappears, the reason unknown. Maybe it has fulfilled its destined purpose?

Harry defeats the monster with the help of Cybil and Lisa. The monster strangely produces a baby, which Harry then takes. As the Otherworld around them begins to crumble, Harry, Cybil, and Lisa quickly escape the town, and drive off with this new baby.

Harry notices the baby looks identical to Cheryl, his now-departed former daughter. In fear of this baby eventually being found, Harry names her Heather and dies her hair blond. They move to a town hours away from Silent Hill: Portland, Delaware. They live in the Daisy Villa Apartment complex for years to come.

February 1993: With Dahlia gone, the Order now lays quiet in the middle of Silent Hill. A few faithfuls still remain, but none with enough courage to exceed Dahlia. But in the near by town of Shepherd's Glen, where another branch of the Order lay, the Sect of Shepherd's Glen, the time of sacrifice is coming near. Every 50 years, residents must sacrifice one of their children, in order for Shepherd's Glen to stay free of the "Curse of the Fog".

August 2005: It has been a slow and steady process, but the Order has once again gotten back on it's feet, with the help of Claudia Wolf, a childhood friend of Alessa. Wanting to pick up where Dahlia left off, she decides to hire a detective, Douglas Cartland, to find out where Alessa's new form is, and bring her to Silent Hill. She pays Douglas a huge sum of money to do the job, and he can't refuse. He gets a few leads, and figures out that a man by the name of Harry Mason had moved from Brahms to Portland. Douglas heads there to search for him, and more importantly, Alessa... or, whoever Alessa may be now.

And still, odd disappearances continue in the town of Silent Hill...

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So, the basic order of events in the games is similar, but still with differences. Remember, this RP takes place during SH 3, but you don't have to follow SH 3 exactly in your roleplaying: in fact, you're not required to be involved with the plot at all! Lastly, below is the SH games in order of the "Your Rain" timeline.

1. Silent Hill 1

2. Silent Hill 2

3. Silent Hill 3/ Homecoming (Yes, they take place at the same time on "Your Rain")

(This Roleplay ignores the events of Silent Hill Origins, as there were too many plot inconstancies in that game to consider it canon.)

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Edited by Adrien Lockhart, Feb 19 2012, 10:33 AM.
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