Tonight, you become one of the Kindred, the beautiful and the damned who hide behind our ordinary world. Driven by a hunger like fire, you will struggle to maintain your humanity while immersed in a vicious society of monsters.
The sharks you swim with deadly. The Kindred are the smart, sexy vampires of pop culture, but cruelty is in the nature of kindred and Hartford is one of the most dangerous cities they hold. Why come here if doing so can be a detriment to immortality?
It makes you feel alive.
Dark Colony: Hartford is an OWBN Camarilla Vampire Larp set in Hartford, CT. The longest running continous OWBN game in New England. DC:H is a continuation of the vampire chronicles Court of Storms and Hartford by Night (started in 1998). Set to the World of Darkness theme for Gothic Punk Personal Horror. We play every fourth Friday of the month, and aim to give you dark tales of horror, set to the back drop of a classic world of darkness.
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Dark Colony Vampire House Rules
Dark Colony Universal House Rules
Dark Colony Crafts & Demolitions House Rules
We play on the 1st Saturday of each month.
Site information: Avon Public Library - 281 Country Club Road Avon, CT 06001
Staff Contact: darkcolony@googlegroups.com
November 24th, 2009
Hey guys you need to let us know if atleast 15 people want game friday for some rp and possibile light story stuff, otherwise no game friday. So comment below and let us know if you want it or not.
Love,
~Adam
November 16th, 2009
PRESS CONFERNCE / RELEASE
Monday, November the 16th, 2009.
Convention Center, Hartford CT.
7.00 PM EST.
Society progresses, Humanity triumphs!
***Aired on network television, and printed in following days papers***
***Anyone with contacts, allies, information network, influence, etc. would easily learn of this***
***Most names/titles/companies are flashed onto the bottom of the screen as speaker steps up***
1. Announcement.
---> A small stage has been erected, banners for likely or possible sponsors and affliates ripple slightly on it's front, Mosaic Trust - "Your trust, our integrity, America's progress" American Red Cross - "Together, we can save a life" "Give life, give blood." Warren & Mercer - "Night or day, we find a way"
---> Black cloth curtains have been drapped as a back drop, hiding the guts full of wiring and contstruction. A central podium, set with half a dozen microphones sits in the fore, flanked by tables and chairs set slightly back. Water pitchers and half full cups, leather portfolio's, notebook, writing utensils litter the surface of the tables.
a... intro - Merry Fiddle, CtCC, Director of Events. Convention center PR, quites the crowd, welcomes all, introduces over to :
b... Jodi Setner, CEO, Mosaic Trust. (looking more at the crowd and camera's than speech notes, with a constant smile) "Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen. To all our guests here at the convention center, welcome. To our veiwers, thank you for being here for this wonderful news. My name is Jodi Setner, and I am standing here with great pleasure. We at Mosiac Trust have decided to guide Warren and Mercer through some turbulent times, but still very, very exciting. We look to the future with bright eyes and light hearts. The announcements tonight mean great things for technologies evolution for humanity, the world over. On behalf of the officers of Mosiac Trust, the board, and it's trustee's, please join me in extending a warm greeting to Westwick Mercer and Molly Warren!" (she turns to a pair behind and to her left, her smile widening, and begins light applause)
c... Westwick Mercer, President, W&M. Molly Warren, Vice President, W&M. (Two plain, down to earth people rise and approach the podium, broad smiles on their faces. Westwick moving to right his glasses with one finger on the bridge of his nose after clasping hands with Jodi. Molly placing a companionable hand on the gentlemens shoulder.) *Molly speaking, not reading from any cards* "Oh, thank you all very much, we are all bubbling over with the news! I'll let Westy here speak our peace." *Westwick speaking, also seeming to wing it* "To everyone, thank you so much for being here with us. I truly do not know where to begin. Our break through is the work of so many people, so many minds, so many hopes and dreams over the years. We never imagined we would be the ones here, standing in front of the lights and cameras, giving this news. Our work is going to end many worries, doubts, and fears. The culmination of our research is going to change the lives of millions around the world. We (turning to Molly and placing a friendly arm around her shoulders, his smile widening, eyes crinkling at the edges) have, without the use of stem cells, successfully created, and tested, a universal synthetic blood." (the noise of applause from others on stage, the pop of flash bulbs, clicks of camera's, and clamour of questions from the audience take over. People on stage take time to pass congratulations around, glad hand a few folks in front row of audience, and generally celebrate with large smiles and hearty handshakes or hugs)
d... Tiffany Borders, American Red Cross, Client Relations Manager. (The flush of excitment has reddened her cheeks, and she is breathtakingly stunning as she steps to the podium, smiling. With a slight southern twang she begins). "Wow. Just wow. If these two are not canidates for the Nobel and a congregational medal, then I am a monkey's aunt. This is astounding, it means so much for our future. Made from, or to match, the O- type, or universal type, This amazing scientific creation is going to alter the face of medical treatment. It will be free of infection, free of disease, concerns of type specific antibodies gone, because it has never been inside another. Bright, sparkling and new for those in need. In the US alone, more than 100 million pints of blood are used in transfusions to individuals anually, the blood draught of 1999 will never again happen, shortage will not be a fear. Currently, the shelf life is 6 weeks maximum for whole blood, not so here, holding for up to 12 months. In conjuction with synthetic plasma, volume expanders, and oxygen therapeutics, the horizon looks very bright indeed. I'll be the first to cry out in exultant thanks to Molly and Westwick for bringing us 'OxyPure'!" (with that she begins another round of applause, letting out a cry of joyous excitment, wooohooo, which many of the crowd and a few on stage join in.)
2. Points of interest from media Q&A, a break is taken to set up microphones on the table for each person, commercials air for CtCC, American Red Cross, Mosaic Trust, and an evening drama for a local TV station, before resuming.
- Catherine Bailey, CFO, Mosaic Trust. "Yes, this product will start out as more expensive then donated blood, even with the shortage experienced across the globe. These scales will however tip the other direction as the process is refined."
- Roland McBreen, Representative, CT State Board of Health. "It was confirmed that no stem cell research was, or will be involved."
- Reporter "If stem cell was involved, you would have to work out of the country, what would that mean for future works?" -- Johnathan Swift, VP, Mosaic Trust. "While it holds true that one embroyo, and it's stem cells, could produce the needed blood supply for the entirety of America for one month, we hold no stock in persuing this method. The goals will be accomplished with out it."
- Reporter "How did you leap ahead of biopure?" -- Westwick Mercer starts to speak with a smile, when Molly jumps in, also grinning. "We just had it all click, like the puzzle it was, our advances surprised even us, knowing that BioPure lead the field. I would happily detail out the formula if we had that large of a wipe board, but we promised not to bring too many scientific details to the table tonight, as we have a lot of legal and finicial proceedings ahead of us."
November 16th, 2009
I personally like to thank the efforts of everyone who made this years Northeast Event an enjoyable experience. I am looking forward to the upcomming year. Just a reminder there will be no second game in Novemeber. Next game will be December 11, 2009. Look forward to seeing you all there.
November 12th, 2009
A notice to the Domain:
James Norton has taken his place on the Primogen Council as of the Fourth of November, 2009. A new Harpy will be named by the end of the Masquerade Ball Friday November 14.
In the meantime, Primogen are responsible for arranging for the needs of visiting clanmates.
yours,
Vivian Davenpor
October 14th, 2009
IMPORTANT! - Kerrie left behind a fund raiser envelope at game, on the glass topped check-in counter. This contained payments from people for orders. Did anyone grab this? Does anyone know who has it? Please.
October 12th, 2009
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Please consider this a formal invitation to participate in open discussion. The means you have available at your disposal are as follows. [Please note, I am a herrendous (see?) speller, so, like, ignore that part please.] (Please note, I have a penchant for rambling, if some of this seems disjointed it is because I wished to get my thoughts out to you and start things up sooner rather than later.)
1. Right here, simply add a comment to this post.
2. coshartford@googlegroups.com - This is monitored by the whole staff, should you wish to reach our ears, and not have it in the open air.
3. coshbnst@gmail.com - This is my email address. I would be happy to have discussions one on one if you feel it is needed.
4. Journal posting - We see it, we read it, we want more of it.
5. Face to Face (not the band.) - We are approachable, in one form or another.
I will start the ball rolling with some thoughts and points of my own.
A. So this first one is not my own, I am repeating Kris, who stole from Lex. Please share with us 5 things about your character. Five things you think the staff should know about your toon. They can be simple and straight forward (one word adjectives that project concise and definitive meaning) or they can be a whole paragraph for you and for us. Please post these in either the Notes section of your character (prefered) or as a Journal Entry.
B. What is it that you like to see from game? What do you want when you play? What do you look forward to in the time between games? What draws you back? What is it you enjoy? These are just the surface questions of a whole iceberg. The more suggestions, feedback, input, etc. that you give us to work from, the better it is all going to be.
C. Faith & Trust in your staff. This is a hard thing to define. A hard thing to earn. An easy thing to procreate. We are not here to screw you over. We are here to help you have fun. We are not out to pull "stunts" for our own personal edification. We are here to create an involved, reactive, growing, progressive, in depth, and immersive experience for you in the WoD setting, and a LARP game. There are as many different views of what a game is, or should be, what genre represents and the involvement of WoD. Please, please, please, talk out any qualms, concerns, bitches, gripes, complaints and the like with us. If you feel more comfortable dealing with a particular ST, have the understanding that we communicate, and so express to them your desire for confidentiality if needed. There is always a resolution or solution, it's the steps you need to take to get there that reflect your desires or our methods.
D. Communication is key. QED. Keep the lines open, the momentum flowing.
E. What options do you feel are available in order to boost our attendance and visitor base? Are other chronicles willing to prop the game, and we return the favor? What incentives can be offered for those making the hike to visit us? I am of the following opinion. LARP's are like a classroom. The smaller, intimate settings, where personalized attention, and more dedicated time to you, is available, are spectacular. It opens so many doors. The large, buzzing room, full of excited tension is wonderful. Rife with possibilities. We can have both. I am going to be sitting down and talking to a handful of players about thier assistance in creating this. It takes not only OOC effort, but decision making IC to occur. Exploring how to achieve this will be the goal of the talks.
In closing, I want to thank everyone for coming out and playing, for joining us in some fun. We want to progress to a higher plateau.
Cheers!
Jer & the CoS/HbN Staff.
October 7th, 2009
Rachel would like us to remind people that this friday between 6 and 6:30pm she will be at site to help teach anyone intrested in learning basic dance steps for the North East event.
I recommend going, can't beat free dance lessons
~Adam
October 7th, 2009
Haunted Circus is Huge hit in Hartford
With the coming Halloween season a new attraction has arrived in Hartford which draws hundreds of attendants nightly. The event known as the “Psycho Circus” has delved into the history of Hartford and seemed to struck a cord with the people here. Praised for it’s unprecedented level of special effects, actors, and dedication, the haunted circus runs seven days a week all night long to accommodate the large crowds of Halloween lovers that wish to experience this one of a kind haunted house.
When asked for comment, the owner and ringmaster of the event Jordan Barnum (an play on the rather famous normal circus), about the event and the groups dedication to detail and realism he replied, “Well we just all love Halloween, and we want to give people a show like they haven’t ever seen before. We make sure to go out of our way to hire different actors each night. That way each time you go it’s never the same. We also try to go for an extreme level of realism with the event, and our special effects team is an amazing group that has worked for years on Hollywood Horror movies, so they know what they are doing for sure. Defiantly though this event is not for the faint hearted and those that scare easy. Only the real Halloween nuts will be sure to love and appreciate this event.”
One thing is for sure is this event’s popularity is growing by leaps and bounds. Drawing hundreds of people from all over New England as well as other parts of the country Hartford has received a nice boom in local business due to the haunted circus. As stated by the owner this event is not for those with heart conditions or can’t handle an extreme level of scare or fright should not attend this event. For everyone else who loves the Halloween season this one event that you should not miss this season.
This is Heather Hegedus Reporting for WFSB Hartford.
Christian Revival hits Hartford
A large congregation has rolled into Hartford of evangelical Christians who seek to restore faith to the city and spread the word of gospel to those who will listen. Erecting a massive tent in Bushnell Park preacher Jonathan Newberry calls for all good people of Hartford to come forward and pray with him and his congregation. Normally these events roll into Hartford all the time, however this event perhaps struck the city at the right time, either way the attendance and occurrence of these events is very large indeed.
When asked a local Hartford woman by the name of Rachel Avery as to what seems to draw her to the sermons she had this to say. “I don’t know really, it’s like some sort of new faith has been restored in the city. I mean one who looks around can see how desperate and bad the city has gotten. It’s getting to the point where people don’t out at night anymore. You have killings, kidnappings, missing children. It’s all just so bad. And then I dunno, it’s like this great light came into the city like a month ago, and I just felt like I should go back to church and pray.”
Some would question the timing of this revival and it’s correspondence with Halloween and the spirit of the holiday that has seem to over taken the city. But when asked preacher Jonathan says he heard a call to come to Hartford and that he wishes those who engage in the holiday spirit a good time and prays they will perhaps find guidance in the word of the gospel. These massive gathering of people from Hartford as for the Revival is expected to last all month if not longer due to rising popularity. One thing is for sure, regardless of anyone’s beliefs this reporter is happy to report for once that hope has seemed to return to our city.
This is Heather Hegedus Reporting for WFSB Hartford.
October 1st, 2009
North east event 2009
Seven dealdy sins:
Pride Envy Gluttony Lust Wrath Greed Sloth
Seven Virtures: humility, kindness, abstinence, chastity, patience, liberality, diligence
Come and join us. Pre reg is still going
Hotel information
October 1st, 2009
A special event this Thursday Evening at the Wadsworth!
One of my favorite movies, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, is having a viewing at
the museum with Audience Participation and Costuming!
Be sure to show up early to view the lovely people in the paintings as well. The
event is free with admission to Pheonix Art After Hours ($5 or free with
membership) Free parking available on the streets after 6pm.
ART AFTER HOURS Sponsored by The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
October 1, 5:00-8:00 pm
$5 / Free for Phoenix Employees, Museum Members.
Phoenix Art After Hours provides a stimulating setting for mingling with friends
after work. Sip a cocktail, enjoy music and other live performances, attend a
gallery talk, and even see a classic movie or art film. The Wadsworth Atheneum
is open until 8 pm the first Thursday of every month.
DIG IT! 5 - 8 pm
The Hartford Party Starters Union hosts two great bands.
DIG DEEPER! 5 - 8 pm
Artists Willie Cole and Hank Willis Thomas reinterpret works from the Amistad
Center for Art & Culture in the new exhibition Digging Deeper
DIG UP! 7 pm
Lecture by UHart alum and established contemporary artist Mark Dion, who creates
works incorporating found objects from excavation sites - The Emily Hall
Tremaine Lecture in Contemporary Art
DIG DRAG! 8 pm
Get dressed up, sing along, or ad lib while watching The Rocky Horror Picture
Show (1975)
GALLERIES and THE MUSEUM SHOP OPEN TILL 8
Convenient parking available at the Front Street Garage, off Prospect Street,
behind the museum.
$7 max for the evening (includes the film) or $3 for the first hour, $2 for each
hour after
