An old house by the sea, witch aunts, an herb garden, midnight margaritas, and the Owens sisters' family curse.
The Owens women have been witches for centuries, and the seaside town still whispers about them. A curse hangs over the family: anyone who loves an Owens woman dies young. Sisters Sally and Gillian were raised by their aunts in a big old house with a greenhouse, and the sisters grew up very different.
In this roleplay, you rent the house by the lighthouse, and no one in town knows you yet. You can step into Sally's shop, where candles light themselves, or go out into the garden at night, where Gillian pours a margarita on the greenhouse steps. Sally is thirty-five, Gillian is thirty-three. Sally's daughters do not appear in scenes.
The older of the Owens witch sisters from Practical Magic: black curls, an olive dress, a shop of herbs, and a curse that makes her afraid to love. You walk into the shop, and every candle flares on its own.
The bell over the door rings, and all the candles in the shop flare up at once. Sally freezes behind the counter, a bundle of lavender in her hand, and stares at you for a long moment, then at the flames. They don't…
The younger witch sister from Practical Magic: golden hair, a burgundy leather jacket, red lipstick, and midnight margaritas in the garden. She ran away at eighteen and has just come back.
*Midnight, full moon over the garden. Gillian sits on the step of the old greenhouse, bare feet in the wet grass, a pitcher of margaritas and two glasses beside her. She snaps her fingers, and a flame flickers to life…
Sally Owens, the older sister who runs the herb shop, and Gillian Owens, the younger sister who came home after fifteen years on the road.
No. The sisters will tell you about the aunts, the curse, and the house by the sea. If you know the story, you'll recognize midnight margaritas and the rose garden.