Westborough Facts

[Gabriel Edwards]

WESTBOROUGH FACTS
This is just a guide on the town of Westborough, to help you understand 
the setting and a little of it's history.  If you have questions feel free to post 
here or PM a staff member.

FACT OR FICTION ?:  Westborough is just a fictional name for a fictional place.  The town is not based on any existing cities in the United States.

POPULATION:  1500-3000 citizens.

LOCATION: North Eastern USA, somewhere near New Hampshire.

FOUNDED: Early 1900s, no one really knows when it began.

HISTORY:  Westborough was originally a farming town, and the people that lived there led a simple life.  A group of witches found it and decided to settle there, because they were being persecuted for their beliefs of magic and witchcraft.  They decided to use a spell of protection over the town, which ultimately prevented anyone with the intent of doing harm to enter it.  However, the citizens of Westborough were free to come and go as they pleased.  Before the witches arrived there were a few vampires living in Westborough, but mostly they stayed hidden and would go outside of the city to hunt, so as they didn't draw attention to themselves.

SPELL OF PROTECTION:  Back when it was first created, the protection spell was strong enough to keep anyone out of the town that was evil.  If someone who was not welcome approached Westborough, they would merely see an abandoned ghost town, and eventually leave.  If a person was just going to pass through, or visit family that lived in the area then the spell would allow them entrance.  Not many people know of the existence of Westborough because of the spell.  

Presently, the spell is weakening and more and more strangers have started to filter in beyond its borders.  The witches who are descendants of the original witches who cast the spell have started to turn towards darker magic in an effort to maintain the protection surrounding Westborough, however it has also allowed darker forces into Westborough.

TERRAIN:  Westborough is surrounded by mountains, making the days shorter and the nights longer.  It is heavily wooded, and near the edge of town there's a lake.  The portal was opened by Alastor or "Soul-Eater", when the witches summoned him.  The portal has allowed all sorts of evil beings and creatures into the village, with orders to help Alastor collect as many innocent souls as possible.

ALASTOR:  Alastor is the demon that was summoned by the coven of witches in an effort to maintain the spell of protection around Westborough.  The way he survives is by eating innocent souls.  Mostly this would mean children, and those pure of heart and/or intent.