A Fabulous Fam

So, here is the Adkins family. For a brief history and introduction, they are upper class, although some of the cousins, mostly on the mother’s side, could be middle class. The Adkins family has been involved in the production and distribution of alcoholic beverages for at least a century, continuing even during the Great Depression. They opened a speakeasy, although they were eventually caught and lost a great deal of their illegally gained funds. It was during this time that they made some contact and established relationships with shadier folks with shadier methods. Although they were on the way back, one of the relatives ended up gambling away all her family’s money, and since then the Adkinses have been fighting tooth and nail to scramble back up the ladder and reach the Elite status again. They have also expanded their business ventures to try to create a financial empire.

These characters are very open to interpretation and to do with what you will, unless there are specifications (although I’m usually open to change), although if you want them to be more "canon-y", then I'd be very happy and willing to flesh them out for you.

Typically, I’ve worked hard to find the right face claim, but if you have a burning desire to change it, just run it by me and I’ll check it out. I like to have the family at least look sort of like each other ^_^ (The names are just place-holders and for reference really, but if you like them, you can keep them.)

Here's Elliott’s father, the head of the family. Eldest brother of the three and the current CEO of Adkins Incorporated (if you can help Rabiddog come up with a better name, please, she will throw any of these characters you want at you along with cookies). His wife died of breast cancer four years ago, and he has not remarried. He has four children.

Elliott’s older sister, and the eldest of the children.

Elliott’s older brother, the second of the children. He is a natural entertainer – take that to mean what you will.

This is Elliott’s twin. The two are extremely close and have been their entire lives; two things she is not are extraordinarily selfish or “princess”-y.

Elliott’s paternal uncle, the second son, who acts mostly as the lawyer of the family company. He remains married to his first wife, though how he feels about that is up to you. It is up to you and the person who plays the other whether or not they are still in love but, at one point, they absolutely were very passionate and affectionate.

Elliott’s paternal aunt through marriage. She is married to the second son of the Adkins family, and she has a great deal of involvement in the company herself. She is still married to her husband, though how she feels about it is up to you. It is up to you and the person who plays the other whether or not they are still in love but, at one point, they absolutely were very passionate and affectionate.

Elliott’s first cousin by the second Adkins generation one son and his wife. He is, like his sister, not a completely atypical rich kid. He has a very good relationship with his mother. Currently, he is enrolled in a local college/university.

Elliott’s first cousin by the second Adkins generation one son and his wife. Since her childhood, she has loved horseback riding and exciting romance. She, like her brother, is not an atypical rich kid. She is currently enrolled in a local college/university.

The youngest of the three sons, this is Elliott’s uncle. He is as uninvolved in the family company as possible, working as a doctor at the local hospital instead. He is homosexual and has had trouble finding someone to stay with him forever, maybe because he’s a cheat or maybe because he’s closed off or maybe he’s just too darn picky. Or maybe something else. He tends to be quieter and more empathetic than most others in the family.

Elliott’s first cousin on his mother’s side. Her mother died in a skiing accident when she was a little girl, and her father could not afford to take care of her and her brother(s). He sent them to live with Elliott’s family, with their permission and willingness, so she grew up much as a sibling within Elliott’s direct family. She is a warm person.

In the same situation as his younger sister, this fellow moved in with Elliott’s family, but he moved out very shortly after Elliott and his sister’s birth, seeking to take care of himself. He is a humorous young man and was quite the trickster in his youth. (Rabid really likes both options for his PB, so if he is taken and somebody wants to split him up to take up the other PB, then run it by his player and Rabid, but, like, yes, please)

This is Elliott’s paternal aunt through marriage. After his quasi-adopted siblings/cousins’ mother died, their father went through a period of grieving, and then just appeared with this beautiful young woman by his side when his daughter was entering her twenties. He then died, himself, a couple of years later, but this young woman remained as the stepmother. She has tried hard, in her own way, to become friends with her stepchildren, who are actually about her age, but has failed so far. She might seem dumb at first, but she can be rather clever and has more potential than she lets on. She is a genuinely nice, caring person who sometimes doesn’t quite grasp the awkwardness of the situation with the family. She cannot just leave, however, as she has nowhere else to go, and she has something of a mysterious background.