Tomarang: Ravenot Palace

So, we are all busy in Tomarang? This time I had more planning to do than usually, because Tomarang was a perfect fit for my Mazaloom's neighboring nation, Empire of Snorthia. The story was there already, and many of the local family names were in previous notes, too! So, I "only" had to add all those details while integrating those old tidbits. History is that the Sloth Family conquered three old kingdoms back in Year 41, they were Simerinia, Yacothia and Komorebia. Tomarang is in southern part of Yacothia. They lost their power, but today they are the three regions of the empire. Back then the fresh Emperor gave 7 families of each region status as protected families, and now it was time for me to dive into the old dynasties of the Yacothia region. The 1st family resides in Yacothia city, but the 2nd protected family is the very top of Tomarang - the Ravenot Family.

They reside their Ravenot Palace, located at Morensong to be close to the Temple. This family is the protector of the Temple, protected by the Death flower, and Air is their element.

Priest Rolab Ravenot (39) is the 6th head of this family, and the 5th generation of temple priests. He is actually serving the old Jacobian Faith, that was huge back in the Medieval era - it actually used to be Mazaloom kingdom's official state religion back then. But first head of the Ravenot family was also serving a temple, so therefore Rolab does, too.

Download: Tiger Sanctuary Photo Studio

In celebration of the day (release of Sims 4 For Rent expansion pack), here comes a small attempt to make your visit to the tiger sanctuary rabbithole a bit more exciting! If your sims are in Tomarang on vacation, they obviously want to bring back a picture like this!

So, missing the real tiger is no excuse for not impressing your neighbors back home! I will place this version of the Photo Studio (Get To Work EP required) in the basement of «The Screaming Gecko», maybe along with some imaginary souvenirs shop. These items can be placed on  the lot regardless of lot category, they will only be used by your active sims, anyway.

The Sims 4 For Rent - new EP coming soon!

December 7th a new Expansion Pack is released for The Sims 4. I am excited, although I'm not yet sure whether it will be a release day grab, or not. More about that further down. Main reason for this post is to highlight a few of the features I'm looking forward to, the most. Well, with the upcoming gaming stream session hosed by EA, we will probably learn more about features we did not yet know about...

My biggest ahoy is the world Tomarang. It looks tropical, colorful, bright and inviting. Like a more urban Sulani, with more focus on builds and street life, and less beach life. The main selling point is the management of rental units, meaning you can play as a Landlord or Tenant. To many of us this will be a game changer, because households will be more diverse, and it will also be a fun build challenge creating a functional lot wit multiple rental units and shared areas etc. It's fun having a feature that won't get repetitive so soon, because there are so many sorts of complexes that can be built, and there might be more to it than what we know today. Another big thing for me is the new culture that I can't wait to explore.

Mazaloom Excluded from Snorthia International Winter Cup!

(Year 231, Fall) Only weeks before the big event takes place, the Emperor of Snorthia has announced that Mazaloom's athletes are no longer welcome to participate! The sudden boycott affects several of our elite athletes that were already planning to participate in Snowboarding and Skiing.

Tomarang: Emperor Orchor of Snorthia boycotts Mazaloom's athletes!

There's no doubt that Emperor Orchor of Snorthia did this in response to the ongoing cultural conflict between Empire of Snorthia and Mazaloom kingdom. What started with our king's Royal Chief Attendant, Ms Patricia Maiden (50), revealing that Snorthia's "old" and highly treasured painted portrait actually showed Ms Maiden's mother. Emperor Orchard claimed that Mazaloom had offended the empire deeply by ruining their cultural treasure, and that it will take a long time to mend the relation. And, now he shows that he is serious by boycotting Mazaloomian winter sports athletes.