As well as on the Notice Board, any important info regarding the site, such as rule changes or site events will be posted here, where you can find out what is happening in more detail. Make sure you check often so you don't miss out on any site events that might require you to 'sign up'.

If you just want to chill out, come here and make a non-rp related topic, rant about school or work, or just jump into some IC games. The board is open to members to create there own games if they want to as well. Remember that like RPs, content in the general board should be PG:13 (:

Sub-boards: Going Away?, Games

All accepted character profiles are stored here for reference. Once moved to the appropriate sub-board, they are locked so if you for any reason want to edit your profile, pm a admin and explain why/what you want to change.

Sub-boards: the drunks, the crazies, the addicts, the runaways, the violent, the killers, the thieves, the others, the staff

Member Extras is where you can find all the little extra things that make RPing that much more fun and easier. Inside you can make Wanted Ads, Thread Requests, Relationship Plots and get some Graphics if you need them. Anyone who takes a Wanted Character gets a bonus £100 added to there Wallet through the 'Money System'!

Sub-boards: Wanted Ads, Thread Requests

Sometimes you will find you have little bits of info about your character that you couldn't fit into there profile, or only thought about through plots on the site. Here is the place you can make a thread to keep track of all the details that often come up in threads. Like how long your character has been at Manson, what has happened to them, and relevant past plot details, or just a list of what threads you have them in.

Keep in touch with friends the lazy easy way.

Keep track of how life is treating you here. Be warned that staff sometimes read these things, so probably best to keep the rants about how much you hate them to yourself.

When they are not with residents, here is where you will likely find the teaching and admin staff. Each staff member has their own office if they are more senior or at least a cubical or desk in a shared work space so they should not be difficult to track down.

Like it or not, you got to go to class. There are a lot of fun lessons to go with the more boring ones. Some made to help you cope with your problems so by going you may be able to complete you time at the academy quicker. Most of the teachers are actually pretty nice, if a bit strict so there really isn't much to complain about for being forced to attend. Generally its a choice of 'go to lessons' or 'be grounded in your room all morning'. As a student you not going to be allowed to wonder the academy aimlessly all day.

Sub-boards: Drama, Elemental and Kinesis Training, Horticulture, by ANA MARIE EDWARDS
Infomation Technology , Languages, by ARLYN ROSEWATER
Life Skills, by CAIRO ALEKSANDER SELVIG
Maths, Music and Therapy , Art and Art Therapy

All residents are given an allowance to spend, here is where a majority spend it, especially if they are not allowed into the town. Here, you can buy yourself a treat to eat or drink, or something for class, as well as practical things to keep yourself healthy and protected (if you know what I mean). Outside the shop are a small number of seats and tables so you can enjoy what you have just purchased and do some people watching. To buy items for your character, view the thread inside

The library isn't greatly big compared to the other places in the academy, but it is still surprisingly popular among staff and students. Row upon row of books line shelves so you are always going to find something to interest yourself, or get that book to help with a lesson. It is always peaceful here so ideal if you want to escape from the noise of the main academy. To teach you some responsibility, things work the same as most libraries. You can check out five books, if you fail to return them or they get lost or damaged, you will get a fine.

All types of diets are catered for here. Fresh bloodbags for the vamps, large amounts of meat for the weres, or vegetarian and vegan meals for the less carnivorous. The canteen is a large space, with tables that can sit at least five to each. Three meals a day are provided as standard, unless a residents diet requires otherwise.The rest of the time the canteen is closed but fresh fruit and drinks are generally always available if you just want to come here to sit and eat a snack. High Risk residents are banned from eating here.

Sub-board: Staff Room

The gym is a large area divided into three sections by an open wall. The main area is the largest and equipped with a selection of workout machines, then to the left is a smaller space where you can lift weights or make use of the climbing frames, where as to the right of the main area is a space purely to stretch in or practice exercises that strengthen body and mind. It is a light and bright space but blinds can be drawn if needed, likewise a dividing wall can be pulled across to shut off the noisier areas. Lockers, showers and changing rooms can be found directly opposite the gym doors.

A large communal space that stretches across part of the Secure Facility's roof also and can be accessed by both buildings. The garden is open to the elements but enclosed by way of high walls and a large metal cage the covers the area and stops anyone trying to escape or throw themselves over the edge. You can still see the grounds below though and there are plenty of seats, plants and ornamental features to admire here, so if you want to relax but can't or are not allowed in the grounds, the roof garden is really the next best thing.

If you need some treatment, you will get placed into one of these room to wait for the nurse. Curtains separate the areas for privacy.

Generally the medical staff don't like keeping students in overnight, but if it is needed they will stay in the overnight ward. There are ten beds in the first ward, and another ten in the next. Each bed is separated by a curtain but otherwise the space is shared.

The first floor of the secure facility can only be reached by a locked lift or staircase. Both need a security pass to use. Those housed here are seen as a moderate threat to the general staff and students. You can often find werecreatures here around the time of full moon when there 'other side' can become a problem. Only staff and Risk Level three residents can access this area.

The ground floor houses residents with a risk level of 1 or 2. As these students are generally no trouble, they are less guarded. Mostly if they get sent here it is as they had a bad day or got into a fight and just need a place to calm down. Only staff and low risk residents are allowed here.

The basement of the secure facility houses the most dangerous residents at the academy. Those here are considered a very high threat to the other staff and students. Only select number of guards are trained to deal with those housed here. As you can imagine, this area is heavily guarded and can only be reached by going down a otherwise locked staircase, through several heavily bolted doors and a few checkpoints. Only staff and high risk residents can access this area.

The Secure Facility is more then just a lot of dorm rooms. It has its own canteen, common room, mini therapy room, even a enclosed rooftop garden, all located in its own wing away from the main dorm wings. Not all residents are able to be mixed with the general population at first, if ever and so will get a majority if not all of there lessons and treatments in this building. Since a variety of risk levels can be found on this floor, the security is still fairly high and staff are always around.

There is no lift in the residents dorms so if you are on the top floor, you have to use the stairs to get to it. Then you might still have to do some more walking down the long hallways to get to your room. Don't think you can use the space as a place to hide though, there are cameras everywhere.

The Common Room is located on the ground floor of the dorms building, and is where many of the residents gather after classes or therapy sessions. Inside are a number of large comfy sofas and chairs, a kitchenette with a table to sit and eat or drink at, a tv and games table.

From the shared showers and toilets you can use if your room doesn't have it's own, to the laundry facilities and room where the dorm staff relax, wonder around and you will find these places eventually, but unlikely anything much more exciting then that. It is only the Dorm building after all.

It isn't easy to find a peaceful place in Manson but the Quiet Room aims to provide it. The walls are painted in calming neutral colours, with padded mats to help neutralise noises and soft carpeting on the floor. You won't find any chairs here, only bean bags and oversized pillows to lay on. If you want, you can play some calming music and turn off the main lights and just have soft colour changing ones instead. Unless it is in use, this room is always open for students (or staff if they feel the need) to wonder in and out of. If you plan to spend time in it, it is better to let a staff member know though, they always check in to make sure anyone inside is ok anyway.

When its cold outside or too rainy to enjoy the garden, sit in the conservatory where there is a little of the outside brought it. The room is very light and spacious, with indoor plants and flowers along the walls and soft wicker chairs to sit in, providing a very peaceful environment. If it gets too hot you can pull the blinds and turn on the ceiling fans too.

A pretty cool building where students can relax and get a drink, a alcoholic one if you got some ID and are not under any restrictions. If your hungry you can get something to eat also, all while music is played and you relax in of the large sofas or chairs. There is a second floor to the bar but that is for academy staff only.

Sub-board: Staff Only Floor

Gardening is good for you, apparently. Most students are forced to do some therapeutic gardening and grow flowers, with the aim that you will 'learn how to care for another living thing'. The plants are actually kind of nice and a lot of the residents actually seem to enjoy it, even if they would never admit it. There are quite a few large greenhouses in the grounds, some smaller ones, and a lot of them provide the academy with its daily fruit and vegetables.

Sub-boards: Ky's Greenhouse, May's Greenhouse, Zack's Greenhouse

A nice seating area just outside the doors that lead from the academy to the grounds. Surrounded by raised flowerbeds, and trailing plants along the wooden awening, it is a good place to eat on a warm day where you can either be in some shade or sit in the sun. Smoking is not permitted in the covered area but is allowed in the more open space provided you dispose of you cigarette stubs properly.

Maybe not great but it is pretty large. It is not advised you go swimming in it's waters though, there is a swimming house for that. The lake is very deep with a lot of pond life and matter so it really isn't safe to swim in. Instead just enjoy sitting at the waters edge, maybe dangle your feet in the water or feed the ducks that make the lake there home. In winter the lake freezes over so you can have more fun with it and go skating on the thick ice.

A lot of residents don't get the chance to go out much so the swimming house provides a good way to have fun and some excessive. A large pool is inside the swimming house (of course) which is free to use most of the day and night, unless it has to be cleaned or there are no staff on duty to supervise. But there is also a sauna for the types that don't like getting wet but like or need the heat. There are changing areas also so you don't need to worry about having to change in your dorm room before you come out.

Now that Manson has become a 'no-smoking' establishment, smokers are no longer allowed to light up anywhere on the academy grounds. Since the Headmaster knows this could well turn many habitual smoking supernatural crazy, or course uprising in the staff, he kindly put up a small bus stop-like 'shed' on the edge of the academy main grounds. There is no real shelter so you will probably get wet if it rains, and cold in winter. But then its better then nothing, right?

Anything in the academy that breaks, falls apart or gets blown up, gets taken here for the maintenance team to mend. If you just want something made or fixed for yourself, give a knock on the door and ask for Kelly. Most of the team don't like doing personal things for students (mostly as the Headmaster disapproves of it and they want to keep there jobs), but he wont mind any requests... Don't be put off by his slightly gruff appearance, making and fixing things its what he loves! If Kelly isn't around, then one of the other members of the maintenance team can always help you out providing its work related request or they are feeling helpful.

Sub-board: Break Room

Being a busy town there are not great many green spaces unless you head out to the woodland, which is not always possible for many of the towns busy working residents. The park is another option being close by and a good area to relax and walk the dog, if you have one.

A lot of the staff who work at the academy live in the town, either owning a house or renting a apartment. Others prefer a more rural scene and live at the edge of the woods that surrounds the academy. As Manson needs staff to be fairly local, they help to cover a lot of expenses that might otherwise force a staff to move out the area, but expect to pay towards rent/utilities bills each month still. Minimum costs for houses is £100 a month. Flats is £60.

Sub-boards: Alec's Apartment, Bjørn's Apartment, Cairo's Apartment , Kelly's Apartment, Rob's Apartment , Daisy's and Ulysses's House, Derek's House, Fabian and Zevren's House, Damian's Cabin, by DAMIAN NYLE HAYES
Julius's Cottage by ORELLA NATALIA DELACROIX

Nestled inside this deconsecrated church party goers can plunge into the organic design of the HEAVEN and HELL as they dance the night away, exploring every wicked desire known to man. The main floor bar area delves you deep inside the PIT, providing the perfect place to party the night away in purgatorial fire. Or will you count your lucky stars and ascend into the rafters, gracing our white bar with your presence as you watch the PIT from above. Will you find yourself in heaven or hell? Who knows what the fiery manifestation of Carpe Noctem will submerge you in! Supernatural and familiars alike are only permitted inside the doors of Carpe Noctem so there is no fear of letting your freak flag fly.

Sub-boards: Bram's Floor, Lounge Bar , The Pit, Daisy's Booth by EZRA TITUS LELLOUCHE