The air hangs heavy with jasmine and secrets. Spanish moss drapes over sins older than memory. The water never gives back what it takes.
Port Laveau isn’t a place people visit. It’s where they end up.
Deep in the Louisiana bayou, the Silent Serpent Syndicate controls everything worth owning — from the docks to the Sheriff’s badge. Power moves quietly here. Debts are paid in whispers, flesh, and fear. The locals say the swamp itself has memory, that the spirits watch from the fog, that nothing is ever truly forgotten.
Whether you believe in the old magic or not, one truth remains: everyone in Laveau is tied to someone else. By blood, by favor, or by fear.
The only question is which one binds you.
Your First Choice: Lost or Lurker
When you arrive in the Backwaters, the swamp asks a question — not with words, but with a choice.
The Lost
“Taken and lost. Your story begins as hope fades and you’re forced to begin working…”
You didn’t come here by choice. Maybe you were brought. Maybe you ran from something worse. Maybe you woke up here with no memory of how. The Backwaters has you now.
Choosing The Lost means your story begins in chains — literal or otherwise. You’re prey in a world of predators. Your path is survival, endurance, and transformation. The swamp will test you. Break you. And if you’re strong enough, remake you into something it respects.
The Lurker
“You either turn a blind eye to the depravity or have more insidious motives to begin…”
You came here with your eyes open. Maybe you’re hiding. Maybe you’re hunting. Maybe you saw the darkness in Laveau and felt it call to something inside you.
Choosing The Lurker means your story begins with agency — and appetite. You move through the swamp as observer or predator, building power through cunning, violence, or charm. The Syndicate doesn’t own you yet. But they’re watching.
What to Expect
The Backwaters is a playground for writers.
This isn’t a game you win — it’s a story you write. Every scene you craft, every character you meet, every choice you make feeds into a living world that remembers.
Here’s what you’ll find:
- A world that breathes — Daily news in the Laveau Ledger, ongoing story arcs, ambient whispers that reflect what’s actually happening
- NPCs that remember — The Living Citizens of Laveau track your relationships, know gossip, and may offer you opportunities
- Progression through story — Your legend grows through the scenes you write, not boxes you check
- Dark encounters — Opt-in matching that brings predators and prey together for intense, consensual RP
- Real consequences — Get arrested. Get hospitalized. Get entangled. It’s all part of the story.
The swamp rewards writers who bring depth, connection, and emotional truth to their scenes. It forgets those who disappear.
Where to Go Next
New to Laveau? Start with the lore:
- The Bayou Takes Its Due — Understand the world
- The Rules of the Swamp — Learn the core truths
Ready to understand your path?
- Choosing Your Path: Lost or Lurker — Deep dive into what your choice means
- The Drifter Path — For those who hunt
- The Bound Path — For those who are caught
Want to know who runs things?
- The Silent Serpent Syndicate — The power behind everything
- The Sheriff’s Department — The badge is a hunting license
Stay Connected
📰 The Laveau Ledger — Daily news from Port Laveau
💬 Backwaters Discord — Community discussion
The swamp remembers every debt. Make sure Laveau remembers you.
