Juniper

Summary

Located in Houston's Third Ward, The Juniper Cross Community School was Founded in the 1920's, originally built by Black educators and community leaders determined to create a safe and empowering place for learning amidst segregation. Named after the resilient juniper tree, the school became more than an academic institution, it was a hub for activism, church meetings, and civil rights gatherings. Over the years, it weathered systemic neglect, while remaining a sanctuary diverse and underserved students to gain an education, befor ultimately closing in the late 1980s, it was partially shuttered, with many wings boarded up. However, the heart of the school remained, figuratively, alive through a host of community programs, such as providing free tutoring, meals on wheels to seniors, free breakfast and after school programs.

But there is a power here, fed through the Juniper Cross community that surrounds the school. The community that built the school with their own hands. The community that filled the school with educators. The community that nurtured their children's education and dreamms in that school.

The Juniper Community has fought a great many battles against much larger enemies, the loss of the school is a mighty blow, but don't count them out yet. For they have many allies both seen and unseen.

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Plot Details So Far

• 1/19/1995 - Ryoko reports on the potential of Juniper Cross as a possible site for a City Caern, highlighting its defensibility, spiritual strength in the Umbra, and the presence of Kinfolk in the Third Ward. Archimedes adds that Juniper Cross could serve as a good staging ground and suggesting the possibility of multiple strategic strongholds. Father Abe supports the idea, highlighting the Ratkin's resourcefulness and their ability to use the school as a base for hiding and sustaining themselves. Lunafreya concludes the discussion by officially designating Juniper Cross as the first foothold in the city, setting guidelines for its use as a duty rather than a permanent home and outlining plans for its protection and development.

🏫 Juniper Cross Community School – Campus Overview

📌 Room Directory

1. Annex (1) – Longstanding hub for tutoring, organizing, and mutual aid programs. (Public)
2. Cafeteria (2) – Community meals are prepared and distributed here, though no longer open daily. (Veil Safe, but right next to Annex...)
3. Athletics Center (3) – Once housed physical education; now mostly empty but structurally sound. (Veil Safe)
4. Gymnasium (4) – Worn down but still used for occasional pickup games and local practices. (Veil Safe)
5. Sports Field (5) – Overgrown but beloved, a playground for kids and memory-keepers alike. (Semi Public)
6. Performing Arts Center (6) – Maintained for an annual week long theater camp led by Dusk Blackwood. (Veil Safe 51 weeks a year, +1 to any performance on stage)
7. Science Building (7) – Filled with dusty equipment and faded posters from the 1980s. (Veil Safe)
8. Auto Shop (8) – Grease-stained and rusted; a time capsule of vocational education. (Veil Safe)
9. Trade Center (9) – Hidden machinist tools and half-finished student projects still linger. (Veil Safe)
10. Main Building & Courtyard (10) – Center of the school, crowned by the regrown Juniper Tree. (Always Veil Safe)

IC Rumors

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Community Relationships

Community

Knowledge

Resilience

Progress Milestones

Level 5	...
Level 4	...
Level 3	...
Level 2	Small but Mighty
Level 1	One Tongue, One People

Monthly Data Table

Action	February			March			April			May			June			July			August			September			October			November			December
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+ Actions	14	12	11	41	20	25	18	15	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
- Actions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes:

• Investing in the Juniper community happens at a spiritual and physical level and will impact Caern/community mechanics.
• Community Tasks are things the community has specifically asked for. These will have higher rewards.
• If for any reason there are no community tasks available, you may substitute donations of time in 10hr increments (We love short stories with the tickets)
• Because of the nature of the community, and it's relationship with The People, money is not especially good at investing spiritually, though it still has all of it's mundane applications and powers. Resources work in a 2:1 ratio when invested directly.
• Investments in the community that don't fit nicely in other buckets will go into the Misc group and be weighed case by case.
• All other investments are a 1:1 ratio
• Investing backgrounds takes them out of play for the month.
• SPECIAL NOTE: The community and spirits are watching, undermining other characters will add negatives to our relationships with this community.

Tasks

As Intel turns to Action keep track of who's working on what here!

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Those Currently Involved

• ST NOTE: Juniper Cross Community is a fictional community we have created for our game, but they represent underserved communities across the world that deal with the same very real issues. As such I want to make sure we are respectful of the material we will be using to tell this story of community and resilience. The rules are simple: We do not cause significant harm to the mortals of this community without an ST on board with the idea.