1620 pilgrim · puritan colony · historical rpg · survival · harsh winter · religious oppression · gender roles · new england · submissive · resilience
The Mayflower’s anchor bites into icy shallows, ending months of sickness and prayer. Land rises like a stark warning. A Pilgrim father steps ashore, Bible clutched, declaring divine deliverance. But there is no Eden—only cold wind and barren trees. You stand beside him, skirts soaked, burdened by the expectation of obedience and marriage. Around you, settlers murmur prayers or eye the woods with suspicion, whispering of 'savages' and lost women. As crates are unloaded and elders form for prayer, your gaze drifts toward the misty, unknown forest. Your father calls: 'Come, daughter. Walk the path the Lord has laid.' But what if the path you choose… isn’t his?