Dragon Valley

Dragon Valley is a The Sims 3 Store World that was released on May 30th, 2013. It was first announced at the Live Broadcast on April 16th, 2013. The theme of this world is medieval. It features brand new locations, features, as well as new characters.

Description
''Welcome to Dragon Valley, a land of myth and fantasy. It's been years since any adult dragons have terrorized this peaceful town but it's not yet time to rest. The elven Sims of Dragon Valley are working to ensure that their military is up to par, their citizens are prepared for disaster, and that the scientific techniques they've used to keep the dragonlings small stay intact. The skies may be clear for now, but beneath the surface a conflict is brewing between the Mithrillen and O'Connell families for control of the town. It's tradition vs. progress: on which side will you stand?''

Backstory
You all walk around with dragons on your arms as pets. But don't you see? We're just recovering; we've finally rebuilt after the original Dragons ravaged our land.
 * Open Your Eyes!

The O'Connells "land" in our world with their way of taming dragons and we've been following them ever since! When it was we Mithrilens that used to keep the town safe!"

Don't let them pull the wool over your eyes. Just look at the dragons. They are supposed to be "babies" but each one does something more dastardly than the last!

This will only end in misery. Let me help you. The Mithrilen family knows our ways, our traditions, and our bond with the land. Let me guide you to safety, before it's too late.


 * Mithrilen for Mayor
 * Before it's too late.

Lots
82 lots in total are in Dragon Valley: 27 commercial, 22 empty and 33 residential lots.

Families
There are 23 families in Dragon Valley.

New Families

 * Cromos family  33 Lugh Lane
 * §800
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Riley Cromos, Zoe Cromos
 * Riley Cromos has been living the hard life raising his daughter alone. He loves her more than anything, but as a struggling baker it's getting harder and harder to make ends meet and find ways to relate to a soon-to-be teenage girl.  Can they handle the growing pains or will this weakened family be over-powered?


 * Delaney family  92 Dagda Drive
 * §1,200
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Emma Delaney, Dorren Delaney
 * Emma loves her father and their eco-concious lifestyle, but she yearns for a bit more freedom. What's the harm in eating out on disposable paper products every once in awhile or driving a modern automobile? She wants to teach her father that you can save the earth, and live in it too. 


 * Dolan household  24 Clover Drive
 * §4,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Wynn Byrne, Finn Dolan, Sarah Dolan
 * Finn never imagined that he'd marry the girl that he rescued from a vicious wolf attack all of those years ago, but here he is living with an elderly grandmother and a beautiful wife with the affinity for red hoods. Now that they're expecting their first child he wonders if it's time to increase his vigilant watch for danger or begin to let down his guard?


 * Eames family  58 Balor Bend
 * §2,300
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Maeve Eames, Martin Eames, Liam Eames
 * Maeve lived her life on a ship. Her father was the captain of a ship and her youth was spent pillaging towns with her best friend, Martin. Now married and in their adulthood, Maeve and Martin are having a hard time getting used to the parent life with their young son Liam. With another little one on the way, the question is will they settle or will they sail?


 * Finnigan family 82 Claddagh Court
 * §5,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Aaron Finnigan
 * Aaron never believed this gold at the end of a rainbow business, but he can't help but notice that good things have a habit of coming his way. Successful in business and a serious relationship with the beautiful Siobahn Murphy?  Maybe he is lucky...


 * Flanagan family  15 Clover Drive
 * §2,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Quinn Flanagan
 * Playing the fool is simple when you have an ulterior motive. Quinn uses his charm and humor to get close to Sims for their secrets! He's the town's gossip columnist and gossip comes easy when you make people laugh.


 * Grey family  70 Oak Grove
 * §900
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Hugh Grey
 * Hugh Grey lives in quiet isolation and he likes it that way. Out at his lighthouse he can spend his days writing novels, maintaining his garden, and keeping the waters safe. He likes the peace of his lonely life, but will a new romance with Nessie Lochlan spark some color in all of the grey?


 * Hooley family  26 Clover Drive
 * §700
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Marian Hooley, Robin Hooley
 * Robin loves the common man and will do anything he can to help, illegal or not. He and his wife Marian have little money and few possessions because he keeps giving them away! He has good intentions, but Marian hopes to teach him that stealing isn't the way to go.


 * Kelly family  54 Brighid Bend
 * §1,500
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Ava Kelly, Sean Kelly
 * Ava Kelly is young, fierce, and wanting to make a name for herself in town. That name is Kelly; Ava Kelly. Sean loves his driven wife and he'll do anything to help her get ahead. Even if that means making a name for himself just to stay at her side.


 * Lochlan family  30 Clover Drive
 * §1,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Nessie Lochlan
 * The Loch Ness Monster is real! Or is it? Nessie is an aspiring journalist and her star is rising! All she needs to do is keep taking pictures of this mysterious "monster" in the water and her job will promote itself! With her career underway she's hoping to get her romantic life in order with the mysterious lighthouse keeper, Mr. Grey.


 * MacAnna family  76 Shillelagh Street
 * §1,500
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Shannon MacAnna, Teagan MacAnna
 * Teagan is the exact opposite of her sweet, innocent sister, Shannon. Dark and devious to the bone, she does whatever she wants with reckless abandon and no consideration for others.  Who cares if there is no "I" in Team? There is an "I" in Mine and that's all that matters.


 * MacGrath family  77 Shillelagh Street
 * §5,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Bradan MacGrath
 * Bradan is the ultimate champion and the one that everyone pays to see. He can vanquish any foe and conquer any competitor with ease. He's number  one and always will be. It's probably best not to get in his way.


 * McCann family  37 Aibell Avenue
 * §4,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Lorna McCann
 * Lorna is the source of all that is good in Dragon Valley. No one knows her true age and it's almost as if she's lived forever.  She's loving, kind, and always knows how to cure what ails you. Her healing isn't just homeopathic or scientific, it's practically magic.


 * Mithrilen family  1 Mithrilen Manor
 * §8,000
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Fintan Mithrilen, Aine Mithrilen, Riordan Mithrilen
 * Fintan still holds bitterness in his heart over the Mithrilen family being unseated as leaders in town. He still can't believe how quickly everyone took to the foreign O'Connell family and he believes that they should have stayed on guard rather than letting little dragons into their lives.  He will protect his town no matter what, but will his anger and obsession hurt his family in the long run?


 * Murphy family  74 Shillelagh Street
 * §1,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Siobahn Murphy
 * Siobahn is beautiful, talented, and a virtuoso when plucking strings. Her songs bring joy and laughter to everyone who listens, almost as if they're in a trance. She spends most of her time perfecting her music because you never know when you'll need a good entrancing song...


 * O'Connell family  100 O'Connell Heights
 * §10,000
 * Difficulty: 4
 * Morida O'Connell, Seamus O'Connell, Shauna O'Connell, Brien O'Connell, Aiden O'Connell
 * The O'Connell family has been leading the town since their great-great-grandfather Captain O'Connell landed here and helped the town tame the dragons. They love caring for the town, but they are starting to wonder if democracy isn't more the way.


 * Ordhen family  90 Dagda Drive
 * §700
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Daric Ordhen
 * Daric loves his garden. There's nothing more he loves than his garden. He would spend all of his time in his garden if he could, but eating, sleeping, and other human "necessities" get in the way. If only he could be a statue, then he could stay in his garden forever.


 * O'Reilly family  61 Ardmore Avenue
 * §2,500
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Fiona O'Reilly, Morrigan O'Reilly, Conor O'Reilly, Chloe O'Reilly
 * Women! Women! Women! They're all that Conor sees. He opens his eyes to his youngest daughter vying for his attention and closes his eyes to his harried wife hoping for some rest, with a sprinkle of his teenage daughter rolling her eyes at him in between. What a life! He's overwhelmed, but he wouldn't change a minute of it.


 * O'Shea family  85 Deidre Drive
 * §2,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Breandan O'Shea, Kearney O'Shea
 * Kearney and Breandan are always jousting to be the best. When Breandan got muscles, Kearney got bigger muscles. When Kearney got a girlfriend, Breandan got a prettier girlfriend! When Breandan joined law enforcement, Kearney join the Military! Kearney thinks he's the best brother, but then again so does Brendan! When will they learn that they're really quite the same?


 * Prendergast household  6 Mithrilen Manor
 * §1,200
 * Difficulty: 6
 * Sophie Dwyer, Nora Lawless, Orion Lawless, Cassidy Predergast, Dillon Lawless, Corren Dwyer, Cara Gallgher
 * Cassidy was never able to have children of her own, but it didn't matter.  There were always children in town without a parent. Parents lost to Dragon fires, house fires, fire fires.. .Times are tough and orphans need love too.


 * Sackholme family  75 Shillelagh Street
 * §1,200
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Susie Sackholme, Mason Sackholme
 * Lots of things always seem to happen around Susie & Mason. Though well-intentioned, they usually fall prey to some scheme or attack and danger seems to follow them wherever they go. That doesn't keep the men and women in town from being hopelessly attracted to them, however. Some think it's because there may have been fairy in their blood line.


 * Walsh family  45 Brea Bend
 * §2,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Aislin Walsh
 * Aislin Walsh makes some of the best food in town, but isn't the most stable person around. Everyone knows how productive the farms are in their secluded town, so where did Aislin get all of this meat?

Returning Families

 * Burb household  34 Lugh Lane
 * §5,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * John Burb, Jennifer Pleasant
 * Jennifer and John tried to sail around the world as one last "hurrah" before their wedding day and somehow ended up here! The adventure for this couple is just beginning, but will they be able to find a way back home before their big day?

Deceased Sims

 * Niall Mithrilen (Electrocution)
 * Sophia Carol (Fire)
 * Donal O'Connell (Old Age)
 * Taylor Judah (Old Age)
 * Geoffrey Gary (Old Age)

Townies

 * Michael McCarthy
 * Nuala O'Ryan
 * Dermot Cullen
 * Ellen Curren
 * Enya Gallgher


 * John Fallon
 * Mary Moloney
 * Dinny Kelly
 * Teague McMillan
 * Majella Shanahan

NPCs

 * Ciara Aeravir (Paper Delivery Girl)
 * Brianna Callaghan (Babysitter)
 * Deidre McMillan (Maid)
 * Sylvie O'Malley(Policewoman)
 * Eleanor Craig (Social Worker)
 * Sky Elovir (Pizza Delivery Girl)
 * Caitlin O'Brien (Burglar)
 * Kaitlyn Munro (Social Worker)
 * Eavan Galadiir (Mail Carrier)
 * Madison Shaw (Science Geek)
 * Meaghan O'Neill (Firefighter)
 * Patricia McDermott (Repairman)
 * Talia Johnstone (Repo-man)


 * Alexander Orelon (Paper Delivery Boy)
 * Rowan Donoghue (Babysitter)
 * Ossian McGuinness (Repairman)
 * Samuel Galamin (Maid)
 * Zain Hayadar (Mailman)
 * Adrian Black (Policeman)
 * Ferdinand Tunnelly (Repo-man)
 * Mick Quinlan (Pizza Delivery Boy)
 * Thomas O'Sullivan (Firefighter)
 * Micah Paterson (Social Worker)
 * Charlie Hamilton (Social Worker)
 * Flynn Ryan (Burglar)

Trivia

 * On May 10, 2013, Maxis set up a preview page on their website for Dragon Valley. The page had a glitch that allowed some people to purchase and download an incomplete version of the neighborhood. The glitch was soon fixed, but Maxis staff strongly recommended that players uninstall the incomplete version.
 * The theatre in Dragon Valley is based on the World Theatre and its counterpart in SimCity, both of which are based on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, England.
 * There is an additional venue available from the Store, The Duke of Bows Renaissance Faire, which was designed specifically for use in Dragon Valley. However, it must be purchased separately and is not included in the Gold Edition. Instead, buying the Gold Edition from the Store grants the purchaser enough additional SimPoints to buy the venue, and the write-up for the package explicitly recommends this.
 * The Gold Edition version sold in the Store includes an extra set called Celtic Lands. The physical retail edition of the World includes an additional download code in the box, which must be redeemed separately in order to access the Celtic Lands extra features. The box edition does not, however, include additional SimPoints, as the Store edition does, making the box edition somewhere between the Standard and Gold editions from the Store.
 * The names Dagda, Lugh, Brighid, are taken from Celtic Mythology.
 * Morrigan O'Reilly shares her name with one of the Bridgeport vampires, Morrigan Hemlock. Morrigan is also the name of one of the most important Goddesses of Celtic Mythology.
 * There's a street named Shillelagh Street, which is one of the drinks served by a mixologist.
 * The Hooley and Dolan families are a parody of the fairy tales Robin Hood and Little Red Riding Hood, respectively.
 * The Sackholme family is a parody of Sookie and Jason Stackhouse from the True Blood TV series.
 * The O'Connell family is a parody of Merida and her family from Disney/Pixar's Brave.

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