Belladonna Cove

Belladonna Cove is a neighborhood included in The Sims 2: Apartment Life. It may be named after Bella Goth, as there is a statue of Bella holding a PlumbBob in the center of the city. Additionally, "bella donna" in Italian means "beautiful lady," which may refer to Bella Goth. Belladonna is also another name for deadly nightshade, a highly poisonous plant which was allegedly used by witches, so the name might allude to the fact that witches are now introduced into the game.

The neighborhood contains apartment lots as well as normal residential and community lots. Belladonna Cove is the largest neighborhood of The Sims 2 and has many residential lots and community lots. It also has the largest playable population and territorial area. Belladonna Cove has many distinct districts: Slums, a trailer park, an industrial zone, a park area, the central city, the suburbs, a modern district, and the Hills, a fancy neighborhood where the high-class residents live. One thing often unnoticed about Belladonna Cove is its relative wealth. On average, Sims living in the poorer area of Belladonna Cove have around §13,000; while those living in the wealthy area have §50,000 to §227,000. In contrast, most families in Pleasantview start out with around §1,000.

Belladonna Cove bears many similarities to New York City, especially the Central Parks (Central Park), the BC Public Library (NY Public Library), the wealthy district overlooking the park (Upper East Side), and the statue of Bella Goth (Statue of Liberty). Furthermore, the Bella Statue is in a lake, while the Statue of Liberty is in an ocean, both of which are bodies of water.

Belladonna Cove may be a newer town as many of the pre-made families have recent memories of moving out and in to a new home.

Unlike the premade deceased Sims of Pleasantview and Strangetown, most premade deceased Sims in Belladonna Cove have some memories, but not a complete set of life memories.

It is interesting to note that there is a "secret" lot in a corner of the map, wich can be accessed by playing with the view mode, or by pressing 'tab'. The house on this lot looks like some retreats in Bon Voyage, and it has a value of around §36,000.



Baldwin family
The Baldwins are Tech who live in Tech Terrace. Benjamin and his wife, Isabel, whose uncle is said to exploit their wealth, have two children, Sofia and Marcus

Cho family
Vivian is a widow with a young daughter, Etsu. They live in an apartment in Jock district. Vivian wishes she can fall in love again and has strong chemistry with her neighbor, Timothy Riley.

Cleveland family
Jason, Marissa, and their son, Justin live in an apartment. Justin seems to be distracted from schoolwork with Tara DeBateau. Though they live in Jock district, their apparel and family funds show that they're supposed to be Socialites.

Contender family
Carlos is a Hall of Famer. He pursues romance despite being a popularity Sim. He has romantic relationship with Chastity Gere and Jessica Peterson. His niece, Isabel Baldwin, lives with her family in Tech Terrace.

Cordial family
The Cordial sisters are childhood enemies. Samantha is a Bohemian who is friends with Phoebe Adams, the good high witch, while Kimberly is a Gearhead who is friends with Frances McCullough, the evil high witch. They wish to be witches, but being so will pull their relationship apart.

DeBateau family
Armand is a divorced Business Tycoon who lives with his adopted daughter, Tara in a luxurious apartment. He is proud with his daughter. They are Socialites and the richest family in Belladonna Cove.

Green household
Gabriel Green, a Bohemian, and Chastity Gere, a Gearhead, are roommates. They have been best friends since childhood, despite being very different. Gabriel didn't notice that Chastity becomes a bit of wild, while he only wants to learn.

Patel family
Ramir is a City Council Member who lives in the Bohemian district. His wife, Ana is pregnant. He hopes his heir will follow his path as a politician.

Peterson family
After being divorced by Armand DeBateau, Jessica Peterson's reputation and fortune drops to rock bottom. She tried to find love and money again. Being a golddigger, she tries to get closer to Carlos Contender. She lives in a slummy trailer park.

Riley family
Timothy is a widower living with his daughter, Sally. He found himself attracted with Vivian Cho, his neighbor who lives in the same apartment. He wishes Sally would get along with Vivian's daughter.

Rutherford household
Geoff Rutherford and Connor Weir are roommates who live in the exclusive part of Belladonna Cove. Geoff, a Socialite, likes partying which makes his sister, Marissa Cleveland, annoyed. On the other hand, Connor, a Tech, wants to start a family of his own.

Gavigan family
The Gavigans have just moved to Belladonna Cove. This family consists of Mary and Nathan and their child Isaiah.

Goodie family
Herbert and Faith Goodie are an elderly couple who love to travel.

Newson family
After the death of their adoptive parents, teens Gavin and Ginger, look after their younger siblings Gabriella, Gallagher, Garrett, and Georgia.

Townies and NPCs
Due to the fact that Townies and NPCs have their names generated randomly, it will be possible for them to share the same last name with premade Sims. However, they won't be related at all.

Townies
Uniquely, every townie from Belladonna Cove has a fixed job, not random, with exception of Shannon Todd.
 * Christopher Tsang
 * Glen Deppiesse
 * Diane Shahan
 * Vincent Thomason
 * Vanessa Royce
 * Shannon Todd
 * Heidi Bradshaw
 * Blair Seavey
 * Barbara Miceli
 * Houston McCarthy
 * Solveig Bachman
 * Victor Corsillo
 * Lora Copur
 * Sam Hart
 * Sierra Phillips
 * Don Okuma
 * Jordan Centowski
 * Kent Seifert
 * Solveig Enriquez
 * Toby Siew
 * Lilly Seavey
 * Pierce Walter
 * Cathy Miller
 * Simon Brown
 * Elizabeth Sell
 * Andrzej Harris
 * Allyn Chung
 * Heath Butler
 * Sunny Patch
 * Todd Johnston
 * Diane Smith
 * Luc Shin
 * Claire Tellerman

NPCs

 * Phoebe Adams, High Good Witch
 * Frances McCullough, High Evil Witch
 * Phoenix Carlson, Gardener
 * Destry Inada, Gardener
 * Kenya Byall, Gardener
 * Elle Huffman, Firefighter
 * Andrzej Raymond, Firefighter
 * Michael Sims, Firefighter
 * Sean Thayer, Deliveryperson
 * Lydia Jung, Deliveryperson
 * Vamsi Stompel, Deliveryperson
 * Toby Riley, Police Officer
 * Roger Wood, Police Officer
 * Rosemarie Bertino, Police Officer
 * Kiera Fancey, Driver
 * Sabastian Go, Driver
 * Seth Goldman, Driver
 * Nery Royce, Burglar
 * Curtis Steele, Burglar
 * Shanna Centowski, Burglar
 * Shane Jones, Headmaster
 * Nawwaf Leelaporn, Headmaster
 * Vince Gothier, Headmaster
 * Adriana Cameron, Bartender
 * Ralph Baity, Bartender
 * Cole Sicat, Bartender
 * Alejandro Darga, Exterminator
 * Stephen Wilkie, Exterminator
 * Uma Louie, Exterminator
 * Samantha Larrea, Maid
 * Amber Barthelet, Maid
 * Andrea Shin, Maid
 * Kaylynn Tang, Pizza Delivery Girl
 * Simon Gonzaga, Pizza Delivery Guy
 * Calvin Rodriguez, Pizza Delivery Guy
 * Ratna Jayapalan, Newspaper Carrier
 * Seth Wade, Newspaper Carrier
 * Kerie Long, Newspaper Carrier
 * Theresa Hogan, Nanny
 * Nerissa Bendett, Nanny
 * Mona Kim, Nanny
 * Hun Cho, Mail Carrier
 * Ravi Kody, Mail Carrier
 * Lilly Reamon, Mail Carrier
 * Addison Johnston, Repairman
 * Justin Macarevich, Repairman
 * Jerome Rodriguez, Repairman
 * Jaqueline Centowski, Cashier
 * Zoe Kimbrell, Cashier
 * Ryker Ternyck, Cashier

Baie de Belladonna