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 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
Benjamin and Isabel (who is Carlos Contender's niece) are married and have two children: Sofia (child) and Marcus (toddler).

Cho family
Vivian is a widow with a young daughter, Etsu.

Cleveland family
Jason and Marissa (Geoff Rutherford's sister) with their son Justin. Although they don't live in the Hills, they are considered part of the upper-class since they have more than 50,000 simoleons in funds.

Contender family
Carlos Contender, an elder man who had a legendary sports career, and was also legendary for his romantic pursuits. Now that he's thinking about retirement he's trying to focus on his niece Isabel and her family.

Cordial family
The Cordials are very similar to the Pleasant sisters, and they live in an exact copy of the Pleasant family home. They are Samantha and Kimberly Cordial. Kimberly is friends with the high witch of darkness for the neighborhood and Samantha is friends with the high witch of lightness.

DeBateau family
Armand DeBateau was married to Jessica Peterson, but she cheated on him, so they divorced. He is a business tycoon and is now living with his adopted teenage daughter Tara. He is the richest Sim in Belladonna Cove

Green household
Gabriel Green and Chastity Gere are roommates living in Belladonna Cove. Despite being very different, they have been best friends since elementary school. When you first enter the family, Gabriel and Chasity have the option to kiss. Depending on the kiss, (eg. a make out will have a stronger effect than a peck) Gabriel and Chastity can fall in love or become crushes.

Patel family
Ana Patel works as a Hotstess, and is in her last stage of pregnancy when the family is first played. Her husband is Ramir, who is a City Council member, and hopes his unborn heir will follow him into politics. They live together in an average-sized apartment with two floors.

Peterson family
Jessica Peterson is trying to make it on her own after her divorce from Armand DeBateau.

Riley family
Timothy Riley is a widower living with his young child daughter, Sally. He is interested in Vivian Cho.

Rutherford household
Geoff Rutherford and Connor Weir are roommates living in the nicer part of Belladonna Cove. Geoff just wants to have fun, but Connor wants to start a family of his own.

Gavigan family
This family consists of Mary and Nathan and their child Isaiah.

Goodie family
Herbert and Faith Goodie are a retired couple who love to travel.

Newson family
After the death of their adoptive parents. teens Gavin and Ginger, care for their younger siblings Gabriella and Gallagher (children), and Garrett and Georgia(toddlers).

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 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, Newsie
 * Seth Wade, Newsie
 * Kerie Long, Newsie
 * 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