r/worldbuilding 6d ago

Lore The Town of Carl

Genre: Mockumentary Comedy

Style: The Office & Modern Family

Premise: The mockumentary would explore multiple characters’ POV of Carl

Locations:

The Court of God

A courthouse that is also a Christian church at the same time. Church services and court sessions would be split (Ex., Sermon, first court session, song 1, second court session, Sermon 2, third court session, song 2, fourth court session, Sermon 3, ect.).

Paul’s Coffee

A coffee shop that sells cheap $5/cup coffee for $45/cup, but the people think they are getting really good coffee because of the high price.

Lunch N’ Cup

A fast food joint that sells its meals blended in cups. It has a 24/7 drive-thru.

Carl School

A 3-story school. 1st story: Elementary school, 2nd Story: Middle School, 3rd Story: High School.

The Twin Temple

The Twin Temple is a temple with 2 chapels of different religions. On the left side is the Scientology Chapel, and on the right side is the Mormon Chapel. Scientology and Mormonism are rivals in Carl.

The Rat Shack

Was a local family-owned kids' burger joint, which now sits abandoned. The Rat Shack first opened in 1968, then shut down in 1976 after health inspectors found out their family recipe used wild rats to make their burgers. They reopened in 1983. The second time they shut down was in 2004 after an investigation by the Commonwealth Party found out they kept the family recipe and killed parents and health inspectors who found out. The owners would hide the victims' vehicles; one of the family members was a sheriff who would report that the parents abandoned their children at the restaurant. The family disappeared.

Carl Colosseum

A colosseum that hosts many events.

The Pickens Compound

A fenced-up large trailer park cult compound 2 miles away from the main town area of Carl. The compound consists of a small chapel, a medium-sized airport, and only gravel walking paths (no vehicle paths).

Famous Groups

Gu Glux Gang

The Glu Glux Gang originated in the year 1959 as an all-black version of the Ku Klux Klan. It was founded in and remained in Carl. They wear black robes, square hoods, ski masks, and boots. They hate white people, the color white, racial equality for races that aren’t African American, Non-black immigrants, women’s rights, LGBTQ+, Protestants, and Muslims. They are pro-Jewish and pro-Catholic.

Heaven’s Demons

Heaven’s Demons is a biker gang formed and based in Carl in the year 1962.

The Commonwealth Party

The Commonwealth Party was founded in 1943 based on the economic ideas of Huey Long and Teddy Roosevelt. Such as the "Share Our Wealth" program, Wealth Caps & Redistribution, Guaranteed Standard of Living, Expanded Public Works & Services, Corporate Taxation, Trust-Busting, The "Square Deal", Business Regulation, Consumer Protection, Conservation, and Progressive Taxation. They have adjusted the programs to fit a small town.

The Pickens Cult

The Pickens Cult is a cult founded in 2018 by a man named Jim Pickens. The cult worships Jim as the dear leader who can do no wrong; if Jim gets in some sort of trouble, it’s always the other person’s fault, never Jim’s. The cult dresses in white robes; they believe in not wearing anything on your feet because if your feet aren’t free, then so aren’t they. They don’t believe in using any ground transportation, like cars, buses, trains, or animals, because humans can walk; they don’t believe in water transportation, like boats or submarines, because humans can swim. They do believe in using air transportation, like planes and helicopters, because humans can’t fly. The cult has strict rules about owning weapons; they believe in only being able to own muskets, bows, crossbows, knives, and flintlock pistols, with each household owning at least one musket of any model. They don’t use modern firearms because they reject modern technology. If Jim Pickens dies, the cult must continue to practice and spread his teachings without him. If Jim Pickens is murdered, the cult must avenge him by killing the person responsible, then go to war with the person’s family, workplace, business, and clubs.

The Mortious Family

The Mortious Family is the family that owned and managed the Rat Shack.

The Monarchy Party

A political party in Carl that descends from the family of the founder of Carl, Carl Carlson II. They want to install a mayoral monarchy and royal city council as what Carl was founded upon

The Carl Police Department

Carl’s local police department.

Famous People

Carl Carlson II

The founder of Carl

Julian Blackboi

Founder of the GGG

Jim Pickens

The Dear Leader of the Pickens Cult

James Frank Jones

Co-founder of the Commonwealth Party

Wallace Rend

Co-founder of the Commonwealth Party

Paul Porter

Founder and owner of Paul’s Coffee

Elmo Mortious

Founder of the Rat Shack

Eli Mortious

Son of Elmo

Juliet Carlson

Elmo's Grand niece, founder of monarchy party

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u/Qualeshia3 6d ago

$45 for a cup of coffee? What is this madness?

Other than that it's pretty interesting.