Founding Families
There are four founding families of Lazarus, those that shaped the island into the thriving place it is today, two of the families still live on the island and contribute to it's constantly growing economy, the other two founding families have long since left but their mark is still left on the island with their original founding homes being preserved by the Historic Foundation and a memorial park built in their honor.
Mercer Family
The Mercer family originally hailed from Derbyshire, England. They settled on Lazarus with four other families and took ownership of the harder area of Lazarus South, the area was covered in forest allowing the family to earn their fortune through lumber.
The Mercer family suffered their first heavy blow when Xavier was caught under a falling tree, the family could do nothing to remove it from his leg and subsequently Xavier lost his leg after they were forced to cut it off. The next big blow came when Liam Holton raped and murdered Odette leaving her body in the woods near the local cemetery, this caused the rift between the two families to turn into an all out war with Taegan calling for Liam Holton's head, which after a few months of trails and his family trying to ship him off Lazarus Taegan finally got when they hung Liam from Judge's tree.
Shortly after Odette's murder Taegan poured his heart and soul into clearing out a patch of forest ready to start a stud farm and soon founded Shadow Warrior Lodge.
Members of the Mercer Family who first settled on Lazarus
Taegan Mercer.
Ishbel Mercer - Wife of Taegan.
Tanner Mercer - First child and son of Taegan and Ishbel.
Xavier Mercer - Second child and son of Taegan and Ishbel.
Isolde Mercer - Third child and first daughter of Taegan and Ishbel.
Odette Mercer - Fourth child and second daughter of Taegan and Ishbel.
Zander Mercer - Fifth child and third son of Taegan and Ishbel.
Ivonette Mercer (nee Williams) - Wife of Tanner.
Zoe Mercer - First child and daughter of Tanner and Ivonette, twin of Oscar
Oscar Mercer - Second child and first son of Tanner and Ivonette, twin of Zoe.
The Mercer family suffered their first heavy blow when Xavier was caught under a falling tree, the family could do nothing to remove it from his leg and subsequently Xavier lost his leg after they were forced to cut it off. The next big blow came when Liam Holton raped and murdered Odette leaving her body in the woods near the local cemetery, this caused the rift between the two families to turn into an all out war with Taegan calling for Liam Holton's head, which after a few months of trails and his family trying to ship him off Lazarus Taegan finally got when they hung Liam from Judge's tree.
Shortly after Odette's murder Taegan poured his heart and soul into clearing out a patch of forest ready to start a stud farm and soon founded Shadow Warrior Lodge.
Members of the Mercer Family who first settled on Lazarus
Taegan Mercer.
Ishbel Mercer - Wife of Taegan.
Tanner Mercer - First child and son of Taegan and Ishbel.
Xavier Mercer - Second child and son of Taegan and Ishbel.
Isolde Mercer - Third child and first daughter of Taegan and Ishbel.
Odette Mercer - Fourth child and second daughter of Taegan and Ishbel.
Zander Mercer - Fifth child and third son of Taegan and Ishbel.
Ivonette Mercer (nee Williams) - Wife of Tanner.
Zoe Mercer - First child and daughter of Tanner and Ivonette, twin of Oscar
Oscar Mercer - Second child and first son of Tanner and Ivonette, twin of Zoe.
Holton Family
The Holton Family originally hailed from London, England. They settled down with the other four families and took ownership of the north side of Lazarus, the area was rich in ore and they quickly made a fortune off it which they poured back into Lazarus much to everyone's joy.
A rift was soon caused between the four families when the Holton's started to buy, sell and trade slaves from the mainlands, it was one of the things the others had moved from the mainlands to get away from.
With the rift between the families, the Holton's started to withdraw from the rest of Lazarus and founded Lazarus Heights before beginning to market the area out to the mainland, plenty of the richer folks from the mainland came to settle on Lazarus which provided much relief for the now struggling island but also proved more of a strain on relationship with the other families.
The rift between the Holton's and the Mercer's turned into an all our war when Liam Holton, son of Hershel Holton, raped and murdered Odette Mercer, daughter of Taegan Mercer; Liam was tried and found guilty, he was hung from Judge's tree, a gnarled old tree that had been there since long before they arrived.
Members of the Holton Family who first settled on Lazarus
Hershel Holton.
Elizabeth Holton - Wife of Hershel.
Liam Holton - First child and son of Hershel and Elizabeth.
Abigayle Smith (nee Holton) - Second child and first daughter of Hershel and Elizabeth.
Viviette Holton - Third child and second daughter of Hershel and Elizabeth.
Tobias Holton - Fourth child and second son of Hershel and Elizabeth.
Christopher Smith - Husband of Abigayle.
Matthew Smith - First child and son of Christopher and Abigayle.
Lillian Smith - Second child and first daughter of Christopher and Abigayle.
A rift was soon caused between the four families when the Holton's started to buy, sell and trade slaves from the mainlands, it was one of the things the others had moved from the mainlands to get away from.
With the rift between the families, the Holton's started to withdraw from the rest of Lazarus and founded Lazarus Heights before beginning to market the area out to the mainland, plenty of the richer folks from the mainland came to settle on Lazarus which provided much relief for the now struggling island but also proved more of a strain on relationship with the other families.
The rift between the Holton's and the Mercer's turned into an all our war when Liam Holton, son of Hershel Holton, raped and murdered Odette Mercer, daughter of Taegan Mercer; Liam was tried and found guilty, he was hung from Judge's tree, a gnarled old tree that had been there since long before they arrived.
Members of the Holton Family who first settled on Lazarus
Hershel Holton.
Elizabeth Holton - Wife of Hershel.
Liam Holton - First child and son of Hershel and Elizabeth.
Abigayle Smith (nee Holton) - Second child and first daughter of Hershel and Elizabeth.
Viviette Holton - Third child and second daughter of Hershel and Elizabeth.
Tobias Holton - Fourth child and second son of Hershel and Elizabeth.
Christopher Smith - Husband of Abigayle.
Matthew Smith - First child and son of Christopher and Abigayle.
Lillian Smith - Second child and first daughter of Christopher and Abigayle.
Brekker Family
The Brekker family originally hailed from Glasgow, Scotland. When they settled with the other three families they struck a deal with the Payne family and took co-ownership of the central area of Lazarus. The Brekker family founded the local Police force and set up a deal with the Mercer family, they would supply the Mercer's with free laborers and the Mercer's would supply the force with horses for mounted patrols, a deal which still stands to this day.
Members of the Brekker Family who first settled on Lazarus
William Brekker.
Margery Brekker - Wife of William.
Katelyn Brekker - First child and daughter of William and Margery.
Jane Brekker - Second child and daughter of William and Margery.
Suzanna Brekker - Third child and daughter of William and Margery.
John Brekker - Fourth child and first son of William and Margery.
Members of the Brekker Family who first settled on Lazarus
William Brekker.
Margery Brekker - Wife of William.
Katelyn Brekker - First child and daughter of William and Margery.
Jane Brekker - Second child and daughter of William and Margery.
Suzanna Brekker - Third child and daughter of William and Margery.
John Brekker - Fourth child and first son of William and Margery.
Payne Family
The Payne Family originally hailed from Galway, Ireland. When they settled with the other three families they struck a deal with the Brekker family and took co-ownership of the central area of Lazarus, an area which was mostly flat and fertile.
The Payne family established the first general store and since then have added to make township making it into a bustling thriving industry.
Members of the Payne Family who first settled on Lazarus
Julius Payne.
Katherine Payne - Wife of Julius.
Derrik Payne - First child and son of Julius and Katherine.
Margret Payne - Second child and first son of Julius and Katherine.
Jennette Payne (nee Waters) - Wife of Derrik.
Lana Payne - First child and daughter of Derrik and Jennette.
The Payne family established the first general store and since then have added to make township making it into a bustling thriving industry.
Members of the Payne Family who first settled on Lazarus
Julius Payne.
Katherine Payne - Wife of Julius.
Derrik Payne - First child and son of Julius and Katherine.
Margret Payne - Second child and first son of Julius and Katherine.
Jennette Payne (nee Waters) - Wife of Derrik.
Lana Payne - First child and daughter of Derrik and Jennette.
Shadow Warrior Lodge is a Sims 3 stable, although several features and various other things are based off how a real life stud farm in New Zealand works.