History of the Peacock Islands

In 1797 a ship filled with indentured servants heading toward the New World wreaked upon the shoals of a small chain of islands. There, the survivors made a life with the natives of the Isles. Only 17 of the original 83 sims survived the first two years. The natives of the Island, though no one knows where they may have once originated from, though many expert believe they have Norse ancestors are typically blond with oddly characterized pointy ears.

In 1836 the notorius Pirate Anabelle Greenbeard made her home here in the Isles and sunk many a spanish Galleon. She attached a lantern to one of the few resident birds, a peacock (though historians say that likely it was mistranslated as peacocks are not residents of the ilsand now and the bird she most likely used was a penguin), and let it wander along the shore to luree ships onto the rocks for easy plunder. One of the few female pirate captians in the area she had little mercy and ransomed the King of Spain's Nephew by delivering peices of him to the Queen. It is said she died when her crew mutinied and strandeed her on one of the remote islands. Her Grave had been relocated to the Canary Lighthouse for public viewing.


In 1912 the Canary Light house was built to protect ships from the rocky shoals. Though for the most part the pirates were long gone the stretch of islands has still sunk more ships than nearly any other area save the Bermuda triangle.

50 years ago in the Islands Heyday, it was a magnet for adventurers looking for underwater treasure, historians learning the native stories, scientist delving into the paranormal, and wealthy tourists looking for an escape by the sea. After the Tsunami of 1968 and several freakish natural disasters (The Islands have the highest per capita incidents of lightning striking a sim in the world.) the tourist trade died off and many people afraid the local legends were coming true.

Today the Islands are at a low point in population. Only 2 families remain, the Avalons, and the Zephyrs. Recent tragedies have brought the total registered population down to 5 sims.

Daniel Zephyr, the local pilot of the area was flying his sister in law, Evelyn Zephyr to the Hospital in Simcity on the Mainland after a drug related relapse. Mechanical problems led to the plane's crash. They two died instantly as did the two occupants of the fishing boat they hit on the way into the water. Albert and Annie Avalon were fishing off the coast of Peacock Isle when the plane collided with them as it crashed. Albert and Annie were the owners of the local produce and grocery store.

The Avalons leave behind their 13 year old son, Alrick. Daniel Zephyr leaves behind his wife Beatrice and his 15 year old son Derek. Evelyn leaves behind husband Charles Zephyr and 12 year old son Edward.

At this point with so few natively born sims on the islands, the Sim Historical Perservation Society (SHPS) has stepped in. Grants will be given for sims opening commercial businesses and taking on civil duties beyond their own jobs. This website is maintained by the SHPS to promote residency and tourism of the Peacock Isles.