The Raffertys have lived in Emerald Heights since it was just a little village.
Now, thanks to Caesar Rafferty's work and single-minded focus, it's a big and busy city, and no one has prospered more than the Rafferty family. Caesar has been mayor for so long that no one even bothers holding elections anymore.
The newspapers tout him as the most popular and influential mayor to exist in all of sim history, but how has he held on to power this long? Will Caesar's wild son Sebastian cause problems for his ambitious father?

• Caesar Rafferty (Elder / Fortune / Aries / Mayor, Politics Lvl 10):
  

  Life should be perfect for Caesar. After all, he's the mayor of a prominent city, and he has unlimited power, with the ability to make or break others with a single word to the right person. His connections - both legal and less so - ensure that the money keeps flowing in and the Rafferty bank account gets more and more full. But lately there's been unrest among some of his citizens, and in his own home. Why can't his son understand that you have to do everything necessary to be the very best, or risk getting trampled by others? Well, Caesar pulled some strings and got him that cushy executive job - maybe now Sebastian will fall in line.

• Judith Rafferty (Elder / Knowledge / Virgo / Top Secret Researcher, Science Lvl 8):

  Judith fell in love with Caesar when they were young, and he was full of visions of a city that they would lead into prosperity. Now, Judith realizes that Caesar never intended to help anyone but himself. Trapped in a miserable marriage, Judith pretends to be a model politician's wife so that Caesar won't use his influence to shut down the research lab she founded, where every day she looks for scientific means of protecting the citizens of Emerald Heights. Lately, Judith has been talking to a detective, telling her anything she can about Caesar. Maybe that woman will be able to take him down.

• Sebastian Rafferty (Adult / Romance / Leo / Executive, Business Lvl 5):

  Seb is so disgusted by his father, with his endless obsessions with family appearances and maintaining power. His mother isn't much better, with her fake smiles, always turning to her books when she doesn't think anyone is watching. Why isn't anyone else in this mansion actually living? His father should be happy Seb is even bothering to go into that new job his father dropped in his lap. Though acting like the big-shot businessman does have its benefits for picking up the ladies. Really, Seb could care less what his parents do as long as they keep making the big bucks. Somebody's gotta spend all that money.