Our History so far: Legend: C (common knowledge) A (academic knowledge) S (secret knowledge) E (event) Sc (scene) Cataclysm ( C ) ( SE )An, as yet, unnamed member of Clan Aerihman emigrated to earth. He was the first of his kind to return. It is not known how, but he is involved with the events that lead to the re-opening of the rifts on earth. The name Pandora floats through the air in his wake. ( AE )A schism between the True Atlanteans, led by Clan Aerihman, and a matrilineal clan offshoot leads to the creation of a Matriarchal clan immigrating to the Amazon river basin in Brazil. They take their name from the river, bringing the name full circle in its use. ( CE )The Abyssal Realms, a collection of hell dimensions in the multiverse, break through into the Forgotten Shard, a relative backwater in the multiverse that had limited connections to other worlds. They attack, hoping for an easy victory. ( AE )In an effort to combat demons, and all other transdimensional foes, a group called Anthropocentric Resistance of Trans-Dimensional Agression and Control. Simplified to ARTAC for common use. ( SE )It is revealed to the leadership of ARTAC that one of the co-founding members of the group, Edgar Case, was subject to visions. He foretold that Wormwood would attempt to break through to earth. He proceeded to describe the nature of that hellscape that is Wormwood. ( SE )The borders between the Forgotten Shard and Everything else were closed to prevent further incursions into earth. Due to the imbalance in magical power between the Forgotten Shard and the rest of the multiverse pressure began to build within the shield that had been erected. Because the shield originated on earth, when the pressure grew too great, ley lines erupted all over, and within, earth. Where they crossed nexuses and rifts formed and began ripping the world apart. ( SE )A confluence of ley lines caused a greater nexus in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. This greater nexus was directly under the St. Louis arch. While on a vacation with his family, Joseph Oldham was at the arch at the exact moment that the greater rift opened. The power ripping through the area killed everyone except for Mr. Oldham. He was irrevocably changed by the event. ( C )Global Communications Failure. Society begins to fail. ( SE )The argentinian military begins to raid civilian tech sources for resources including guns and food. ( SSc )Characters: Tagg : Jose Luis Benito (chief quartermaster)
Brian : Mr. Cortez (head of the national intelligence organization)
Chris : Ida Luzia Villa (1 star general, hot)
Andrew : Teniente General Joãozinho Rodrigo Mata (JCS)
Rob : Salazar Oliveira (leader of the communist party)
Victor: Lolita Mata(current wife of general.)
Craig : Time (demon army in Brazil). --After a heated interrogation of Mr. Benito by Mr. Cortez, the quartermaster revealed that he had been skimming profits from the supply system for years, reducing the level of the supplies to a dangerous level. Mr. Benito blamed this on being seduced by a succubus. --Mr. Cortez revealed this to Gen. Villa and Gen. Mata. Seeing an opportunity to finally gain more power in the country, Gen. Villa, the mistress of Gen. Mata, she worked up documents that would conscript the civilian populous into the war with the demons. After she popped a few buttons on her top, she handed the documents to Gen. Mata to sign, assuming he would be too busy to read the documents putting her in charge of the new conscript army. --Much to her dismay, and eventual pleasure, Gen. Mata did read the documents. In fact, he expanded the orders to include confiscating supplies from civilians and all the local technology companies. --There were some rumblings that Mrs. Mata, tired of her cheating husband, may have slept with a gringo with the name Andrew. ( C )The Rise of Magic ( AE )The two largest ley lines form the poles of the earth. The first is the Axis Line and runs from the north pole to the south pole through the center of the earth. The second is the Magnetic Line and runs from magnetic north through the center of the earth to magnetic south. The magnetic line shatters at both ends and rises into the magnetosphere. In the center of the earth is a nexus. The primary rift to Avalon was found to be located here. ( S )Splugorth love affairs are to be feared by all, but one lead to the discovery of a weakness that all splugorth share. The lover of Lord Splyncryth, a splugorth by the name of Vlyncryth, continued to write love letters back and forth with Splyncryth when he/she/it began to take Africa as his/her/its own. The stationery that was used cut the splugorth, causing him/her/it to bleed.( CE )It is known that Vlyncryth first entered Africa at this time and he/she/it is the lover of Splyncryth. ( SE )Dante Pettis, George Kittle, Joe Staley, and a traveler from an earth like world Lucy Heartfillia, discover the powers of the curse of Cain by accident. They ate the hearts of supernaturals. Their power seems to be linked to Wormwood in some as yet unknown way. ( A )Wormwood's Incursion into Rifts Earth. ( AE )The first rift appeared in Calgary, Albert, Canada. It was through this rift that Wormwood first made an appearance. While that hadn't been the initial reason the rift formed, they did make use of the weakness in the walls of reality to use it to punch through the shield erected by ARTAC and entered our reality here. They established their primary foothold in our world here. ( AE )The wild psi-stalker tribes of the north, realizing the danger posed by Wormwood, decided to join together to fight the forces of Wormwood. Their intent was to push Wormwood back through the portal. ( SE )Lord Coake and a large force of Cyber-knights joined with the Psi-stalkers to fight the forces of Wormwood in calgary. They began to be successful and pushed wormwood back toward the rift. ( AE )The success of the forces of Lord Coake and the Psi-stalker tribes had been a trap. Wormwood rushed from the surrounding countryside around the rift, surrounding the forces of Lord Coake in moments, cutting him and his Cyber-knights off from their allies. Half of Lord Coake's Cyber-knights were killed before they could break free from the ambush. ( CSc )Dictated. Victor: Lord Coake. --In a famous speech, even if people are unsure of where or when it occurred, Lord Coake stood up in the midst of the battlefield and called for the heroism of his soldiers. The rousing speech drew forth the utmost from his Cyber-knights and they won, pushing back the forces of Wormwood. ( SE )To ensure that Wormwood couldn't press an advantage on the weakened Cyber-knights, a golden spruce seed was planted at the foot of Mount Rundle which was coaxed into being a Millenium Tree. The trees power sealed the rift for use by Wormwood. ( SE )Unfortunately, it was all plans within plans. Wormwood had never needed to hold onto the rift, as this was simply their first foothold. The forces fought as though desperate to distract the psi-stalkers and Cyber-knights. It worked. None of the armies there arrayed even suspected that Wormwood had a second foothold, or that they had allowed themselves to be defeated. ( SE )Wormwood established their second foothold firmly in China. ( SE )As Wormwood loses control of the first rift, a free-for-all ensues for control over the power it represents. This rift connects not only to other worlds, but beyond the shield locking earth into the Forgotten Shard. ( C )Creation and Growth of the Coalition ( SE )They say that the winners write the history, and never is that more true than with the beginning of the Coalition. A group of like-minded individuals in Chi-town, a walled city that had grown up where Chicago was in the old world, formed a Coalition Council to more unify their various political factions in the city. No one remembers they ever existed. ( CE )After stamping out all resistance to his rule, Karl Prosek names himself Emperor of the Coalition. ( C )The Siege of Tolkeen ( SE )During the siege of Tolkeen, and already weakened Coalition army fractured as a group of Psychics lead a rebellion against the army's leadership. Brother turned against brother, friends and lovers threw eldritch energies at each other as sides were taken, and fighting broke out. The rebellion was put down, but it would have lasting consequences. ( C )Rise of the Judges in the Coalition States ( SE )An examination is established by Lord Coake for all who would become Judges. Lord Coake asked one thing of those who would Judge the truth of another's actions: Judge his behavior during the attack on the Wormwood rift in Calgary. Using all that they knew, including hindsight and information that was not then known to Lord Coake, they would have to determine his guilt or innocence in the actions that had cost him half of the Cyber-knights under his command. The only people who are aware of this exam are Lord Coake, and every standing Judge in the Cyber-knight Judge Corps. ( SE )In the the wake of the failing resources of the Coalition a town in a Protectorate Territory of the Coalition States falls into a dispute that threatens to blossom into bloodshed. The Coalition military is simply stretched too thin to be able to step in and force the two sides away from the brink. An unnamed Cyber-knight Judge, a D-Bee, happened to be wandering near the town. This Judge heard both sides of the dispute and offered a resolution that was acceptable to both sides. Word spread about the wisdom of this Judge, and soon the symbol of a Judge became synonymous with mediation. Judges are first treated as Judges and not D-Bees or Cyber-knights in Coalition States. A Judge, Bob Loblaw, and a group of other Judges form Citadel Cities all across the globe. These Citadels are a source of knowledge, in the form of vast libraries, training for prospective Judges, and protection from the wilds outside their walls. ( C )The first Attacks of Greater Titans ( C )The rise of the Irregulars ( CE )Castle Refuge founded (as per book canon)
