Carlisle by Night

On August 12th Eastern Europe was rocked by a series of violent and unexpected volcanic eruptions along the Carpathian mountain chain. A number of volcanic caldera - many believed to be extinct or long-term dormant - flared back into life and buried a number of Romanian towns and villages beneath a tide of magma. The casualties are still being counted, but are in the tens of thousands.

August is also the month in which Kindred society begins to notice that the numbers of Setites seem to be dwindling. In fact, clan Set's numbers seem to have fallen by half over as little as the past six weeks...or maybe this is just the first time the Camarilla has noticed as to how few of the Serpents seem to be left.

On August 15th there is a deliberate, concerted attempt to break the Masquerade. A piece of very intricately-designed viral software is released onto the web which fills computer servers with thousands of copies of the same video file. When played, the video shows a panicked individual explaining that Set has arisen and begun reclaiming his own, and that "the harvest" is underway. The Camarilla's leaders have quickly moved to discredit this, and have made it clear to Princes around the world that this is just one more reason why such nonsensical Gehenna hysteria must be clamped down upon; in a futile attempt to please a god which does not even exist, Clan Set has clearly begun making sacrifices of its own members. If the more civilised Clans are to avoid such a fate, then this Antediluvian idiocy must not be tolerated.

So gehenna anyone? Wonder what repercusions this will have on Carlisle?

great! lol

The late September/early October period sees another rash of dark happenings afflict the society of Kindred and Kine alike. On October 4th, news channels worldwide report that contact with the French, Norwegian and Argentinian research stations in Antarctica has been lost. A leaked document from the French government claims that in the last hour of communication, a message was sent from the French station saying ''The Gods are coming...may they have mercy on us all.'' One version of events claims that a rescue plane was dispatched from New Zealand to investigate, but radio contact with the aircraft was subsequently also lost.

This item was shortly overshadowed, however, when three days later astronomers in the Middle East reported what they ''could categorically confirm as a high-atmosphere nuclear explosion'' over Israeli airspace. The report re-ignited fears of nuclear conflict in the Middle East, but for the time being Israel has refused to make any official comment.

Among Kindred society, things are continuing to deteriorate. A massive Lurine incursion recently hit Mexico City, the heartland of the Sabbat. The werewolves were eventually defeated (barely, by all accounts) but the casualties they inflicted were devastating. In the attack, a great many hard-line Sabbat leaders were slain. The Camarilla is declaring these events to be a happy accident, and more likely than not an inevitable consequence of the Sabbat's recklessness. For their part, the Lasombra and Tzimisce elders of Madrid have declared that their city will serve as the headquarters of Sabbat operations from here on. The Sabbat leaders of Cairo have declared their support for the relocation of the sect's leadership to Europe.

Lastly, the Kindred of London have been struck with panic after a Thin-Blooded neonate burst into the Court and declared that the dead Methuselah-Prince Mithras still lives. The incident has been quickly and publically ridiculed, but the elders of London are far from sleeping soundly in light of this news.

Well I for one hope the high atmosphere explosion was Ur-Shulgi's body after Haquim woke up!

I'm going looking for Mithras , who's coming with me .

A Chronicle of the End Times page has been added to the Carlisle Wiki. It contains all of the worldwide events updates so far, and will play host to future developments. People should feel free to add whatever rumours or snippets of information they like; nothing you put on there has to be strictly true, Kindred society is full of lies and half-truths after all. Think of it as a Blog for the Apocalypse.

Chronicle of the End Times updated. Last entry of 2009.

Oh poo

Another update...I guess I should start a "2010: the Apocalypse Continues" thread.