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Chapter One:
The Wastelands "All within is dark as
night: In the windows is no light; And no murmur at the door,
So frequent on its hinge before." Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson
A wind begins to bellow forth across the Shadowlands from depths
unknown, the wind is biting, it would seem that it has the potential to
blanket the Shadowlands like a sandstorm.
The last great Maelstrom struck decimating the Shadowlands.
The Tempest howled and Oblivion ruled. Time passed as
it always does. The shadow lands began to reform and
it's Denizens slowly left their haunts.
The Hierarchy of Cleveland has been washed away by the tide of the
Tempest. New leaders had to rise and take their
places. The local Heretics stood up lead by the mysterious
Father Eren. Father Eren claim allegiance to a cult of
Heretics known as the Host. Many flocked
to the doors of his church because he offered something no one else
could. Hope and Faith.
The Guilds have started to support Father Eren in his new position as
Governor of the Necropolis of Cleveland.
Most wonder if this marriage of Faith and Knowledge can last long in the
peasant condition of the Shadowlands now known to most as the
Wastelands. ***
In the Wastelands Cleveland is a series of islands floating in the
tempest. Anything with a Shroud rating of 7 or higher
is under tempest. If shroud rating are lowered
below 7 then the Tempest rolls out this phinomium is known as Low Tide.
When the Shroud rating rising to 7 or above the tempest returns in a
horrible high tide.
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shopping mall on a sunny spring day |
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| A
clean subway station in the afternoon |
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well cared for house with no violent history |
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crowded, dim club playing Top 40 |
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| A
country crossroads on a moonlit night |
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| Old
mansion, in bad repair with a violent past |
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| Desert
cemetery at midnight on a full moon |
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Since some times the time of night or weather or not
lights are on high tide can hit at any moment. Most Wraiths
stick to their haunts during the day. A Haunt is always considered
above Tempest.
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Cleveland. names and people will be change. Our Franklin
Circle is not the same as the Church in the real world. If you
wish to look them up please click
here. We ask that you respect
the people of this church we are a work of fiction and the
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Franklin Circle Church
Heretic head quarters and the haunt of Father Eren.
Written above the door of the church in the
Shadowlands is "You have been Judged." and below that in
slightly smaller words is "and God loves you."
The doors are open for all who wish to enter.
Sanitary is given freely. Father Eren has request
no violence goes on with in church walls. Unless
completely necessary.
The Host have 3 laws they enforce:
1. Do not interact with the
living in such a way that endangers the dead.
2. Help any newly crossing
Wraith.
3. Do not attack another Wraith without
just cause.
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*** A new group has appeared in the
Shadowlands. They are known as the Gondoliers A group
of Wraiths who have found or own relic boats. Most of them
spend their time ferrying others from place to place.
Considered a prestigious position. The Gondoliers have
earned themselves special privileges for their serves to the rest
of the wraiths.
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