----- Act I: The Age of Apostasy -----
(Middle Ages - 500 to 1500 AD)
In the dirty, overcrowded streets of the various cities of Europe, mages ply their trade. Their customers ran the gamut, from simple peasants fallen prey to bad harvests, to high nobility seeking supernatural aid in their games of politics and intrigue. But soon, this peaceful co-existence shall be broken.
From the Vatican City, Pope Dominic the 13th watched as heresy and blasphemy was traded freely on the streets, and people, who by all rights should be God-fearing, did business with the occult.
Deciding to put a stop to it, he formed the Congregation of Divine Judgement. Essentially, a witch-hunting corps, like-minded fanatics who will do anything to eradicate the hidden world of magic. At the same time, he quietly subverted the rulers of various nations and swayed public opinion.
Within a few years, the Congregation were given free reign to hunt down the various mage cabals. Wielding divine powers fuelled by belief and faith, they stalked the streets and committed atrocious acts of violence, all in the name of eradicating "heretics".
From then on, all mages were gathered at birth, and placed into sprawling underground complexes known as Circles, each one found under a major city, where they are kept under lock-and-key. The Knights Templar, once crusaders fighting for the holy land of Jerusalem, were called back to guard the Circles.
But of course, some mages still ran free. These, we call Apostates.
Scenario: You are a mage who's cabal was recently hit by a Congregation raid. Now on the run, you have decided to hide out in an abandoned warehouse in central London. However, your sanctuary may not last any longer. Footsteps approach...
Work in progress
----- Act II: The Age of Revolution -----
(Early Modern Period - 1450AD to 1900AD)
----- Act III: The Age of Kings -----
(Modern Period - 1900AD to 2050AD)
----- Act IV: The Age of Ascension -----
(Early Galactic Age - 2050AD to 35,000AD)
----- Act V: The Age of Apocalypse -----
(Late Space Age - 35,000 AD to 41,000 AD)
----- Act I: The Age of Apostasy -----
(Middle Ages - 500 to 1500 AD)
In the dirty, overcrowded streets of the various cities of Europe, mages ply their trade. Their customers ran the gamut, from simple peasants fallen prey to bad harvests, to high nobility seeking supernatural aid in their games of politics and intrigue. But soon, this peaceful co-existence shall be broken.
From the Vatican City, Pope Dominic the 13th watched as heresy and blasphemy was traded freely on the streets, and people, who by all rights should be God-fearing, did business with the occult.
Deciding to put a stop to it, he formed the Congregation of Divine Judgement. Essentially, a witch-hunting corps, like-minded fanatics who will do anything to eradicate the hidden world of magic. At the same time, he quietly subverted the rulers of various nations and swayed public opinion.
Within a few years, the Congregation were given free reign to hunt down the various mage cabals. Wielding divine powers fuelled by belief and faith, they stalked the streets and committed atrocious acts of violence, all in the name of eradicating "heretics".
From then on, all mages were gathered at birth, and placed into sprawling underground complexes known as Circles, each one found under a major city, where they are kept under lock-and-key. The Knights Templar, once crusaders fighting for the holy land of Jerusalem, were called back to guard the Circles.
But of course, some mages still ran free. These, we call Apostates.
Scenario: You are a mage who's cabal was recently hit by a Congregation raid. Now on the run, you have decided to hide out in an abandoned warehouse in central London. However, your sanctuary may not last any longer. Footsteps approach...
Work in progress
----- Act II: The Age of Revolution -----(Early Modern Period - 1450AD to 1900AD)
----- Act III: The Age of Kings -----
(Modern Period - 1900AD to 2050AD)
----- Act IV: The Age of Ascension -----
(Early Galactic Age - 2050AD to 35,000AD)
----- Act V: The Age of Apocalypse -----
(Late Space Age - 35,000 AD to 41,000 AD)