2.5–1.75 Million BCE – Humanity Adopted by Weaver, Creation of Garou
The Weaver takes humanity as her adopted child, seeing in them the potential to impose structure upon a chaotic world. She whispers to early humans, guiding them to discover stone tools, organized hunting, and early social structures. Humanity begins its long journey toward civilization under her unseen influence. Creation of the Garou: In response to the growing imbalance and the rise of the Wyrm’s subtle corruption, Gaia creates the Garou—wolf-born shapeshifters forged from both beast and spirit. Initially, their lifespans mirror those of wolves, emphasizing a fast, intense cycle of life and duty. But as their human heritage deepens, their lifespans and aging patterns gradually shift to resemble those of mortals, allowing for more prolonged impact across generations.
Pre-Ice Age: The Garou rise alongside the Fae and nature spirits, becoming warriors in the Wyld’s army. Across the vast wilds of Eurasia, these defenders of Gaia wage secret wars against the spreading entropy of the Wyrm. Their conflicts shape the dreams of early humanity, influencing myths of gods, monsters, and sacred beasts.
The Talons of the Wyrm: A dark force in the Wyrm's service, the Talons of the Wyrm are monstrous spiritual predators that nearly unravel the balance. After generations of struggle, the Garou—guided by prophetic visions and Fae allies—successfully bind the Talons in hidden prisons deep within the Earth and Umbra, though the seals are never permanent.
🜃 Madison Event – The Slumber of a Neverborn:
Beneath what will one day be called Lake Mendota, an ancient and malformed spirit—one of the Neverborn—crashes into the Tellurian, clawing its way halfway into existence. Too malformed to stabilize fully in any realm, it sinks into a primordial slumber, becoming embedded in the resonance of what will eventually be the Madtown Node. Unknown to all but a few Dreamspeakers and Choristers, this site becomes saturated with paradox-laden Quintessence, later serving as the spiritual faultline upon which Madison’s unique supernatural ecosystem will be built. The echoes of this slumbering Neverborn still shape dreams and nightmares in the region, whispering through stone and water.
🔮 Prehistoric & Mythic Eras
10–20 Billion BCE – The Big Bang and the Triat Begins
3.5–4 Billion BCE – Emergence of Life and Spirits on Earth
400 Million BCE – Ananasa Diversifies Insects
360 Million BCE – The Spider Spirit is Born
150 Million BCE – Age of Kings and Mokole Civilization
65 Million BCE – Fall of the Drachid Form and Age of Kings
2.5–1.75 Million BCE – Humanity Adopted by Weaver, Creation of Garou
100,000–10,000 BCE – Diaspora, Banestorm, War of Shame
🏺 Ancient History
6000 BCE – Sealing of the Nameless (First Binding)
5000 BCE – Fracture of the First Seal
4000 BCE – Rise of Babylon, Druidic Magick, First Shadow Tensions
3000 BCE – First Breach Attempt, Wounded Anchors
2000 BCE – Nephandi Almost Free the Nameless
1000 BCE – Third Fire Renewal by Croatan
🏛️ Classical to Early Medieval
1 CE – Dream of the Hollow Mask, Sentinel Appears
1000 CE – Silent Confluence and Renewal of the Third Seal
1634–1836 CE – Indigenous Stewardship, Colonial Spiritual War
🏙️ Modern Madison Founded
1836 – Madison Founded atop the Third Anchor
1860s – Civil War, Camp Randall Necromantic Spillover
1890s – Technocratic Assaults, Gahara Pact Forms
🔥 20th Century Events
1900–1915 – Capitol Fire, Fall of the Lords of Madison
1914–1920 – WWI, New Avalon Echo, Sabbat Probes
1920–1939 – Prohibition, Syndicate Rise, Madtown Mage Cabal Forms
1940–1949 – WWII, Truax Field Founded, Nephandi Rituals
1950–1959 – Kindred–Garou War, Cold War Occult Espionage
1960–1969 – Civil Rights Awakening, Hollow One Expansion, Malkavian Prophecy
1970–1979 – Olbrich Alliance, Sabbat Incursion, Eclipse Ritual
1980–1985 – Digital Web War, Capitol Murders, Nameless Awakens
🎭 Current Campaign Start
February 1985 – Opening Night: Madtown by Night Begins