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=== 🔮 Prehistoric & Mythic Eras ===
= 2000 BCE =


[[10–20 Billion BCE – The Big Bang and the Triat Begins]]
'''2000 BCE'''


[[3.5–4 Billion BCE – Emergence of Life and Spirits on Earth]]
This period in the [[Madtown by Night Timeline]] covers the first known Nephandic attempt to weaken the prison of the [[Nameless]].


[[400 Million BCE – Ananasa Diversifies Insects]]
== Events ==


[[360 Million BCE – The Spider Spirit is Born]]
* An alliance of corrupted mages, spirits, and other supernatural beings discovers the ancient prison beneath the region that will eventually become Madison.


[[150 Million BCE – Age of Kings and Mokole Civilization]]
* The alliance attempts to weaken the prison through human sacrifice and Underworld magic.


[[65 Million BCE – Fall of the Drachid Form and Age of Kings]]
* Thirteen Awakened people are sacrificed during the ritual. Their deaths create a lasting connection between the prison and the Underworld.


[[2.5–1.75 Million BCE – Humanity Adopted by Weaver, Creation of Garou]]
* The ritual briefly allows the Nameless to reach beyond its confinement. Supernatural disturbances spread throughout the Four Lakes region.


[[100,000–10,000 BCE – Diaspora, Banestorm, War of Shame]]
* The guardians of the prison stop the incursion before the Nameless can fully escape.


=== 🏺 Ancient History ===
* One component of the ancient containment system, later called the [[Third Fire]], is damaged during the conflict.


[[6000 BCE – Sealing of the Nameless (First Binding)]]
* The failure of the Third Fire leaves the prison vulnerable and leads to the renewal undertaken around [[1000 BCE]].


[[5000 BCE – Fracture of the First Seal]]
== World of Darkness Events ==


[[4000 BCE – Rise of Babylon, Druidic Magick, First Shadow Tensions]]
* The Middle Kingdom of Egypt continues during this period.


[[3000 BCE – First Breach Attempt, Wounded Anchors]]
* The Silent Striders and their allies struggle against Set and his servants. Published sources provide conflicting dates for these events.


[[2000 BCE – Nephandi Almost Free the Nameless]]
* Ancient supernatural factions later connect the Nephandic incursion beneath the Four Lakes with contemporary conflicts involving the dead, corrupted spirits, and the servants of the Wyrm. These connections remain disputed.


[[1000 BCE – Third Fire Renewal by Croatan]]
== Legacy ==


=== 🏛️ Classical to Early Medieval ===
* The Nameless gains its first lasting connection to the Underworld.


[[1 CE – Dream of the Hollow Mask, Sentinel Appears]]
* The prison remains damaged for approximately one thousand years.


[[1000 CE – Silent Confluence and Renewal of the Third Seal]]
* Later Nephandi attempt to reconstruct the sacrificial ritual.


[[1634–1836 CE – Indigenous Stewardship, Colonial Spiritual War]]
* Records of the thirteen victims may eventually reach [[New Avalon]], [[New Eden]], or the [[Kronovore]].


=== 🏙️ Modern Madison Founded ===
== Timeline Navigation ==


[[1836 Madison Founded atop the Third Anchor]]
'''Previous Era:''' [[3000 BCE First Breach Attempt, Wounded Anchors|3000 BCE]]


[[1860s Civil War, Camp Randall Necromantic Spillover]]
'''Next Era:''' [[1000 BCE Third Fire Renewal by Croatan|1000 BCE]]


[[1883 – Baali Capitol Collapse]]
'''Return to:''' [[Timeline]]


[[1890s – Technocratic Assaults, Gahara Pact Forms]]
== References ==


=== 🔥 20th Century Events ===
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[[1900–1915 – Capitol Fire, Fall of the Lords of Madison]]
[[Category:Madtown by Night]]
 
[[Category:World of Darkness Timeline]]
[[1914–1920 – WWI, New Avalon Echo, Sabbat Probes]]
[[Category:Ancient History]]
 
[[Category:Nameless]]
[[1920–1939 – Prohibition, Syndicate Rise, Madtown Mage Cabal Forms]]
[[Category:Nephandi]]
 
[[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]]
 
=== 🗂️ See Also ===
 
[[Major Characters]]
 
[[Supernatural Factions of Madison]]
 
[[Capitol Node History]]
 
[[New Avalon (Horizon Realm)]]
 
[[Nameless – Entity File]]
 
[[Gahara Pact – Founding Accord]]

Latest revision as of 00:11, 28 July 2026

2000 BCE

2000 BCE

This period in the Madtown by Night Timeline covers the first known Nephandic attempt to weaken the prison of the Nameless.

Events

  • An alliance of corrupted mages, spirits, and other supernatural beings discovers the ancient prison beneath the region that will eventually become Madison.
  • The alliance attempts to weaken the prison through human sacrifice and Underworld magic.
  • Thirteen Awakened people are sacrificed during the ritual. Their deaths create a lasting connection between the prison and the Underworld.
  • The ritual briefly allows the Nameless to reach beyond its confinement. Supernatural disturbances spread throughout the Four Lakes region.
  • The guardians of the prison stop the incursion before the Nameless can fully escape.
  • One component of the ancient containment system, later called the Third Fire, is damaged during the conflict.
  • The failure of the Third Fire leaves the prison vulnerable and leads to the renewal undertaken around 1000 BCE.

World of Darkness Events

  • The Middle Kingdom of Egypt continues during this period.
  • The Silent Striders and their allies struggle against Set and his servants. Published sources provide conflicting dates for these events.
  • Ancient supernatural factions later connect the Nephandic incursion beneath the Four Lakes with contemporary conflicts involving the dead, corrupted spirits, and the servants of the Wyrm. These connections remain disputed.

Legacy

  • The Nameless gains its first lasting connection to the Underworld.
  • The prison remains damaged for approximately one thousand years.
  • Later Nephandi attempt to reconstruct the sacrificial ritual.

Timeline Navigation

Previous Era: 3000 BCE

Next Era: 1000 BCE

Return to: Timeline

References

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