360 Million BCE – The Spider Spirit is Born
Approximately 360 million years ago, the Weaver attempts to trap the Wyld but fails. Ananasa harnesses the energy released during this event and, with the unexpected assistance of the Wyrm—who desires to create as well as consume—crafts the spider as a perfectly balanced creature. The spider soon manifests its own unique spirit, surprising and intriguing both Ananasa and the Triat. The Mokole are created by Gaia and the Wyld to serve as her memory, gifted with perfect ancestral recollection and charged with preserving the truths of the Earth's cycles and transformations. The Wyld, in a moment of pure instinctive creation, shapes the Rokea for Gaia—shark-like shapeshifters bound to the deep oceans. They are born to protect Gaia’s primal aquatic realms and act as her enforcers in the ever-changing, often violent cycles of the sea. The Weaver next creates the Insect Races—shapeshifters born from bees, moths, hornets, locusts, ants, and termites—to bring order to Earth's diverse ecosystems. However, when the Moth shapeshifters refuse to serve her directly, the Weaver destroys their spirits in a calculated purge. Outraged by this act of spiritual annihilation, the Wyld strikes back at the Weaver. In retaliation, the Weaver unleashes her fury on the Moon, obliterating its burgeoning life in a catastrophic display of cosmic power.
Ananasa, growing in power and wisdom, creates the Ananasi—shapeshifters with spider heritage—to serve as her emissaries and agents of balance. Soon after, the Severing occurs: the Weaver, seeking control, traps the Wyrm in a prison of logic and pattern. The trauma of this act drives the Wyrm insane, transforming it into a corrupted force of destruction. The Weaver then begins calcifying the Umbra, turning fluid realms of spirit into rigid reflections of her design. In response to the Weaver's increasing tyranny, the Insect Wars erupt. The Ananasi, loyal to Ananasa, wage war against the rebellious Insect Races. One by one, the shapeshifters of bees, ants, and hornets are exterminated, erasing an entire lineage of insectoid shapeshifters from Gaia’s spiritual tapestry.
🔮 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