1970–1979 – Olbrich Alliance, Sabbat Incursion, Eclipse Ritual
🜂 1970–1979: The Veil Cracks, the Garden Awakens
“Madison became a refuge, a rallying cry, and a powder keg—depending on where you stood.”
— Lacy Z. Rivere, Gutter Gospel
🖤 1970–1975: Rise of Lacy Rivere and the Disparate Alliance
- Lacy Z. Rivere becomes a rising force in the Hollow Ones and the larger Disparate movement. By 1975:
- She forges the Cabal of the Desperate, sheltering Orphans, rogues, and rejected mystics from the Council of Nine.
- Lacy begins pushing for representation in the Horizon Council, arguing that the Traditions have grown complacent and exclusionaryMages of Madtown.
- Lacy's underground chantry, located above a former Sabbat haven, becomes a haven for outcasts—though her growing addiction to Kindred vitae and her bond to Lulu Turner (Lasombra) remain closely guarded secretsCharacters Draft.
- In 1978, she formally relocates to Madison, naming it "the last free city" and pledging to make it a sanctuary for supernatural refugeesCharacters Draft.
🌕 1972–1979: The Olbrich Alliance and Fae Reawakening
- Lady Seraphine of the Lunar Veil, a Sidhe prophetess, partners with Miriam Greenfield (Verbena) to consecrate Olbrich Botanical Gardens as a Freehold–Caern hybrid site tied to both Gaia and LunaFae of Madison.
- The Fae channel Glamour into the Capitol Node via moonlit rituals.
- The Verbena weave seasonal rites to stabilize the surrounding Tapestry and hold back Wyrm incursion.
- Lord Elian Arawn, guardian of New Avalon’s Dreaming Echoes, initially resists mortal alliances, but relents after a shared vision with Seraphine. The two courts (Seelie and Verbena) begin joint rituals at the equinoxesFae of Madison.
- These rituals delay a deepening fracture in the Capitol Node caused by Technocratic digital resonance failure and Nephandi artifact interference.
🦇 1975–1979: Sabbat's Second Incursion Attempt
- In 1975, remnants of the Sabbat—displaced by the Second Sabbat Civil War—form a new Tzimisce-led pack in Baraboo. Their influence begins creeping toward Madison’s bordersWoD History of Madtown ….
- These Sabbat avoid frontal assaults, instead employing fleshcrafted horrors and baneful whispers to sabotage Madison’s outlying Caerns and Kindred havens.
- Zarbok, a corrupted Black Spiral Ahroun, forms an alliance with Sabbat sorcerers and launches ritual attacks from Quarry Ridge, targeting the Arboretum CaernGarou of Madison.
- Tori Redford (Gangrel) and Donnie (Bone Gnawer) coordinate counter-assaults. They call on Jay Dee, Gwydion Kelly, and Lea Goodwin to reinforce the Arboretum with a trinity of Magick, Rage, and Glamour.
- 1979 culminates in a climactic eclipse ritual, during which:
- Lady Seraphine channels lunar power through Olbrich.
- Lacy Rivere weaves a chaos magick binding to collapse the Sabbat’s shadow network.
- The Silver Prince sabotages the ritual to siphon the despair-laced Glamour, but is temporarily banished from the Dreaming Echoes FreeholdFae of MadisonFae of Madison.
🜃 Summary Table: 1970s Supernatural Events in Madison
| Year | Event |
| 1970 | Lacy Z. Rivere’s Hollow One activism rises in Chicago, catching attention of outcasts. |
| 1972 | Lady Seraphine and Miriam Greenfield begin lunar rituals at Olbrich Gardens. |
| 1975 | Sabbat pack establishes near Baraboo; Madison becomes a border war zone. |
| 1978 | Lacy arrives in Madison, declares it a haven for Disparates and supernatural refugees. |
| 1979 | Eclipse Ritual: Fae, Garou, and Mages repel Sabbat incursion at great spiritual cost. |
🔮 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