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''See also:'' [[San Francisco History]], [[Vampire History]], [[Mage History]], [[Spirit History]]
''See also:'' [[San Francisco History]], [[Vampire History]], [[Mage History]], [[Spirit History]]
== Native Period (pre-1776) ==
== Native Period (pre-1776) ==
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A single pack known as the ''[[Mist Walkers]]'' patrolled the peninsula. The Shadow was dominated by the [[Court of the Mist]], a brood of spirit connected to the bay and its environs.
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A single Yelamu pack known as the ''[[Mist Walkers]]'' patrolled the peninsula while Pure dominated the rest of the bay.
== Spanish Period (1776-1822) ==
== Spanish Period (1776-1822) ==
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The ''[[Mist Walkers]]'' fought the Spanish incursion into their territory, driving off any Hispanic Uratha who came or underwent First Change. They were taken in by a small pack of Predator Kings on the north side of the bay who called themselves the ''[[Lords of the Hills]]''.
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The ''[[Mist Walkers]]'' fought the Spanish incursion into their territory, driving off any Hispanic Uratha who came or underwent First Change. They were taken in by the Predator Kings on the north side of the bay who called themselves the ''[[Lords of the Hills]]''. Meanwhile, the Pure of the South Bay were challenged by a pack of Mexican Storm Lords who came with the Mission.
== Mexican Period (1822-1847) ==
== Mexican Period (1822-1847) ==
As their people died out, the ''[[Mist Walkers]]'' began to recruit from the other tribes. Also, as interbreeding became more frequent, the lines between the natives and Hispanics blurred, leading to a gradual cessation of hostilities but only after several outbreaks of open violence and revolt.
As their people died out, the ''[[Mist Walkers]]'' began to recruit from the other tribes. Also, as interbreeding became more frequent, the lines between the natives and Hispanics blurred, leading to a gradual cessation of hostilities but only after several outbreaks of open violence and revolt.
== Barbary Coast (1847-1906) ==
== Barbary Coast (1847-1906) ==
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All remaining differences were forgotten in the chaos of the Gold Rush and the years that followed. The ''[[Mist Walkers]]'' pack split twice in this period along tribal lines, with the Uratha desparate to keep up with the new spirits and loci appearing every day. Disease spirits ran rampant while spirits of greed, gold, and violence moved back and forth across the Gauntlet unimpeded. The raging fires gave birth to a powerful spirit which allied with a newly formed Pure pack of Russian descent called the ''[[Servants of the Great Fire]]''. For years, the Forsaken and Pure warred amidst the wreckage of a ravaged Shadow San Francisco. The chaos peaked in 1868 with four major earthquakes, a smallpox outbreak, meteor showers, and massive fog throughout September.
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All remaining differences were forgotten in the chaos of the Gold Rush and the years that followed. The ''[[Mist Walkers]]'' pack split twice in this period along tribal lines, with the Uratha desparate to keep up with the new spirits and loci appearing every day. Disease spirits ran rampant while spirits of greed, gold, and violence moved back and forth across the Gauntlet unimpeded. The raging fires gave birth to a powerful spirit which allied with a newly formed Pure pack of Russian descent called the ''[[Servants of the Great Fire]]''. A second Pure pack formed around the old Spanish Mission formed of Irish Ivory Talons. For years, the Forsaken and Pure warred amidst the wreckage of a ravaged Shadow San Francisco. The chaos peaked in 1868 with four major earthquakes, a smallpox outbreak, meteor showers, and massive fog throughout September.
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== Reconstruction (1906-1950) ==
== Reconstruction (1906-1950) ==
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The war came to a head when the ''[[Servants of the Great Fire|Servants]]'' coordinating with the ''[[People of the Hills]]'' to rouse the [[Earth Dragon]]. During the aftermath of the resulting earthquake, the three Forsaken packs were decimated but the ''[[People of the Hills|People]]'' were driven back across the bay and Fire-Touched were thought to be exterminated. As the city was rebuilt, the remaining Uratha reformed the old ''[[Mist Walkers]]'' pack and agreed to put aside racial, cultural, and ideological differences to dedicate themselves to defending the city. Unfortunately, as time passed an ideological schism split the pack with the dissenters calling themselves the ''[[Iron Dragons]]''. The Shadow also saw a reorganization with the rise of two courts, the [[Court of the Phoenix]] and the [[Court of the Dragon]]. The former was led by the spirit of the city and contained those spirits dependant upon it, while the latter formed around the [[Earth Dragon]] and contained spirits dedicated to the city's destruction.
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The war came to a head when the ''[[Servants of the Great Fire|Servants]]'' coordinating with the ''[[People of the Hills]]'' to rouse the [[Earth Dragon]]. During the aftermath of the resulting earthquake, the three Forsaken packs were decimated but the ''[[People of the Hills|People]]'' were driven back across the bay and the Fire-Touched were thought to be exterminated. As the city was rebuilt, the remaining Uratha reformed the old ''[[Mist Walkers]]'' pack and agreed to put aside racial, cultural, and ideological differences to dedicate themselves to defending the city. Unfortunately, as time passed an ideological schism split the pack with the dissenters calling themselves the ''[[Iron Dragons]]''.
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== Counterculture (1950-1980) ==
== Counterculture (1950-1980) ==
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Two Ivory Talons packs formed in the city, ''[[The Setting Sun]]'' and the ''[[Street Lords]]''. The former was founded by a local Neo-Nazi recruited by the ''[[Servants of the Great Fire]]'' and the latter was organized by Pure packs in Los Angeles. The Forsaken were able to drive the Pure away from the core of the city, but they remained on the periphery, digging in and securing territories until the city expanded to include them. Attempts by the Forsaken to uproot them were sabotaged by the need to police the spirits being spawned by the new radicalism and the backlash against it, including a resurgence of the old spirits of bigotry, fear, and hatred that were suppressed after the earthquake. A new pack finally ended up forming, called the ''[[Caballeros Dolores]]'', to police the borders along the south side of the city. Later, the ''[[Keepers of Alcatraz]]'' pack formed during the Indian occupation of the island in order to deal with its significant spiritual blight.
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The period right after WWII was marked by fierce fighting between the two Forsaken packs and the Irish Pure in the Mission District as they tried to push their territory further north. Eventually, a new pack called the ''[[Caballeros Dolores]]'' was formed with the sole responsibility of resisting this encursion. They ended up going one better, driving the Pure out of the Mission and claiming it for themselves in the late 50s. The remains of the Irish Pure formed the ''[[Setting Sun]]'' in the Sunset District, where several of their wolf-blooded kin had settled, and continued to fight their enemies to the east. The 60s brought new spirits associated with political and ideological turmoil as well as the resurgence of spirits dormant since the 1906 earthquake. It also brought another Ivory Talon pack, called the ''[[Street Lords]]'', founded by a gang member from Los Angeles in the increasingly violent Hunter's Point neighborhood. In the 70s, the ''[[Keepers of Alcatraz]]'' pack formed during the Indian occupation of the island in order to deal with its significant spiritual blight, marking its first years with the exposure and destruction of two Bale Hounds serving the dark spirits of the island.
== Decline (1980-1990) ==
== Decline (1980-1990) ==
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The outbreak of AIDS leads to a resurgence in the power of plague spirits as well as an infestation of Rat Hosts which the Pure use to their advantage, feeding power to the [[Earth Dragon]] resulting in another major earthquake. The event revealed the ''[[Servants of the Great Fire]]'' were continuing to plot the destruction of the city and the Forsaken. Conflict never escalated past small skirmishes with all of the other distractions. Eventually, the disease spirits are mostly contained but the Rat Host infestation is deep and, though a few major nests are destroyed, there are assumed to be more. In response to the outbreak, a new pack called the ''[[Rainbow Guard]]'' formed of homosexual members of the other four packs.
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The outbreak of AIDS led to a resurgence in the power of plague spirits as well as an infestation of Beshilu which the Pure used to their advantage, feeding power to the [[Earth Dragon]] which resulted in another major earthquake. This event revealed that the ''[[Servants of the Great Fire]]'' were continuing to plot the destruction of the city and the Forsaken. Conflict never escalated past small skirmishes with all of the other distractions. Eventually, the disease spirits are mostly contained but the Rat Host infestation is deep and, though a few major nests are destroyed, there are assumed to be more. In response to the outbreak, a new pack called the ''[[Rainbow Guard]]'' formed of homosexual members of the other four packs.
== Dot-Com Boom (1990-2000) ==
== Dot-Com Boom (1990-2000) ==
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The rise of the internet led to the formation of a new spirit court, the [[Silicon Court]], as the Shadow was flooded with computer and data spirits. Their rapid rise led to a brief cessation of hostilities between the existing courts as areas of influences shifted and individual spirits tried to assess where they stood in the new landscape. During this time, the Uratha shored up their boundaries and territories solidified into the form they are in today.
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The rise of the internet led to a flood of strange new spirits which altered the landscape and political structure of the Shadow. The resultant economic boom also helped to take the pressure off of the city packs and they were able to shore up their boundaries and territories solidified into the form they are in today. Fighting between the Pure and Forsaken continued in the southern parts of the city, with the downtown packs failing to stop the ''[[Servants of the Great Fire]]'' from establishing territory near the heart of the city. The ''[[Rainbow Guard]]'' were able to roust the main Beshilu infestation, but too many escaped to make it a clean victory.
== Present (post-2000) ==
== Present (post-2000) ==
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The Dot-Com bust had very little effect on the Shadow other than to introduce some more spirits of despair, decay, and fear. The [[Silicon Court]] was already established and the prevalance of computers and high-technology meant that it was thriving and had a reach that was global. The Uratha's local focus meant that they had little in common with the court, as a whole, though dealings with individual spirits were established. With the spirit world relatively calm for the moment, the simmering hostilities between the Forsaken and Pure threaten to erupt into outright war for the first time in a century.
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With the collapse of the Dot-Com Bubble and the rise of conservatism, the city has entered another period of decline and the Pure are beginning to become more active. With the lines drawn and numbers closely matched, it seems like an all-out war between Pure and Forsaken may soon be a reality for the first time in a century.

Revision as of 18:45, 24 July 2006

See also: San Francisco History, Vampire History, Mage History, Spirit History

Contents

Native Period (pre-1776)

A single Yelamu pack known as the Mist Walkers patrolled the peninsula while Pure dominated the rest of the bay.

Spanish Period (1776-1822)

The Mist Walkers fought the Spanish incursion into their territory, driving off any Hispanic Uratha who came or underwent First Change. They were taken in by the Predator Kings on the north side of the bay who called themselves the Lords of the Hills. Meanwhile, the Pure of the South Bay were challenged by a pack of Mexican Storm Lords who came with the Mission.

Mexican Period (1822-1847)

As their people died out, the Mist Walkers began to recruit from the other tribes. Also, as interbreeding became more frequent, the lines between the natives and Hispanics blurred, leading to a gradual cessation of hostilities but only after several outbreaks of open violence and revolt.

Barbary Coast (1847-1906)

All remaining differences were forgotten in the chaos of the Gold Rush and the years that followed. The Mist Walkers pack split twice in this period along tribal lines, with the Uratha desparate to keep up with the new spirits and loci appearing every day. Disease spirits ran rampant while spirits of greed, gold, and violence moved back and forth across the Gauntlet unimpeded. The raging fires gave birth to a powerful spirit which allied with a newly formed Pure pack of Russian descent called the Servants of the Great Fire. A second Pure pack formed around the old Spanish Mission formed of Irish Ivory Talons. For years, the Forsaken and Pure warred amidst the wreckage of a ravaged Shadow San Francisco. The chaos peaked in 1868 with four major earthquakes, a smallpox outbreak, meteor showers, and massive fog throughout September.

Reconstruction (1906-1950)

The war came to a head when the Servants coordinating with the People of the Hills to rouse the Earth Dragon. During the aftermath of the resulting earthquake, the three Forsaken packs were decimated but the People were driven back across the bay and the Fire-Touched were thought to be exterminated. As the city was rebuilt, the remaining Uratha reformed the old Mist Walkers pack and agreed to put aside racial, cultural, and ideological differences to dedicate themselves to defending the city. Unfortunately, as time passed an ideological schism split the pack with the dissenters calling themselves the Iron Dragons.

Counterculture (1950-1980)

The period right after WWII was marked by fierce fighting between the two Forsaken packs and the Irish Pure in the Mission District as they tried to push their territory further north. Eventually, a new pack called the Caballeros Dolores was formed with the sole responsibility of resisting this encursion. They ended up going one better, driving the Pure out of the Mission and claiming it for themselves in the late 50s. The remains of the Irish Pure formed the Setting Sun in the Sunset District, where several of their wolf-blooded kin had settled, and continued to fight their enemies to the east. The 60s brought new spirits associated with political and ideological turmoil as well as the resurgence of spirits dormant since the 1906 earthquake. It also brought another Ivory Talon pack, called the Street Lords, founded by a gang member from Los Angeles in the increasingly violent Hunter's Point neighborhood. In the 70s, the Keepers of Alcatraz pack formed during the Indian occupation of the island in order to deal with its significant spiritual blight, marking its first years with the exposure and destruction of two Bale Hounds serving the dark spirits of the island.

Decline (1980-1990)

The outbreak of AIDS led to a resurgence in the power of plague spirits as well as an infestation of Beshilu which the Pure used to their advantage, feeding power to the Earth Dragon which resulted in another major earthquake. This event revealed that the Servants of the Great Fire were continuing to plot the destruction of the city and the Forsaken. Conflict never escalated past small skirmishes with all of the other distractions. Eventually, the disease spirits are mostly contained but the Rat Host infestation is deep and, though a few major nests are destroyed, there are assumed to be more. In response to the outbreak, a new pack called the Rainbow Guard formed of homosexual members of the other four packs.

Dot-Com Boom (1990-2000)

The rise of the internet led to a flood of strange new spirits which altered the landscape and political structure of the Shadow. The resultant economic boom also helped to take the pressure off of the city packs and they were able to shore up their boundaries and territories solidified into the form they are in today. Fighting between the Pure and Forsaken continued in the southern parts of the city, with the downtown packs failing to stop the Servants of the Great Fire from establishing territory near the heart of the city. The Rainbow Guard were able to roust the main Beshilu infestation, but too many escaped to make it a clean victory.

Present (post-2000)

With the collapse of the Dot-Com Bubble and the rise of conservatism, the city has entered another period of decline and the Pure are beginning to become more active. With the lines drawn and numbers closely matched, it seems like an all-out war between Pure and Forsaken may soon be a reality for the first time in a century.