Werewolf History
From Gothpoodle
See also: San Francisco History, Vampire History, Mage History, Spirit History
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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 Predator Kings on the north side of the bay called the Lords of the Hills and further south called the Skinners. Meanwhile, the Pure of the South Bay were challenged by a pack of Mexican Storm Lords called Lobos Negros who came with the Mission.
Mexican Period (1822-1847)
During this period, the Mist Walkers developed a schism between pure-blood Natives and mixed-blood Uratha that almost led to an all-out war before a respected Elodath of the former sect convinced his fellows that the latter represented survival and the course of the future. Hostilities continued and several dissenters defected to the Pure who were still struggling against the incursion at Mt. Diablo, but eventually the rift was healed and the pack was able to concentrate on continued policing of the new spirits of despair, bigotry, and sadness spawned by the colonization.
Barbary Coast (1847-1906)
All remaining differences were forgotten in the chaos of the Gold Rush and the years that followed. The Mist Walkers desparately tried to keep up with the new spirits and loci appearing every day assisted by new arrivals the Brotherhood of the Golden Mountain (Chinese Iron Masters) and the Get of Fenris (German Blood Talons). 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 of Irish Ivory Talons calling itself the Sons of Remus. Even a pack of Australian Bale Hounds called the Sydney Ducks claimed territory at one point in a particularly wounded part of the new city. 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.
Territory
- Mist Walkers - West San Francisco
- Brotherhood of the Golden Mountain - Chinatown
- Get of Fenris - Mission District
- Servants of the Great Fire - Barbary Coast
- Sons of Remus - Mission District
- Sydney Ducks - Sydney-Town
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. In reality, the Servants went underground, hiding amidst the wreckage and establishing hiding places in the newly rebuilt city. Meanwhile, the remaining Forsaken 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, ideological schisms split the pack with the dissenters calling themselves the Iron Dragons.
Territory
- Mist Walkers - West San Francisco
- Iron Dragons - East San Francisco
- Sons of Remus - Mission District
- Servants of the Great Fire - South of Market (hidden)
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 Sons of Remus retreated to 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.
Territory
- Mist Walkers - West San Francisco
- Iron Dragons - East San Francisco
- Keepers of Alcatraz - North San Francisco and Islands
- Caballeros Dolores - Mission District
- Sons of Remus - Sunset
- Street Lords - Hunter's Point
- Servants of the Great Fire - South of Market (hidden)
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.
