Werewolf History
From Gothpoodle
See also: San Francisco History, Vampire History, Mage History, Spirit History
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Native Period (pre-1776)
The entire peninsula was originally the territory of a Yelamu pack of Predator Kings called the Mist-Walkers, an extension of the Mountain Kings pack in the Santa Clara Mountains and part of a larger confederacy of Pure in the Bay Area centered on the powerful locus on Mount Diablo.
Spanish Period (1776-1822)
The arrival of the Spanish also brought a small pack of Storm Lords who settled near to the new Mission and named themselves Caballeros de los Dolores, after the lake there. They fought an uphill battle against the Pure, outnumbered and surrounded, but managed to survive mostly by helping take part in the decimation and enslavement of the local indigenous population.
Mexican Period (1822-1847)
The Mexican War of Independence cut the Mission pack off from its allies and resources, but the damage done to the Pure wolf-blooded in the area had taken their toll on the Predator Kings. In retaliation, they began to abduct members of the Aguirre family for breeding purposes. The fighting between both sides almost led to the extinction of both packs but for the onset of the Gold Rush in 1847.
Barbary Coast (1847-1906)
The Gold Rush brought two new wolf-blooded families and their packs to the newly minted city: the MacLellans, Scottish Ivory Claws with money who settled on the fashionable Nob Hill; the Phelans, poor Irish Iron Masters who claimed territory in the rough and tumble Barbary Coast; and the Jin, Chinese Bone Shadows who established themselves in the rapidly forming Chinatown. The three packs fought viciously for control of the heart of the new city, Pure and Forsaken alike, and also managed to establish themselves through their kin as financial powers. The MacLellans bought up vast swaths of real estate in the heart of the city, the Phelans took up banking and made a fortune off of prospectors, and the Jin established close ties to the Six Companies. Towards the end of the century, the Phelan family split with a contingent moving out to the Great Sand Waste in order to use the new park as a foothold to taking the territory from the Pure. Bloody conflict continued until the Predator Kings decided to end the whole matter by waking the spirit of earthquakes that slumbers beneath the city.
Reconstruction (1906-1950)
The Great Earthquake of 1906 and the resultant fire razed the city, killing several Uratha either directly or through the spiritual turmoil that accompanied it. When the dust settled, the MacLellans and Phelans both tried to use their influence to push the Jin out of Chinatown, but the powerful spirit of that community assisted them and the efforts were for naught. However, the newly reborn spirit of the city established a strong alliance with the Phelans, blaming the MacLellans for the destruction of the city and being soured on the Jin by their alliance with its rival, Chinatown. During the rebuilding, the Fire-Touched backed Church of the Lighthouse established itself throughout the city, using charity and welfare to insinuate itself into the mortal population below the radar of the resident packs.
