Big Ounce · 2024-01-07
The Gehenna Crusade was launched more than a decade ago and the ramifications are still being felt by kindred around the world. Elders from all sects feel the eldritch call of the beckoning and abandon territories that have been held for centuries, and the youth have took this as a chance to rebel and escape the shackles of those controlling them. The Anarch Movement has reached a peak not seen since the beginning of the Free States, and now they are considered a true alternative to the Camarilla and the Sabbat.
Mortal governments have learned the truth about the world of darkness, and several cities have been liberated from the parasites hiding within. The danger of travel and communication has only increased since that time, and now entire cities have been left stranded from their peers and are under constant threat. The newest city to be purged by the fires of the Second Inquisition is Nashville, which was once considered to a bastion of the Camarilla.
In a land haunted by the shadow of powerful lupines, Nashville had managed to thrive as an oasis of urban life and culture, something prized by the Roses that had chosen to bloom there. For centuries the city acted as a safe haven for those wishing to travel throughout the deep south without drawing the ire of nature's guardians. Although most were unaware of what exact precautions kept them safe from werewolves, many choose not to question it and instead simply enjoy the scenery.
Under the reign and direction of Prince Abigail Carter, the combined efforts of Tremere Regent Benedict Adams and Sheriff Oscar Helvig of the Gangrel protected the city from the Garou and their ilk. Even with the potent powers of an elder's Animalism and a skilled sorcerer's wards, the beasts were barely forced out of the city, and most of the denizens that dwelled within Nashville were not aware that a single mistake could lead to their destruction.
Big Ounce · 2024-01-07
The mistake that brought Music City to its knees was one made of the arrogance that comes with trying to resist the inevitable. Oscar and Benedict were elders of their clans, and although they tried to resist the siren song of the beckoning, eventually they were forced to abandon their domains and travel elsewhere. The lupines that had patiently waited for an opening from their prey struck hard and fast soon after, waging war in the city under the cover of riots they had started in order to act with less restriction.
Eventually their attacks grew bold enough to attract the attention of the Second Inquisition, which began striking against the supernatural creatures of the city as part of the government's "peacekeeping" efforts. The werewolves were eventually driven out once again, and after sweeping throughout Nashville in order to pick off any stragglers they could find, the hunters themselves went back into hiding in an effort to avoid public backlash.
The dust has finally settled a few months after the attack, and kindred are finally beginning to emerge from their domains in order to meet with one another. The Camarilla is attempting to rebuild their court, while agents of the Movement attempt to truly establish themselves in what used to be a city dominated by the Ivory Tower. The former Prince and her Seneschal are counted among the fallen, and many established players of the Jyhad were killed or found a way to escape. Although a great tragedy has fallen upon the kindred of Nashville, those dwelling within have now been granted a chance few Cainites have; a chance to decide their own futures, and the future of their home.