[HEADING=1]Preview[/HEADING]
The snow spiraled down over a Norwegian fishing town, as the men shoved their boats off to fish the cold north waters without heed of what was to come. There was a small tremor in the earth early in the morning, near two AM, but was largely ignored. Such small tremors were not uncommon, just across the sea the Third German Empire was testing its first nuclear weapons and the tremors reached far from the zones used for testing.
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The earthquake began at half-past one PM, and the subsequent tidal action created a 45 foot swell which engulfed the coast. Without prior warning, the town along with several others sustained heavy damage. Aftershocks continued for one and one half hours before quieting. After nightfall, lights were seen beneath the waters which began to creep up towards shore.
At eleven PM, the first of the fissures opened and released avast quantity of ectoplasm as well as extruding dark monstrous tentacles over 100 feet long which have remained. Resisting efforts to banish or close the rift, it has extended and appeared over land though curiously has stopped its expansion, however many more such earthquakes are appearing in other locations and more such rifts are forming. A dark infection in the form of 100 foot long black tentacles erupt and pry at the rift before disappearing and leaving such wounds festering with black magical essence.
Covens of witches and warlocks have gathered near these locations and have begun setting up profane rituals to the Destroyer. With each earthquake the rifts are becoming wider and more dangerous...we believe something is tearing at the world and attempting to release itself. We request further instruction from the Conclave in order to act. This letter was written on November the Tenth, 2025
" said the telegram to the Conclave in Geneva. An emergency session was called and world leaders arrived to discuss the fissures and their significance. The earthquakes which seemed to create these rifts has quieted, and it is believed these rifts are to be explored and their depths plumbed. The Conclave, however, has reached deadlock with the Third German Empire which refuses to allow any team but their own to access the rift within Germany, near Desden. After closing session, the German empire became silent on the matter and while these rifts have since become inactive there is speculation on what the Germans could be doing with their rift.
No one expected these rifts to appear and many remain anxious, waiting for them to appear again unexpectedly and to tear into places more populated than simple Norwegian fishing towns or the middle of the Spanish countryside. The Conclave has sent out a dictation to the organizations, to begin researching the rifts and discover their significance.
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That was your preview, your sneak peek of what is to come. That was not the first Omen, however, so your guess is wrong. HOWEVER this is the first stepping stone of our story and bridges us over to the present story. What are these rifts? What created them? What lies within them? You'll find out when we launch August 10th.
I, your faithful Game Master, will guide you on this journey. Be prepared for when the opening post drops August 10.