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[[File:Maelstrom.png|thumb|259x259px|The Maelstrom as seen from the [[Hideout]].]] | [[File:Maelstrom.png|thumb|259x259px|The Maelstrom as seen from the [[Hideout]].]] | ||
[[File:Eclipse.png|thumb|The eclipse during the Maelstrom.|259x259px]]{{Quotation|The [[Newscaster]]|Once, an eclipse changed the world! Who knows what today's celestial event will bring.}} | [[File:Eclipse.png|thumb|The eclipse during the Maelstrom.|259x259px]] | ||
{{Quotation|The [[Newscaster]]|Once, an eclipse changed the world! Who knows what today's celestial event will bring.||Newscaster_headline_03.mp3}} | |||
A '''Maelstrom''' is a celestial event that brings the supernatural to the mortal world.<ref name=":4">{{BackgroundCite|name=Vindicta|quote=Vindicta got a second chance of life when her spirit was brought back to the mortal plane during the first Maelstrom (the event that introduced the supernatural to the public at large).}}</ref> | A '''Maelstrom''' is a celestial event that brings the supernatural to the mortal world.<ref name=":4">{{BackgroundCite|name=Vindicta|quote=Vindicta got a second chance of life when her spirit was brought back to the mortal plane during the first Maelstrom (the event that introduced the supernatural to the public at large).}}</ref> | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Brought about by an eclipse, | Brought about by an eclipse,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_03.mp3|transcription=Once, an eclipse changed the world! Who knows what today's celestial event will bring?}}</ref> the first Maelstrom presumably occurred circa the [[Storyline|1880s-1890s]]. This Maelstrom brought a large influx of spirits back to the mortal world, one of which included {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}},<ref name=":4" /> and caused some dormant [[Astral Gates]] to open, including one in New York's Central Park.<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Dynamo|quote=As a Scientist, Professor Dynamo always had an inquisitive mind. So when a rift in space and time opened up in central park he was first on the scene to investigate}}</ref><ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Warden|quote=When the portal opened in Central Park, Warden’s parents realized not only was everything they were told was true, they were unprepared.}}</ref> This was the event that introduced the general public to the supernatural.<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Warden|quote=Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. They’re wrong. Its presence shaped folklore for generations…}}</ref> | ||
50 years later, in the present day, a second Maelstrom is about to occur. This time, the world is aware that it's coming, and some cults have prepared a ritual to summon the [[Patron|Patrons]] during the celestial event. It's implied that summoning the Patrons outside of the Maelstrom is impossible.<ref>[[The New York Oracle|Newscaster headline 79]]: ''"For decades, contact with The Patrons has not only been impossible, but forbidden. But with the Maelstrom upon us, that may change! What does the future hold? Only time will tell!"''</ref> | 50 years later, in the present day, a second Maelstrom is about to occur. This time, the world is aware that it's coming, and some cults have prepared a ritual to summon the [[Patron|Patrons]] during the celestial event. It's implied that summoning the Patrons outside of the Maelstrom is impossible.<ref>[[The New York Oracle|Newscaster headline 79]]: ''"For decades, contact with The Patrons has not only been impossible, but forbidden. But with the Maelstrom upon us, that may change! What does the future hold? Only time will tell!"''</ref> | ||
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== Ritual == | == Ritual == | ||
The ritual is an event that takes place during the second Maelstrom, in which two [[teams]] of six (or | The ritual is an event that takes place during the second Maelstrom, in which two [[teams]] of six (or more) individuals are fighting to summon a [[Patron]],<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_79.mp3|transcription=For decades, contact with The Patrons has not only been impossible, but forbidden. But with the Maelstrom upon us that may change!}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> an [[Outer Planes|extraplanar]] elder god,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Bebop): ''"Sun is shining. Bebop's dead. I'm about to summon an elder god. Boom."''</ref><ref name=":1" /> who can grant them a wish. The ritual can only be completed once the enemy team's Patron is destroyed. | ||
Fonts of power all over [[The Cursed Apple|New York City]] are being tapped as part of the ritual.<ref name=":2">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_25.mp3|transcription=Tensions mount as fonts of power all over the city are being tapped in an attempt to contact a powerful extraplanar being known only as The Patron.}}</ref> [[The New York Oracle]] is providing live coverage of the ritual.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_55.mp3|transcription=As the Maelstrom rages on, The New York Oracle is proud to bring you live ritual coverage.}}</ref> | Fonts of power all over [[The Cursed Apple|New York City]] are being tapped as part of the ritual.<ref name=":2">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_25.mp3|transcription=Tensions mount as fonts of power all over the city are being tapped in an attempt to contact a powerful extraplanar being known only as The Patron.}}</ref> [[The New York Oracle]] is providing live coverage of the ritual.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_55.mp3|transcription=As the Maelstrom rages on, The New York Oracle is proud to bring you live ritual coverage.}}</ref> | ||
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