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A Maelstrom is a celestial event that brings the supernatural to the mortal world.<ref>{{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>  

[[Storyline|Circa 1899,]] the first Maelstrom impacted the world during an eclipse,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The New York Oracle|file=newscaster_headline_03.mp3|transcription=Once, an eclipse changed the world! Who knows what today's celestial event will bring?}}</ref> opening [[Astral Gates]], bringing back dead spirits such as [[Vindicta]] and forever transforming [[Dynamo]].

50 years later,<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Warden|quote=Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago.}}</ref> in the present day, a second Maelstrom is about to occur.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The New York Oracle|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> Two [[teams]] of six (or [[Mo & Krill|seven]]) individuals are fighting in the [[The Cursed Apple|Cursed Apple]] in an attempt to complete a complex [[The Ritual|ritual]] and summon a [[Patron]] to grant their wishes.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The New York Oracle|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 extra planar being known only as The Patron.}}</ref>

The Maelstrom is estimated to last between 20 minutes and 2 hours,<ref>[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn_C9nQ_Ri0 Chapter 5A]</ref> during which mystic energy is at its apex.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=prof_monologue_06.mp3|transcription=This year, when the celestial alignment begins, mystic energy will be at its apex.}}</ref>

The [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]] has warned New York citizens to stay indoors for the duration of the Maelstrom.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The New York Oracle|file=newscaster_headline_17.mp3|transcription=The OSIC has issued a warning to the city of New York recommending that citizens stay indoors for the duration of the celestial event.}}</ref>