Fog-shrouded streets conceal a myriad of crimes – but not all of them are a Kindred's doing. In the greatest city of the empire, untold horrors breed in cobbled alleyways and scheme on the estates of the Kindred gentry. For every exaltation Prince Mithras receives, a myriad of evils fester behind the scenes, and it's only a matter of time before they boil to the surface.
Welcome to another realm, one shrouded in fog and lit by flame. The history of the Gothic Victorian age is like that of our own world, but it is one in which monsters prowl the night. They could just as well survive in the shadows of our world - or at least the shadows of our past. Later generations of vampires herald this time as the height of their unseen civilization. Yet, the mists of time are like London’s fog: They distort all we think we perceive.
Brass and Smoke takes place during the Gothic Victorian era of the World of Darkness setting, a darker and more shadowy reflection of our own. Supernatural entities like vampires, werewolves, the fae and those blessed few of Man who wield the power to alter reality itself all lurk in the corners of this world. It is a time of change as Humanity harnesses technological advances and science challenges the beliefs and faith of old as it pushes the boundaries of Human knowledge….but occasionally things push back.
As the warm days of summer fade into distant memory and a cold autumn heralds a long and dark winter, something evil stirs amongst the cobbled streets and decrepit rookeries of the East End. The brutal murders of a number of women of ‘low standing’ has sparked widespread panic across London as the press run rampant with rumours and speculation, a police station on Commercial Road is attacked by a mob that believed the murderer was being harboured there.
Even the supernatural community of London is shocked by the brutal nature of the killings, leading to recriminations to fly back and forth as even the kindred deny any thought of the heinous acts being committed by mortal hands. Suspicion and paranoia embed themselves as London hunkers down for the cold, dark nights of winter as its people fear what may lurk in London’s infamous fogs. There is a tension in the air as Londoners became afraid to walk the gaslit streets, despite the presence of extra police and so-called vigilance committees patrolling the lonely cobblestones at night.
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