New York After the Eclipse
A twentieth century in which the supernatural has long been out in the open: the papers report exorcism lawsuits, Congress debates curbs on alchemy, and ritual materials change hands on the black market.
The Eclipse
Late in the nineteenth century, an eclipse set off the Maelstrom, and Astral Gates opened one after another across the world. Now the sign has returned to the sky.
The Astral Gate and Ixia
Beyond the gates lies Ixia. South Ixia is now America's 52nd state; in the north, the war goes on.
The Two Patrons
The Archmother and The Hidden King: two transcendent beings of the world beyond. Once the ritual is complete, it is said, they will cross over and grant the wishes of those who summoned them.
The Cursed City
The ritual is fought in the streets of New York. Two sides contest the city block by block, and every stronghold taken brings the summoning a step closer.
Why They Came
44 people walk into the same ritual, each seeking something different: some to collect a blood debt, some to find their family, some just to make a living, and some to stop it.
Abrams
Get rid of the tome
Apollo
Represent Ixia at the Olympics and honor his family’s blade
Baba
Not about to sit this ritual out
Bebop
Medicine money to save the gravely ill Miss Shelly
Billy
Smash a system of regulation and control; wake people up
Calico
Walk out of the ritual alive, with Ava
Celeste
Buy back the piece of soul a friend pledged away
Deadman Danny
Show the world what Fairfax products can do
Drifter
Return to Manhattan and kill as he pleases
Dynamo
His body back, and home safe to Marla as promised
Graves
Please her lich mentor and settle the dead’s unfinished business
Grey Talon
Learn how his son’s family truly died, and avenge them
Haze
Uncover The Adversary’s secrets so the OSIC is prepared
Holliday
Run down the Troubadour and kill him herself
Infernus
Save Jezebel’s for Hank, who once saved his life
Ivy
Find work, and keep Spanish Harlem safe
Kelvin
Uncover the Arctic expedition’s truth, and why he still walks
Lady Geist
Keep her youth and beauty from ever fading
Lash
To be cheered by the world, no longer resented
McGinnis
Put her own weapons to the test in real combat
Mina
Rise from lowly fledgling to Viscount of New York
Mirage
Build the Djinn a home of their own
Mo & Krill
To keep living life his own way, with Maurice
Nurse Harrow
Hurry back to the ward to watch over her patients
Paige
Find and save Bryce, the brother cast from home
Paradox
Use the ritual to haul prizes into the Paradox Museum
Pocket
Elude his father, stop him, bear the name unashamed
Rat King
Take Long Island and build ratkind a kingdom
Rem
Find his way home, then take a nap
Seven
Ascend to godhood through the ritual
Shiv
Earn the Baxter Society’s true acceptance
Silver
Make money and get her messy life together
Sinclair
Undo the eternal bond between his soul and Savannah’s
Solomon
Protect New York; keep the Patron’s power from wrong hands
The Doorman
Reunite with old friends; savor human life a while longer
Venator
By the Venator’s Oath, clear evil from others’ path
Victor
Find his maker and learn who he’s made of
Vindicta
Make Hathorne’s bloodline pay for the wrong of Salem
Violet
One chance for the world to see her work
Viscous
Stop The Adversary and keep the Deep safe
Vyper
Be taken seriously, and earn something worth living for
Warden
Make up for his parents’ failures; keep the Patrons out
Wraith
Money from the Patrons, the simpler the wish the better
Yamato
To be New York’s only crime lord
Before and After the Ritual
One line to the team as the fight begins, another as it ends. Pick someone and hear the two side by side.
Don't worry, Miss Shelly, I won't let you down.
别担心，雪莉小姐，我不会让你失望
I'm coming home Miss Shelly…
我要回家了，雪莉小姐…
The Archmother and The Hidden King
At the same moment of a match, each Patron has a line of their own. Here they stand side by side, moment by moment, to be heard in turn.
Boon
The Mother extends her hand to you.
Take the King's boon and be blessed.
Press On
What will you do with this new found opportunity…
The Guided Hand is down, make your move!
Nemesis
Destroy The Hidden King, so that The Archmother may rise!
Kill the Archmother and her disciples.
Alarm
Don't let them complete the ritual!
Stop them before it's too late!