The Hive
From Dark City
Note: This plot is for the Werewolf sphere.
Summary
A massive swarm known only as The Hive has been eroding the Shadow from the inside out, and shredding bits of the Gauntlet and possibly the Material as well.
IC Rumors
- In a short-range time skip to the year 2024, a few Urdaga saw that the Hive was only narrowly being held back from consuming the Shadow of New York by the Bale Hounds, as only the Maeljin had proven strong enough to fight with the Hive.
- Shortly after that vision of the future, most of the Hounds were killed.
- The Hive leaves behind a kind of crystallized Essence amber, and a few of the Uratha have found some.
- After evaluation and research both of the Essence amber and encounters with the Hive, it has been identified as an Idigam and a Sacred Hunt is being called to deal with it.
- Simon Hill discloses the following:
- The Hive moves along certain tidal patterns according to the phase of the moon.
- The Hive shares the Uratha weakness for silver.
- It feeds on spirits as well as the constituent ephemera of the Shadow, but it may do this feeding from either the Shadow or the Material worlds. It maintains its physical corpus for the duration of its time feeding and doesn't seem to be able to turn this off.
- The Gauntlet seems to take extensive damage when it feeds on the Shadow from the Material side.
- When in the Material world, it obscures itself in Twilight. It has only been observed feeding from the Material side once, very far away from the nexus of New York City, where the Gauntlet was considerably thinner.
- It must feed EXTENSIVELY.
- It seems to have targeted many Places-That-Aren't, possibly due to the compressed ephemera of those spaces.
- It can separate into multiple parts if damaged, but the sum of those parts are considerably weaker than the whole.
- It can cover large amounts of ground quickly, but sacrifices a lot in the way of perception and ability when moving that fast. Only when it's moving considerably slower, which is probably about fifteen to twenty MPH, can it make full use of its awareness and powers.
- It does not seem to hang around in poor weather for reasons undetermined; it may just be preference.
Count Me In
Past Scenes / RP Logs
- 20th January, 2022: 2024
- 3rd April, 2022: Scouting the Hive - Sierra's Deal
- 3rd April, 2022: Scouting the Hive
- 1st May, 2022: Lex's First Initiation
How to Get Involved!
Add yourself to the list, this plot is wide open to the entire venue.
Head to the Wolf Plots Forum and see if any players currently involved can bring you in.- Check out your own skills and open a ticket for the STs with ways you think you could get involved.
- This plot is now restricted to invite only by players involved or the ST.
- This plot is no longer taking on new players.
How to Utilize this Plot Page
- I know things I want everyone to know. How do I get that out there?: Add an entry above, under IC Rumors. Feel free to specify a context under which you did or would tell people. Do you just tell every PC or NPC who asks, so the rumor is getting around? You don't have to post anything you don't want to, and are free to require people to seek you out for RP to get information, but if you're tired of explaining the same things over and over, put it up here.
- I was just in a plot scene! Now what?' If you have a follow-up, submit a ticket! Even if you don't, it would be great if you could add to the Plot Details and Summary sections above to help keep everyone on the same page with what's being shared IC.
- How do I connect with others related to this plot: Please review if the plot is open, and how to get involved. If you are already involved, please reference the list of other characters involved in the plot.
- Don't assume everyone knows what you know, even if it was in a public scene. If you have plot detail that isn't listed below, add it.
- This is the documentation of your IC information sharing. Take ownership of it. Include important information that took place in scenes, even if there is a log. Not everyone reads logs!
- Do I have to share what I know? Of course not. You're free to operate at any level of shady and secretive that you like, but generally the most people have fun when information-sharing is collaborative, and plot resolution tends to progress a little more quickly. The choice, of course, is yours.
