Europe (cWOD)

In the World of Darkness, the continent of Europe is the home to various powerful, supernatural creatures that are strongly entrenched into the local mythologies and folklore and some have controlled the fortune of the continet ever since.

For information about the real continent and information about its various cultures and nations, visit Europe. For informations on the countries in the World of Darkness, visit their respective sites.

Vampire: The Masquerade
Since the nights of the Roman Empire, the childer of Caine had an enormous impact on the fate of the continent. Many important historical events, like the War of Princes and the Anarch Revolt, took place within the lands of the Old World. Every Clan has some ties to its inhabitants and most clans are present within its lands.

In the Modern Nights, Europe as a whole is a bastion of the Camarilla and its elders, although the Sabbat has established himself in small regions of various nations, like Scandinavia, Spain (the traditional home of the Lasombra) and lands around the Carpathian mountains (the traditional home of the Tzimisce). Venice acts as the traditional home of the Giovanni and Vienna as the peak of the Tremere pyramide.

Werewolf: The Apocalypse
To the Garou, the continent of Europe reeks of Wyrm-taint (particulary through the high percentage of vampires) and the webs of the Weaver. Nonetheless, many Tribes protect ancestral Caerns within the Old World and have maintained a strong presence there since the days of the first tribal cultures. Particular prominent tribes are the Get of Fenris, who maintain a strong vigil in Scandinavia and Germany, the Black Furies, who have guarded the lands Greece ever since, the Shadow Lords, who stalk their ancient realms in Eurasia, the Glass Walkers, who dwell in the strong populated "Eurohub", and the Black Spiral Dancers, who were born in the moores of Scotland and prosper due to the heavy pollution and the spiritual scars left after two World Wars. Alliances between the tribes under the supremacy of the Margrave Yuri Konietzko have begun to drive back various Wyrm creatures, but everyone knows that the Apocalypse is driving near as the human suffering in regions like the Balkans grows and feeds the Wyrm.

Mage: The Ascension
As the birthplace of various Paradigms, its natural that both the Traditions and the Technocracy have strong bases within the Old World. Sadly, also many Nephandi dwell here, nourishing themselves on the corruption left by World War II. In the Ascension War, Europe is mainly a victory for the Technocracy.

Wraith. The Oblivion
The empire of Stygia has been founded by Charon in the dawn of western civilization and although Heretics and Renegades are a problem (as they are always), the Hierarchy has maintained its grip over the western Shadowlands with very few exceptions. Sadly, ths history of Europe is also marked with violence and war, allowing Oblivion to sendt its servants during various Maelstroms to devastating attacks on the Stygian infrastructure. Even today, the nihils created during the massacers of the Holocaust reach deep into the Labyrinth and allow dark things to creep upward.