- See also: Birmingham (WOD) (disambiguation)
Birmingham is a city in central England and a domain of the Changeling Kingdom of Smoke.
History[]
Changeling: The Dreaming[]
Birmingham stands as one of the Technocracy's most shining achievements. The character of the city is immediately evident from the moment its I960s-era concrete towers come into view. After the devastation wrought on the city by World War II, it was practically rebuilt from scratch. Few of the old buildings survived; most of those that did were scrapped anyway in the succeeding decades to make room for ultramodern conference centers and office buildings.
Though a few nightclubs hum through the nightly haze, Birmingham is a shining testament to the encroaching Winter. An "art" museum, better known for its stunning collection of preserved insects than for the dusty canvases dotting its walls, is the only bright spot in this city, which is otherwise described by Lord Wheelwright as a festering sore of Banality on the face of the land. Few Kithain stay long in Birmingham, leaving its neatly manicured hedges and identical gray buildings to the Technocrats, who seem to thrive here.
Outposts of nearly all the Conventions are stationed in the city center, connected by a warren of tunnels the likes of which would drive a sluagh mad with envy (save for the fact that they are brightly lit and cleaned nightly by sweeperbots). While labs and other research centers can be found, many of the outpost's staff are devoted to "citizen education," producing articles on the "Power of Science" for local and national newspapers, writing textbooks for schools, and producing anesthetizing documentaries for the BBC on modern technology.
Locations[]
- Birmingham Chantry, Tremere haven
- Birmingham University
Residents[]
- Prince Jeremiah Casaubon (8th Generation Toreador)
- The Fates (Tremere sisters)
- Lenelle (Samedi)
- Natasha Clement
- Joseph LeBeau, mortal librarian imprisoned by the Fates in their chantry after abducting him from Birmingham University library; Tremere's touchstone
References[]
- MTAs/CTD: Isle of the Mighty, p. 47