Tales of the Dark Eras is a fiction anthology of short stories set across the different time periods and game lines that are seen in Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras, and serves as a companion book to the Dark Eras book.
Summary[]
From the Onyx Path schedule:
- Walk through the ages...
- As a companion to Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras this anthology reveals secrets of the mystics, whispers rumors of the dead, and shines a light into the darkest corners of the world.
- This collection includes historical stories based within the shadowed past of Vampire: the Requiem, Mage: the Awakening, Werewolf: the Forsaken, Changeling: the Lost, and other Chronicles of Darkness settings.
- In the Chronicles of Darkness...
- Explore the shadows with tales by Howard Ingham, Malcolm Sheppard, Pete Woodworth, Renee Ritchie, Jess Hartley, Monica Valentinelli, Danielle Harper, Matthew McFarland, Mike Tomasek, Eric Zawadski, Meghan Fitzgerald, and Dennis Detwiller.
Stories[]
Hoarse (Chronicles of Darkness -- 450 B.C.E.)[]
In this story an unnamed protagonist is recounted with the tale of "The Prophet", a humanoid figure long since moored in the city of Nineveh and its journey through multiple lives.
Bone and Gold (Mage: The Awakening -- 330-320 B.C.E.)[]
This story follows Theseus, a Greek soldier as he marches eastward in the companies of Alexander the Great and his encounter with a mage.
Unmanned (Beast: The Primordial -- 830-840 C.E.)[]
This story follows a band of Norseman as they venture across the sea to claim vengeance on a rival tribe, who's leader ransacked and pillaged their village.
Dry Spell (Vampire: The Requiem -- 1587-1593 C.E.)[]
This story is centered around London and follows the vampire Mister Starling as he deals with his new onset of insatiable appetite whilst trying to accomplish an errand given to him by the local Ieldra.
Of Ravens and Roses (Changeling: The Lost -- 1600-1700 C.E.)[]
- by Jess Hartley
This story follows La Belle Fleur as she tries to figure out the identity of 'The Raven' during the rein of King Louis XIV.
Suffering of the Unchosen (Hunter: The Vigil -- 1690-1695 C.E.)[]
This story follows William Mansforth as he tries to find who killed his family and bring them to justice during the Salem Witch trials.
Cross Purposes (Mummy: The Curse -- 1893-1924 C.E.)[]
This story follows Sitamun, as she tries to add Khaba-Iten's collection to her own from the Egyptian Museum.
From Galveston (Promethean: The Created -- 1933-1940 C.E.)[]
This story follows a Promethean during the Great Depression.
The Sea’s Own (Geist: The Sin-Eaters -- 1950-1955 C.E.)[]
This story follows Tommy Royston in post-WW2 New Zealand.
War Spoils (Demon: The Descent -- 1960-1961 C.E.)[]
This story follows Markus Lärche as he and a group of demons try to rescue Max from being held by Angels in Berlin.
Top Dog (Werewolf: The Forsaken -- 1969-1979 C.E.)[]
This story follows Violetta "Vi" Mazza as she deals with her homophobic father and a Pure Tribe werewolf, Riegel.
No Signal (Chronicles of Darkness -- 2015-2016 C.E.)[]
- by Dennis Detwiller
This story follows Emily Dunser as she gets phone calls and texts from her former friend, Imogen Caricola.
About the Authors[]
Background Information[]
Memorable Quotes[]
Characters[]
- Hoarse
- Baal - God
- Nathan
- Voice
- The Prophet
- Elijah
- Elisha
- Ezekiel
- Jonah
- Bone and Gold
- Phillipos - Soldier, died
- Argyros - Soldier, died
- Phokas - Soldier, died
- Theophanes/Theseus - Soldier, Mage
- Maya - Mage
- Nikon - Horseman, Commander
- Phaidros - Soldier
- Naga - Mage
- Androkles - Soldier, Ghost
- Lysandros - Soldier
- King Porus
- General Krateros
- Hesiod
- Unmanned
- Ulf the Beardless - Devouring Wolf, Beast
- Karl
- Alva - Changeling
- Geir
- Olav
- Steinar
- Black Eirik Ivarrson - Hero, died
- Sigurd - Dragon's blood, Beast, died
- Astrid - Beast, died
- Old Snorre
- Gunnar
- Bjorn
- Gnute
- Dry Spell
- Ieldra - Vampire
- Gwendolyn - Vampire
- Weihan Cynn - Vampire
- Abbot Nathaniel Pendleton - Vampire, Died
- Harald, "The Haunt" - Vampire
- Caedmon - Vampire
- Richard Bithewaye - Vampire
- Mister Starling - Vampire
- Miss Cicely Rowe
- Thomas - Mortal, Died
- Mr. Moonstone - Vampire
- Of Ravens and Roses
- La Belle Fleur - Fae/Changeling, died
- King Louis
- Etienne Bonheur
- Lord Charles
- Marquis d'Albert
- Father Michael
- Madame Lavoisier
- "The Raven" - Good Cousin, Changeling
- Lisette
- Suffering of the Unchosen
- William Mansforth - Mister White (Fae/Seeming)
- Mary Mansforth - William's wife, Vampire, Died
- Goody Smythe
- Dame Williamson
- John Masterson
- Pierre La Faux - Hunter-Knight, Knight of St. George
- Lady Anne Crawford - Hunter-Knight, Knight Inquisitor, Knight of St. George
- Widow Holt - Mary's cousin
- Thaddeus Stone - Hunter, Knight of St. George
- Sarah Alvey - Hunter, Knight of St. George
- Marc Alvey - Sarah's husband, Poisoned by Sarah, died
- Nathaniel Thorn - Hunter, Knight of St. George, trains Familiars
- Horatio - Rabbit Familiar
- Unchosen - Died, Animated Corpse commanded by Mister White
- Unbidden - Died, Animated Corpse commanded by Mister White
- Unloved - Died, Animated Corpse commanded by Mister White
- Cross Purposes
- Sitamun - Mummy
- Amon - Sitamun's Priest
- Omar - Mortal, Curator for the Egyptian Museum
- Khaba-Iten - Scribe, Mummy
- Mr. Gautron - Mortal, Archeologist
- Maia - Khaba-Iten's Priestess
- From Galveston
- Paul
- Maeve
- The Sea’s Own
- Cameron Watson - Sin-Eater
- Molly Earle
- Tommy Royston - Sin-Eater, Torn, Reaper
- Smitty Bartender for the Thistle Inn Pub
- Ol' Ned
- Silas Riordan - Sin-Eater, Torn, Bone Picker
- William Neylon - Torn, Sin-Eater
- Mr. Connor - Died
- Mrs. Royston
- The General - Tommy's Geist
- Marley - Tommy's Wife
- Doctor Giuseppe
- Molly - Connor's Sister
- War Spoils
- Herr Markus Lärche - Demon
- Herr Entspannt - Demon, Messenger
- Max - Project 41789, Herr Lärche's Son
- Herr Lichtmauer - Demon, died
- Swen - Markus Lärche's child
- Tanja - Markus Lärche's child
- Angelika - Markus Lärche's Wife
- Lea - Markus Lärche's child
- Frau Spiegel - Demon, Destroyer
- Uta
- Herr Rotbraun - Demon, Messenger
- Herr Mitternacht - Demon
- Frau Gift - Demon, Disappeared
- Rinat Tokaryev - Fake Identity used by Markus Lärche
- Colonel Zakharov
- Stepan Komarov - Angel, Max's Guardian
- Top Dog
- No Signal
- Imogen Caricola, "Im" - Died
- Emily Dunser, "Em"
- Detective Granfar
- Mrs. Caricola
- McJack
Terminology[]
Afterlife, Agency, Angels, Anshega, Arjuna, Arisen, Arizona, Auckland, Awhawhiro, Banner, Bay Ridge, Beast, Berlin, Bishop's Gate, Blood, Blood Court, Bone Picker, Boston, Britain, Brooklyn, Cairo, Candlewick Street, Catastrophic Infrastructure Failure, Chelsea, Christchurch, Circle Mate, Cook Strait, Cub, Cults, Death, Death Sight, Demon, Destroyer, Deviant, Dr. J's, Dreams, Duat, East Berlin, Elodoth, Embracing, England, Fair Folk, Fentu, Festival of Flowers, Final Death, Fitness Authority, Forsaken, France, Gallows Post, Galverston, Geist, Germany, Ghost, Gleiwitz, God-Machine, Good Cousins, Gropecunt Lane, Grove of Fecund Rot, Guardian Angel, Hedge, Herakles, Hero of Legend, Hoboken, Holland Tunnel, House of Memory, Hudson Wolves (Pack), Humanity, Hunger, Hungry Ones, Hunt, Hunter-Knights, Hyberborea (Club), Infrastructure, Ipswich, Irem, Iron, Iron Comrades, Italy, Jersey, Jersey City, Joppa, Judges, The Kiss, Knight of St. George (Group), Köln, Krewe, The Lance, Lochos/Lochagos, Lodenstane, London, Loup Garou, Messenger, Neb Ka, New Brunswick, Night Raid, Nineveh (City), Nuzusul, Ocean City, Oklahoma, Outcast Swords, Paris, Pir Sar, Project 41789, Pure, Reaper, Relics, Remnants, Ring, Rite, Ritual, River of Death, River of Hate, Salem Town, Salem Village, Seeming, Sekhem, Serpent's Cove, Shield, Sin-Eater, Skins, Spells, Spirits, Sorcerer, Tarshish, Texas, Thebes, Threshold, The Thistle Inn (Pub), Tiergarten, Torn, Unchained, Uratha, Urdur, Vitasta (Hydaspes), Waldbaum's, Werewolf, West Berlin, Whanau (Krewe), Zeus-Ammon,
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