Editing Maelstrom (section)

== Summary ==
[[Storyline|Circa 1899,]] the first Maelstrom impacted the world during an eclipse,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_03.mp3|transcription=Once, an eclipse changed the world! Who knows what today's celestial event will bring?}}</ref> opening [[Astral Gates]], bringing back dead spirits such as [[Vindicta]] and forever transforming [[Dynamo]]. 50 years later,<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Warden|quote=Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago.}}</ref> in the present day, a second Maelstrom is about to occur.<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_79.mp3|transcription=For decades, contact with The Patrons has not only been impossible, but forbidden. But with the Maelstrom upon us that may change!}}</ref>

The Maelstrom is expected to last between 20 minutes and 2 hours,<ref>[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn_C9nQ_Ri0 Chapter 5A]</ref> during which mystic energy is at its apex.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=prof_monologue_06.mp3|transcription=This year, when the celestial alignment begins, mystic energy will be at its apex.}}</ref>

The [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]] has warned [[The Cursed Apple|New York]] citizens to stay indoors for the duration of the Maelstrom.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_17.mp3|transcription=The OSIC has issued a warning to the city of New York recommending that citizens stay indoors for the duration of the celestial event.}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_04.mp3|transcription=While most of New York remains huddled in their apartments, 12 individuals seek to make contact with The Patron.}}</ref>

The third Maelstrom isn't expected to happen for another 50 years,<ref name=":1">[[The Binding of Oathkeeper|''The Binding of Oathkeeper'']] - [https://youtu.be/nn_C9nQ_Ri0?si=qE4R53-YXf7yzpZR&t=830 Chapter 4A]</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=Prof lose late 02.mp3|context=(lost match)|transcription=It's okay, I've... I've grown used to this body. I can wait another fifty years.}}</ref> but it could happen earlier.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=Prof lose 02.mp3|context=(lost match)|transcription=There will be another eclipse, perhaps sooner than you think.}}</ref>