Editing Maelstrom

[[File:Eclipse.jpg|thumb|The eclipse in the old skybox.]]
A '''Maelstrom''' is a celestial event that brings the supernatural to the mortal world.<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Vindicta|quote=Vindicta got a second chance of life when her spirit was brought back to the mortal plane during the first Maelstrom (the event that introduced the supernatural to the public at large).}}</ref>

== 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>

== Ritual ==
The ritual is an event that takes place during the second Maelstrom, in which two [[teams]] of six (or [[Mo & Krill|seven]]) individuals are fighting to summon a [[Patron]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> an [[Outer Planes|extraplanar]] god<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Wraith|file=Wraith match start krill wraith convo03 04.mp3|transcription=Now let's summon a god.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Calico select 06.mp3|transcription=What better way to show off my product than to kill a god?}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> who can grant them wishes. The ritual can only be completed once the enemy team's Patron is destroyed.

Fonts of power all over [[The Cursed Apple|New York City]] are being tapped as part of the ritual.<ref name=":2">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_25.mp3|transcription=Tensions mount as fonts of power all over the city are being tapped in an attempt to contact a powerful extraplanar being known only as The Patron.}}</ref> [[The New York Oracle]] is providing live coverage of the ritual.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_55.mp3|transcription=As the Maelstrom rages on, The New York Oracle is proud to bring you live ritual coverage.}}</ref>

[[Trapper]] is working in the ritual as part of his job for the New York Municipal Coven.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Trapper|file=trapper_select_10.mp3|transcription=Why did I volunteer to work Maelstrom day?}}</ref>

== Trivia ==

* The in-game skybox used to have an eclipse over the sun. This was removed with the skybox change in the [[Update:October 24, 2024|October 24, 2024 Update]].

== References ==
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