Scions Game Lore

Montreal is a city of enigmas, an onion of almost infinite layers, if you will. Peel away one skin and several more await, seductive in what they hide. Montreal is called "The City of Black Miracles" because of the dark faith of its nocturnal inhabitants. Those who live within its island confines, whether mortal or immortal, should be made to feel as if some terrible force looms just beyond the senses.

Montreal is also a city of contrasts, where modern skyscrapers tower over old churches and cathedrals. The New and the Old World clash, not only for mortals, but for the undead. Mention of the Sabbat conjures images of the crime-infested streets of New York, the despair-gripped populace of Detroit, the black heart of Mexico City and the moral debauchery of Amsterdam. These modern interpretations of the Sabbat apply to Montreal, but the Cainites also make Montreal a city of knowledge and faith. However, the acquisition of such knowledge always comes at a price; exposing further mysteries and enigmas.

Below you will find a timeline of major events that shaped this game's version of Montreal into what it is. For further information we invite you to read the Montreal By Night and Beckett's Jyhad Diary books.

18th Century and Before

• 1535 - Jacques Cartier, a French navigator, lands on a magnificent island. He names it Mont-Royal, and it would become known as the Island of Montreal. Cartier's vessel carried with it a damned soul; Louis Drapeau, a French Gangrel who represented the interest of various Sabbat Covens. For Drapeau, the journey was a success, he would begin preparing the island for the coming of his Cainite siblings.
• 1605 to 1641 - Samuel de Champlain, a french soldier, colonist and cartographer, establishes the first settlement on the island after observing it's strategic position on the Saint-Lawrence River. Louis Drapeau decides to use the settlement as a landing port for his Sabbat brethrens. In the following decades, Cainites begin to attempt the journey to the Mont-Royal island. Acting on the advice of Clan Lasombra, they pose as religious missionaries ( Known as Jesuites ) to avoid arousing suspicions of the French Toreador. With the aid the missionaries, colonists and military forces sent to protect the fledgling colony, close to a dozen Sabbat escape to the new World by the end of 1641. While most immediately moved on from the colony, preferring the largely unexplored interior of Canada, a few like Louis Drapeau remained to help other new arrivals.
• 1642 - The Ville-Marie colony, which would eventually become Montreal, is officially founded as a home for an order of hospital nuns. Catholic missionaries busy themselves with the evangelization of local natives. As the colony expands beyond it's original fortress, more Sabbat flee across the Atlantic. Louis becomes the coven leader of the Ville-Marie Sabbat, who come to call themselves Les Acadiens.
• 1643 - War quickly breaks out in the New World over its fur trade, relations between European competitors had already been volatile because the native Huron and Algonquin tribes allied themselves with the french. The local Sabbat, no longer encumbered by Europe's Camarilla, act on their predatory whims, raiding villages of the native Iroquois tribes, killing and feeding as they please. As the Iroquois tribe began to retaliate, the Dutch, in New Amsterdam ( the future site of New York City ) supply the Iroquois tribes with muskets to use against the French. In June of 1643, Louis Drapeau and the almost entirety of his Coven are attacked and torn limb from limb, leaving the French colony under the care of only one Sabbat; a Tzimisce named Connaught, and his Bratovitch attendants.
• 1644 to 1687 - Conflicts between the French colonies and the Iroquois tribe carried on until 1663 when the Camarilla sent a large military force known as the Carignan Regiment. Launching an initiative against the Iroquois that would buy the colony 20 years of peace in the region. The truth, however, was that the European Camarilla began to suspect the Sabbat's presence in their colonies. The French Toreador quickly established control over the island, and a bloody secret war was waged as Sabbat and Toreador would pit their mortal pawns against each other for control of the island. Hostilities began to escalate between the Sabbat backed colonists and settlers, and the Toreador's French authorities. In the end, the Sabbat were successful in misdirecting the french armies all over the New York countryside, using them to defeat their Iroquois enemies. In 1667, a peace treaty was signed, and even though the Camarilla maintained a presence in Ville-Marie, the Sabbat remained deeply rooted and in almost complete control of the colony. During that time, a second Sabbat pack emerged, known as Les Capots Bleus.
• 1687 to 1701 - Iroquois incursions would resurface in the late 1680s and would last until the Peace Accord of 1701. This period sees the emergence of two new covens; Les Misérables and the Shepherds of Caine. It is also during that period that Montreal's Sabbat began to notice unusual events that would later be termed collectively The Unknown. The incidents range from missing Cainites to failed Creation Rites and mysterious attacks.
• 1702 to 1740 - The Shepherds, having proven to be a potent coven, send their missionaries to other North American Cities. Throughout the decades, they return with the genealogical information and histories of other packs. In 1740, coupling these records with Montreal's own Liber Defuctorum, the Litany of Blood is born; a sacred document which details the history of fallen heroes of the sect, including their lineage, accomplishments, sacrifices, biographies and details of their final deaths. Through the centuries, the Litany of Blood would be updated and grow to become a series of tomes bound in the flesh of Cainites, a precious artifact guarded by the local Sabbat. To this day, the opening of the Litany remains a tradition of the Montreal Cainites, and luminaries of the sect come from every corner of the world to witness the festivities and study the Litany under supervision.
• 1741 to 1763 - In the following decades, multiple wars would shake the colony to it's core. First, the War of the League of Augsburg; an expedition launched against Montreal by the English, which was abandonned following an outbreak of chicken pox. Then, the war of Spanish Succession where the British were forced to withdraw twice; once due to a shortage of ships, and a second time when eight large transport vessels sank, drowning 1500 troops. Montreal's luck finally ran out during the Seven Years War; having suffered through winter famine, the city was inadequately protected when the British armies converged on it. The few remaining French Toreador fled back to Paris, abandoning the colony to the British. On September 8th 1760, New France capitulated to the British and became an English colony. In 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed and all of France's holdings in Canada were ceded to Great Britain. Leaving a power vacuum behind, the Sabbat seized the opportunity and eliminated any remaining Camarilla holdings in the city, seizing complete control over Montreal. While the Sabbat-infested New France remained a weighty Camarilla issue, the Toreador believed they no longer neded to deal with it and did little to assist the new Camarilla regime in Montreal. Montreal, now a British colony, became primarily a Ventrue concern.
• 1764 - The Ventrue appoint Kyle Strathcona as Prince of Montreal, under the regency of Alexander Berryshire, Governor of Quebec. It was hoped that Strathcona, a Scot, would be well received in Montreal since French and Scot soldiers had already fought together on several occasions. The Ventrue were mistaken in believing that the sense of history shared by mortals would mean anything to the Sabbat. Strathcona did remember much of his mortal history as a Scot; he had helped the French fight the British. While he cooperated with his Camarilla superiors, he bore many deep seated grievances against the British and their many Ventrue supporters. The Sabbat Shepherds sensed Strathcona's anger and thought of betrayals and began to secretly cultivate these qualities in him.
• 1765 to 1775 - The various denominational churches and temples that dotted Montreal did not dilute it's faith. To the contrary, varied and sometimes conflicting beliefs somehow enhanced the potency of faith on the island. This proved to be the catalyst that encouraged the local Sabbat covens to harness faith and direct it to their own Paths of Enlightenment. The Shepherds of Cain created the Path of Nocturnal Redemption during that period. However, frustrated by their inability to manipulate faith itself, most covens concentrated their efforts on corrupting various priests, ministers and rabbis. They made ghouls of altar boys and nuns, made them more attractive through the use of Vicissitude and then forced them to seduce influential religious figures. The Sabbat then forced corrupt clergy to direct misguided worshippers to the Cainites' blood cults and held feasts and sacrifices in church pulpits. Posing as priests, some Sabbat even used confessionals to discover hidden vices and then enticed mortals with their own sins. Through misinformation and corruption, the Sabbat claimed more and more influence over the city, and only pride prevented the Ventrue from asking the Tremere of Quebec for help; it was this arrogance that kept the Sabbat safe.
• 1776 - The American revolution of 1776 swept through the 13 colonies, and Canada was included in the patriots' dream of emancipation from the British. It was during this time that Congressional forces marched forth, and judging that the city would be unable to withstand an attack, the acting Governor at the time, Governor Carleton, chose to abandon the city. While Prince Strathcona chose to remain, the Primogen and Camarilla kindred of Montreal took steps to abandon the city in order to salvage their precious power, and joined Governor Carleton on his exodus from Montreal, and together, they fled straight into a Sabbat Trap. Of the 130 troops and 14 vampires escorting the governor's vessel, only Carleton, five of his men, and three Kindred managed to escape. Abandoned by his sect, Strathcona was ready to face final death, but instead, he was offered to join the Sabbat under the sponsorship of the Shepherds. The Sabbat were very close to claiming the city openly, but needed to eliminated the Camarilla's presence and scare the sect enough to prevent it's return. The Shepherds believed the conversion of Strathcona would serve that purpose. Impressive by the Sabbat's sense of community, and tired of the Camarilla's games, Strathcona joined the sect. When Camarilla did return to the city, Strathcona continued to pose as Prince and as an adjudicator of Ventrue will. Secretly, he helped plan a Sabbat coup.
• 1776 to 1799 - The city begins to prosper, the Montreal Gazette is established in 1778. Multimillionaires establish financial empires that put Montreal and it's 25000 inhabitants on the world's economic map. In 1793, bringing new slaves to Canada is declared illegal. Les Voltigeurs & Bloodfoot are the first two war pack established in North America and they remain in Montreal to help against city invasions. Another pack called The Widows is created during this period. They quickly garner a reputation for its brothel and the depravity of it's customers. Meanwhile, the local Ventrue and their Camarilla allies grow complacent and begin to slowly drop their guard.

19th Century

• 1800 to 1833 - Indoor plumbing is established in 1801, 1815 sees the first gas-powered streetlights and the foundation of the Montreal Police Force. In 1833 Slavery is abolished.
• 1837-1838 - With the British loss of the American Colonies to the south, many British loyalists fled to Canada. They primarily settled around the Great Lakes and in the Eastern Townships. This influx of British subjects demanded that Canada be divided in two separate entities, known as Upper and Lower Canada, with Montreal as part of the latter. This immediately created friction as government representation between the two regions was to be equal, but the actual population gave Lower Canada a 14-to-1 advantage. To make matters worse, 500,000 French Canadians were underrepresented in government and were paid salaries close to half of those received by their English counterparts. With tensions nearing the breaking point, the two factions each took their political corners; in one was the Fils de la Liberté, which represented the French, while British honor was upheld by the Loyalists and the secretive Doric Club which was founded and backed by the local Primogen. The Fils de la Liberté rebelled and over 100 french patriots were exiled while 22 were put to the gallows. Suspicious of Strathcona's wavering resolve, Mithras commissioned the Primogen Council to squash to French Rebellion and depose the Ventrue Prince. The Primogen used their influence over the British Loyalists to push back against the French rebellion. This culminated in an all out conflict that the Sabbat used as a cover for their own uprising. By the end of 1838, all members of the Primogen council were dead or being tortured by their Sabbat captors.
• 1839-1840 - The British Ventrue would only become aware of the situation in Montreal by April of 1839, and no Camarilla member remained in the city. Montreal now boasts a population of 40,000 by 1840 and, following the rebellions, Upper and Lower Canada are again merged into a single territory. To seal their victory, the Sabbat and Strathcona pushed for Montreal to become the capital city of Canada. The disgraced Ventrue were forced to support Strathcona's push in order to conceal the fact that they had lost the city from their Toreador and Tremere enemies. With Montreal now the seat of power in Canada, the Sabbat were in complete control. A few Ventrue black sheep were chosen by the British court to represent clan interests in the new capital, but the assignment was nothing short of a death sentence and a final attempt by the Ventrue to save face while pretending they still had a firm grip over Montreal.
• 1849 - Several bills are put before the assembly including one that proposed amnesty to all those who participated in the rebellions, as well as offering financial compensation to those who suffered as a result. The English registered their opposition, claiming that the bill rewarded the rebels for their treasonous acts. Despite the opposition, the bill was ratified and, the same night, the parliament building was set ablaze, destroying government records and 22,000 volumes of various works. The next day, riots broke out and the capital was moved to Quebec City. The Ventrue soon realized that Strathcona and the Sabbat had Montreal firmly and their grip, and that it was time to withdraw. The Ventrue labeled the Assembly riots - which had nothing to do with the Sabbat - as physical Sabbat invasions of the city. The accusations allowed the Ventrue to wash their hands of the situation. They dismissed their losses as attacks by a superior force and didn't have to admit to the treason of the city's Prince.
• 1850 to 1900 - While wars were fought in distant lands, Montreal enjoyed the relative quiet of the last decades of the 19th century. Of course the island was subjected to the occasional fire, pestilence, floods and minor revolts, but these were nothing but growing pains of an expanding city. With the Confederation in 1867, Canada would no longer be a territory but a Country. The Victoria Bridge that was completed in 1860 was the first link between the island and the mainland. The Saint-Lawrence River was opened to sea-going vessels, and electricity began being introduced in 1886. 13 schools were established during that period, and Montreal became the largest city in Canada with a population of over 200,000 inhabitants by the end of the century. The Sabbat would also see a short lived conflict against a group of Irish-American Garou, that would be routed from the city.

• 1814 to 1850 - This era is known among Kindred as the calm before the storm. New Orlean's population grew at an amazing rate, and by 1840 more than 100,000 people lived in the city itself, while even more lived in the surrounding settlements. New Orleans' commerce flourished and the area's kindred population reached the double digits for the first time. This bloom would soon come to a screeching halt.
• 1853 - A first tragedy strikes New Orleans as the Yellow Fever epidemic claims the lives of over 7000 residents. Even more perish to cholera and typhus. It soon becomes apparent that the city was overpopulated with Kindred as they begin to fight over the remaining healthy citizens. Doran's dream of a new Carthage quickly begins to slip away. At the same time, a new pack leader takes over the Uktena Tribe. Dissatisfied with how Doran did nothing to stop the expansion of the city, which in turn forced the Lupines out of their Caerns and further into the swamps. Additionally, when the Lupines came to Doran for help against the mages, Doran assured them that he would see to it, but nothing was ever done. The Uktena Tribe then break the treaty and begin raiding the city.
• 1854 to 1865 - The following years are difficult for Doran and the city of New Orleans. The plagues and Lupine raids lay waste to the city, and by the time the Civil War came in 1861, most of the city's Kindred had fled. In 1862, the city falls to Union forces. By the end of the Civil War, the city laid in waste. The end of the war would, however, be a turning point for Doran and his city. Using his own finances, and with help from his sire, Doran began rebuilding the city.

20th Century

• 1900 to 1909 - The 20th century brought many changes to Montreal. In addition to civil unrest and various strikes, the early 1900s saw a demand for more liberal freedoms, much to the chagrin of various religious groups. A decade after the invention of the automobile, the new sport of car racing was introduced to an enthusiastic Montreal crowd. It would also see the opening of North America's first movie house. Les Voltigeurs departed from the city in early 20th century, but Montreal was still home to 20 Sabbat, including the newly arrived Orangemen pack; Les Misérables ( still going strong ); The Widows; The Librarians; and the Shepherds, who were searching for a new leader. Beyond those Cainites, several nomadic packs also frequented the region. In 1907 however, the Widows' brothel is set ablaze. The only survivor of the pack is Véronique La Cruelle.
• 1910 - The paramount event of 1910 was the Eucharist Congress. It brought 40 Catholic cardinals, 100 bishops and archbishops, and over 400,000 pilgrims to Montreal. The congress caused a veritable flood of devotion to wash over the city, and was proof of the power inherent to Montreal's faithful. While mortals prayed in their churches, the Shepherds, along with the Librarians, hosted the Conference of Caine; it was their own forum dedicated to belief and solidarity. The coven's guests included some of the most prestigious followers and philosophers of the Paths of Caine, Death and the Soul and Harmony, and even some Cathari attended. The week was devoted to blood feasts, debates, conferences and readings from the Litany of Blood. Other events also occured; Orangement kidnapped and tortured several dozen pilgrims and demanded that the mortals recant their faiths in an Inquisition-style blood bath. The Widows seduced high-ranking clergy from the Eucharist Congress and shredded their beliefs during orgies of Vicissitude. For their part, Les Misérables induced revelatory visions by using Dementation on vitims. The Conference of Caine was probably best remembered as the catalyst that put an end to the Sabbat's bloody civil war. It brought rival factions together under an unspoken treaty. Many who attended were impressed by Montreal's Litany of Blood and saw it as a tool to help keep the Sabbat united. Those who inscribed their histories in it became part of a rejuvenated Sabbat.
• 1911 - Strathcona is recognized for his outstanding contribution to the Sabbat and elevated in rank to Cardinal. Véronique La Cruelle, the sole survivor of the Widows pack, takes Strathcona's place. This marks the end of the Widows as a pack.
• 1914 to 1920 - The world suffered terrible hardships in the second decade of the 20th century, and Montreal was swept up by the current of those dark days; World War 1 from 1914 to 1918; the Influenza Epidemic from 1918 to 1920 which resulted in over 50 million deaths worldwide; A tunnel would be dug up beneath Mount Royal and opened in 1918, to this day, the tunnel remains a dark omen that all local Cainites avoid after 6 of them vanished without a trace within it's depths.
• 1921 to 1934 - The Jacques Cartier and Mercier bridges are built in 1929 and 1934 respectively, forming new bonds between the island main mainland. The Orangemen leave Montreal, making way for the Arrival of the Mattachines, a pack of queer radicals from France.
• 1939 to 1945 - World War 2 takes place.
• 1948 - Missionaries return from Haiti with a small group of Haitian professionals. Among them; Jérar, a follower of Set and servant of Ghede. Jérar begins spinning his web of corruption in the city.
• 1960 - The Quiet Revolution begins with the 1960s elections. Mainly characterized by the separation of church and state, the following decade would see the creation of Health and Education ministries, massive investments in the creation of a provincial infrastructure. The Province of Quebec would begin taking control over it's own economy and and nationalize electricity production and consumption. It is a period of unbridled economic and social development during which Archbishop La Cruelle enjoyed a heyday; she quickly gained the support of the various local covens through alliances, Monomacy duels, torture, seduction and sheer charisma. As Archbishop, La Cruelle backed the city's immigrant settlements, pleasing the Shepherds with an injection of different theological and philosophical outlooks. She also preserved the city's heritage. Her mortal slaves spearheaded a movement to restore Old Montreal to its former glory, ensuring the existence of its cobblestone streets and labyrinthine secret passages. The Opening of the Litany, a Cainite summer festival, gained many of it's current artistic trappings under Véronique's influence. The atmosphere of growth and liberalism that she created attracted new covens to the city, including the Navigators and Zarnovich's Circus. Not all was well for the Sabbat though. Jonah, the Camarilla Prince of Ottawa, saw Quebec's increase in French-Canadian nationalism as grounds for retaking Montreal.
• 1966 - The Montreal Metro, the city's subway system, is built in the early 60s and opens in 1966. It continues to expand through the decades and is, to this day, one of the main means of transport around the city.
• 1970 - By the late 1960s, the Quiet Revolution had created a polarization in French Canadian society between those who wished for the Province to become an independent state and those who wished for it to remain a part of the Canadian federal system. The most radical element of the former camp formed the FLQ, a small terrorist movement. Its semi independent cells terrorized the Province and blew up a series of symbolic targets over several months. Even though they inflicted no casualties until then, they came to abduct British Trade Representative James Cross and Federal Minister Pierre Laporte in 1970. Laporte was killed and the federal government responded by declaring martial law on the city. Troops entered Montreal and conducted widespread arrests in October. Known as the October Crisis, this event marked the peak of Prince Jonah's campaign to capture Montreal. Taking a page from the Shepherds' tactics in the 19th century, Véronique La Cruelle fueled the fervor of Montreal's radical fringe. French Canadian nationalism had always been a mortal-driven phenomenon, but the archbishop upped the ante by encouraging the FLQ. Many of the troops entering the city were Camarilla ghouls followed by several Vampires loyal to Jonah who hoped to uncover the Sabbat's lairs by rounding up and torturing FLQ radicals. The Camarilla however, played right into Véronique's hands as little to no Sabbat had any direct links to the FLQ. The Camarilla's search uncovered very little, it however, served the Sabbat by revealing their enemies' identity. At night fall, the Sabbat emerged en masse and decimated the Camarilla invaders, forcing Jonah and his forces to retreat to Ottawa.
• 1972 - Jérar the Setite's presence is exposed when the Shepherds a blood cult led by Jérar's childe, Moise. A war party was created to deal with the Setite threat, but even after small victories over the Setites, the Sabbat was hard-pressed to deal with the city's entrenched serpents. The cult of Jérar had spread to encompass the circles of municipal power, and Jérar used his influence to launch a campaign of random construction throughout the downtown core. The Sabbat scrambled to protect their underground communal havens. The tide would eventually turn with the arrival of Sangris, a Haitian Serpent of Light well versed in the ways of the Sand-Snakes. Organizing a pack of Snake Hunters, they targeted the Setite's mortal pawns and destroy several of their cults. Humans most likely to be promoted to the newly opened political positions were Dominated by the Sabbat and the renovation efforts reverted back to Sabbat control.
• 1974 - By the end of 1974, Jérar's childe, Moise, had been captured by the Sabbat. Véronique used Vicissitude to torture and turn him into a snake leather jacket.
• 1975 - On the twelfth night of each year, the Shepherds traditionally held a citywide blood feast. This time, however, all the Sabbat who partook in the blood feast fell into deep torpor, only Sangris, Elias, Pierre Bellemare and a nomatic pack known as the Road Wolves escaped when they came under attack. It was revealed that Jérar had poisoned the blood offerings and uncovered Jérar's location through a ritual that used the diseased mortals as a link to the Setite Temple. A fierce battle ensued, engulfing the whole temple and consuming the Setites. The poisoned Sabbat slowly recovered from the ordeal but upon awakening, realized that several of their number had vanished. Those who remained only had vague memories of dark shapes moving among them. Véronique La Cruelle was among the missing and Sangris stepped forward as her replacement. The Setite temple ruins, dubbed the Snake Pit by the Sabbat, still stand in Northern Montreal. Few dare venture there, but the Shepherds still keep watch over the ruins. Some fear that survivors of Jérar's cult have gone underground and now worship him as a martyred god.
• 1975 to 1991 - The late 70s and 80s under Sangris' rule were periods of political and economic stability, that is until the recession and the great misery it caused. Montreal began to rot and the downtown core fell into disrepair as business moved away while poverty and homelessness increased. Thanks to Sangris, Jonah never recovered from his 1970 defeat as Sangris began mounting a series of raids and attacks against Jonah's supporters, resulting in the Prince's destruction at the hands of one of his own Primogens in 1978. Sangris then maintained attacks on the city, sowing fear into the capital and turning it into the weak Sabbat playground it still is to this day. The late 80s would mark the arrival of two Knight Inquisitors; Tristan and Isolde who uncovered shocking evidence of infernalism in the city.
• 1992 - After the shocking revelation that Sangris practiced infernalism, Judge Inquisitor Santiago DeSoto arrived in Montreal in May of 1992 to stage a trial that would last for 3 months. Many were ready to step to Sangris' defense but he flatly admitted his guilt, congratulating the tribunal and claiming to have acted alone. However, DeSoto and his associates were convinced that the Serpent had accomplices; the trial featured tortuous interrogations of Sangris and the questioning of suspects. Every vampire in the city was questioned, and those who had ties to the archbishop were examined particularly closely. Most suspicion fell on Sangris' childe Ezekiel who was recalled from the Black Hand, and on those who had accompanied Sangris during his final battle with Jérar. By August, the tribunal was confronted with the fact that Sangris truly did seem to have acted alone. Sangris was executed on the 17th of August. The tribunal closed, but unconformed rumors persist that Knight Inquisitors returned to the city to continue the hunt for accomplices. DeSoto retired from the Inquisition in October and took up residence in Montreal.
• 1993 to 1999 - The Sabbat factions, masterfully balanced by the infernalist Sangris a few years back, now tear at each other's throats. The tensions force Cardinal Strathcona to intercede and hand-picks Carolina Valez, an outsider, to replace Sangris. The deicision was meant to bring a neutral party into the fray to balance Montreal's discordant factions. Valez, however, seems unable to satisfy the city's bloodthirsty young Sabbat, or to maintain the stability demanded by the Shepherds. In 1994, Ezekiel, Sangris' childe, returns to the city at the head of a Black Hand pack, and intending on establishing himself as Archbishop. The same year, the Shepherds themselves enter the fray, presenting former inquisitor Alfred Benezri as their candidate. Finally, at the turn of the century, Alfred Benezri takes Carolina Valez's place as Archbishop. In 1998, all Tremere antitribu are reduced to ash overnight. Very few Tremere have turned to the Sabbat ever since.

21st Century

• Early 2000s to 2003 - The first signs of the Second Inquisition become manifest, project FIRSTLIGHT springs into action, and the Camarilla makes the grave mistake of feeding information to government agencies in an attempt to burn out their rival sects.
• 2004 - The NSA discovers and penetrates SHREKNET, and the Second Inquisition is officially born as secret government agencies worldwide unite under its banner. In 2005 the FBI's Special Affairs Division is resurrected thanks to the efforts of project FIRSTLIGHT. The Sabbat begin their strange, slow migration to the middle east, an event that would come to be known as the Gehenna Crusade. In Montreal, several Cainites follow their elders to the east, including Carolina Valez and her pack The Lost Angels, Les Misérables and the Navigators.
• 2005 - The infamous Beckett arrives in Montreal following mysterious attacks on Sabbat packs. Among the victims, the entirety of the Navigators, as well as most of the members of The Librarians. Commissioned by the Archbishop to help investigate the attacks, Becket discovers that the Black Hand seems involved, and the name Dastur Anoch is whispered. Beckett's time is however cut short, leaving the mystery unsolved.
• 2008: The Second Inquisition, with a joint SOCOM task force and coordinated drone strikes destroy the Tremere Prime Chantry, decapitating the Tremere pyramid and purging Vienna of Kindred, leaving the Warlock Clan in disarray. Meanwhile, Carna begins her flight across the United States, recruiting many Tremere to her cause.
• 2009 - A small group of Tremere, led by a woman named Anne-Sophie Cardinal seek an audience with the local Sabbat. Having defected from the Quebec City Chantry, they seek entry in the Sabbat.
• 2010 - A nomadic pack known as the Shivarees arrive in Montreal in February with the intent of becoming a permanent Coven. However, in September, another strange attack on the local Sabbat claims their lives. Ezekiel leads an unsuccessful investigation in an attempt to discover why a member of the Black Hand would be destroying their own. He and his pack disappear without a trace soon after.
• 2012 - Simultaneous conclaves are held in Chicago and Prague to address, among other things, the Second Inquisition situation. Theo Bell assassinates Hardestadt (and possibly Jan Pieterzoon) at the Prague Conclave. The Brujah formally leave the Camarilla and the Anarch are officially banned from Camarilla domains.
• 2013 - Queen Ann is decapitated in London, effectively concluding the sterilization of the city. The Banu-Haqim officially joins the Camarilla after a meeting in Denmark. The Ministry, formerly the Followers of Set, align themselves with the Anarch. As a result.
• 2014 - FIRSTLIGHT begins making waves in Montreal, a careless Sebastien Goulet leads the hunters to his pack's communal haven. He is slain, along with most of the Queens of Mercy. Alex Camille survives is the sole survivor.
• 2015 - The LGBT war pack known as the Sacred Band abandon their nomadic ways due to the increasing threat of the Second Inquisition. They establish themselves in the gay village. With their help, Alex Camille begins rebuilding the Queens of Mercy.
• 2016 to 2018 - The Queens of Mercy and the Sacred Band reclaim their hold over the gay village and downtown Montreal. While the two Covens remain distinct from one another, they form a collective known as the Scions of the Mattachine in honor of the pack that sired them both.
• 2019 - Following a diplomatic campaign by the Amici Noctis, a number of Lasombra are formally granted membership in the Camarilla in exchange for the ritual sacrifice of high ranking Sabbat members including Malenkov.
• 2021 - The official jumping point of this Chronicle.

Undetermined ( The following events have taken place in recent years, but White Wolf has not provided official dates yet. )

• The Family Reunion - Augustus Giovanni is murdered, staked or otherwise driven into involuntary torpor. His personal menagerie of wraiths and spectres are unleashed upon the world. The fall of Venice prompts the Giovanni to call a conclave of the Clans of Death. Clan Hecata is formed as a result, reconciling all the Giovanni families with the Cappadocians, Samedi, Harbingers of Skulls, Lamiae & Nagaraja.