World of Darkness

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==Summary==
World of Darkness is a franchise of tabletop roleplaying games, created in 1991 and initially owned by White Wolf Publishing, before being passed on to CCP Games in 2006 and finally to Paradox Interactive in 2016. As the name suggests, its primary focus lies in the dark, gritty interpretation of the real world that serves as the backdrop for all of its installments, framed as an urban-gothic setting where supernatural entities of all kinds roam unseen behind the curtains, usually tied together by some overarching metaplot grounded in extensive amounts of background lore, largely inspired by other horror RPGs of the same ilk, such as Call of Cthulhu.
Though critically well-received since its inception, in large parts due to the quality of its writing and artwork, as well the sense of familiarity provided by its modern-day setting, dwindling sales eventually forced White Wolf to bring it to an end in 2004, in the form of the Time of Judgement storyline that provided a conclusion to the wider narrative of each of its game lines. Following this, the franchise received a reboot known as Chronicles of Darkness (Or, more informally, New World of Darkness), which featured a revamped setting and far more emphasis on the player's freedom to create their own stories, discarding the idea of a metaplot altogether and presenting any story-ideas as merely optional set pieces.
Despite having several different game lines focused on various aspects of the setting, the first and most popular, often known as "The Big Three," are:
Vampire, the Masquerade: The first installment of the franchise, as well as its most popular, focused primarily on the undead creatures of the night (Descendants of the first murderer, Caine) the interpersonal conflicts brought about by a continued loss of humanity and the heinous acts that they must commit solely to sustain themselves, and their constant efforts to remain hidden within the shadows of society, which forms the basis of the eponymous "Masquerade," a centuries-long campaign established by the upper echelons of vampiric society in an attempt to ensure the continued existence of their Kindred by hiding their existence even from other supernatural beings.
Werewolf, the Apocalypse: The first of the installments to build upon the world of magic and spirits underlying the one inhabited by humans, Werewolf focuses on the struggles and conflicts of the Garou, a race of people birthed either by wolves or humans, who find themselves locked in an eternal war that extends far beyond their own capacity to comprehend. Gaia, the spirit of the Earth itself and mother of all Garou, lies dying and corrupted, as a hyperdimensional force of decay known as the Wyrm reaches down from the stars and threatens the stability of both the material and spiritual worlds, manifesting both as chaotic spirits that exist as extensions of its will and subtle alterations in the day-to-day dynamics of humanity itself, and it is this war for Gaia's soul, above all, that defines the Garou as a people.
Mage, the Ascension: A gnostic setting where the spirit world becomes the primary focus, protagonized mainly by individuals who "awakened" from the physical, concrete reality which the common people often take for granted, and started to experience a much deeper and more complex world, where thought, perception and belief all shape the Tapestry of existence, and the very Consensus of the masses directs the flow of the universe, currently locked into a science-based status quo by the efforts of the Technocracy, the most dominant faction among the Awakened, whose actions have stamped out all belief in magic from the minds of humans, forcing traditional Magicians to seclude themselves and severely limit the extent of their powers.
==Power of the Verse==
Due to the particular circumstances revolving around the Technocracy forcibly making it so the Consensus of the masses is strictly tied to science, physics and logic, the baseline setting of World of Darkness is relatively unimpressive when it comes to the physical power which the lower-tiers are capable of outputting, with that spectrum of the verse only reaching 9-B to 9-A levels of power in the form of Vampires and Demons being able to punch through sheets of solid steel and easily overturn cars, vans and trucks at their peak. The introduction of Magick, on the other hand, raises the verse's standing to Tier 7, with master Mages being able to conjure tornadoes and hurricanes and alter weather patterns over a span of miles, as well as ignite the air itself around them into massive firestorms, while simultaneously being compared to Nukes due to the sheer destructive power they hold.
At its upper echelons, World of Darkness is rapidly skyrocketed to vastly higher levels, with the spiritual world of the Umbra being home to a variety of higher-dimensional spaces, of which the regular 4-dimensional spacetime inhabited by humans is simply a part, as well as higher realms such as the Astral Umbra, where all mathematically coherent objects and phenomena are instantiated as pseudo-tangible realms, which themselves give way to higher and higher levels of abstraction rising up to infinity, all of which culminate at the Epiphamies, purely abstract domains beyond concrete existence entirely, where all definitions and mappings become trivial and cease to apply entirely.
Likewise, there is a sizeable array of godlike entities who exist within, and are capable of affecting all such realms, with Oracles reportedly residing at the highest levels of the Epiphamies, where lie concepts that human minds are not even capable of imagining, and Celestines such as Helios and Luna holding domain over parallel realms capable of containing their own versions of the Umbra, while even higher beings, such as the Triat, defining and sustaining all of reality with their interplay, encompassing even the Deep Umbra, an infinite void of nothingness that stretches further beyond even the Astral Umbra.
In spite of all the above, though, the verse as a whole particularly shines when it comes to the hax abilities possessed by a variety of characters, especially those hailing from the Mage gameline, where the titular characters often eschew raw destructive capacity in favor of more versatile abilities that aim to control the fabric of reality itself at high enough levels, with master magicians who specialize in particular elements being able to accomplish feats such as superimposing two distinct parts of space into a single location, shunting off objects and people into pockets of "no-time" and controlling the underlying information that defines and commands every aspect of existence.
For more detailed information regarding the cosmology and workings of the verse, please consult this page.
==Supporters/Opponents/Neutral==
==Characters==
===Umbrood===
==== The Essential Divinity ====
I AM THAT I AM.png|link=I AM THAT I AM|I AM THAT I AM
====Godheads====
QliphothFallen.jpg|link=Jehovah (World of Darkness)|Jehovah, the Creator
LuciferWoD.png|link=Lucifer (World of Darkness)|Lucifer, the Fallen One
The_Weaver.jpg|link=The Weaver (World of Darkness)|The Weaver, the Spider
The_Wyrm.jpg|link=The Wyrm (World of Darkness)|The Wyrm, the Destroyer
The_Wyld.jpg|link=The Wyld|The Wyld, the Primordial Chaos
skfph4g3ji591.jpg|link=The Buddha (World of Darkness)|Buddha, The Enlightened
* Bondye
* Jesus Christ, The Good Shepherd
====High Umbrood====
* Totem Avatars
* Archangels
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====Praeceptors====
* Seraphim
* Greater Demons
* Greater Court Servitors
====Lower Umbrood====
* Cherubim
* Guardian Angels
* Demon Hosts
* Gafflings/Epiphlings
* Lesser Courtiers
* Djinni
* Loa
* Saints
====Miscellaneous Spirits====
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wrinkle_cover.jpg|link=Wrinkle |Wrinkle
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==Vampire, the Masquerade==
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===Clan Baali===
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NergalStoryline.gif|Nergal, the Infernalist|link=Nergal (World of Darkness)
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NergalStoryline.gif|Nergal, the Infernalist|link=Nergal (World of Darkness)
The_Unnamed.jpg|The Unnamed|link=The Unnamed (World of Darkness)
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===Clan Banu Haqim===
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Haqim.png|Haqim, The Hunter|link=Haqim 
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===Clan Brujah===
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LogoClanBrujah.png|Troile the Elder|link=Troile (World of Darkness)
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===Clan Gangrel===
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Ennoia.png|Ennoia, Child of Lilith|link=Ennoia (World of Darkness)
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===Clan Hecata===
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Cappadocius.jpg|Cappadocius, the Undying|link=Cappadocius
Giovanni.jpg|Augustus Giovanni, the Usurper|link=Augustus Giovanni
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===Clan Lasombra===
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Lasombra.png|Lasombra, The Shadowed One |link=Lasombra
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===Clan Malkavian===
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Malkav.png|Malkav, the Malky |link=Malkav 
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===Clan Ministry===
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Set.png|Set, the Accursed|link=Set (World of Darkness)
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===Clan Nosferatu===
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SymbolClanNosferatuV5.png|Absimiliard, the Hunter|link=Absimiliard
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Baba_AWoD2.jpg|Baba Yaga|link=Baba Yaga (World of Darkness)
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===Clan Ravnos===
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Ravnos.jpg|Zapathasura, The Beast of Many Names |link=Zapathasura
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|-| Clan Toreador= 
===Clan Toreador===
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LogoClanToreador.png|Arikel, the Bull-Dancer|link=Arikel 
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===Clan Tremere===
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Tremere.gif|Tremere, The Blood Mage|link=Tremere
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===Clan Tzimisce===
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Tzimisce.jpeg|Tzimisce, the Eldest|link=Tzimisce
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===Clan Ventrue===
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SymbolClanVentrueV5.png|Ventru, the Kingship|link=Ventru
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===Caitiff===
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==Mummy the Resurrection==
==Werewolf the Apocalypse==
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