The Pit
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[edit] What is the Pit?
Theban scholars claim that the Pit is a Hellgate, created by a partnership of two packs of Brood and a Crone coven during the days of the Black Abbey. The gate was sealed by a coterie of Lancea Kindred which was called Dolor Divinitatis. Since those dark days the Lancea have guarded the gate and strengthened the seal through yearly ceremonies. Apparently there have been several Reckonings throughout the history of the Pit, at times where the seal had been weakened. It is said that in each of those Reckonings the kindred population in the domain of Antwerp was decimated.
Most kindred from other covenants also support this theory, since all evidence, both historical and contemporary seems to support it. In recent days, some Ordo Dracul have questioned the strength of the evidence supporting this theory, but to date, no alternate theory has been formulated.
[edit] Approaching the Pit
The building that is built above the Pit can be reached via a side-street of the Kloosterstraat in the center of Antwerp.
Halfway the side-street, there is a small alley on your left.
When you reach the end of the alley, you pass under a red brick house. This is the house that hides the Pit from the prying eyes of the canaille. The stand-alone house has a concealed trapdoor in the basement. The trapdoor leads to the Vault, the room that contains the Pit.
[edit] The Vault
This room is entirely made out of white marble.
The vault is filled with 9 lines of pillars leading to a large ornate lid in the center of the Vault. Each pillar has a large symbolic inscription.
[edit] The Seal
In the middle of the room there is a huge lid made out of lead, covering the Pit. This massive seal has 2 crossbeams to raise it and presumably open the Pit. On the edge of the seal, the following inscription can be found (see above picture to see how it is placed on the seal):
[edit] Supernatural Effects within the Vault
- In the Vault, time is warped. At times 10 minutes in the room equal 50 minutes or more on the outside.
- When approaching the Pit, you get an overwhelming feeling of surging frenzy. This can be very disoriënting and can take a while to get used to.
- Since mid 2006, the frenzy-surge erupts at times and ripples across several miles, affecting all supernaturals in the area.
[edit] History of the Pit
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Theban scholars claim that the Pit is a Hellgate, created by a partnership of two packs of Brood and a Crone coven during the days of the Black Abbey. A travelling coterie of Lancea missionaries managed to break up the ceremony because an Angel had guided them there. Following the directions of the Angel, they were able to seal the gate and destroy all the apparently demon-posessed kindred involved in the ceremony.
The coterie, which went by the name Dolor Divinitatis, vowed to keep a close eye on the Hellgate and its seal...
For the moment Cardinal Killpatrick lives in the building and the court of antwerp will try to keep it that way.
[edit] Rumors & Theories
marcus erana , a kindred who died several months ago suddenly came out of the pit with following visions spooking in his head
"I can remember dying… a bullet piercing my burnt flesh… the pain went numb…
I started to whither away… everything fading… as the darkness enveloped me… my unlife was whisked away into an unfeeling haze of darkness…
and then.. in a flash, I awoke into a hellish reality… I was on the bottom of a dark pit, surrounded by the wails of tortured souls… I saw atrocious nightmares swirling through the cave… surrounding a foul beast…
it was feasting on the souls of the innocents, leaving the wretched to be… I saw it devour children, revelling in the power it drew from them... I saw it tugging on its chains, as madness drove its frenzy…
I tried to look away, but I had no eyes… I tried to flee, but I had no feet… All I had left was my soul… I know not if hours or passed or centuries... but eventually, it turned to me…
it grabbed my soul and it held it up high, preparing for another feast… and suddenly, everything went quiet… a glimmer of intelligence flickered in its pitch-black eyes… and it spoke… "You will be my messiah. I have guarded this gate for aeons, yet its seal is faltering. Go forth and remove the spear from my side, so that my mother can renew the seal. Seek out the horns that adorn her head, and make sure they remain unharmed, for in him lies the future of our fate." and the creature gave my soul to the nightmares and they carried me on high… into the darkness… "
nobody knows what or who is the person who clames to be the reborn marcus erana if someone try's to read his aura and knows who marcus erana was knows that the aura's feel same
