Legacy of Westchester Map Game - 1958
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There had always been weirdness, which science couldn't explain. It was thought that it had disappeared in the early 20th Century, but it wasn't so. Little did anyone know that there were hidden communities of magic users and an action by a bullied American teenager was going to change everything...
The hidden communities rarely communicated with each other. (Every magical community had it’s own culture and only really communicated and traded with close neighbours.)
September 18th, 1958 – December 31st, 1958
North America
Canada
The Canadian Federal Government would launch an investigation into the possible prevalence of Magic in the country.
United States
September 18th
Westchester Tragedy. A young witch named Laura Neverton, after taunting by bullies, releases a massive burst of magical energy. The resulting explosion destroys half of Westchester High School (Westchester, Maryland), causing massive casualties (up to 100 dead). Laura herself survives, and flees the town in terror. The area around the school (up to four blocks away) is affected by the release of energy, creating strangeness that would be noted by nightfall.
As news of the tragedy spread, the Federal Government began to react, with Eisenhower receiving an initial briefing the next day.
The FBI begins searching for Neverton. They later interview the other students of the high school.
Before the end of September, the Army is sent in to Westchester to maintain order.
Laura Neverton goes to ground.
The consequences of the incident in Westchester continue to spread through the country in October. (Strangeness in a suburb of Philiadelphia. A report of a person ‘using magic’ in a suburb of Baltimore.)
The strangeness in Westchester continues spreading through the town.
Congress debates the strange phenomena.
Despite everything, Halloween doesn’t cause an explosion in reports of magic.
In November, reports of magic spread further afield along the Eastern Seaboard.
Laura Neverton hides in an Amish community in central Pennsylvania.
By the end of November reports of magic are coming from Ohio (specifically Columbus).
In December, more reports come from further away from Maryland. There are reports in Nebraska by Christmas.
Mexico
The Mexican Government launches an investigation in to reports of magic (mostly in Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Nuevo Leon) in the country.
(The magical communities in Baja California, especially, are fearful of discovery after news of what happened in Maryland comes in.)
South America
Following the events in the United States, the Brazilian, Argentinian, Chilean, Colombian, Venezuelan and Peruvian governments launch investigations into reports of magic.
Europe
United Kingdom and Ireland
Westminster orders an investigation into reports of magic throughout England and Scotland.
Similarly in Ireland.
Scandinavia
Media reports of Magic increase in the Scania region of Sweden as well as throughout the Danish Isles.
Western Europe
The French Fifth Republic is established.
Warsaw Pact
Khrushchev receives a complete report on the situation with the magic users in the United States by the end of November.
Searches for people with similar powers within the Soviet Union had begun by early October.
Reports of magic within East Germany are suppressed by the Stasi.
Africa
Guinea declares itself independent.
As in America and Europe, reports of magic increase throughout the continent.
Asia
Middle East
Most of the reports of magic from this region are from Israel. But the next highest number of report from Syria and Iraq.
Indian Subcontinent
Reports start coming from various parts of India by the end of the year.
East Asia
China denies that anything unusual is happening.
There are only few reports from South Korea and Japan by the end of the year.
Oceania
As elsewhere, reports of magic come in from various places in both Australia and New Zealand.
There had always been weirdness, which science couldn't explain. It was thought that it had disappeared in the early 20th Century, but it wasn't so. Little did anyone know that there were hidden communities of magic users and an action by a bullied American teenager was going to change everything...
The hidden communities rarely communicated with each other. (Every magical community had it’s own culture and only really communicated and traded with close neighbours.)
September 18th, 1958 – December 31st, 1958
North America
Canada
The Canadian Federal Government would launch an investigation into the possible prevalence of Magic in the country.
United States
September 18th
Westchester Tragedy. A young witch named Laura Neverton, after taunting by bullies, releases a massive burst of magical energy. The resulting explosion destroys half of Westchester High School (Westchester, Maryland), causing massive casualties (up to 100 dead). Laura herself survives, and flees the town in terror. The area around the school (up to four blocks away) is affected by the release of energy, creating strangeness that would be noted by nightfall.
As news of the tragedy spread, the Federal Government began to react, with Eisenhower receiving an initial briefing the next day.
The FBI begins searching for Neverton. They later interview the other students of the high school.
Before the end of September, the Army is sent in to Westchester to maintain order.
Laura Neverton goes to ground.
The consequences of the incident in Westchester continue to spread through the country in October. (Strangeness in a suburb of Philiadelphia. A report of a person ‘using magic’ in a suburb of Baltimore.)
The strangeness in Westchester continues spreading through the town.
Congress debates the strange phenomena.
Despite everything, Halloween doesn’t cause an explosion in reports of magic.
In November, reports of magic spread further afield along the Eastern Seaboard.
Laura Neverton hides in an Amish community in central Pennsylvania.
By the end of November reports of magic are coming from Ohio (specifically Columbus).
In December, more reports come from further away from Maryland. There are reports in Nebraska by Christmas.
Mexico
The Mexican Government launches an investigation in to reports of magic (mostly in Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Nuevo Leon) in the country.
(The magical communities in Baja California, especially, are fearful of discovery after news of what happened in Maryland comes in.)
South America
Following the events in the United States, the Brazilian, Argentinian, Chilean, Colombian, Venezuelan and Peruvian governments launch investigations into reports of magic.
Europe
United Kingdom and Ireland
Westminster orders an investigation into reports of magic throughout England and Scotland.
Similarly in Ireland.
Scandinavia
Media reports of Magic increase in the Scania region of Sweden as well as throughout the Danish Isles.
Western Europe
The French Fifth Republic is established.
Warsaw Pact
Khrushchev receives a complete report on the situation with the magic users in the United States by the end of November.
Searches for people with similar powers within the Soviet Union had begun by early October.
Reports of magic within East Germany are suppressed by the Stasi.
Africa
Guinea declares itself independent.
As in America and Europe, reports of magic increase throughout the continent.
Asia
Middle East
Most of the reports of magic from this region are from Israel. But the next highest number of report from Syria and Iraq.
Indian Subcontinent
Reports start coming from various parts of India by the end of the year.
East Asia
China denies that anything unusual is happening.
There are only few reports from South Korea and Japan by the end of the year.
Oceania
As elsewhere, reports of magic come in from various places in both Australia and New Zealand.
