Ancient prophecies

Ancient Prophecies

“The old stories didn’t die. They changed.”

Overview

This page compiles legends, prophecies, and mythic phenomena encountered or speculated upon in the world of *Apocalyptica Arcanum*. All entries have roots in real-world folklore and mythology prior to January 18th, 1886. Some have been confirmed through direct encounters; others remain the subject of fear, rumor, and forbidden research.

Confirmed Phenomena

Wendigo

Source Legend: Algonquian mythology (North America)

Modern Interpretation: A shard-twisted spirit of endless hunger, born from cannibalism and betrayal in the frozen wastes.

Status:

• • Confirmed Encounter** — Origins: The Wendigo campaign.

The Black Dog and the Two-Faced Woman

Source Legend: Lakota mythology

Modern Interpretation: An ancient spiritual warning: the Black Dog, harbinger of the world's unraveling, and the Two-Faced Woman, who tempts and destroys seekers of truth.

Status:

• • Confirmed Encounter** — Origins: Black Dog and the Two-Faced Woman campaign.

Abhartach

Source Legend: Irish folklore (pre-6th century)

Modern Interpretation: A vampiric entity impervious to death, transformed by Shardisite influence and rumored to command hidden cults across the drowned isles.

Status:

• • Confirmed Encounter** — Second Modern Campaign.

The Evangelical Rapture

Source Legend: Christian apocalyptic tradition (Book of Revelation reinterpretations)

Modern Interpretation: A mass spiritual event recorded shortly after the fall, during which thousands vanished or mutated overnight. Still debated whether it was divine judgment, magical flux, or collective delusion.

Status:

• • Confirmed Historical Event** — Canonical in post-fall history.

Rumored and Speculative Phenomena

The Crater Chant

Source Legend: Composite myth — echoes of siren songs, ghostly laments

Modern Interpretation: Songs heard near the Sea of Ghosts that grow louder during shard storms, believed to originate from beneath the Maelstrom.

Status:

• • Rumored** — No verified expeditions.

The Silent Star

Source Legend: Various European comet legends (Black Death, Harbingers of Doom)

Modern Interpretation: A comet visible only through magical means, believed to move closer with the fall of great civilizations.

Status:

• • Rumored** — Scryers and astrologers debate authenticity.

The Green Wall

Source Legend: Shamanistic barriers, protective veils in indigenous mythologies

Modern Interpretation: A permanent emerald mist somewhere in East America, whispered to contain or imprison a slumbering entity.

Status:

• • Speculated** — Regional legends persist among frontier settlers.

Other Fragmentary Accounts

(Entries pending review of classified expedition records and eyewitness testimony.)