Ancient prophecies
Contents
- 1 Ancient Prophecies
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 Confirmed Phenomena
- 1.3 Rumored and Speculative Phenomena
- 1.3.1 The Silent Star
- 1.3.2 The Crater Chant
- 1.3.3 The Crimson Capstone
- 1.3.4 The Namahage Warden
- 1.3.5 The Green Wall
- 1.3.6 The Bleeding Spear of Harmegis
- 1.3.7 The Singing Bones of Uppernavik
- 1.3.8 The White Maiden of Pitcairn
- 1.3.9 The Crystal Widow
- 1.3.10 The Black Chalice of Erehwon
- 1.3.11 The Ash Wolf of Dixie
- 1.3.12 The Veiled King of the Bengal Depths
- 1.3.13 The Walking Cairns of Southern Asia
- 1.3.14 The Gloaming Shepherd
- 1.3.15 The Siren Harrow of the Oceanic Sea
- 1.3.16 The Jade Crown of the Shard Queen
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 Silent Star
Source Legend: European comet legends
Modern Interpretation: A comet visible only through magical means, believed to herald the collapse of nations.
Status:
- Rumored**
The Crater Chant
Source Legend: Composite siren myths
Modern Interpretation: Haunting songs heard near the Sea of Ghosts, growing louder during shard storms.
Status:
- Rumored**
The Crimson Capstone
Source Legend: Irish druidic relic legends
Modern Interpretation: A blood-red shard obelisk hidden in ruined Europa, said to "drink" memory from those who approach.
Status:
- Speculated**
The Namahage Warden
Source Legend: Japanese Oni folklore (Namahage)
Modern Interpretation: A shard-mutated spirit, cloaked in rags and ice, that stalks frontier villages to "collect the lazy and the lost."
Status:
- Speculated**
The Green Wall
Source Legend: Shamanic protective veil legends
Modern Interpretation: An endless, emerald mist wall in East America, whispered to imprison a slumbering god.
Status:
- Speculated**
The Bleeding Spear of Harmegis
Source Legend: Mishmash of ancient lost artifact myths
Modern Interpretation: A shard-infused weapon lost in the jungles of Lemuria, said to pulse with the heartbeats of those it has slain.
Status:
- Rumored**
Source Legend: Norse and Inuit ancestral myths
Modern Interpretation: In the frozen ruins of Uppernavik, skeletons are found that hum wordless hymns when the auroras are strongest.
Status:
- Rumored**
The White Maiden of Pitcairn
Source Legend: Global “white lady” ghost legends
Modern Interpretation: A ghostly figure dressed in burial silks, seen drifting over Lemuria’s southern coasts before major storms.
Status:
- Speculated**
The Crystal Widow
Source Legend: Obscure Appalachian glass spider folklore
Modern Interpretation: A massive shard-infused spider said to spin glowing green webs across abandoned mining tunnels in East America.
Status:
- Rumored**
The Black Chalice of Erehwon
Source Legend: European dark grail myths
Modern Interpretation: A relic vessel believed to "distill" soul fragments into a black ichor. Allegedly hidden in the ruins of Erehwon.
Status:
- Speculated**
The Ash Wolf of Dixie
Source Legend: European black dog legends, Southern frontier folklore
Modern Interpretation: A shard-burned wolf pack leader, said to trail polluted skies, feeding only on the dying and the desperate.
Status:
- Rumored**
The Veiled King of the Bengal Depths
Source Legend: South Asian ocean demon myths
Modern Interpretation: A drowned monarch chained in the abyssal trenches near the Bengal Isles, allegedly worshipped by coastal cults.
Status:
- Speculated**
The Walking Cairns of Southern Asia
Source Legend: Mountain spirit traditions (Himalayan ghost folklore)
Modern Interpretation: Piles of stones in remote mountain passes that rearrange themselves to trap and consume travelers.
Status:
- Rumored**
The Gloaming Shepherd
Source Legend: European fae myths of the "Twilight Herdsman"
Modern Interpretation: A shard-haunted figure who roams the tundras of Arctica at twilight, gathering beasts and men alike into his phantom procession.
Status:
- Rumored**
The Siren Harrow of the Oceanic Sea
Source Legend: Mariner ghost ship legends
Modern Interpretation: An ethereal ship seen only in storms, its crew singing songs that drive sane men to throw themselves overboard.
Status:
- Speculated**
The Jade Crown of the Shard Queen
Source Legend: Various European fairy queen legends
Modern Interpretation: A crystalline diadem said to control lesser shardborn creatures, last seen in the Sea of Ghosts during the early Green Voyages.
Status:
- Rumored**
