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"To open to civilisation the only part of our globe
where it has yet to penetrate, to pierce the darkness which envelops whole populations, it is, I dare to say, a crusade worthy of this century of progress." -- King Leopold of the Belgians Heart of Darkness is a cooperative storytelling MUSH themed around White Wolf's line of Storyteller games, with specific focus on Garou and Bastet: the werewolves and werecats of the World of Darkness.
The Dark Continent
In the early days of the world, the Garou battled other Changing Breeds in a bloody conflict over rights to the title of Gaia's chosen people. In most of the world, the Garou emerged triumphant, and their victory left deep scars in the minds of the other shapeshifters. In Africa, the Garou failed. In Africa, the Lion -- not the wolf -- is king. The Lords of Sunlight The leopard and lion greet their European cousins with very mixed feelings, but outright war between the breeds does not erupt until the threat to the Dark Continent becomes all too apparent. Set in the Congo of the late 1880s, Heart of Darkness enjoys the complex world of the late nineteenth century amidst Europe's 'Scramble for Africa'.  |
![[IMAGE: Forest Elephant]](images/elephant07.gif)
Whether filled with expectations of a new beginning,
possessed of a desire for the untold riches that lie
deep within the Congo, consumed with a lust for
adventure or driven to escape the crowded confines of
Europe, the tide of imperialists, hunters, settlers,
homesteaders, entrepreneurs, evangelists and fortune
seekers who trek across the continent -- oftentimes
under the banner of 'the white man's burden' to civilize
the world -- leave nothing they touch unchanged.
Werewolves run with them, either as protectors of
Kinfolk and human flocks, or as Lone Wolves seeking a
place for themselves. These Garou bring their own
outlooks and prejudices with them, setting themselves up
for an adversarial relationship with the native
skinchangers.
