Themes and Threats

Themes and Threats For Modern Moscow

Theme: Criminals Are the Least Corrupt

It's a city of political corruption at all levels. The right people can be bought for the right price. Even in this world though, the ones you can trust the most are the criminals. Because they can't be bought, they remain honest.

Theme: Secret Even to Us

Below the city proper, there's a vast underground. A secret city that most mortals wouldn't find unless they were looking for it. Not only is this an underground market for illicit wares, but an entire second city that stretches the length of the city. Used by spies and criminals, these catacombs hold many secrets that still need to be discovered.

Threat: Plausible Deniability

The Night Wave fought a year's war against the Winter Court, and it was vicious. Both sides suffered heavy losses, and a hasty treaty was signed. 25% of the city is now a holding of the Night Wave. Recently, however, they have discovered loopholes that allow them to act against the city while keeping their hands clean. This cuts both ways, however.

Threat: Supernaturally Shielded

In a time when monsters roam through the nightmares of sleeping children, why do they not simply call for aid? Moscow has become silent to the rest of the mystical community, because Winter has ordered it so. A barrier of fae magic keeps most other supernatural beings out, and the Night Wave in. They do not want the Night Wave to spread to any of their other holdings in the world.