Ravenhurst History
Ravenhurst Timeline
1852 - Fishermen discover the island
1855 - First established homestead (The Blackthorne and Flannigan Families among the first settlers)
1889 - Blackthorne Wars
1885 - Small column in Seattle Times about the strange weather of the island
1900 - Solidified itself as a fishing town.
1925 - unverified reports of a fog covering the island
1945 - Ferry is established and tourists are invited to the island.
2010 - Big Tony's Blunder
2011 - Missing college student found alive
Scandal in a small town Big Tony is no longer Mayor
2012 - unexpected natural weather destroy's island. Island Evacuated.
2013 - Ravenhurst town restored
2014 -Residents return to the town.
2015 Now
Ravenhurst History
Ravenhurst is a small fishing/mining town established off the coast of Seattle, Washington in 1855, founded by two local magnate families, the Blackthornes and Flanagans.. There is little information known about the small fishing town in it's early years, aside from historical records detailing strange weather and earthquakes unusual for the area.. It wasn't until 1945 when a Ferry system was created that traveling to Ravenhurst became convenient. People in Seattle and other areas found the small island a nice place for hiking and weekend getaways.
It wasn't until 2010 that Ravenhurst gained national attention in what has become known as Big Tony's Blunder, named after the long serving mayor of Ravenhurst, Anthony Carpaccio. Missing hikers and a spree of unexplained homicides took place during an occurrence of a long lasting fog and resulted in prominent news coverage regarding the competency of the township's administration. It was later discovered that many of the incidents reported turned out to be exaggerated or unsubstantiated in order to generate tourism. The mayor steadfastly denied any involvement with spreading the sensational stories to the news media.
In 2011, Ravenhurst once again made the news when two of three missing college students who disappeared during the fog incident of last year were found alive in a closed mining tunnel just outside the town. While the third student, Susan Zelin, was never found, the other two, Cheryl Stratten and Kim Ling. were later reunited with their families. Later that year, Mayor Anthony Carpaccio once again made the news with charges of embezzling from the town's citizens. investigative reports found that the Deputy Mayor, Willow Islar, had drained the towns budget on personal spending and travel. She was later tried for embezzlement and mishandling of government funds. Scipio Zelin, a local business owner and retired professor, replaced Ms. Islar as the Deputy Mayor following her official resignation.
In 2012, the biggest natural disaster ever recorded in the Pacific Northwest struck Ravenhurst, originating from a very large earthquake and resulting in extreme flooding, blanketing the entire island. Ravenhurst was evacuated as the town was completely destroyed by the flooding and earthquake damage. It isn't until 2013 that the island was cleared of the damage and reconstruction began to take place. In 2014, many basic services were restored and the island residents were finally allowed to return including Tabbie Blackthorne, the only living decedent of the Blackthorne family.
National News
In 2012, the United States economy collapsed into what was known as the second Great Depression, setting off a domino effect of economic calamity throughout the rest of the world. Local government collapsed, resulting in local infrastructure failing, leaving many without water, power, or medical care within major U.S. cities. The resulting food riots decimated many major industrial hubs, causing further violence and chaos.
By 2014, the economic picture became less bleak after an overhaul of the financial system helped spur growth as well as the newly needed construction programs in order to rebuild America's infrastructure. By 2015, the economy is slowly rebuilding but stable. However, much of the wealth from pre-crash days has evaporated and many luxuries once taken for granted have become hard to come by.
On the Supernatural Side...
2012 was the start of the new regime.
Ancient powers were awoken from their eons long slumber and began to take back what was once rightly theirs, starting with disrupting most of the world's governments by destroying the economic system. Those that stood against them were destroyed and made as an example of what would happen to those that opposed their rule. While some bowed to their new overlords, many supernaturals made the choice to fight against these oppressors. A secret war only known to the supernaturals began to rage across the globe, masked by the turmoil of the world economic crash and resulting chaos and war. The dividing lines between the supernatural races became blurry, as wolves fought against wolves, vampire against kind, both sides locked in a sort of civil war.
In the end, the ancients were defeated( many destroyed in battle) and talk of enslaving the human race was ended. Those that had fought with the ancient went to ground, fearing they would suffer the same fate of the ancients. In order to help prevent another total war of survival, a truce was drawn between the races.
As a result of the truce it was agreed upon by all that there should be a council of Supernaturals within each region, each race having a representative. Even humans had representatives, those in high authority brought into the secret world existing in the shadows for the first time. A list of rules were created and expected to be enforced among all, for the safety of their future kind. Throughout the world, these self contained councils were set up in different towns and cities, loosely united to keep order.
Ravenhurst is not an exception to the laws of the council. With many supernatural drawn to the mysterious power emanating from the island itself, it had no choice but to set up a governing board from it's diverse population. Will you be among them?
Copyright © 2012 Ravenhurst
Written in part Collectively © Team Inspired 2015.
1852 - Fishermen discover the island
1855 - First established homestead (The Blackthorne and Flannigan Families among the first settlers)
1889 - Blackthorne Wars
1885 - Small column in Seattle Times about the strange weather of the island
1900 - Solidified itself as a fishing town.
1925 - unverified reports of a fog covering the island
1945 - Ferry is established and tourists are invited to the island.
2010 - Big Tony's Blunder
2011 - Missing college student found alive
Scandal in a small town Big Tony is no longer Mayor
2012 - unexpected natural weather destroy's island. Island Evacuated.
2013 - Ravenhurst town restored
2014 -Residents return to the town.
2015 Now
Ravenhurst History
Ravenhurst is a small fishing/mining town established off the coast of Seattle, Washington in 1855, founded by two local magnate families, the Blackthornes and Flanagans.. There is little information known about the small fishing town in it's early years, aside from historical records detailing strange weather and earthquakes unusual for the area.. It wasn't until 1945 when a Ferry system was created that traveling to Ravenhurst became convenient. People in Seattle and other areas found the small island a nice place for hiking and weekend getaways.
It wasn't until 2010 that Ravenhurst gained national attention in what has become known as Big Tony's Blunder, named after the long serving mayor of Ravenhurst, Anthony Carpaccio. Missing hikers and a spree of unexplained homicides took place during an occurrence of a long lasting fog and resulted in prominent news coverage regarding the competency of the township's administration. It was later discovered that many of the incidents reported turned out to be exaggerated or unsubstantiated in order to generate tourism. The mayor steadfastly denied any involvement with spreading the sensational stories to the news media.
In 2011, Ravenhurst once again made the news when two of three missing college students who disappeared during the fog incident of last year were found alive in a closed mining tunnel just outside the town. While the third student, Susan Zelin, was never found, the other two, Cheryl Stratten and Kim Ling. were later reunited with their families. Later that year, Mayor Anthony Carpaccio once again made the news with charges of embezzling from the town's citizens. investigative reports found that the Deputy Mayor, Willow Islar, had drained the towns budget on personal spending and travel. She was later tried for embezzlement and mishandling of government funds. Scipio Zelin, a local business owner and retired professor, replaced Ms. Islar as the Deputy Mayor following her official resignation.
In 2012, the biggest natural disaster ever recorded in the Pacific Northwest struck Ravenhurst, originating from a very large earthquake and resulting in extreme flooding, blanketing the entire island. Ravenhurst was evacuated as the town was completely destroyed by the flooding and earthquake damage. It isn't until 2013 that the island was cleared of the damage and reconstruction began to take place. In 2014, many basic services were restored and the island residents were finally allowed to return including Tabbie Blackthorne, the only living decedent of the Blackthorne family.
National News
In 2012, the United States economy collapsed into what was known as the second Great Depression, setting off a domino effect of economic calamity throughout the rest of the world. Local government collapsed, resulting in local infrastructure failing, leaving many without water, power, or medical care within major U.S. cities. The resulting food riots decimated many major industrial hubs, causing further violence and chaos.
By 2014, the economic picture became less bleak after an overhaul of the financial system helped spur growth as well as the newly needed construction programs in order to rebuild America's infrastructure. By 2015, the economy is slowly rebuilding but stable. However, much of the wealth from pre-crash days has evaporated and many luxuries once taken for granted have become hard to come by.
On the Supernatural Side...
2012 was the start of the new regime.
Ancient powers were awoken from their eons long slumber and began to take back what was once rightly theirs, starting with disrupting most of the world's governments by destroying the economic system. Those that stood against them were destroyed and made as an example of what would happen to those that opposed their rule. While some bowed to their new overlords, many supernaturals made the choice to fight against these oppressors. A secret war only known to the supernaturals began to rage across the globe, masked by the turmoil of the world economic crash and resulting chaos and war. The dividing lines between the supernatural races became blurry, as wolves fought against wolves, vampire against kind, both sides locked in a sort of civil war.
In the end, the ancients were defeated( many destroyed in battle) and talk of enslaving the human race was ended. Those that had fought with the ancient went to ground, fearing they would suffer the same fate of the ancients. In order to help prevent another total war of survival, a truce was drawn between the races.
As a result of the truce it was agreed upon by all that there should be a council of Supernaturals within each region, each race having a representative. Even humans had representatives, those in high authority brought into the secret world existing in the shadows for the first time. A list of rules were created and expected to be enforced among all, for the safety of their future kind. Throughout the world, these self contained councils were set up in different towns and cities, loosely united to keep order.
Ravenhurst is not an exception to the laws of the council. With many supernatural drawn to the mysterious power emanating from the island itself, it had no choice but to set up a governing board from it's diverse population. Will you be among them?
Copyright © 2012 Ravenhurst
Written in part Collectively © Team Inspired 2015.