History
Change is Swift 1837-1904

Arriving in response to continued calls of immigration, Erik Swallows arrived with his brood in tow, along with Roslyn Beran, to challenge the British model of government with the democratic republic ideology that seemed to be taking a dramatic hold over the United States. Having already been marginalized by the ruling covenants, Angus Reed recognized the opportunity in the arrival of these kindred who espoused ideas much like his own, and attempt to push for change to give a larger segment of the kindred and mortal populace a voice.

Attempting to remind the covenants struggling against them as to whom ultimately held the power in the region, the Invictus utilized their mortal holdings in the banks and pulled the funds from the vying factions. Allowing the retainers of the dissidents to go penniless, while directing these financial institutes to seize property and foreclose on the mortgages held in their trust. Unfortunately this activity in conjunction with the compact the Invictus used to exert their control over the region became the driving force behind the rebellions of both Upper and Lower Canada.

For those participating members of the compact, it was interpreted by these mortal agents to include the allotment of land to the church, in this case specifically the Anglican Church. Other Protestants in the area found themselves marginalized, and disgruntled with the elites’ dismissal of their complaint. Monopolizing on the resentment engendered by the compact and its exclusionary practices, a group of American Carthians with support from American Lancea Sanctum were able to incite these factors into full fledged rebellion against the government, culminating in William Lyon Mackenzie’s march down Yonge Street after the capture of the British armory. Why Mackenzie refused to commit his troops is still a mystery, but the Invictus were quick to seize the initiative from the hesitation bringing the rebellion to a brutal and quick end.

For almost 70 years peace seemed to have returned in earnest to the city of York. Growth continued at an accelerated pace, with the population rising steadily over the years, and as a corresponding result the infrastructure grew at a pace that never seemed able to keep up with the demands of the populace. Stability was the order of the day, as the court of Toronto appeared to mirror the world around it becoming a stratified population. The stations of the court seemed set in stone, but everything changed with the Great Fire of 1904. Seemingly taking advantage of the chaos that spread through the streets of Toronto, Prince Braun was killed by Henry Lange who managed to escape in the conflagration of the Prince’s home, but not before being seen by Braun’s lineage. The matter was taken before Hollinger, who seized control of the still reeling city in the days after the fire and had Lange blood hunted. The exact cause of the fire has never been determined, but it leveled nearly 20 acres of land, causing some 5000 to lose their jobs, and destroy over a 100 buildings in the city. The destruction wrought upon the kindred population was as devastating. The Prince was the most notable death of the Great Fire, a number of the ancilla childer of the major lineages were consumed by the fire.