The City of Dread

Welcome to Rifts End, the portal to the new world.     In Deadlands Noir, the united states is still divided since the civil war. One of the most interesting area is the land in California which couldn't be decided between the North and South forming the California territory. This is where we find Rift's End a boom town turned to a prosperous city. When Las Angeles was a slave town it forced a lot of the population northward. Reaching Rift's End. The town was formed in 1855 and become very big in 1880s with the influx of Asian population and others coming from the east to this prosperous city. Then it goes to where we are currently in 1924, North and South now working together better then ever. They fought on the side of the Triple Entente, and now focus working together on highly internal affairs.     In 1870s wired things began to happen of magic that the mortal world could never have their hands upon. This was from a native american ritual that happened in Montana, to try to prolong the American Civil War to keep the attention off the native american tribes. This prolonged the Civil War to 1873. Which ended in a truce to end hostilities in with slight border changes. Now their are many different who have been able to harvest this magic, some are Blessed (Cleric), Huckster (Gambling Warlock), Hexslinger (warlock gunslinger), Chi  Master (Monk), and the Mad Scientist (use science and magic to go crazy) :white_check_mark: Click to react :thumbsup: Click to react :heart: Click to react Add Reaction Edit Forward More [10:14 PM]Sunday, February 15, 2026 10:14 PM Rift's End started as a mining town in the California gold rush. The town started to decline in population after 1862. The town sat at a population of 70 odd people in fluxing higher and lower. Until 1874 when Las Angeles was hit by a strong earthquake creating deep crevasses exposing a new kind of rock referred to as Ghost Rock which acts like coal but burns at five times hotter and screams when burned. Then hit by a large tsunami flooding valleys formed by the earthquake ruining a lot of the land that could be used. The south forced a lot of their slave labor into these areas to rebuild the area, these combining factors forced a lot of the population to the north to Rifts end.     Before this a family of eleven entered the small town, Six Males and five females living in a nicer house they made in the middle of town. They live pretty secluded but the head of the family, Frank Porter, made the towns new paper gaining quite a reputation for his Littauer he made. Even making it into the Tombstone Gessate. Which off this platform he advertised Rift's End as a paradise in the west. by 1902 the town reached a population of 60,000. Thew town spans across the coast bringing people form all directions. No less the help of Frank Porter, The King of the Radio Waves.     By 1924, the town has reached a population of 280,000. Somehow the family has found most of themselves in places of power. Frank Porter - Radio host of "Truth Radio." but more importantly now "Late Night with Porter". His late night tv show bringing in all the celebrities around the world. Sandra Porter - The high judge of Rift's End ruling over the cases that are very renowned Judith Porter - The Head of Rift's End Medical Board Catherine Porter - Runs the Wall Street of Rift's End. Laura Porter - Is the manager of Rift's End Bank Pat Porter - Chief of Police of Rifts Edge :white_check_mark: Click to react :thumbsup: Click to react :heart: Click to react Add Reaction Edit Forward More [10:14 PM]Sunday, February 15, 2026 10:14 PM Neviile Porter - Mayor of Rift's End with a 99% approval rating Not much else is known to the rest of the family. This will be streamed on Twitch and then uploaded on youtube. There will be a very extensive interview process to get strong canidates.