Official Time Line: The Eras and Events of Grunge City World
Discover the major events and time periods throughout the history of Grunge City from its beginnings as the village of Sandor through to it's foundation as a city and beyond. Find out how the characters and organizations defined the events of this ever changing world.
Fort Sandor is founded and begins a prosperous fur trade business and remains on good terms with the Indigenous People respecting their freedoms, way of life and religion, some of which finds its way to the overall make-up of the Fort. The Fort is located in an ideal location as it has harbor lands for major shipping lanes and trade on its South End, rich agricultural lands to the West and North and a direct road path to the Government Bodies to the East which also accesses the major Trans-Atlantic route to Europe.
The Ashton family arrives from England and builds their ranch on approved land with an agreement they made with both the Indigenous People and the Crown overseeing the distribution of lands in the area of Sandor. This agreement lasts well into the 21st Century and The Ranch still stands as of 2089. This agreement and parcel of land becomes a flash point of contention with local Land Barons and this tense situation sets the foundation for hostilities that take place during “Frontier”.
The Indigenous People leave the area of Fort Sandor to make a new home for themselves and entrust the land to The Founders. The Founders sign an agreement that respects the legacy of the Indigenous People and to grow the area in prosperity and respect. Standing Bear becomes the liaison between the town and his people. Two years later, Henry Ashton, the patriarch of the Ashton Family passes away and his eldest daughter Olivia takes over the ownership of the ranch with her three teenage daughters with Olivia’s mother Ora content to stay in her role as family matriarch. The ranch grows into a successful livery business.
The Bloodthorn Family arrives and begins a lucrative import/export trade business to the Port of Sandor that brings financial prosperity to the former village of Sandor which is now incorporated into the Town of Sandor.
The events of “Frontier” occur. As the Town of Sandor begins to welcome the coming of the new railroad and the hopes of new prosperity, Land Barons and Railroad Tycoons each have different agendas when it comes to the Town. The Land Barons wish to prevent the town from progressing forward fearing the loss of land and their own financial leverage and are using fear tactics and violent threats against anyone who stands in their way. The Railroad Tycoons wish to take over the town and control it and make it a central hub for their own expansion plans not only as it relates to the town but to the outlying villages and counties and will do anything in their power to overthrow and intimidate the current town council and outlying districts to give into their demands and plans. A lawman is brought in to help quell the violence and restore order.
The events of “The Bloodthorn Chronicles” occur. Lord Edward Bloodthorn begins his reign of terror through the town’s Port Lands that begin as a series of unexplained murders. It is discovered the Lord had connections to a European Clan with a dark history and is eventually defeated by lawmaker William Newton Armstrong. The Port Lands develop a unique legacy as a result of this.
The events of “Legacy” occur. The railroad is successful in finally reaching Sandor and expanding to other smaller towns and villages in the area. Direct connection between the Port Lands and the railroad allows trade to grow to the point that The City of Sandor is incorporated with each section of the city given distinct names based on the trades and businesses within them.
The first 100 years of prosperity in the city. Despite the ups and downs of two world wars, economic depression and an energy crisis as well as political turmoils and advances in technology, the city continues to grow, becoming a thriving Metropolis. The major families of the original town continue to thrive and carve out their continued legacy and remain a key part of the city’s make-up.
Sandor begins to change its focus to technology and specifically cyber technology to keep up with others on the world stage with the hopes of becoming a leader in the field. With the advent of the Internet and World Wide Web the city’s technological sector begins a strong focus on cyber security. The former Port Lands and Rail Lands have become prime real estate and a condominium and office tower boom occurs along with tourism. The main rail hub gets a major makeover and now connects commuters as opposed to rail goods with the rail goods now being handled in the north end of the city. The Ashton family furthering their financial growth starts a lucrative drug trafficking business using at first the ranch as a base of operations but soon moves the operation to the inner part of the city that would become Neon Nights. Other cartels come into existence as a result but are kept at bay by local law enforcement. Orillia Ashton (3rd Generation) takes over ownership of The Ranch and it becomes one of the top Equestrian Training Centres in The World.
The Corporation is formed.
The start of the “Anthology” events. A series of mysterious disappearances occur in the city, rumors of blood letting happening at the time of the disappearances and run rampant through the city. Twenty Two year old William Armstrong meets sixteen year old Angelina Bloodthorn and discovers her secret and convinces her to curb her blood letting ways and find a different path and becomes her confidant. Angelina devotes herself to the same ways of her mother Elizabeth Armstrong and devotes herself to her education and future career and finds ways to feed her hunger for blood. William Armstrong at this time develops a romantic relationship with Christina Ashton, mirroring the same romance that occurred between their ancestors during “Frontier”.
The events of “Anthology 2” occur. The thriving City of Sandor once a thriving Metropolis begins to change almost falling into the depths of Dystopia and certain sections of the city are given new names as a result and vigilantism begins to take hold. From this a handful of individuals begin to stand out and try to return their sections of the city back to what they once were but under their terms and mindset beginning what would be later called ‘The Purge’.
Angelina Bloodthorn begins her return to the city and forms her Advertising and Media Company which sees an almost overnight success and becomes a permanent fixture in the city. Around the same time Opal Ashton disappears much to the dismay of her older sister Christina.
The events in the series “Anthology 3” occur. The stories of the characters The Elegant Eye, Society Miss, Sapphire Shadow, Shadowheart and Ravenesque take place starting The Purge. Opal Ashton resurfaces under her pseudonym “Sapphire Shadow” but disappears again in 2074.
The events in The Bloodthorn Mini-Series take place. An older Angelina Bloodthorn and William Armstrong are introduced.
Around the same time a group of nine mysterious individuals appear and take up refuge in an old abandoned Church in the city and discover The Underground of the city and use The Underground to find a way to get home. The events of the Gutter World Mini-Series take place and the characters of The Chessmaster, The Guardian, The Conductor and Christian – The Pagan are introduced.
The first crossover between the Bloodthorn Series and Gutter World occurs when Edena and Angelina Bloodthorn meet face to face.
The main series of Bloodthorn and Gutter World take place. At the end of both series Angelina Bloodthorn goes into seclusion with her sister while Kailynn, Edena, Shaylinn and the two “Orphans” elect to stay in the city. The remainder of the other Muses elect to stay back on their home of Sandoria to help in the struggle with their sister plant Andoria.
The events leading up to “2089” are set in motion.
The events of Neon Nights take place. Drug cartels and gangs run through the section of the city and do business with outside elements causing a conflict not seen since the mid-1980s, in fact this section of Sandor aka Frontier City still keeps the spirit of the 80s alive and due to it’s high crime element and dangerous nature is kept separate from the rest of the city and the LCPD turns a blind eye hoping the cartels will implode among themselves and the section of the city will return to normal. An individual known only as The Cowboy is the lone lawmaker in the city. Armstrong, Williams and Christina Ashton are briefly reunited.
The Corporation after years of building up its business ties and cyber tech connections begins its takeover of the city.
Neon Nights continues it’s illicit drug trade and more and more begins to separate itself from the rest of the city, it’s own population grown to the point where even The CorporationFoundation turns a blind eye to its dealings and the city declares Neon Nights Off Limits and it’s own separate entity with its own form of Government and Laws and Economy. Amazingly Neon Nights thrives even more as a result and begins to co-exist with Frontier City. Opal Ashton returns and teams up with her sister forming a more formidable team than before. Orilia Ashton continues to turn a blind eye to her two older sisters' lives and continues to look after the very successful ranch which in a roundabout way doubles Ashton's leverage of power.
The Corporation begins to run most of the big businesses in the city and the city begins to really turn in on itself and a new criminal element begins to appear. At the same time The Corporation develops Sherlock.
Sandor is now “officially” known as Grunge City. The events of “2089” occur while In a different part of the city Kailynn returns as The Game Changer and is reunited with Edena and they begin to form an alliance again to find The Guardian and The Conductor.
The events in the series “Control”. Sherlock is finally stopped and The Foundation seems to have fallen and The Chessmaster disappears.
The events of The Game Changer series occur. The Renegade appears in the city and begins to take out different key cyber criminal elements of the city much to the chagrin of local law enforcement.
A truce within the city is finally established at the start of 2093 and an uneasy calm runs through the city as it begins to rebound from the events of the last few years
Angelina Bloodthorn The 4th returns along with her twin sister Shay-Len Bloodthorn the 4th with a new and deadlier agenda than their mother. The events of The Final Chapter occur. All the major characters return and come together in this final series.
Peace comes to Grunge City at long last and the dawn of a new age emerges as the first decade of the 22nd Century comes to an end.
The starting events of The Battle For Freedom occur.