The Pulse

Metaphysical / Paranormal event

"Like the earth beneath us exhaled, releasing billions of years of pent up anguish and exhaustion."

70 years after the official completion of Dolorem, the entire city was shaken by a wave of eldritch energy, originating from the center of The Blue District. The wave shattered windows, moved most anything that wasn't nailed down, killed some people, and generally shocked all of Dolorem.   Some folks reported dizziness and nausea, and ended up acquiring terrifying abilities that caused quite a stir.   Even more worrisome, only 30 minutes after The Pulse, horrifying creatures sprung up from the earth, hypothesized to have originated from outside the walls of the city. 1/3 of the citizens in The Red District were able to evacuate to The Yellow, while the rest were abandoned and sealed off by Nova Corp in what they described as "a desperate attempt to contain the nightmare from reaching the inner districts."   Now, The Yellow suffers from overpopulation, poverty, crime and paranoia as a result.