The Silence

Across the island, the established supernatural population vanishes within a short interval.

Mortals continue their lives.

There is no visible invading army, citywide crater or coherent public explanation.

Havens remain furnished. A sept’s gathering place stands empty. Freehold caretakers fail to arrive. A cabal leaves an unfinished working. A ghost market loses its traders.

Some wards, objects, contracts and bound effects persist after their makers disappear.

“Everyone vanished” becomes the usual description, although a small number escaped or survived.

Nobody can immediately produce a trustworthy census.

Mortal relatives and dependents may remain alive and remember the missing. Photographs, accounts and ordinary records survive.

The island becomes strange through absence. Boundaries remain meaningful after their custodians are gone. Places continue to behave as though someone should still be there.