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Real World Hermopolis History
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Hermopolis has existed as an urban center since the days of the Pharaohs. It was once at the border of Upper and Lower Egypt, and was famous for being the resort town of it's day. Primarily worshipped there were Typhon (an aspect of Set) and Thoth, the god of wisdom (the name of the city comes from 'Hermes', the Greek analog of Thoth).
It managed to escape most of the Egyptian and Roman wars, though when under control of the Muslims, it was plundered for building materials. The Roman Catholic and Coptic Christian churches both maintain small dioceses within Hermopolis.
Currently, Hermpolis is a city in a state of ruin. It is now a rather small and insignificant city in Egypt, important only to a few archaeologists. There is a small open air museum to Thoth in the city, as well as the remains of a temple built to him during the Ptolemaic period. The population is rather reduced from what it was, and it is impossible to escape the haunting feeling of glory days long disappeared when walking through Hermopolis.
Hermopolis in the World of Darkness
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Who's Who
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- Thoth still has a presence in the city. Each particular breed of supernatural likes to claim either Thoth himself or his worship as their particular purview.
Customs and Rules
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Prehistory, to approx 1000 c.e.
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920: Moi'ses Nasser ibn Abdullah enters Circle of the Crone as an Acolyte. [R]
929: Moi'ses Nasser ibn Abdullah is appointed Whip of Clan Mekhet. [R]
942: Moi'ses Nasser ibn Abdullah becomes Priscus of Clan Mekhet. [R]
950: Moi'ses Nasser ibn Abdullah becomes Seneschal of Hermopolis. [R]
967: Moi'ses Nasser ibn Abdullah leaves the domain of Hermopolis following the Fatimids on their road to conquer Damascus and the surrounding regions. [R]
Pre-Colonialism, 1000 c.e. to 1500 c.e.
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Colonial Period, 1500 c.e. to 1915 c.e.
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The Great War and World War II, 1915 c.e. to 1945 c.e.
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Post-Colonialism, 1945 c.e. to Present
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Rumors
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