Its in part a mystery so i wont tell you everything. The fairy mothers have been kidnapped and their power is gone from the courts. Now the fairy queens have gathered the armies of summer and winter to defend themselves and find the mothers. Together they stand to tear our world up and nothing will stand against them. For the first time since the days of King Oberon the Mad the fairy courts have forsaken the balance and joined forces. This has caused dramatic climate shifts across the earth, with snow in summer, sandstorms in the rain forest, temperatures to fluctuate erratically. The old gods gather their armies to combat the fey, but their power is weak and followers few. Heaven's forces are weakened on earth from the constant battles with the Denarians. Hawaii is at the epicenter of everything, the literal eye of the storm. Because the mothers are gone, the very nature of the nevernever has changed, chaining it down so it no longer shifts. Hawaii is where the crossover to the fairy mothers home is located. The armies of the Queens have gathered here, and with their coming a massive storm has sprung up around Hawaii, cutting it off from the rest of the world. None can get away from it in the mortal plane, the sea and storm stop all that try. The ways are blocked by the armies of the faeries. You are the worlds last hope, the mothers are not in the nevernever so they must be on earth. Queen Mab believes they are somewhere in Hawaii. Queen Titania disagrees and is not willing to let the armies waste its time, she prepares for war instead. She fears what is to come. In compromise they agree that you are to investigate in the human world, and if you find the mothers to let the army know so they can mount a rescue. If you can find them, you will have the full might of summer and winter to help defeat who ever it is that would dare to take the mothers. Should you fail, then the full might of summer and winter will descend upon the earth. You have three months till the last of the wyldfae can be gathered and the accords broken. Three months till the forgot becomes the remembered. Three months stuck inside the eye of the storm.

Setting

Honolulu Hawaii (closed for my IRL players)
Santa Barbara CA (open to all)
Death Vally CA (open to all)

8 months prior there was a massive upswing in the number of deaths in the state of Hawaii. According to all official reports there was no connection between all of those who were killed. However those in the know realized that each death was of a person with power. However the level of power ranged from the most basic to strongest wizards on the island. Even the white council’s wardens were killed. At the time it was blamed as the last casualty of the war with the red court and a new player stepping in to fill the red courts shoes. Two months after the killings started they suddenly stopped and everyone believed that everything was OK now. In truth, things were about to get a lot worse.
The next day the climate changes started. All across the globe, with no explanation as to why. On Jan 1st it goes from bad to worse. In the early morning a massive storm pops up surrounding the island of Honolulu, which is safe in the eye. All communication in and out of the island has been shut down, and her people trapped inside this storm. As the hour grows later, the Storm grows larger. It is predicted to reach North America in a week at its current rate of expansion. It is expected to cover half the earth just outside a month. A storm has come to Hawaii, and with it an unseen army prepared for war.

The Nevernever is in even worse shape, the ways have stopped changing. Before their was no guarantee as to what you will find once you crossed over. Now they are fixed to each other and to the earth. Slowly the Nevernever is becoming more logical, as it grows closer to the mundane world. Slowly the Nevernever is dieing as the two planes merge into one universe. But the fey will stop this, even if they have to destroy the earth to do it. Their armies gather for a war for their very survival, as well as one for revenge for the mothers. The queens want their power back, and Heaven help anyone who gets in their way. The storm is the representation of the Courts armies manifested in the mundane world. It is the declaration of war, the first since the accords were created.

Santa Barbara is one place that the oncoming storm is threatening, and it is one place the the earths "defenders" are gathering. All while Death Vally awakens, bringing with it a threat long since forgotten.




Character stuff:

Besides the basic backstory (such as history,personality, what you have on you, ect.) please provide the following:

Are you pure mortal or do you have a special gift?
If pure mortal what do you do? What are you good at? and are you in the know about the supernatural world, if so how?
If you have a gift, what is it? How powerful are you and who do you work for, if anyone?
Since most of the magical world was touched by the war with the reds, how were you involved? Did you do anything big or noteworthy?
And why are you in Hawaii? Were you sent or just a unlucky vacation?

Remember that the only power off limits is fairy magic, since the courts will be busy for the first part of this story.

note: Your character can be purely mortal if you so wish, their are plenty of them in the Dresden Verse that can kick all kinda ass. You just have to be creative. I do understand that a lot of the following is mostly geared towards those with a gift, but that is because I need a bit more information from them to determine the politics that will follow them about and because I expect most people to want to run a gifted character. I will not turn someone away simply because they want to run a pure mortal, and chances are that no matter what you give me in your character information I will ask for more specifics.

Examples of gifts include magic, being a werewolf, a vampire, having true faith, super strength or a magical sword given by a blind old man who rode around on a alligator called bubba. These are just a few examples, I am keeping it with the Dresden world so powers that appear in that universe are OK but if you want to do something that does not fit in this universe, like a magically powered robot, I am sorry but this is not the game for you. If you have an idea, please ask and I will do my best to work with you to fit the idea into this world. I will do my best to work with people who have not read the Dresden Files, but i do recommend at least checking out the Dresden wiki so you can get a feel for this universe. It is a urban fantasy with most of the world in the dark about magic.

below are some questions that you dont have to answer but show the type of information i want about what your gift. so please explain your gifts, how you got them, what kinda of power it is, and just how strong you think you are.

With magic what is your specialty? Evocation (specify fire, earth, wind, water, or spirit.) Ritual magic? Runes? Soul? How strong are you, white council material or just a one trick pony?
With a werewolf are you a changeling that can do it at will or is it the classical once a month?
Vampire needs to pick a court. Is it the sexy white, the classical black, or a new one that you want to create?
With faith what is your faith? How strong is your belief? Are you a priest, a knight of the cross, or simply a stay at home mom?
Or do you carry around an item of power given to you by someone? If so, who where they and what is this item. Is it like Thors hammer or like Excalibur?
Do you work for someone and they sponsor your magic, a high priest or even a old god directly? A powerful mob boss or the US military? A true dragon?
Do you have super speed, or strength? Can you heal from any wound or keep going without food and sleep for days?