I've started working on infoboxes for these timelines, which I should have done sooner. Since I'm doing them late and somewhat out of order, I've included links to the description, and will probably be editing links to the infoboxes into the earlier posts.
This one looks ready:
Grimoire-5, 1190
Current Affairs
A disturbingly well-organized Scandinavian werewolf cult expands east and south through the lands of the Rus', to the great concern of noble and clergyman alike. Meanwhile, Pope Gelasius IV seeks to drum up support for a new Crusade, but worries that it will again be redirected against the Byzantines, whom he wishes to keep strong as a buffer against the growing threat of the Fatimids.
Divergence Point
This worldline appears to have been an historical echo of
Grimoire-1 until 1119, when William of Mons invented a primitive
linotype machine, and a printing press.
Major Civilizations
Western (multipolar), Orthodox (empire with rivals), Islamic (multipolar), Chinese (empire with satellite states), Mississippian (decreasingly multipolar).
Great Powers
Angevin Empire (feudal, CR2); Holy Roman Empire (feudal, CR1-3); Eastern Roman Empire (feudal oligarchy, CR3); Crowns of Spain (feudal, CR2); Fatimid Caliphate (theocracy, CR4); Song China (dictatorship, CR4);
Ghana Empire (feudal, CR2); Papal States (theocracy, CR4); League of the Mississippi (clan/tribal, CR2).
Worldline Data
TL: (3+1)^; Mana level: low with variations and ley lines at higher levels (some aspected)
Quantum: 6; Infinity Class: R6; Centrum Zone: Red
Notes
Most
'monsters' and other magical creatures on these worldlines are Book magicians, or the products of their work, rather than being 'naturally magical' beasts. The werewolves above make use of the Book of the Wolf (a usually-oral Book from the start of that thread), or transform with the aid of a magician who knows it.
Thoughts?