2014.10.23 - A Dark Spell At The Federal Reserve

A mage of some kind incapacitated the guards at the Federal Reserve and moved over a trillion dollars to various middle class accounts. It is believed to metahumans confronted them but nothing is known about all three since there is no recording of the event. All that was left were several Rai stones, a can of silver spray paint and a tagged wall. None of the money in the reserve was taken. The money was transferred from several banks which took a major stock loss and are expected to take another stock loss tomorrow on the news that about a hundred billion dollars in mortgage titles they had inappropriately delayed will be returned to their owners. This is particularly good news to several home owners who lost their homes in a plant accident in Manhattan last year.

A dark cloud surrounded the city for about an hour, while strange spirits roamed about as animals, clouds of money and plants. Local heroes took care of the worst of the damage whilst law enforcement was distracted going after many criminal organizations. All signs of the magic is almost gone though there are a few lingering effects.

Federal officials are quite confident they can reverse the direct deposits to the accounts, no matter how official or legal they might appear. Given the questionable legal status of the banks and the titles they sat on, it is believed they will not be able to do that so easily, and the entire affair will cause many to be even more angry and frustrated at Washington.