[@Tojin][@FateWeaver][@TK421]Posted.

Don't worry about trying to force your characters together. I'll be doing that for you. I'll also be tossing NPCs your way to keep you entertained until you do. It's okay if your first post is rather short since everyone will be in different locations (but you can also be at the same location if you desire). Just go ahead and put your character where you think is best, at work, school, around town, where ever. Once I know where everyone is, I can start gathering you all up and tossing things your way.

Everything that Lola mentioned, has been talked about around town. It's common knowledge. 
1) Strange "sightings" at Yellowstone (Just [i]tall tales[/i])
2) more earthquakes than usual (emanating from Yellowstone) (On the news)
3) Students on campus getting seriously sick then dying (On the news)

Since you are all "normal" in the sense you were not raised in the magic community, none of you will have any idea of the more magical based events occurring. Only what you hear from other people and the news.