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Three Cases for Call of Cthulhu © By Keeper Graeme Davis gee. CAS OLR Players’ Information Gregory Hawthorne, the gossip columnist for apopular daily paper, contacts the investigators by telephone, clearly excited and wishing to show them something that has come into his possession. If one of the investigators is a Journalist, he or she will be contacted as @ Colleague, If not, the investigators may be contacted as known authorities on occult, ‘matters. Hawthorne will say only that he ison the verge of ‘something big’ and will ask the investigators to visit him at this home, and to tell no-one that he has contacted them, Sin Hawthorne will not answer his door when the investigators cal. If they look in at the windows, they will see thatthe hhouse seems to have been quite thoroughly ransacked, and a Spor Hidden roll will reveal that an entry has been forced through the back door. Hawthome's body lies severely mutilated in an upstairs room, ‘Two days later, the investigators will receive a letter from Messrs Jameson, Hall, Sykes and Jameson, Hawthorne's solicitors. The letter will invite the investigators to call atthe firm's premises, where they might learn something to their advantage. AC the solicitors’ offices, they will be given 1 sealed package containing a handwritten book and a leter. The letter reads as follows: have instructed my solicitors to see that you get this book if should die before our meeting. It came into my possession ~ I cannot say how “when Twas working ona story about Sir Charles Barrington and some rather peculiar associates he keeps. I expected lowlife, possibly crime, bout never this. My intention was to verify the manuscript with you before going ahead withthe tory, but now You mus decide how bes io proceed. Good luck, and be careful.” ‘The book i entitled Liber Tenebrae, and the fist entry is dated 1666. The ‘greater par ofthe book isin archaic English and requires a Read English roll to understand it perfectly. Itchronicles the history of acult worshipping ‘Shub-Niggurath, and sets out various rituals and forms of worship. Dated 1919s an entry recording the induction of Charles Barrington, and the last few pages are written in his hand (this will be confirmed if a handwriting expert is consulted), The book is a minor Cthulhu Mythos vos +4%, SAN - 106, spell malt <2 Canes BARRINGTON. Keeper’s Information \Sun_ Commies Boeeeron The editor of Hawthorne's paper, the Daily Graphic, wil allow the investigators © 20 through all Hawthorne's files, having been Instructed to do s0 by another posthumous Jeter Among various notes ae several cutings from the Berkshire Mercury, concerning themselves with the desecration of three churchyard ina small area of East Berkshire Ineach case one grave was opened th names ofthe oecupants are given a Josh Penrose, died 1955, Edvard Smee, died 1832, and Carles Morton, died 1904 (or if the keeper refers, te ivesigators might have visitthe hurehyards to ind this 4) If the book is consul, these names willbe fund recorded EG og, is pst masters of he cul — As well as the cuttings, there is a torn and rumpled Ordnance Survey map wih te tree hurehyards marked on it, «circle drawn round them and a place-name underlined Tooghly inthe centre of the cice, The name is Wanfield, and an dea rll wll ell he fact Barrington has a house near the vilage and isa prominent member ofthe golf club at nearby Sandy Hil ‘There is also a scrap of paper bearing the scribbled note ‘JS Sunn/dale Sin 8:15 Thurs. Ifthe Berkshire Mercury is consulted for the previous ‘week, a successful Library Use roll will turn up a notice of the death of one John Smedley, of Wanfield, who was burned to death in his house on the previous Friday night. Smedleys name willbe found in the book fas a member of the cult. Barrington and hs followers are desperate to recover the book; they were responsible for the deaths of Smedley and Hawthorne, and they will be aware that Hawthorne's solicitors have contacted the investigators. Investigations in Wanfield may meet with some difficulties; the present ‘members ofthe cult are istedin the book, but not their occupations. They include the village postmaster and the landlord ofthe Royal Oak, the local public house, and several other prominent members of the local population, ‘The keeper should feel free to fll in the details, perhaps allowing a 25% ‘chance that any adult questioned willbe a cult member. The cultists will ddo everything in their power to recover the book and destroy any incriminating evidence. Sir Charles Barrington Barrington has been the head ofthe cult for almost two years, and besides the Lber Tenebrae he has several other minor Mythos sources at his home. ‘The desecrations which attracted Hawthorne's attention were attempts to cexhume the past masters for Resurrection. Barrington had found the spell, inne ofthe books and wanted to learn from them. Of the three attempts So far, however, none has been successful pee | Sa Sir Charles Barrington is a prominent member of Parliament, and there is potential here for a story that will ruin his political career Skills: Cthulhu Mythos 45%, Occult 60% ‘Weapons: 12-bore shotgun 60%, knife 30% Spells: Call Shub-Niggurath, Summon/Bind Dark Young of Shub- Niggurath, ‘Resurrection, Shriving Players’ Information Hermione Elsenham is something ofa celebrity inthe psychic world of the Home Counties, writing for popular magazines as well as a ‘number of specialist publications, and even making occasional ‘wireless broadcasts. She is in great demand for seances and psychic readings in well-to-do circles, reputedly charging up to £50 for an ‘engagement. ‘The investigators are contacted by her agent, a Mr Edwin Robey. ‘Some kind of mishap took place at aseance she held inthe exclusive ‘St George's Hill area of Weybridge, Surrey, a week ago. Miss Elsenham was subsequently admitted to St Peter's hospital in Chertsey ‘before being transferred tothe Holloway Sanitorium in nearby Virginia ‘Water. Mr Robey has not been allowed to see her, and is worried about what might have happened; he has been abl to find out nothing about the night of the seance. Keeper’s Information Robey knows a litle of occult matters (07%) through his association with Miss Elsenham, butean offer litle ral information. The client for whom the seance was held was a Mr Arthur Ferneyhaugh, a wealthy dilettante Investigators will be politely but firmly turned away from the Ferneyhaugh residence by the butler; Mr Ferneyhaugh has gone 10 the south of France, and is not expected back for some time. Ifthe ‘other servants can be interviewed, they might reluctantly reveal that the room in which the seance was held has been shut up. A clandestine reconnaissance from the shrubbery will show that a set of french windows on the ground floor has been boarded up, and on closer investigation a Spor Hidden roll will reveal that they were forced Violently outwards. The servants were all given the evening off on the night of the seance, and cannot offer further information. A ist of the guests might be obtained with some difficulty from one ofthe servanis; this wll read ike a short directory ofthe local social scene, but most of the guests will have suddenly gone away or will refuse to talk to the investigators. Successful use ofboth Credit Rating (to get past defensive butlers) and Fast Tak (Wo persuade the guests to open up) may yield some results, but itis clear that everyone is badly frightened and does not understand what happened. It seems that a shor time after the seance stated, Miss Elsenham screamed, “No! Never! Get away!” There was a violent but noiseless explosion, which blew out the french windows and threw objects about the room like shrapnel. The guests fled, and returned a few moments later to find Miss Elsenham unconscious beneath a heavy oak table. It may be possible to see Miss Elsenham, if one or more of the investigators has medical credentials. However, the Sanitorium do not welcome visitors, and will be most displeased if their patient is unnecessarily upset. She is suffering from Catatonia, and has only occasional lucid ‘moments. Any investigator attempting to talk to her must make a Paychoanalyss roll or half aLuck roll for every hour he or she spends; ‘success indicates a fairly lucid interval of ID10 minutes. Even while lucid, Miss Elsenham will appear confused and incoherent; she will talk ofa strong presence and a voice which promised her marvellous and obscene things, and claim that a thing has been sent to torment her, feeding off her very soul. There is also a 10% chance that in ther ramblings she will mention ‘an Egyptian name... the Approved One"; a character familiar with Egyptology (Archaeology or ‘Read/Write Egyptian Heiroglyph roll required) may realise that ‘the ‘Approved One’ is a common suffix to Egyptian royal names, taking ‘the form ..hotep"and generally preceded by the name ofa god, such a Amon. Miss Elsenham’s seance resulted in accidental contact with Nyarl ‘She refused his offer of knowledge and power in return for sevice, and he has sent a Hunting Horror to torment her. Itonly appears at night, when she is alone. As well as sapping her SAN with its appearance, it is draining her using the Power Drain spell (Shadows of Yog-Sothoth, p21, or Fragments of Fear, pl6). Ifthe investigators deduce the involvement of Nyarlathotep and/or attempt to interfere, there isa good chance that the Hunting Horror will tum ‘on them; otherwise, it will continue to torment Miss Elsenham until she is dead or permanently insane. Needless to say, ithe investigators decide to take any kind of action, they will find the Sanitorium authorities most obstructive. Hermione Elsenham ee SIRS CON Siz TNT 3 POW 1? Curealy 9) ) EDU 15 Hit Pts 9 Stil: Oceult 85%, plus varios other, not usable while insanity ass Hunting Horror ‘STR 30 CON 12 SIz 30 INT 16 POW 27 DEX. ‘Hit Pis 21 ‘Weapons: Bite 65% 1D6+3D6 Tail 90% grapple Armour: 9 points hide, bullets cannot impale. ‘Spells: Contact Nyralathotep, Power Drain, Shriving. SAN: ODIO wt Capital Offence Players’ Information Daily Record, Sept 17th. BLACK MASS KILLER TO HANG Coven Leader Walks Free ‘After a sensational trial, Clive Manners has been found guilty of the ritual murder of at least five persons, whose identity has not been established, inthe Braylea coven case. Manners, 32, stood impassively in the dock as Lord Justice Haybury sentenced him to death by hanging. ‘The sentence was the culmination ofa fourteen-day trial which has revealed astonishing and horrifying details of a series of rituals {involving both animal and human sacrifice, which took place in and. around the small Home Counties village of Braylea over the last two years, The main prosecution witness was Miss Edwina Moon, a ‘member of the coven. She and several other coven members were remanded on several lesser charges and sentenced to varying amounts of imprisonment, and Miss Moon isto be held indefinitely ina secure ‘mental institution, at her own request. Perhaps the most sensational tur inthe proceedings was the acquittal ‘of Bentley Comnforth, the alleged head ofthe coven, on the grounds of insufficient evidence. Miss Moon broke down in court when ‘Cornforth was called to the dock, and was unable to give evidence against him. The judge described the case as ‘the most revolting and disturbing that I have ever been called upon to hear Saturday Review, Sept 20th. COVEN KILLER PREPARES TO DIE Clive Manners, the Braylea coven murderer, waits impassively in the death cell a Brixton Prison, where he will be hanged at 7am on ‘Monday. Sources within the prison report that he has refused to see ‘aminister butt isumoured that he has been visited more than once by Bentley Cornforth, himself recently acquitted during the Braylea coven trial. It seems that Manners has named Cornforth as his next of kia, refusing to see his parents who are reported to be ‘saddened but not surprised’. As the named next of kin, Cornforth cannot be

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