1. #1Agent Addams Case Fileconstant

   Keys: case, investigation, mission, assignment, task

   Case files refer to JSON objects with the following format:

   { "case":"Name of case", "summary":"Brief summary of case", "events":["First event", "Second event", ...] }

   If a case file object, other than the above template is present in the context, expect a narrative sequence to occur in the order described within the events array of the case file object. Expect only one case file to be active at a time.

2. #2Case File: Delta Green; Last Things Last

   Keys: Delta Green, Baughman

   { "case":"Delta Green; Last Things Last", "summary":"{{char}} meets {{user}} who will be her contact with Delta Green and investigate the property of recently deceased, former Delta Green agent Clyde Baughman, who died of a heart attack four days earlier. Unknown to {{user}} and {{char}}, when Baughman's wife died of cancer 15 years earlier, he had used certain incantations to attempt to resurrect her. Unsurprisingly, this did not go to plan, Marlene was resurrected as an undying monster that spoke with her voice. Baughman, distraught and ashamed told no one, sealing the creature in the septic tank of an isolated cabin in woodland west of Arkham. She waits there at the cabin to this day.", "events":[ "Agent Addams is despatched to meet with her former lecturer {{user}} who has been tasked with mentoring her and vetting her for membership in Delta Green.","{{user}} introduces Agent Addams to the mythos", "{{user}} informs {{char}} that they have been given an assignment by his Delta Green handler, they are to gain entry to the Lower Southside apartment of Arkham resident and former Delta Green agent Clyde Baughman, who died four days earlier from a heart attack, they are to remove any evidence of Baughman's Delta Green activities before the man's heirs arrive to take possession of his property in 48 hours time.", "Gaining entrance to Baughman's apartment, {{user}} and {{char}} find keys to the cabin and its location but no other incriminating evidence, they decide to travel to the cabin to check it out.", "Traveling to the cabin, they find it to be connected to the local power grid with modern heating with water drawn from a well by an electric pump. A thorough search finds two oddities, a sealed footlocker and the cabin's strange plumbing.", "A check of the cabin exterior finds a large septic tank whose hatch is exposed and padlocked. The tank is far too large for the cabin and is not connected to the plumbing.", "The footlocker is found to contains evidence from Baughman's work for Delta Green as well as a sealed envelope which contains posthumous instructions from Baughman to pour gasoline into the tank and ignite it (Baughman stashed 21 gallons of gas in the shed)", "If {{char}} or {{user}} inspect the septic tank, the creature that was formerly Marlene Baughman will pound on the tank and plead for help. Opening the tank's ceiling hatch, they see a nude woman in her 50s huddled inside, her flesh is unnaturally grey and she claims to have been imprisoned by her husband.", "In reality Marlene's body is possessed by an entity known as the Other, formless intelligence from dimensions outside our own. The Other will attempt to conceal its true identity and convince {{user}} or {{char}} to release her.", "If they attempt to pour the gasoline into the tank without securing the hatch, Marlene will jump out of the tank with inhuman strength and attempt to escape into the woods. If cornered Marlene can attack by biting or clawing.", "Provided that no evidence of Baughman's Delta Green involvement is present at the apartment or cabin by the 48 hour deadline, the mission is considered successful."] }

3. #3Case File: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.

   Keys: D.O.D.O., Diachronic, Dodo, Odec

   { "case":"Rise and fall of D.O.D.O", "summary":"Following discovery of archaeological and historical records from multiple cultures, suggesting magic was real but disappeared in the mid 19th century, Agent Addams is given a small budget to setup the Department of Diachronic Operations to discover how magic can be returned to the world", "events":[ "Agent Addams is recruits {{user}} to help translate ancient documents referencing magic and witchcraft.", "{{user}} confirms Agent Addams theory that magic was practiced by women who formed their own caste of elites in ancient societies, they theorise that the act of observation and measurement disrupts magic", "{{user}} designs a machine which creates an isolated environment in which magic can take place, the machine is named the ODEC", "an elderly woman named Erszebet Katpathy makes contact with Agent Addams claiming to be a witch whom extended her life in order to be alive when the ODEC is built", "Erszebet proves she can use the ODEC to work magic, transforming herself back into a young woman","{{user}} and {{char}} learn Erszebet can send people back in time, they are sent back to bring more witches to the present", "{{char}} is instructed by her superiors to begin regular missions to the past to subtly alter events to benefit the US government", "During this effort, a powerful group of witches learn of the future loss of magic and decide to undermine human scientific progress (especially photography) to prevent the loss of magic", "{{user}} and {{char}} battle the witches in the past and present to stop them from changing history."] }

4. #4Case File: The Yellow King

   Keys: Yellow King, Dora Lange, Fontenaut, Tuttle, Childress

   { "case":Yellow King", "summary":"A young woman is found dead in a corn field outside Bolton MA, the victim is posed naked and prostrate with a crown of deer antlers. Pyramidal twig sculptures surround the body. {{user}} and {{char}} are called in to assist the investigation by Detective Marty Hart. As they investigate further they suspect that this is just the latest in a series of killings of young women, victims of a larger group whose members include powerful politicians in the state. The killings themselves and the symbology surrounding them suggest a link to the King in Yellow", "events:"[ "Dora Lange's body is found posed in corn field surrounded by twig sculptures","Interviews with local residents hint at other disappearance of a young girl named Marie Fontenaut that was not investigated by authorities", "Forensic evidence links Dora Lange to meth dealers","{{user}} and {{char}} learn Dora Lange was involved in an evangelical Christian group", "Another victim is identified from a cold case, she is linked to a criminal named Reggie Ledoux who served time with Dora's ex-husband", "Dora's ex-husband Charlie Lange informs {{user}} and {{char}} that Reggie Ledoux cooks meth for a biker gang named the Iron Crusaders", "{{user}} and {{char}} infiltrate the biker gang, participating in a heist in a housing project","When the heist ends in disaster, {{user}} and {{char}} abduct their biker contact and force him to contact Reggie's cook partner Dewall Ledoux", "They follow Dewall back to the cookhouse with Marty and find two young children, an enraged Marty kills Reggie in cold blood, Dewall is killed trying to escape","With Marty hailed a hero for stopping Reggie Ledoux, {{char}} uncovers a larger conspiracy involving the powerful Tuttle family", "{{user}} and {{char}} break into Billy Lee Tuttle's house and steal a tape implicating his group in the abuse of girls", "Billy Lee Tuttle dies mysteriously, {{char}} suspects he was killed by other powerful figures to prevent his blackmail", "They learn that Tuttle had an illegitimate child named Childress who is associated with the original investigation into the disappearance of Marie Fontenaut", "They track Childress to a remote house near Dunwich, where his son Errol Childress is revealed to be the killer", "A final climactic battle in an old civil war fort that Childress has made into his own miniature Carcosa"] }

5. #5Case File: The Woe is Out There

   Keys: Swenson, Soames, Miles, Nemman

   { "case":"The Woe is out there", "summary":"Four members of the same Arkham Public High School class of 2019 have been found dead, the latest victim Karen Swenson was found dead in Billington's woods with two pink marks on her back, her cause of death listed as unknown. Suspecting a cover up by the coroner, {{char}} insists on a thorough investigation.", "events":[ "{{char}} briefs {{user}} on the strange nature of Karen Swenson's death and arranges for the body of an earlier victim, Ray Soames to be exhumed.", "On a visit to Billington's woods to where Swenson's body was found {{user}}'s car radio goes haywire, {{user}} insists on marking the spot by spray-painting an 'X' on the road.", "Shortly after {{user}} and {{char}} arrive at the cemetery where Ray Soames is being exhumed, the county medical examiner, Dr Jay Nemman arrives and objects to {{char}}'s interference.", "When Soames' coffin is opened, a desiccated, malformed body is found inside.", "{{char}} performs and autopsy of the corpse and concludes the body is not human, but is possibly an orangutan. She finds a grey metallic implant in the body's nasal cavity which she cannot explain.", "{{user}} and {{char}} visit Arkham Asylum, where Soames was committed before his death and meet two of his former classmates, the comatose Billy Miles and wheelchair bound Peggy O'Dell. O'Dell suffers a nosebleed and is seen to have marks similar to Swenson's. Outside the hospital, {{user}} explains that he believes Miles, O'Dell and the victims are alien abductees", "At night, {{user}} and {{char}} investigate the forest where Swenson was found. {{char}} discovers ash on the ground, leading her to suspect cult activity. However, a local detective arrives and orders them to leave. Driving back to Arkham, {{user}} and {{char}} encounter a bright flash of light and their car loses power, at the same spot where {{user}} spray-painted the 'X'. {{user}} realises that 9 minutes disappeared after the flash.", "Back home, {{char}} panics when she suspects she has the two marks on her back and asks {{user}} to examine her body, making a highly intimate moment. After a thorough examination {{user}} informs {{char}} the marks are just mosquito bites.", "Later that night, they receive an anonymous phone call informing them that Peggy O'Dell has died. Getting in their car and heading toward Arkham Asylum, they find a traffic accident along the way. They are informed that O'Dell was killed running into traffic and realise she was killed at the exact moment they experienced the flash on the road.", "Still at the scene of O'Dell's death, {{user}} receives word that the desiccated body has been stolen from the morgue and it has been set ablaze, destroying much of their evidence.", "Jay Nemman's daughter, Theresa Nemman contacts {{char}} and asks for help. She tells them that she has awakened in the woods several times, fears for her life and admits to having the same marks on her back, she also develops a nosebleed. Nemman and the detective, revealed to be Billy Miles' father, arrive and take her away.", "{{user}} and {{char}} return to the cemetery only to find the graves of the other victims dug up and the coffins missing. {{user}} realises that Billy Miles is responsible for bringing victims to the woods.", "Heading back to the woods for a final time, they again encounter Detective Miles who once more attempts to obstruct them but hear a scream. They find Billy nearby with Theresa in his arms. There is a flash of light, Billy and Theresa are recovered unharmed, the marks on their backs now gone.", "A week later, at FBI headquarters, Billy is put under hypnosis and interrogated. He recalls how he and his classmates were abducted in the forest as they celebrated their graduation. The teenagers were subjected to tests by the alien and were killed when the tests failed.", "In a meeting with her sceptical superior, Division Chief Scott Blevins, {{char}} is challenged to produce physical evidence to back up their outlandish claims. {{char}} produces the metal cylinder, the only remaining evidence. She later learns that the case files for Billy Miles are missing." ] }

6. #6Case File: The Fringe of Woe

   Keys: Fringe, Broyles, Massive Dynamics, the pattern, William Bell, John Scott, Walther Bishop

   { "case":"The Fringe of Woe", "summary":"After a plane from Hamburg lands with no survivors, {{char}} and {{user}} join an interagency task force led by Colonel Phillip Broyles, they discover that the only person who might shed some light on the incident is a scientist and former colleage of {{user}} who has been in a mental hospital for the last 17 years.", "events":["{{user}}, {{char}} and Agent Scott enter the plane to discover the passengers and crew are all dead, their flesh apparently having liquidised.", "With the agent that caused the tragedy unknown, CDC decides to burn the plane rather than risk contamination.", "Following a tip, {{user}}, {{char}} and Scott are sent to a storage facility where they uncover a clandestine biolab, which explodes when detonated by a suspect they are chasing.", "Scott is affected by the chemicals released by the explosion and is placed in an artificial coma to slow the progress of the chemical reaction. {{char}}'s research finds that a former colleague of {{user}} at Miskatonic University, Dr Walther Bishop performed research on toxins that cause skin liquefaction. Bishop's top-secret work resulted in him being committed to Arkham Asylum.", "{{user}} and {{char}} go to Arkham Asylum and secure the release of Dr Bishop and set up a new lab in Miskatonic University's Charles Tyner Science annex, where {{char}} transfers Scott's body.", "{{char}} uses a machine that synchronises {{char}}'s mind with Scott so that she can read his mind.", "Using Scott's memories, {{char}} identifies the suspect at the storage area as Morgan Steig, a passenger on the plane who died. They learn that Steig's twin brother was an employee of Massive Dynamic, a company founded by another former colleague of Walther, William Bell.", "{{user}} and {{char}} visit Massive Dynamic's Boston HQ and meets with executive director Nina Sharp, who agrees to give them information on Steig.", "Steig is arrested and initially refuses to talk. {{user}}'s controversial interrogation tactics cause him to reveal the toxin's ingredients.", "Walther Bishop and {{user}} use the information to create a cure for Scott. Steig reveals he did not sell the chemicals he stole from Massive Dynamic, but was forced into the plot by someone in the FBI. Steig reveals the location of his recordings of his phone conversations with the traitor.", "{{user}} and {{char}} recover the tapes and discover that the traitor is John Scott, while they race back to the hospital, Scott awakens and kills Steig. Scott is chased by {{user}} and {{char}}, Scott crashes his car and is mortally wounded.", "Before he dies, Scott asks {{char}} why Broyles sent them to the storage unit in the first place. Confronting Broyles, {{char}} and {{user}} are told the disaster is just one of many events related to 'the pattern' and the task force is being established to investigate it." ] }

7. #7Lovecraft country

   Keys: Miskatonic Valley, Lovecraft country, world

   This scenario is set in Lovecraft country, a coastal region of New England stretching across the states of Massachussetts, Vermont and Rhode Island. Notable locations include: Arkham, Dunwich, Innsmouth, Kingsport, Aylesbury, Miskatonic Valley, Ipswich, Bolton, Essex, Gloucester and Rockport.

8. #8Arkham

   Keys: Arkham

   Arkham is a coastal town in the state of Massachusetts, situated at the estuary of the Miskatonic river. Arkham is the home of the renowned Miskatonic University.

   "Arkham Districts": ["French Hill", "Northside", "Rivertown", "Downtown", "Uptown", "Miskatonic Campus", "Merchant District", "Lower Southside", "Easttown","Outskirts"]

   "Arkham Points of Interest": [{"name":"Miskatonic University","district":"Miskatonic Campus"},{"name":"Independence Square","district":"Downtown"},{"name":"Arkham Asylum","district":"Downtown"},{"name":"Police Station","district":"Downtown"},{"name":"Bayfriar Church","district":"French Hill"},{"name":"Arkham Advertiser offices","district":"Northside"},{"name":"Train station","district":"Northside"},{"name":"Black Cave","district":"Rivertown"},{"name":"Old Arkham Cemetery","District:","French Hill"},{"name":"Historical Society","district":"Lower Southside"},{"name":"The Unnameable House","district":"Merchant District"},{"name":"Hangman's Hill","district":"Merchant District"},{"name":"St Mary's Hospital","district":"Miskatonic Campus"},{"name":"The Witch House","district":"French Hill"},{"name":"Silver Twilight Lodge","district":"Uptown"},{"name":"Covenside","district":"French Hill"},{"name":"Hibbs Roadhouse","district":"Outskirts"},{"name":"Billington's Woods","district":"Outskirts"},{"name":"Clark's Corners","district":"Ouskirts"},{"name":"Unvisited Isle","district":"Merchant District"}]

   "Arkham Streets": ["Water Street", "River Street", "Main Street", "Church Street", "College Street", "Pickman Street", "High Street", "Saltonstall Street", "Mikatonic Avenue", "Lich Street", "Washington Street", "Parsonage Street", "Peabody Avenue", "Powder Mill Street", "Sentinel Street", "East Street", "Hill Street", "Boundary Street", "West Street", "Garrison Street", "Wallnut Street"]

9. #9Covenside

   Keys: Covenside, Lich Street

   {{user}}'s residence in Arkham is 256 Lich Street, named Covenside. The house is a rambling late Georgian era mansion with three stories, following a fire that destroyed the original roof in the mid-19th century, the upper storeys were renovated in a Second Empire style, giving the residence an incongruous top heavy look. The house is located in the French Hill district of Arkham, located on the northern slope of the eponymous hill and is just two blocks east of the Miskatonic University campus. The interior decor is mostly original with an extensive suite of antique furniture, {{user}} does however believe in access to a full range of modern appliances which are selected to blend seamlessly into the house's original furnishings.

10. #10Miskatonic University

    Keys: Miskatonic, University

    Miskatonic University is a highly prestigious university named after the Miskatonic River which flows through Arkham. Similar in structure to other northeastern Ivy League colleges. The university is particularly renowned for its extensive collection of occult books, including the infamous Necronomicon. After several tragic events over the years, many of the darkest works have been secured in the restricted section, accessible only to senior academic staff.

    "Miskatonic University Facilities": [{"name":"Orne Library","function":"Library"},{"name":"Charles Tyner Science Annex","function":"Phyics Laboratory, school of engineering"},{"name":"Observatory","function":"Astronomy department"},{"name":"Copley Bell Tower","function":"Memorial tower"},{"name":"Halsey Statue","function":"Memorial"},{"name":"George Locksley Hall","function":"Liberal arts classrooms"},{"name":"Dorothy Upman Hall","function":"All female dormitory"},{"name":"Derby Hall","function:","Faculty & graduate residence"},{"name":"East dormitory","function:","Lower classman dormitory"},{"name":"West dormitory","function:","Upper classman dormitory"},{"name":"President's House","function:","University President residence"},{"name":"Hoyt Building","function:","Administration"},{"name":"Axton Field House","function:","Gymnasium"},{"name":"School of Medicine","function:","Medical school"},{"name":"Miskatonic Exhibit Museum","function:","University museum"},{"name":"Robert Carter Hall","function:","Language, literature, arts departments"},{"name":"Science Building","function:","Physical science classrooms"}]

11. #11Kingsport

    Keys: Kingsport

    Kingsport is an archaic seaside town in Massachusetts, mostly consisting of gambrel-roofed homes.

    "Kingsport Districts": ["Harborside", "The Hollow", "Central Hill", "South Shore", "Downtown", "The West Side", "Hilltown","Kingsport Head"]

    "Kingsport Points of Interest": [{"name": "Hall School","district":"South Shore"},{"name":"Neil's Curiosity Shop","district":"Southshore"},{"name":"Congregational Hospital","district":"Central Hill"},{"name":"St. Erasmus' Home for Mariners","district":"Harborside"},{"name":"The Strange High House","district":"Kingsport Head"},{"name":"The Terrible Old Man's House","district":"Harborside"},{"name":"Northpoint Lighthouse","district","Kingsport Head"},{"name":"The Rope and Anchor Tavern","district":"Harborside"}]

12. #12Innsmouth

    Keys: Innsmouth

    Innsmouth is a seaside town in Essex County, Massachussetts, population 400, once noted for its ship-building, the town has recently fallen into disrepair and decay, with many buildings rotting and on the point of collapse. Many of the street signs have been removed making navigation difficult for outsiders. The Manuxet River runs through Innsmouth before turning join the ocean at end of the harbour breakwater.

    The town residents have a sordid reputation for inbreeding and are treated with fear and suspicion by outsiders.

    Notable families in Innsmouth include, the Marshes, the Waites, the Gimans and the Eliots.

    Innsmouth and the Deep Ones often associated with monstrous transformation and the consequences of interbreeding with creatures beyond human understanding.

    "Innsmouth Districts":["Northern Shoreward Slums","New Church Green","Old Residential","Northern Residential","Riverfront commercial","Southern Residential","New Merchant District","Southern Shoreward Slums","Habor","Outskirts"]

    "Innsmouth Points of Interest": [{"name":"Marsh Refinery","district":"Riverfront commercial"},{"name":"Gilman Hotel","district":"New Merchant District"},{"name":"Falcon Point","district":"Outskirts"},{"name":"Esoteric Order of Dagon","district":"New Church Green"},{"name":"First National Grocery","district":"New Merchant District"},{"name":"Innsmouth Jail","district":"New Church Green"},{"name":"Devil Reef","district":"Outskirts"},{"name":"Marsh Mansion","district":"Old Residential"},{"name":"Innsmouth Courier office","District:","New Church Green"},{"name":"Old Railway Station","District:","Riverfront commercial"},{"name":"Old Wharves","District:","Harbor"},{"name":"Y'ha-nthiel (underwater city)","District:","Outskirts"}]

    "Innsmouth Streets":["Main Street","Fish Street","Water Street","Federal Street","Waite Street","Washington Street","Lafayette Street","Eliot Street","Martin Street","Dock Street","Church Street", "Marsh Street"]

13. #13Dunwich

    Keys: Dunwich

    Dunwich is a village located some distance inland from Arkham, along the Miskatonic River valley. The village is one of the oldest settlements in the country. The area has many hills, several of which bear large stone columns of unknown origins, one notable example is Sentinel Hill which is crowned by a circle of standing stones surrounding an altar shaped rock. The most recently constructed building is a mill which like much of the village has fallen into decay. Due to its remoteness the inhabitants are somewhat degenerate and inbred, speaking in a degenerate hill-billy style American dialect. The closest major town is Aylesbury. There is only one road into Dunwich which leads across the Covered Bridge to the Aylesbury Pike junction.

    "Dunwich Districts":["Dunwich Village","The Mills","Sentinel Hill","Indian Hill","Sulfur Springs","Divide Ridge","North Fork Valley","Wheeler Ridge"]

    "Dunwich Points of Interest": [{"name":"Whateley Farm","district":"Sentinel Hill"},{"name":"Ten-acre Meadow","district":"Sentinel Hill"},{"name":"Osborn's General Store","district":"Dunwich Village"},{"name":"Old Saw Mill","district":"The Mills"},{"name":"Devil's Hopyard","district":"Sentinel Hill"},{"name":"Cold Spring Glen","district":"Sentinel Hill"},{"name":"Harsen's Swamp","district":"Indian Hill"},{"name":"Pyramid Hill","District:","North Fork Valley"}]

14. #14Detective Marty Hart

    Keys: Marty

    Martin 'Marty' Hart is a Massachusetts State Police detective investigating a series of occult murders of women and young girls. Born in Louisiana, Marty is naturally gregarious, describing himself as a "regular type dude.. Steady... With a big ass dick." He was a sports star at USL and married his wife Maggie at a young age. He has two daughters Audrey and Maisie.

    Tough, ruggedly handsome with thinning blonde hair, Marty is in good shape for a guy in his mid-forties and takes advantage of this to woo younger women. Marty met {{user}} during a case involving the Miskatonic University and quickly recognised his particular skills. Since then Marty has asked {{user}} to consult on particularly difficult cases, especially those with occult links. Marty has a deep respect for {{user}} and trusts {{user}}'s judgement, however Marty is also deeply envious of {{user}}'s relationship with Wednesday.

    Marty is a misogynist and quick to anger. He feels ownership over women and carries on extramarital affairs with younger women which he claims as a "release" that is necessary to relieve the stress of his job. Blue collar, one of the guys, but not as straight shooting as he likes to claim. Marty prides himself on being a regular family guy who watches sports and enjoys a cold one. Marty puts on a "normal dad" facade to hide his darker impulses. He is searching for meaning, though not on a spiritual level.

15. #15Necronomicon (Tome)

    Keys: Necronomicon

    The Necronomicon is a grimoire. Also known as the Book of the Dead an incredibly rare and sort after grimoire, written by the 'Mad Arab' Abduul Alhazred. A leather bound tome with metal clasps. Very few copies exist, the handfull of known copies are all held by university libraries.

    The Necronomicon contains a range of instructions on spells, charms, divination and summoning rituals. The book also contains forbidden knowledge on the nature and history of the Old Ones and various Eldritch beings.

16. #16De Vermis Mysteriis (Tome)

    Keys: De Vermis Mysteriis

    De Vermis Mysteriis is an exceptionally rare grimoire written by Ludovicus Prinn, printed in the Dutch Republic in the early 17th century. The author, a self-proclaimed sorcerer and immortal wrote the work as a sort of final confession. Beginning with a short discussion of his life and the benefits of seeking ancient truth and magic over the false teachings of Christ. The next 15 chapters are an eclectic litany of every occult practice and rite from Medieval European, Arabic, Egyptian and Persian tradition. It also contains multiple descriptions of long-fallen non-human civilizations.

    Topics discussed include: Summoning and binding of spirits and other beings, divination, astrology, magical devices and their preparation, prehistoric civilizations and where their ruins can be found.

17. #17Orne Library

    Keys: Orne Library, Miskatonic Library

    Famed for its vast collection of arcane literature and occult books, the Orne Library hosts one of the very few genuine copies of the Necronomicon.

    After a series of obscure, tragic events over many years, a significant section of the most dangerous and valuable books were transferred to the secure restricted section. The restricted section is accessible to only senior academic staff {{user}} is one of a handful of individuals with access to this section.

    Aside from the Necronomicon, other significant works in the restricted section include Unaussprechlichen Kulten, Book of Eibon and an uncensored copy of the King in Yellow.

18. #18Unaussprechlichen Kulten (Tome)

    Keys: Unaussprechlichen Kulten

    Unaussprechlichen Kulten is a book of magic and forbidden knowledge, written by Friedrich von Junzt. It is said to contain dark secrets and spells that can drive those who read it to madness. The text contains information on cults that worship the Old Ones.

19. #19Mi-go

    Keys: Mi-go, Yuggoth

    The Mi-Go are large, pinkish, fungoid, crustacean-like aliens the size of a man; where a head would be, they have a "convoluted ellipsoid" composed of pyramided, fleshy rings and covered in antennae. The Mi-Go are a scientifically and technologically advanced race, having a particularly sophisticated grasp of surgical techniques and neuroscience. The Mi-go's main base of operations in the solar system is Yuggoth, known to mankind as planet Pluto. The Mi-go maintain numerous bases in remote parts of Earth where they perform genetic experiments on abducted humans.

20. #20Cthulhu

    Keys: Cthulu, The Great Dreamer

    Cthulhu is depicted as a giant, tentacled monster with the power to drive people to madness. Cthulhu is part of a group of entities known as the Great Old Ones, who are ancient and powerful beings that exist beyond human comprehension. The universe of Lovecraft's stories also contains Outer Gods, who are even more powerful than the Great Old Ones and are said to exist beyond the boundaries of reality itself.

21. #21Miskatonic Museum

    Keys: Miskatonic Museum, Exhibit Museum

    Located on the University campus, the Miskatonic Museum is famed for its collection of arcane artefacts of unknown age or origin. Like the library, the museum has had its own share of tragic events associated with its collection. Many of the most controversial pieces are secured in a secure vault, accessible to senior academic staff such as {{user}}.

    Examples of artefacts stored in the vault are: Cthulu Idol (Obscene alien statuette), Golden Tiara of the Deep Ones (Ominous jewellery from the deep), Shining Trapezeohedron (dimensional portal), Yith mental projection apparatus (enables body swap across space and time), artworks by Richard Upton Pickman.

22. #22The King in Yellow (book)

    Keys: King in Yellow

    The King in Yellow is a notorious play published in 1895 and its eponymous character and widely condemned and censured. The play consists of at least two acts, the first act is relatively banal and deals with a dynasty set in fantastical cities of Carcosa and Hastur around lake Hali. The plot deals with the arrival of the Stranger to attend a masked ball in Hastur. The second act is far more terrible and instils horror in the audience or reader. This second act describes the disastrous arrival of the character of the King in Yellow. The second act is likely to instil madness in the reader or viewer.

23. #23Yog-Sothoth

    Keys: Yog-Sothoth

    Yog-Sothoth is an Outer God of gates, space and time. An extra-dimensional horror beyond description and comprehension. Also known as The Lurker at the Threshold, The Beyond One, The Key and the Gate

24. #24Shub Niggurath

    Keys: Shub Niggurath, Magna Mater

    Shub-Niggurath is a Great Old One and one of the most extensively worshipped, associated with woodland and fertility. She/it appears as an enormous mass extruding black tentacles, slime dripping mouths and writing goat legs. Associated with the phrase "The black goat of the woods with a thousand young." Also known as the Great Mother, or Magna Mater.

25. #25Pallid Mask

    Keys: Pallid Mask, Stranger

    The Stranger is a character in the play the King in Yellow. He acts as an emissary of the King in Yellow, who is widely believed to be an Old One of terrible power and malevolence. The Stranger wears the Pallid Mask, though he claims to wear no mask. The stranger will appear in the real world and will attempt to arrange and support performances of the King in Yellow as a theatrical play.

26. #26Carcosa

    Keys: Carcosa

    Carcosa is a mysterious, ancient and cursed city featured in the play the King In Yellow. Located on the shores of Lake Hali, on a planet in the Hyades star cluster. Outside of the play, Carcosa is the residence of Hastur, whose avatar appears in the play as the eponymous King in Yellow. Reading and participating in the play the King in Yellow, cause hysteria and madness including visions of Carcosa which become more intense as Hastur's arrival draws closer.

27. #27Strange High House (Kingsport)

    Keys: Strange High House, Kingsport Head

    Standing atop Kingsport Head the Strange High House is often shrouded in mist. On a clear day it is possible to make out the small incredibly ancient structure from Kingsport harbour. With no known road or path leading to it, the inhabitants and origin of the house are unknown. Local folklore claims the house to be a gateway to a dimension of dreams.

28. #28Outer Gods

    Keys: Outer Gods

    The Outer Gods are a pantheon of cosmic deities that have existed outside of space and time. Notable Outer Gods include, Azathoth, Yog-Sothoth, Nyarlathotep.

    Learning of or studying the true nature of the Outer Gods is highly detrimental to the human psyche. Nevertheless there are many cults dedicated to serving the Outer Gods and their unfathomable purposes.

29. #29Nyarlathotep

    Keys: Nyarlathotep

    Nyarlathotep is a powerful and enigmatic entity. He is often depicted as a shape-shifting being that can take on any form he desires, and his motives and desires are often inscrutable. Nyarlathotep is sometimes referred to as the Crawling Chaos, due to his ability to sow chaos and confusion wherever he goes.

30. #30Shoggoths

    Keys: Shoggoth

    Shoggoths are shapeless, amorphous beings that are said to have been created by the Elder Things. They are often depicted as powerful and malevolent creatures that can assume any form they desire, and their ability to change shape and form makes them difficult to defeat. Shoggoths are feared and reviled by many, due to their association with the Elder Things.

31. #31Deep One

    Keys: Deep One, Hybrid, Dagon, Fishman

    The Deep One Hybrid is a type of creature that is born from the breeding of Deep Ones and humans. Their fish-like appearance and association with the Deep Ones make them a source of fear and horror for many. Dagon is a powerful Deep One deity that is often worshiped by the hybrids and their Deep One parents.

32. #32Dreamlands

    Keys: Dreamlands, Hypnos

    The Dreamlands are a mysterious realm that exists beyond the waking world, where people can travel in their dreams. The Dreamlands are home to many strange creatures and locations, and their geography and inhabitants are often surreal and fantastical. Hypnos is the Greek god of sleep, and is often associated with the Dreamlands and the realm of dreams. Notable locations within the Dreamlands include: Celephais (a splendid trading city ruled by King Kuranes), The Enchanted Wood (where dreamers enter the Dreamlands, home to the Zoogs), Ulthar (a city ruled by sentient cats), Kadath (a huge castle atop a mountain, domain of the Great Ones), The Underwold (a subterranean region populated with monsters such as ghouls and gugs).

33. #33Hastur

    Keys: Hastur

    Hastur is a location in the setting of the play The King In Yellow, which in reality is the true name of the Great Old One Hastur. The avatar of Hastur is the King in Yellow who appears as a character in the second act of the play. Devotees of the play will wish to summon Hastur into the world through performance of the play and distribution of its script.

34. #34Ghouls

    Keys: Ghoul

    Ghouls are loathsome humanoids with rubbery skin, hoof-like feet, canine-bestial features and long claws, they dwell near crypts and graveyards, travelling via underground tunnels to feast upon the unspeakable delights of rotting remains. Some may once have been human, while others are greatly bestial. Their speech is best described as 'meeping' and 'gibbering' although those of human origin can communicate with with humans. Cannibalistic ghoul cults exist in many communities, with human cultists consorting with ghouls to trade corpse flesh and share in its consumption.

35. #35Crawling One

    Keys: Crawling One

    A Crawling One is composed of thousands of worms, insects and maggots, each individually alive yet collectively forming a consciousness born from the lasting will of a dead wizard or witch. Twisting and writhing in unison, the mass holds a human-like shape, covered by rags, robes, or other clothing to conceal its terrible aspect. The individual creatures may disperse only to reform later, allowing the crawling one to pass through small gaps and cracks, and rise or 'flow' into the earth.

36. #36Azathoth

    Keys: Azathoth

    Azathoth is said to be the ultimate creator and destroyer of the universe, capable of bringing about the end of all things with a single thought. Despite its immense power, Azathoth is also portrayed as completely unaware of its surroundings, and is kept in check by the flautist deity Nyarlathotep, who lulls it to sleep with his music.

37. #37Book of Eibon (Tome)

    Keys: Book of Eibon

    The Book of Eibon is an immense text of arcane knowledge that contains a detailed accounts of rituals required for trans-dimensional travel and the opening of celestial gateways.

38. #38Dark Young

    Keys: Dark Young

    Dark Young of Shub Niggurath are horrifying, pitch-black monstrosities seemingly made of ropy tentacles. They stand around twelve to twenty feet tall on a set of three hoofed legs. The thick trunk is marred by gaping maws dripping goo.

39. #39Insects from Shaggai

    Keys: Shaggai, Shan

    The insects from Shaggai, also known as Shan were marooned on Earth having fled here after the destruction of their homeworld. They have been with us for many years, hiding in the brains of humans. They are able to phase through and hide inside objects and flesh. When revealed, they are bird sized, insect-like, possessing large eyes, tendrils and ten legs all festooned with shining black tentacles. The Shan are parasitic, melding with a human brain and controlling the victim's mind. The parasite is mostly active at night and have complete control over the host. In the day, the host is in control but subject to sanity destroying memories implanted by the parasite to torture and control them. The Shan are devout worshippers of Azathoth.

40. #40Yith

    Keys: The Great Race, Yith, Mind Transference,

    The Great Race of Yith is a race of extraterrestrial beings that are said to have the ability to travel through time and transfer their minds into the bodies of other creatures. Their advanced technology and knowledge of the cosmos are beyond human comprehension. The Great Race of Yith are often depicted as enigmatic and mysterious beings, and their motives and desires are often inscrutable.

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