Glossary

Miriam Atwright

Book, The Final Confessions of Gaspar Figueroa

  • Spanish, written by Gaspar Figueroa, 1543. Octavo, handwritten on vellum

  • Stolen from the Museo de Arquelogia y Antropologica of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru in March 1921.

  • Recovered by Raskolnikov from [Luis de Mendoza]’s meagre bundle of possessions. The text is currently stored in Arthur Bell’s warehouse in London’s docklands.

Luis de Mendoza

Peru

Peru Cult

Miles Shipley

Artefact, Burnished Copper Bowl

Artefact, Carved, Wooden African Mask

  • It has four hideous faces perched atop a thick, corded neck with a basket-like reed, feather and fabric collar which would hide the wearer’s face.
  • Found in the JuJu House
  • Related to the Cult of the Bloody Tongue

Artefact, A headband of Grey Metal

  • Various cuneiform-like runes are scratched into the surface of this heavy, curiously-warm metal band.

Monster, Black Pharaoh

  • Very dangerous. It is said that he will wipe off manking bringing stark truth
  • In a painting in Miles Shipley’s house
  • Also named Nephrem-Ka

Monster, Painting Lizard

Book, Équinoxe Divisé

  • French, by Ghyslain D’Aramitz, 1807. Octavo, soft calf leather binding, pages untrimmed.
  • Recovered by Basile Lerouc from the secret room in the basement of the Penhew Foundation.
  • He started reading it on 25 February 1925.
  • The book is an account of a French merchant, colonial administrator and explorer telling of his experiences travelling around the world, with particular chapters devoted to cataloguing and comparing regional customs and beliefs in Northern Africa, Asia and Europe. D’Aramitz relishes in describing what appear to be outlandish (possibly fictional) practices concerning farming and hunting; however, these are interspersed with dramatic and chilling folk customs that have the ring of authenticity. A number of apparent medieval rituals, stemming from the south of France, are shown to have dark and murderous origins.

Book of Dyzan

  • English, author/translator unknown, reputedly of ancient origin. Quarto, bound in goatskin, woven papers, distinct smell of sulphur.
  • Recovered by Jude Gregson from the secret room in the basement of the Penhew Foundation. As it is a handwritten document in some ancient English dialect, he couldn’t make any sense of it.
  • Raskolnikov started studying it. After a visit to the library and the help of a librarian (who went psicotic) he was able to read part of the book

Monster, Dragon-like

Monster, Winged Worm

  • Painting in the Penhew Foundation. Basile Lerouc(Glossary) has it
  • Completly dark, gigantic mouth, scales
  • Encoutnered at the Misr House
  • Kevin was killed by this monster
  • Strengths
    – Very resistant to bullets. Only critical hits can penetrate its skin
  • Weakenesses
    – Can eat only one person at a time. Then it flies away to come back later

Monster, Big-eyes humanoids

Artefact, Ornate Silver Daggers

Book, Scroll written Old English

  • It appears to be a poem of praise to the entity known as the [Monster, Sand Bat].
    Dorothy took this.
  • Found in the Penhew Foundation

Book, Scrolls (2) written Old French

Artefact, Small Stone Jar

  • Jude Gregson took this
  • It contains a quantity of black-grey dust, like ashes