Previously Secret Information – background information, time lines, and much, much more.
Epilogues – a general epilogue, along with the individual character epilogues.

Feb 17, 4:30pm: Douglas and Elmer interact with H’yigg well, and he explains that the power is waning – if it continues, not only will the Anu be awakened early, but “the framework itself will fail, the shield will falter, and the sun’s rays will scorch the earth and all living things upon it bringing a great extinction long before the endo of this fifth world is due.” They explain that they can bring cattle for now, and will work to rebuild the bison herds.
4:45pm: H’yigg asks the Grand Master to awaken Tamarof to help validate their claims against the Protector.
5:15pm: On their way out, they awaken the Protector in Succession to go with them. He explains that he can only take the title of Protector if the Protector is killed or has been illegitimized.
5:30pm: They ask the Anu-Ki to take a note and money to Dr. Miller at the Indian Reservation in order to buy cattle to bring back to the rock. Angus asks for a “rice thingee” to be implanted in his arm.
6:45pm: The investigators head to the library to find Frank. He tells them of his plan to combat this using “what your people call politics and law”. He agrees to round up the Anu for a meeting at the school, and will send the Sheriff and Deputies last, but he will be immediately leaving to do more study – beginning in Easton. Douglas gives him his and Annie’s business card so he can contact them, and he says that he will always answer to the name Frank Goodfield, even though he will be going by a different name.
7:00pm: In the school house, the investigators move the desks to along the walls and Elmer writes the 10 commandments of H’yigg on the chalkboard. Meanwhile, Nikoli attempts to contact the ghost girl, Samantha. Instead, he summons up the ghost of a previous snippetty and angry teacher. As he works towards dismissing her, the room begins to fill with townsfolk.
7:15pm: The Sheriff and Deputies enter, and the Sheriff is quite angry. “What is this all about!” Elmer immediately attacks his actions, and as the Sheriff tries to deny, the Anu-Ku-Na Tamarof respectfully states who is telling truths (the investigators) and who is telling lies (the Sheriff).
Elmer directly asks the Sheriff if he follows the way of H’yigg, or Tsathoggua. The Sheriff tries to defer, but becomes trapped in his own words. He becomes flustered, and states that he has spoken to the Native Elders and has their support. Elmer reveals the necklace of Tammamend and refutes his claims.
The Sheriff rebuts: “Tammamend is old and weak. He is a fool. I have the support of the Great Spirit Shaman, Choktaw, Charging Bear.” He pulls out a bear paw and summons Choktaw.
7:25pm: Samantha appears to Nikoli, scolding him for ringing the bell. “It’s too early for school. What’s going on here? Why are all of these … these things here?”
7:30pm: Choktaw addresses the crowd: “Let me speak! The white-skinned devils have murdered our people and stolen our lands. They break their treaties as easily as they breathe air. These ones [pointing to Nikoli, Elmer, Angus] I challenged to a fair fight, all of them against me alone. And this one [pointing spear at Angus] has power that I did not know.”
As he walks away from the Sheriff and towards Angus, he continues]
“I know now why you do the things you have done. Old ways of thinking must sometimes be challenged by those wise enough to see the truth. I am a Lenape Elder, and I am willing to forgive your past discretions. Do you accept?
Angus says: "In the spirit of H’yigg, I accept your apology " as he takes his hand. At that instant, a portal appears between them and sucks them both in. Nikoli tells Samantha that he needs her help, and the two of them run across the room and leap into the portal.
7:35pm: The Sheriff becomes even more aggressive and, when Elmer insists that he answer whether he follows H’yigg or Tsothoggua, attempts to stun him. Luckily, the Anu-Ku-Na releases an EMP that disables the device. The Sheriff accosts him, and the crowd, asking if they believe “the white-skinned liars” over him. Whether they dare challenge his authority. After a few moments, Elmer steps forward. The Sheriff scoffs, exclaiming that it would be an insult to fight an old man. Douglas steps forward to take the challenge.

7:40pm: Angus finds himself in another world, with yellow-orange snow topped mountains, phosphorescent green sky, and large bright red sun. Nikoli finds himself in the same world, with a more corporeal looking Samantha beside him. After a few moments, three images of Choktaw in bear form emerge from the tree line and charge Angus. He tries to block, but one strikes him. Nikoli asks Samantha if she can help, and she explains that “the one on the right is the real one. The others you can see right through. Don’t you see that?” Before Nikoli has a chance to tell Angus, Angus turns and fires the stun gun from his wrist, knocking Choktaw unconscious. The world fades, and they find themselves in an old shack with Choktaw as an old Indian man unconscious at their feet. Angus lifts Choktaw onto the bed, while Elmer makes borscht.

7:40pm: Douglas and the Sheriff battle for several minutes. The Sheriff manages to land one solid punch, but other than that it seems to be a complete standoff. Elmer begins working his way through the crowd, building descent against the Protector and his actions, and the fact that he cannot dispatch a weak human. Finally, Elmer calls out: “this challenge is over. You have proven yourself to be a liar, to have fallen from the way of H’yigg, and cannot even defeat a human in single combat.”
The Protector in Succession responds loudly: “This elder speaks wisely.” The Anu-Ku-Na adds, “and truthfully.” The Sheriff becomes irate, transforms into Anu form, and strikes at Douglas with his claws.
Annie sicks Edison on the Protector and moves in behind him to knock him unconscious. Unfortunately, her strike misses as the Protector moves to avoid Edison. Fortunately, his attack upon Douglas misses as a result.
The Protector in Succession shouts: “Enough! This combat is over, Anu-Ku-Ni”, calling him a childish adult. “Seize him and take him to the rock, where we can help and heal him.”
The Protector responds: “I would rather die than live under the weak ways of H’yigg!” and rips his own throat out. As he does this, Douglas realizes that serpent people could be hiding anywhere, disguised as people he already knows, or even worse, watching and waiting for the right moment to replace those he knows. He begins to question the authenticity of his business associates, and fellow investigators.

9pm: Choktaw awakens, he is confused why Angus did not kill him. Angus tries to convert him to return to the ways of H’yigg, offering his gun with a single bullet in case Choktaw still wishes to kill him. Choktaw is tough, but seems to take this to heart and leaves to talk with Tammamend. Angus and Nikoli leave the shack, which they have learned is Choktaw’s home in the Stout’s Valley Reservation, and head back to Williamstown.

Feb 17 3:10 pm: Elmer places his fingers on the black stone pad to enter the combination. The large stone slab slides into the rock, revealing a staircase leading down to an area lit from within by a spooky bluish glow. The stairs lead down to a corridor with 4-way intersection.

Directly before them is a 30′ × 30′ room. On the left wall are two strange oven-like devices and controls on the left wall. One device is a laser-based disintegration/recycling mechanism; the other they cannot figure out how to operate. Along the right wall is a long table with various pieces of clothing, and large stacks of US Silver Certificate currency: $1, $2, $5, and $10 denominations.

3:30 pm: The path to the left leads to a huge 50′ × 500′ room, which contains 4 rows of 100 glass covered tanks that hold the bison. 2 rows of tall columns every 50’ (18 in all) support the ceiling. Each tank is connected with tubes that run into conduits that run along the wall and then into the floor after every 5 rows. Inside the tub, small tubes run from the larger tubes and into the creatures, which float in a strange, thick liquid. Near the back of the chamber is where townsfolk will be found in place of the bison. On the side of each tub is a small metal box with three buttons which will open and close the glass lid (slides to the left and down), or dump the contents to someplace below.

3:45 pm: 4 serpent people began approaching down the hallway from the right path, and the investigators hid – badly! Elmer chose to close himself within one of the tanks, and it immediately began filling with water and threatening to drown him. The creatures did not understand English, but one did immediately act friendly towards Annie, almost as if he knew her. When Douglas rescued Elmer from the tank, Elmer began speaking to them in Lenape. The one near Annie explained that they were Servants of Anu, and were sworn to the Protector. They were born servants because they are strong and have great constitution, and there is great honor in caring for the other Anu and this place while they slept. They described the social structure as:

• Anu-Ki: servants of Anu
• Anu-Ni: children
• Anu-Ku: adults
• Anu-Na: elders
• Anu-Na-Ku: esteemed elders and ‘Voice of Anu’

4:00 pm: The Anu-Ki leads the investigators to where the elders slept.
- Down the right corridor, through another huge 50′ × 500′ room that held roughly 500 or more sleeping Anu-Ku in chambers under the flooring, visible through the translucent coverings.
- Down a stairwell that lead to a huge cavern of indiscernible size with 30’ tall ceilings, stalactite/stalagmite formations, and filled with every manner of fungus, mold, and crustaceans.
- Down another stairwell and past rows (10 on each side) of 40′ × 60′ rooms sealed with a glass outer wall, and housing masses of sleeping Anu of various sizes (children, adolescents, etc.)
- Down another stairwell to the 100′ × 100′ grand chamber with smoothly polished walls, floor, and ceiling. The side walls contain standing chambers containing aged Anu wearing black robes. Beyond these, at the far corner is a stairwell up to a balcony. Two statues stand beside the stairwell:
-- one holds a large opened book in one hand; the other hand is bent at the elbow with the index finger pointing upwards
-- one holds a large spear that has been busted in half, and an almost ape-looking human child in the other

On the balcony, overlooking the great expanse of the chamber, are three standing chambers with aged Anu inside: the outer one wear light gray robes, the center one wears a white robe (the Grand Master and Voice of Anu).

4:15 pm: After some tough questioning by the Grand Master, Kazune Haxetiquol, some failed attempts to fast-talk and sugar-coat the truth, and finally a blunt and truthful admittance that the Europeans had indeed agreed to a treaty, then slaughtered all the bison, followed by the slaughter of the Natives and theft of their land, the Grand Master asks what the Protector is doing. The Anu-Ki answers:
“He became angry, and awoke 3 others. Then, they began replacing the White skinned townsfolk. He instructed them to put them in the chambers because they would help to provide more power – but it is minimal. Then he said, when all the chambers are full, they would just kill the remaining white skinned ones. And, once they had taken over the town, they would spread out and kill every white skinned one on the land.”

The Grand Master responded: “In doing what he does. I fear he has fallen from “the way”. If he has become a follower of Tsathoggua, he will not stop. You must appeal to The Almighty Creator. If he perceives your truth, he may know how to help you with the Protector. But if he perceives deception, you will surely suffer a horrible death.” The Grand Master pressed a secret panel inside his resting chamber to reveal a stairwell leading down.

4:30 pm: Douglas and Elmer headed down while the others stayed above. The stairwell led to a 100′ × 100′ circular chamber with a 30’ circular pool in the center. As they approached the pool, they could see it contained a purplish-black liquid. The water will begin to ripple, then boil, then begin to spill out over the edges as something rose from beneath. As the water hit the floor, it congealed and formed into countless black snakes wriggling and writhing at their feet, and threatening to climb up their legs. Then, a large 15’ wide scaled head on a long neck slowly emerged from beneath the surface of the liquid.

The head was scaled, with large, black, oval eyes, and a mouth from ear to ear full of sharp fangs. Inside their heads, they heard a deeply ominous and challenging voice: “Why have you disturbed the great cycle of existence. Already, ripples threaten the framework of all physical things!”

Feb 17, 3pm: As the others discuss a plan of action, Nikoli becomes impatient and steps across the blood-painted border. As his foot passes over the barrier, he falls unconscious onto the stony earth. Around him is a dream-like world, where everything seems nothing more than wisps of cloud. His body is at his feet, a thick translucent wall is behind him, and before him is a hunched over and frail looking man. The man turns around – he is an old Indian with a fang necklace, animal skins and furs, and a small spear. Seeing Nikoli, the man smiles and slowly transforms into a mighty Indian warrior with a long menacing spear. As the man charges to attack, Nikoli dreams up a shield to defend himself. However, his belief is not quite strong enough as the man’s spear impacts the shield with a clang, and then penetrates through it. Luckily, Elmer has pulled Nikoli back across the border, and he awakes having suffered no damage.

Nikoli describes what he saw, and Douglas convinces Elmer to enter the dreamland to engage the Indian.

Meanwhile, as Nikoli fell across the border, Angus saw the bear twitch and come to life. It rose from the ground, blood and maggots dripping from its fur. He pulled his guns and was about to fire, when Annie stopped him: “Wait. We don’t know if it’s actually going to attack.” Angus reluctantly waited, and almost opened fire when the bear charged across the border towards, but past Annie. As Annie began “speaking” with the bear, he decided his skills would better aid Elmer, so he headed over to cross the bloody border. Likewise, seeing that Annie was successfully calming the bear, Nikoli decided to also enter the dreamland in order to tear down the barrier from inside.

Annie and the Bear

Annie: We are looking for our friends, and are not here to hurt you.
Bear: Your friends are not in my lair.
Annie: You’re hurt and frightened, so what can I do to help you so you’ll let us enter your lair.
Bear: The man, he hurt me. I feel bad and only want to rest.
Annie: [pats the ground beside her, smiling at the bear reassuringly]
Bear: [after a few moments, settles down next to Annie]
Bear: [when the dreamland border cracks, looks up at Annie with kind eyes, and then lays down to rest]

Elmer disputes with Choctaw

Choctaw: You must leave this place
Elmer: My name is Elmer. Who are you?
Choctaw: I am Choctaw – Charging Bear. And you must leave, or I will destroy you.
Elmer: Why are you taking our people?
Choctaw: I have taken no one.
Elmer: They are being taken under your direction. So, you are taking them.
Choctaw: The Protector does this – not me. He told me of his plan – told us all of his plan. Those who are strong see it as good. And I will defend him and his actions.
Elmer: But his ways go against the ways of H’yig. If you want to follow strength, you should follow our plan.
Choctaw: You are old, and so I respect you. However, you are white-skinned, so you cannot be trusted. H’yig is weak. Tsathoggua is strong.
Elmer: Why do you say I cannot be trusted.
Choctaw: Because the white-skinned ones always lie. Your people have made many promises, but all have turned out to be nothing but lies. I will support the Protector, and we will destroy the white-skinned ones and remove them from the land.

The Dreamlands

Choctaw stabs Elmer with his spear.
Angus grabs Choctaw, holding him firm.
Choctaw disappears in a cloud, and appears 10 feet away.
Elmer begins disputing with Choctaw, challenging his actions and reasoning.
Angus challenges Choctaw to a fair duel – to attack him with his bare hands.
Choctaw charges Angus, turning into a bear as he grows nearer.
At the last moment, Angus speeds away from the charge at lightning speed.
Elmer attempts to alter Angus’ appearance to be that of an actual white-skinned devil, but has trouble focusing his will power.
Angus dreams up a host of Union soldiers to surround and intimidate Choctaw.
Nikoli enters the dreamlands, turns, and begins pressing his hands and focusing his will upon shattering the border wall.
Choctaw instructs the soldiers to “protect their captain. Turn and fire.” Instead, they fire upon Choctaw.
Elmer creates bear traps and attempts to capture Choctaw, who deftly leaps away.
Angus imagines himself as a Union soldier, and moves among the others to blend in with them.
Nikoli presses firmly, causing the translucent barrier to begin cracking.
Choctaw spins wildly in a whirlwind attack, slashing and shredding the Union soldiers. Angus ducks just in time to avoid being mauled by the attack.
Elmer entreats Choctaw once more, but Choctaw replies with anger and scorn.
Angus pulls his guns, confident that “they will always be there”. Finding them solid and loaded, he quips: “H’yig sends his regards,” as he fires, knowing the bear form is simply an illusion and pummeling Choctaw full of bullets.
The barrier shatters, and the investigators awake within their shivering and frost-bite suffering bodies.

Feb 16, 4:45 pm: Annie is shocked to discover her puppy Gladstone tucked under Douglas’s coat – and the fact that they had returned their room keys to Victor and told him they were leaving town. They head to Raubsville to find rooms for the night.
5:30 pm: Nikoli chats with a few men sitting around the Raubsville Fire Pits. The men tell them they can sleep by the fire, or in the common room at the Raubsville Saloon. Annie is concerned about what to do with Gladstone while they’re out investigating. After some discussion, they decided to sleep here tonight, then head to Judd’s tomorrow morning. Along with getting information regarding the Witch’s Rock, they’ll ask him to watch over Gladstone while they’re gone.
Feb 17, 2am: Nikoli is awakened by ghost girl Samantha, her two body guards and more than a dozen other children. He takes them outside to a private area to give them their lessons. Samantha tells him: “The Sheriff was really mad. Four guys came in, and he asked them what they were doing. They said they had tried to take them, but some old woman came out screaming at them, and the next thing they new they were standing in front of the Sheriff’s Office.” One of the boys said he was watching later when one of those men asked if they should go get the old man that lives by the woods. The Sheriff replied: “No, he never comes to town anyway. You should go get the Barber and his wife instead.”
1 pm: The group arrives at Judd Crannel‘s shack. He is sitting on the front porch drinking a bottle of homemade beer. He invites them in, offering them lunch. Angus notes mistletoe hanging above the door and asks him about it.

1:15 pm: The group enjoys “beef” stew while Elmer and Judd discuss Witch’s Rock and enjoy some of Judd’s homemade jerky. Elmer recognizes the flavor: slightly pickled and salty with a pork-like texture. Annie and Douglas enjoy the flavorful stew. Angus and Nikoli both feel the meat is a bit off, definitely picking up on a sour-salty flavor. Angus thinks back to earlier this year when he accompanied Elmer to get the Indian artifact, and the discussion about the meat the man had brought back from the Australian Aborigines – fermented human flesh with a pickly and salty flavor. He immediately gets up to tell the others not to eat the stew, but they all choose to ignore him.
1:20: Judd explains that, long ago, people could take their sick to the rock and leave them overnight. When they returned, they would be well. Some times they would be right as rain, but other times they would be a bit off – something just not quite right about them. They’d act strange, and possibly cause some problems, and then would just disappear after a few days breaking the poor family’s hearts a second time. “Sometimes, dead is better.” He recalls, when he was a lad, seeing Dr. Seiler riding off with a sick child to the rock one day. He followed him and watched as he put his fingers on the rock wall, then slide some fingers across it, and such. Then, a large stone slab started to open, and a strange bluish glow came out from under the ground. Then, some strange creatures with green skin that shined in the sunlight started coming out. “It scared the tar out of me, so I ran off. When I asked Dr. Seiler about ‘things in the woods’, he said that there were good spirits there and not to be afraid of them. Their teachers and healers and would not harm me.”
Elmer explained what was happening in Williamstown, and Judd agreed to be careful – and questioned whether Raubsville was safe.
1:30 pm: Angus excuses himself “for a smoke” and heads outside to investigate the smoke shack Judd had mentioned. He passes a locked storm cellar door at the back of the house as he heads to the smoke house. Inside, he sees long strings of sausages hanging from rods. Spying a bundled up blanket in a far corner, he lifts it to discover three large mason jars filled with pickling liquid and human heads: a very old woman, an old man, and an aged adult man with a nasty gash across his cheek. Horrified, he replaces the blanket and heads out. In the corner by the door he spots large muddy boots, and a shovel. He makes the realization that the stew meat and jerky is probably from dead bodies that had been buried for several days or weeks.
1:45 pm: Judd explains that the path to Witch’s Rock is blocked, so they should enter the woods a couple hundred yard North, travel in a couple hundred feet, and then head South to catch the original path. He leads them to the point, and asks that they stop by on their way back to let him know how things went.
3:00 pm: The path is difficult to follow due to age and lack of use, but Annie eventually leads them to the rock. As they round the South side, they see that things have changed. Where the arms of the rock reach out to form the ends of the ‘U’ shape, a 6" band of blood has been painted. It runs up the rock walls and across the rocky ground, creating a barrier-line that must be crossed to continue. Also, a large black bear lies dead in a pool of blood just in front of the stone slab. Annie deduces that the pool of blood is not large enough to account for the bleeding out of this large creature; in addition, larva are extremely tiny, indicating that the bear was killed less than 24 hours ago. Angus spots that the bear’s throat has be cut cleanly by a very sharp knife.

Feb 15th, 4:30 pm: Investigators eat and warm themselves at the Raubsville Saloon.
5:15 pm: Investigators head back to Williamstown. There is drizzly/misty rain.
6:45 pm: Investigators reach Williamstown. Nikoli and Douglas head to the School. The others head to the telegraph office.
7 pm: The telegraph office is closed, but luckily the clerk is still working and answers the door. He tells Angus that the Deputy told him that Angus was waiting on a telegram, and it was important that he receive it as soon as possible – and that he was staying in room #4. So, the clerk slipped the telegram under the door. Angus said he was not staying in room #4, but not to worry – he would talk to the General Store owner to straighten things out and get the telegram. It read:

Angus, Williamstown, PA
they should take more than just the package ..stop.. they are mischievous but good people ..stop.. be tolerant and trust them .. stop.. let them help you=
loughman brady

7 pm: Nikoli rings the hand-bell in the school, and the children appear. Samantha is very upset: “Is it true? Are you leaving? What about Simon? What about our lessons?” She tells Nikoli that she heard the Sheriff talking to the deputies, and he said that the boy told him they would be leaving soon, but they were still waiting on someone, and were expecting a telegram. She also heard the deputies asking “if they could start putting something back in their arms, but the Sheriff said they have to wait until they were sure that the visitors were gone – whatever that means. He also told them not to worry, because now that they have a carriage they’ll be able to work faster.”
Feb 16, 2 am: Annie dreams she is walking across a wilderness area, approaching a woods. As she enters, she notices a nest and starts to hear hissing and growling. She bends down and sees 2 raccoons inside; they relax, and come out of their lair, friendly. She picks them up as the trees about her begin to change form – their branches tighten and twist to resemble thick black tentacles. Their roots rip out of the ground and are hoofed. As they walk, their trunks open as if with great mouths dripping with green goo. They are frightening to view, but do not cause fear – instead, she feels quite calm.

The trees surround her, and before her appears a pool of gooey liquid that roils and boils strange rising fumes and gases. In the distance she view a hill with a she-wolf sitting atop, looking at her – she doesn’t know how or why, but she feels that the wolf is both sad and angry. As her attention is drawn back to the pool, she sees tentacles that turn and twist below and just above the surface. A disembodied voice says: “Welcome, Annie. What is it I can do for you?” She asks to learn how to speak with animals, so she can learn what they need and how to help them. The voice responds: “There is a way. I can teach you. I am much less selfish and demanding as other gods. I ask for nothing, except your gratitude. I ask only that you appreciate the gifts you learn, and that you do not take them to a dark place.” Speak With Animal spell

“There can be no good without evil, but there must be a balance. Wherever there is an evil, there is a good to keep it in check. But with the serpent people, there is one who has fallen from the path of H’Yig and none to keep him in check. Evil unchallenged can destroy all. Followers will follow he who leads. The one who leads is a blasphemer and has fallen from the path. He is a danger to all your people. He is a danger to all life. You must convince the others that he is unworthy because he has fallen from the path of H’Yig.”
9 am: The investigators pack up and return their keys to Victor. He inquires as to where they are going. When they say they are headed East to find their friend, he tells them there are many caves and historical Indian sites there near ground level, and that it is dangerous to travel up into the mountains.
10:30 am Investigators cross the bridge South of the Rauvsville Cemetery to view the long stretch of the Serenity Mountains. It is covered with white pine trees: unusual since white pines are not growing anywhere else nearby. Elmer recognizes that the white pine is known as “the tree of peace” by Indians.
12:30 pm: Investigators finally find the rocks with drummer etchings that marks the path up the mountain to the cave. Unfortunately, they cannot identify the path itself.
3:30 pm: Investigators finally discover a rock with a flute player and path beyond that leads up the mountain. Shortly thereafter, the path branches. Angus discovers a rock buried by pine needles, of a dancer that marks the right fork. Further up, the path branches in 3 directions, but the center one is marked by a rope skipper. In addition, he finds tracks which Annie identifies as humanoid serpent man foot prints leading up and back down the trail.
4 pm: The tracks lead to a cave with overhanging growth. Angus looks inside to witness a horrific scene of slaughtered wolves. Elmer discovers many Delaware Indian writings. Nikoli discovers a tunnel to a secret chamber. Inside the chamber are more Delaware Indian writings that define a sort of 10 commandments in both Delaware Indian and English writing. The far back wall holds several burial niches, some containing tall serpent people skeletons. Nikoli returns the amulet that Simon took while Elmer feverishly copies all the writing and begins deciphering the number system.
4:30 pm: Angus begins investigating the wolves and discovers that the she-wolf’s mouth contains a small chunk of flesh with a scale attached to it – the scale has the same look and coloring as the lizard-man they autopsied the previous day.

Simon took an amulet from a body in a hidden chamber of a cave. Find Simon’s necklace and letter for Cynthia. Cynthia gives them the amulet, and tells them how to find the cave.

Feb 15th, 2:45 pm: Aiden (10) and Finnigan (12) take the investigators to Simon Marshal’s grave site. On the way, Finnigan tells them that Simon was best friends with his father. Simon found a cave tons of strange writing and a secret chamber. Inside the secret chamber were bodies, and he took an amulet off of one of them. He showed it to his girlfriend, Cynthia, and she was terrified. He was going to show Finnigan’s father where the cave was and return the amulet after work, but that day Simon’s sleeve got caught in the stamp mill and he died.
3:15 pm: They find Simon Marshall’s House, dilapidated and being overtaken by 20 years of new forest growth. Nikoli begins searching, and almost kills himself by bumping a plank that was holding up a significant portion of the ceiling.
3:30 pm: Angus shores up building, making it somewhat safer to search. Elmer discovers raccoons nesting under an old mattress covered with years of debris. Annie charms the male, coerces the female, and leads the animals outside where they become good friends.
3:45 pm: Angus hands Elmer his flashlight to make it easier to search the nest. Elmer discovers an old wooden box containing a love letter to Cynthia and a locket necklace. Beneath the box is a badly weathered copy of The New England Primer (1737). A book mark sits on the page that contains: “Q. Which is the fifth commandment?” Nikoli finds a leather coin purse with several coins and a few small bills.

4:10 pm: The investigators head through the woods to Raubsville. Angus leads them north, and the exit near the main road and the General Store.
4:15 pm: Nikoli and Elmer enter the Raubsville General Store, and Nikoli asks the man behind the desk for Cynthia. He becomes suspicious, but luckily Cynthia overhears and approaches them. When Nikoli shows her the necklace and letter, she becomes quite emotional. When Nikoli mentions that Simon asked him to give them to her, and that he knows that he should not have taken the amulet, Cynthia leaves and returns with something wrapped in an old, frail cloth. “I couldn’t help it, and had to go to the stamp mill where he died. And, there it was, lying in the blood soaked earth. I took it so I could return it, but put it in my dresser and haven’t been able to look at it since.” Nikoli agrees to return the amulet, and Cynthia gives them directions to the cave where Simon found it.

Dump alien body in woods. Get safety deposit box. Pucas take amulet + doll, stop bothering Father O’Connell. Visit Miller graves and Simon Marshall ghost. Questions

Feb 15th, 9am: Investigators head to The Bank. They attempt to use the key to open the safe deposit box, but are told by Miss Colden that they have to know the box number. They explain that they got the key from Mary, and it is Dr. Miller’s box. Douglas’ charm wins her over, and she tries to help them find the box number by registered name. Unfortunately, there are no boxes assigned to Miller, Seiler, or Nightly. They guess box #12, but it is not rented. The gun-toting man working at the desk next to her comes over to ask if everything is alright, and they successfully set him at ease. They make a final guess of box #19, and it indeed rented to someone – but the records indicate it is 30 years delinquent. Yada-yada; one letter from Easton Bank and a mind-affecting rock later, they acquire the contents of the box which includes Dr. Johan Peter Seiler’s medicine book which contains the “combination” for entering the Witch’s Head rock: 12, 1, 9, 2, 6.
10:30am: The Investigators head to the O’ Doule’s to “see the talking pig”. Luckily, Mrs. Murgel O’ Doule answers the door and begins speaking with Douglas. She pointedly reminds her shotgun-toting husband to be nice, and the whole group (including Timmy, Marienne, and Great Grandmother U’na) head off to the barn. Shortly after entereing, U’na begins acting up, and Mr. O’ Doule has to take her back to the house. Annie talks to the pooka sitting on the pig, explaining that they need their help for Angus. They are at first resistant, but after Angus drops Mr. Loughman’s name, they agree to help. Annie also shows them Gretel, and they all become very sad, asking if they can take her and help her. Yada-yada, the pookas take the necklace off of Angus and take Gretel away, promising to help her. They ask Annie if the investigators can help them, as well. They describe the horrible priest that, upon Elizabeth’s death, took a necklace from Elizabeth’s shop without paying for it. Angus shows them a receipt from Elizabeth’s Book Store and Faith Shoppe showing that he had already paid for it in full; the pookas snatch it and harass Nikoli, asking him to read and re-read portions of the receipt. After many iterations, they finally become satisfied that it is real and they should stop pestering the priest, and give Nikoli a gift:

1:30pm: The Investigators reach a south road just outside of Raubsville that leads to the Raubsville Methodist Episcopal Church and Raubsville Cemetery. At the church they meet Sean O’ Connor, a pitiful drunk being harassed by pookas. Nikoli asks him about Simon, while Angus asks him how long he has been being harassed even though he paid for the necklace, and there is proof, and Wilbur the pig, Timmy, Marienne, U’na, and the others all know this. An invisible pooka responds, and agrees to head back to the barn to confirm this.
2pm: The Investigators enter the Raubsville Cemetery. Nikoli removes his gloves, and is drawn near the center where they find the grave sites of the Seiler family, and Elizabeth Miller and her father. Nikoli wanders off to find Simon’s grave site while the others approach a man working further South. He introduces himself as the caretaker, and offers to take them to “the boys” so they can show them around the graveyard. The boys are cleaning up Mrs. Keepsake’s grave site; wild animals have smelled her and started digging, so the boys are to clean it up and spread cougar urine to dissuade them. They find the boys “taking a break” and Annie and Edison discover that the digging is not wild animals, but more likely a person: there are large boot prints and shovel marks.
2:30pm: Nikoli is lead to the grave site of Simon Marshall. It is a simple 1’ tall tombstone under a large oak in the South East corner. As he reaches out with his mind, he sees a vision of Simon: a young man aged 17-18 with one arm ripped off at the shoulder, with veins, arteries, and tendons dangling and dripping massive amounts of blood. The other hand holds a letter and a discernible object cupped in his hand. He repeats, over and over again, almost as if it is a recording:

Nikoli uses his will to try to speak with the tortured soul: “Tell who? What is it you’re holding?” Simon answers:

Upon which, the apparition dissipates.

Get electric and magic books. Elmer philosophize with Frank. Explain rice implant. Dissect coyote-changer body. Put spirit to rest; enlist the restless. Questions

Feb 14 8pm: Douglas discovers in DC Power vs AC Power by N. Tesla a hand sketch electrical schematic with russian text.
8pm: Angus finds a nearly destroyed book on Magical Amulets Talismans and Fetishes that indicates his protective necklace is a cursed item that will eventually kill him. The only way to remove it is to enlist the help of “supernatural beings”.
8pm: Frank approaches Elmer to get a “respected person’s help” in understanding the texts he has been reading. The texts have great teachings, and yet the people seem to not follow them. He wants to understand why there is much prejudice based on skill color – people will steal and murder from those of different color. And yet, he has known people of different color that were great and honorable leaders. Elmer explains that most common folk have not read the teachings. If he wants to understand how the common folk think, he needs to talk to the common folk. Frank then leans in close and tells Elmer in confidence: “there is still time for you to return things to the way they were. But you must hurry. You can save them; you can save your lady friend, the doctor. She has been taken to the rock. I can’t contradict the leader for he is in charge, but I know your folk can be good. You should speak with the Great Spirit and Almighty Creator. He will know what you must do. Dr. Seiler knew the way of Hyigg; he knew how to speak with the Great Spirit. Seek out the Great Spirit.” Before he can say more, Paul and Sarah Goodfield enter the Library and force him to go home with them saying: “there’s no time for reading books – too much work to do.”
8:30pm: Douglas shows the electrical diagram to Nikoli to translate the Russian text, which reads: “ultrasonic freq disrupts neurology rendering unconsciousness for several minutes. Reduction of transformer size concentrates electrically charged particles resulting in flashes of light”.
9pm: Annie autopsies the dead lizard man. She discovers:

• large eyes indicate being used to low light conditions
• pupils don’t constrict fully indicating a sensitivity to bright light
• 4 chambered heart indicates warm blooded
• stomach contains debris and small bones
• stomach lining is thick; acid is highly acidic
• brain has an additional sub-brain next to the reptilian brain that is connected to the body by a massive nerve bundle
  10pm: Ghost children appear to Nikoli, and young girl with crossed arms and an attitude accosts him: “Well, are you going to help Simon? Miss Stephanie said you would help him, and yet here you are. And what about our lessons?!” Nikoli agrees to head to the school to teach them, and Douglas accompanies him.
  2am: As Nikoli nears completion of the lessons, a young boy stands up, walks towards him, hugs his leg with a smile, and then vanishes. Nikoli gives the other children an “extra-curricular assignment” to watch Stephanie, Ellie, Mary, Victor, the Sheriff, and the Deputies. “Think of it like a book report that is due in two days (the night of the 16th).” When the children state that Stephanie is asleep and Nikoli inquires as to where she is, the willful young girl states: “we’ll tell you where Stephanie is after you help Simon”!

Return to town. Mary replaced. Read her thoughts. Get hidden blood vials. Angus philosophize with Frank. Get translation primer. Questions

Feb 14, 5:30pm: The new 6th bison is also very old, but with un-worn teeth.
6pm: Two men on horseback are exiting Williamstown through the South gate, but then head West off of the road and into the wilderness.
6:15pm: Mary doesn’t seem to recognize the investigators, and they hear shuffling noises and a woman’s voice saying “they have to be here somewhere”. Angus hides the lizard man body in Elizabeth’s home; Nikoli heads around to the back of the home, while Annie, Douglas, and Elmer go inside. Nikoli sees, through the window, Miss Stephanie an Ellie searching the room.
6:30pm: Mary is obviously not herself, being easily tricked into thinking that Angus’ name is Michael. She takes Elmer’s and Annie’s blood, but when confronted with taking a sample of her own blood accidentally breaks the needle while cleaning it off.
6:45pm: Nikoli and Angus enter Mary’s house. Angus starts questioning Mary as to whether she is feeling okay, near to the point of accusation. Douglas uses a spell to read her thoughts: They should be leaving tomorrow, I thought. But I think they might suspect something. I may have to tell the others and we may have to replace them, as well." “What disease could it have been. Certainly not the small pox.”
6:45pm: Nikoli goes to the bedroom where he finds it has also been searched, but the searches missed the false bottom on the dresser drawer. Inside, beside the old records and wrapped in a handkerchief, he finds 3 vials of blood marked Victor, Stephanie, and Elizabeth.
7pm: The investigators leave Mary’s, take a blood sample from the lizard man, and head off in different directions.
7:15pm: Douglas, Annie, Nikoli, and Edison head to the Blacksmith to warn him about Mary’s behavior. They first ask questions to verify his credibility. He definitely seems to be himself, and seems to test Douglas’ and Annie’s credibility, as well. When he hears that Mary is not acting like herself, he becomes very concerned and warns them to “be very careful. There’s something strange going on here.”
7:15: In the library, Elmer talks to Gretel regarding Delaware Indian translation books. She says they don’t have such books, but little Johnny was studying the language when he was 10 years old. She caught him writing in one of the Readers and scolded him. Elmer finds the book, which contains the Delaware Indian symbols corresponding to the Roman alphabet characters.
7:15pm: In the library, Angus finds Frank Goodfield reading several books: The Republic I, The Holy Bible, The Book of Mormon, The Rosicrucian Reformation. Frank engages him in a philosophical discussion, asking: “have your people always surrounded themselves with such bitter rivalry, conflict, and cruelty? Why do some kill and steal, when your teachings say it is wrong? Is there a sickness?”
7:30pm: Annie tests the blood samples and finds that they are all off: the lizard man, Stephanie, Ellie, and Victor.
7:30pm: In the library, Douglas looks at the books left behind by the Russian stranger – Nikolas. Inside he sees similar drawings as those in the cave. In the back of one he finds hand drawn and labeled images of the exact drawings in the caves: transistor, amplifier, powered amplifier, AC and DC current, and a complicated diagram labeled “the coil”.

Feb 14, 1:30pm: The investigators travel into the ancient Lenape Burial Grounds, marked by an aged circle of stones (several missing, now).
2pm: Investigators encounter the Giant’s Graveyard, a large mound of bones lightly covered by years of accumulated earth. Also, are 5 uncovered and somewhat recently dead bison in various stages of decay; their bodies lie in a row on the southern side of the mound, in order from least to most decayed. They all have a single large hole in each front forearm that appears to have healed ages ago. They appear to have died of old age, even though their teeth show no signs of wear at all.
2:30pm: The investigators find the circle within circles marker to the path to the cave (a symbolic representation of the solar system). However, the way is blocked by an intentionally caused rock slide that is icy and treacherous. Elmer demonstrates his youthful climbing skills, tosses down a rope to help Angus up, and together pull up the others unharmed.
3pm: The investigators discover the Giant’s Peak cave. It contains many strange pictographs including electronics, astrology, and a map that depicts 3 mountains of interest: Witch’s Head, this one, and one East of here near Raubsville. Witch’s head is marked with a symbol for ‘healing’; this one is marked with symbols for ‘the dead’ and ‘bison’; the one to the East is marked with a symbol of an ant-like creature ‘resting’ with the symbol for ‘the Great Spirit’ above him.
4:15pm: As they leave to return to town, Elmer injures himself while climbing down the icy rocks. Angus suffers the same injury!
4:30pm: On their return, as they approach the Giant’s Graveyard, the investigators are attacked by wolf-sized coyotes. The coyotes do not act as expected, being much more aggressive than is typical. Annie charms one, and yet it seems to be more confused and ‘interested’ than charmed. The others are extremely difficult to injure, having thick hide (armor). Edison is extremely well behaved, and a formidable combatant.
4:45pm: The investigators drive off the coyotes, killing one in the process. After a few moments, it transforms into a dead lizard-man type creature.
5pm: Annie patches up Edison’s wounds from the fight. Angus fumbles while patching himself up, cutting himself in the process and having to bandage up the additional wound.