Martin Sorrell's House

[Priest]

The sight makes Meredith start "Ahh I think I recognise it"

[Mr. Handy]

David finds the statue disturbing, but not overly so. He gets the feeling that he must be missing something about it, but he immediately recognizes its significance. His knowledge of the Mayans reveals something important, though it is not all-encompassing.

[royya]

San roll (1d100=54)

What is this statue, clearly a god of ancient civilization.
Joseph says as he have no knowledge about things like that. (I'm a doctor so No Art, Arch or Mayan skill)
He comes closer to see the weird statue David holds.

[Cearlan]

David,You recognise the statue of being of Mayan origin, but of a style you have not seen or heard of before. What you do know is as follows;- The figure’s robes and ornaments mark it as an ahau, or godking, but the Maya never drew or depicted figures with multiple arms. The two-headed snake is the double-headed serpent bar, borne by Mayan kings as a symbol of their authority. The blood-red tentacle in place of a head is very unconventional, but seems likely to be a blood scroll (a symbolic representation of a stream of blood), implying that this is a decapitated captive king. A second successful Mayan Lore roll notes the god markings on the figure’s arms and thighs, showing the figure to be a deity, and reminds the investigator of a passage in the Popol Vuh, the Mayan creation myth. At the climax of the tale of the Hero Twins, the two heroes finally tricked the evil Lords of the Night into letting them decapitate the evil gods. Could this figure somehow refer to that event? The figure is, as any half competent archaeologist could tell, highly unique. It seems cool, even cold to the touch, when compared to the stuffy attic.

Meredith,You recognise the general appearance as being South or Central American, but what strikes you most of all is the fact that the statue is made of clay ... something that, as far as your limited knowledge of that part of the world goes, pre-dates your estimation of this statues age by a good thousand years. (Oh and you forgot to include your San roll for seeing this wonderful artifact, so if you please San for a loss of 0/1).

Joseph,As you have identified, the statue is clearly from some ancient people, and although the sight is somewhat disturbing in a way you cannot quite put your finger on, you also seen to be captivated by it's almost otherworldly qualities.

Jemima,As you slip behind David and grab the book, you see a dog eared copy of something called [i]The Zanthu Tablets: A Conjectural Translation[/i] by Harold Hadley Copeland - 1916. Holding the book to your nose you can smell that it is old, though not terribly so. You hear the men chattering about the statue behind you, but you are half thinking about the folder and envelope that were beside the statue. The book seems to be a treatise on some religious artifact you have never heard of and it contains a lot of long words that don't seem to form to well as you try to mouth them Ghatanathoa, Yibb-Tstll and Rlim Shaikorth being typical examples from her quick look through.

[Priest]

OOC: It was this bit, The sight makes Meredith start
But I failed it so that's a 1 point Sanity loss. I'll alter my character sheet accordingly.

[Cearlan]

OOC Sorry priest - I didn't pick the link up there - my bad

[Mr. Handy]

"This is a rare, incredible find!" says David, his voice full of excitement. "Definitely Mayan, though there do appear to be some unusual influences due to its unconventional style. The statue's robes and jewels mark it as an ahau, a Mayan godking. However, the Mayans never made images with several arms. That's the sort of thing I'd expect out of India. While I believe there was ancient transatlantic contact with the Mayans, I seriously doubt it was from India. The two-headed serpent is a symbol of the authority of Mayan kings. This red tongue emerging from the neck is very unusual, but I think it's a blood scroll - a representation of a stream of blood. This indicates that it was probably a captive king who was beheaded. The markings on the arms and thighs indicate that this is an idol of a deity. It reminds me of the Mayan creation story, the Popol Vuh. At the end of the tale of the Hero Twins, they trick the evil Lords of the Night into allowing themselves to be decapitated by the twins. Perhaps this is supposed to be one of the Lords of the Night. Strange how it feels so cold, as if it doesn't retain heat."

[DeeJ61]

Jemima Thorndyke


Jemima picks up the book and lays it on top of the bureau for everyone to see.
"This book is not like any book I have ever seen before, It is called, The Zanthu Tablets: A Conjectural Translation by Harold Hadley Copeland - 1916. I just had a quick flick through and it seems to have a lot of very strange words in it that don't make any sense, I can't even pronounce some of them. I don't think it is as old as I first thought, but never the less may turn out to be of some significance."
Jemima turns back to where she picked up the book ...
"Here! there is something else," Jemima says; "it's a folder,"
Jemima picks up the folder,
"Oh ... and an envelope too,"
She proceeds to pick up both of them and goes to lay them both on top of the bureau along side the book ... But! her curiosity is getting the better of her as she wonders just what the envelope might contain and so she retains the envelope in her hand and whilst examining the outside she suddenly finds herself starting to open the envelope.

[Mr. Handy]

"I may be able to make sense of it," says David. "Let's start with the envelope and the folder first, as they may explain why these things are here, plus they're bound to be shorter than the book." He picks up the folder and looks through it.

[royya]

Joseph just stands beside them, intrigued with what they will find.

[Priest]

I contnue to pick my way through the cardboard box maze towards the others, drawn by the obvious sounds of excitement, "What is it? What have you found, besides the monstrosity?"

[DeeJ61]

Jemima Thorndyke


Jemima continues to open the envelope and once open she looks inside ...

[Cearlan]

David,Examining the folder, you see the words "El Cacao" hastily scrawled upon the outer cover. You remember that this was close to where Martin was exploring.. When you open up the folder you find several bits of paper, which include the following; OOC, If they are too small or illegible due to the background, I can re-do them 'as is.' [url=http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Cearlan/media/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/MerwinJournal_zps4e7bf0f4.png.html][img]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/Cearlan/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/MerwinJournal_zps4e7bf0f4.png[/img][/url] Excerpts from the journals of Raymond E Martin - 1913 [url=http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Cearlan/media/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/RiseampFallofAncientMaya-JEricThompson1923_zpsd6caa6f5.png.html][img]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/Cearlan/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/RiseampFallofAncientMaya-JEricThompson1923_zpsd6caa6f5.png[/img][/url] Excerpts from The Rise and Fall of the Ancient Maya - J EricThompson - 1923 [url=http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Cearlan/media/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/FrPonceinNewWorld-1588_zpsc15867bb.png.html][img]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/Cearlan/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/FrPonceinNewWorld-1588_zpsc15867bb.png[/img][/url] Excerpts from Chronicles of the Journey of Fr Ponce in the New World - Antonio de Ciudad Real - 1588 [url=http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Cearlan/media/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Latin-AmericanArcheology1909_zps1d7d4c2a.png.html][img]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/Cearlan/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Latin-AmericanArcheology1909_zps1d7d4c2a.png[/img][/url] Journal of Latin American Archeology Fall 1909 [url=http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Cearlan/media/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/HieroglyphicInscriptionRendering_zps11725944.png.html][img]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/Cearlan/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/HieroglyphicInscriptionRendering_zps11725944.png[/img][/url] Hieroglyphic Inscription Rendering with notes

Jemima,Upon opening the envelope, you see it is full of papers. Placing the envelope on top of the bureau, you quickly leaf through the papers. Amongst them are train tickets, receipts for a hotels in Worcester, Massachusetts and Arkham. There are also receipts for passage for himself and his team from Boston to Belize City in British Honduras and back, some dated fairly recently. At the bottom of the envelope is a key with a fob on it saying 'First National Bank of Arkham'

Meredith or Joseph,Anyone want to look at the book or statue a bit closer whilst these two are busy with the envelope and folder?

[royya]

Jospeh grabs the book and skim it.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,Yes, please redo the images. The writing is too small for me to read.

[Cearlan]

David,OOC Here you go buddy; [url=http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Cearlan/media/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Reseection13_zps77fabccb.png.html][img]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/Cearlan/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Reseection13_zps77fabccb.png[/img][/url] Two excepts from the Journals of Raymond Merwin 1913 [url=http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Cearlan/media/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Reseection14_zps0cfe895a.png.html][img]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/Cearlan/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Reseection14_zps0cfe895a.png[/img][/url] Excerpt from The Rise and Fall of the Ancient Maya [url=http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Cearlan/media/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Reseection15_zps8d1d1a3c.png.html][img]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/Cearlan/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Reseection15_zps8d1d1a3c.png[/img][/url] Translated passage from the Chronicles of the Travels of Father Ponce in the New World [url=http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Cearlan/media/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Reseection16_zps2784dd52.png.html][img]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/Cearlan/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Reseection16_zps2784dd52.png[/img][/url] Article for Journal of American Archeology March 1910 [url=http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Cearlan/media/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Reseection17_zpsf41df0b3.png.html][img]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/Cearlan/Spawn%20of%20Azathoth/Reseection17_zpsf41df0b3.png[/img][/url] Rendering of a Hieroglyphic Inscription[/center]

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Joseph,As you grab the book, you see that it is a dog eared copy of something called [i]The Zanthu Tablets: A Conjectural Translation[/i] by Harold Hadley Copeland - 1916. Holding the book to your nose you can smell that it is old, though not terribly so. You hear the men chattering about the statue and Jemima talking about what is in the envelope. The book seems to be a treatise on some religious artifact you have never heard of and it contains a lot of long words that don't seem to form to well as you try to mouth them Ghatanathoa, Yibb-Tstll and Rlim Shaikorth being typical examples from your quick look through.

[DeeJ61]

Jemima Thorndyke


Jemima pulls out a lot of papers from the envelope ... as she has a quick look through them she says;
"There are some train tickets here, hotel receipts for hotels in ... Worcester Massachusetts and Arkham, eerm ... receipts for a trip for what looks like himself and his team from Boston to Belize City in British Honduras and back, hmmm ... dated fairly recently too." She says as she gathers as much information as she can.
Jemima picks up the envelope to make sure she hasn't missed anything, the envelope feels a little heavier than it should. Jemima tips the envelope upside down over the top of the bureau and out falls a key.
"Oh wait, what's this?"
Jemima picks up the key and reads from the fob attached to it...
"First National Bank of Arkham ... this could be important, I'll keep this in my bag otherwise it might get lost."
Jemima promptly opens up the small shoulder bag that she wears across her body and pushes the key inside of a zipped compartment inside the bag then closes up the bag.
"There, it will be safe in here." She says, as she pats the bag reassuringly with her hand.

[Priest]

I smile as I watch Jemima drop the key into her bag,
"So what exactly is the key for, my dear young lady?"

[royya]

Well, it is not my area of interest. I know nothing about this.
Joseph says and hands the book over to anyone who wants it.

[Priest]

Still keeping an eye on Jemima I hold out my hand to Joseph, "Do you mind if I take a look?"

OOC,does it mean anything to me?