Everyone II

The Curse of Nineveh is a seven-part campaign for Call of Cthulhu set in London, in the summer of 1925. The investigators find themselves embroiled in the events that surround the return of an expedition from Nineveh and a terrible curse that they brought back with them.

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"Aye-uh." Tony says with tears in his eyes. "Do we even know where we are or how long we were out for?"
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"I'm not sure," says Cynthia, checking to see if she still has her watch, and if it's still running.
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OOC:   No-one has any of their personal belongings on them, just what you have managed to salvage so far.  
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Father Mason crosses himself, then says: "We should be moving. It's dangerous to remain in one place for too long. Even though... the ship seems deserted".
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"You're right," says Cynthia. "Let's explore the next two cabins. Someone should take that knife before we go. It could be useful."
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OOC:   I've done the rest of this deck to try and speed things up a bit.  
Cabin 3:
The door is unlocked. This cabin is a mess. Clothes are strewn on the bed, cosmetics stain the chest of drawers, and
the doors to the wardrobe are thrown wide. There are at least three dresses pooled inside. The occupant appears to be
something of a human whirlwind. On her bedside table is a diary. Her name is inscribed on the first page. The only entry is
for 1st January 1920. It reads: “This year I, Madeleine Buckingham. resolve to keep a diary and record all of my innermost thoughts and insights. It should be jolly fun and ‘illuminating’ as Uncle Percy would say.” The blank pages that follow perhaps speak more eloquently of Miss Buckingham than anything she could have written.

Cabin 4:
The door is locked. hiss cabin is undisturbed. A suitcase, open on the bed, contains a change of woman's clothes. The suitcase has a luggage tag identifying the occupant as Yvonne Forbes-Pennington. The clothes have not been unpacked. Three books are open beside it, however: John Murray’s Handbook for Travellers in Lower and Upper Egypt (London, 1888), Amelia B. Edwards’ A Thousand Miles Up the Nile (London, 1891) and Charles Henry Hawes and Harriet Boyd Hawes’ Crete, the Forerunner of Greece (New York, 1909). They are all heavily annotated. It seems Miss Forbes-Pennington is in the process of planning an expedition to a place called wādī al-hitan (‘The Valley of Whales’). Written beside the name is the phrase ‘the whales of time’.

Cabin 5:
The door is locked but is easily opened with the pass-key. This cabin is unremarkable,though the clothes carefully hung or folded reflect her wealth, taste and dedication to the latest fashion. The suitcase has a luggage tag identifying the occupant as Violet Gibbs-Woolf .A Mme. Jeanne Lanvin dress and a Jean Patou cardigan are amongst her belongings.

Cabin 6:
The door is locked but can be opened with the master key. This is Miss Godfrey’s cabin, and is notable only for a series of newspaper articles and photographs of Suzanne Lenglen, the famous French tennis player, who won Wimbledon in 1919. A Jean Patou tennis dress – the twin of the one worn by Lenglen in the Wimbledon photographs – hangs scandalously sleeveless and calf-length in the wardrobe. There is also a small bottle of brandy in the bedside cabinet.

Cabin 7:
The door is locked. Felicia Ingram’s cabin is empty but for a suitcase. If the investigators open it, they find it as empty as the room except for a single birthday card. On its front cover is a pencil-sketch of Felicia Ingram’s face at the centre of a long-fingered hand. Inside, in formal, bold script, are the words (see Handouts 3 and 3a): “Tonight, my love, you will come of age. We will fornicate in their entrails.” A capital ‘W’ is the only signature. The handwriting matches that of the letter from Cunliffe to Blunden found in Crew Cabin E (see Handout 2).

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There are a number of items the investigators might find useful. A quick search yields thirty feet of rope, a crowbar (Club, 1D4+1), a Hand Axe (Club, 1D6+1 + db), a hammer (Club, 1D4+1 + db), and three fuelled paraffin lanterns.
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After all this searching and the ghastly things they've found, Tommy is feeling more than a little nervous. "Boat's been taken over by a mob of bloody maniacs. All this hocus-pocus nonsense doesn't make them less dangerous. Everyone grab any kind of weapon you can find and get ready for a fight." He grimly prepares for whatever other surprises are in store.
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Cynthia takes the crowbar, though with her lack of strength she will most likely rely more on the pistol. "Once we've gathered everything," she says, "we need to head down to the next deck."
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Henry is sure to gather the rope and one of the lanterns. He grips the revolver he picked up earlier nervously, the musician's story was ridiculous, but he can't deny the similarity to the monster he described and the wounds he saw earlier. Attempting to sound calm, cool, and collected, the way a physician should, he says "I'm ready when everyone else is."
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"Actually, that's a better idea," says Cynthia. "I'll leave the crowbar for someone stronger." She exchanges the crowbar for a lantern.
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Tommy already has a crowbar from earlier, so he'll pass on the other items for now. It takes both hands to use it properly.
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"My Good...", Father Mason mumbles, "Just who are these people?"

He follows the rest of the group.
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Move to this thread, viewtopic.php?f=396&t=6046 folks
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