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Jordie,which journal are you reading?

OOC,I only have one, [i]'Chapel of Contemplation & Church of Our Lord Granter of Secrets - Official Minutes'[/i]

Jordie,my bad I thought you had stowed it in the other car, you just said stow it. Its good. Do you wish to read it cover to cover, or skim it hoping to spot something or look for something specific?

OOC,I would just read the first few entries, then spoil myself and read the last couple of entries"

Jordie,The first few entries dated in Jan 1860, have to do with completing the chapel construction and recruitment of new members. The final few entries data in 1912, have more to do with summoning the one who cannot be named, and that more children are needed to complete the ritual completely. Then it just ends.

Jordie,It will take several hours to get through the whole thing.

OOC,Shall I roll English Language?

Jordie,no need, it will just take time.

OOC,Sorry if I'm not posting enough, I figured I'd take some time for myself since [b]Jordie[/b] is reading the journal. School has been taking up most of my time, and midterms are coming up.

Jordie,NP at all. As time passes in the house I'll post anything you find that might be of interest. To get through all of it will probably take till they are done. You don't need to post, but feel free to just to let me know you are still there. There is a grocer at the corner that might sell coffee and a cigar/magazine vendor across the street that sells small snacks as well.

Jordie,As you read further in the Journal you find an entry dated 1863 about Corbitt going to South America and recovering the sacred artifact.

Jordie,'Chapel of Contemplation & Church of Our Lord Granter of Secrets - Official Minutes' As you start to read through the minutes you find there is an entry every 2-3 days. The journal starts in Jan of 1860 and the final entries are in Feb of 1912. Some of the more important entries are: 1. Jan 1860: The chapel is completed and ideas on how to increase recruitment of new members. 2. Jan 1860: Walter Corbitt* joins the chapel congregation. No explanation as to why there is an '*'. 3. Mar 1863: Brother Walter is leading a small expedition to Brazil to recover a sacred artifact. 4. Oct 1863: Brother Walter had a successful return coming back with both their new holy book the Liber Ivonis and the 'Pognus of the one who cannot be named'. Though 4 members on the expedition were lost. Brothers James, John, Nathan and Andrew. 5. Sep 1864: Brother Walter claims to have unlocked the secrets of the Holy book and wants to attempt one of the more difficult rituals in the book, the Guardian of the Ancient Ones. 6. Nov 1864: The most difficult part of ritual Brother Walter wants to cast is the 20 virgins that must be given as blood sacrifices as part of the ritual. 7. July 1865: Brother Ernest claims the orphanage he works at is going out of business. He claims to be able to fake some of the paperwork to get 20 of the children without raising any suspicions. 8. Nov 1865: The 20 virgins have been acquired. Brother Walter has begun gathering the remainder of the ingredients needed to complete the ritual. 9. Mar 1866: Brother Walter successfully completed the ritual. It took a huge amount out of him. His body was wracked with pain and now lies comatose. 10. Mar 1866: Brother Walter has ascended and has been certified as dead. We will make the arrangements for his entombment as requested. 11. Apr 1866: The heretics of Norman street have blocked our final preparations in Brother Walters final rest. 12. May 1866: A judge ruled against Brother Walters final wishes. We are looking for alternatives. 13. May 1866: A final vote by the chapel committee was unanimous. We buried an empty coffin in the graveyard. 14. Aug 1866: With the pressure off we were able sneak Brother Walters body into the house and entomb it where no one will ever find it, in accordance with his wishes and with the wishes of that one who waits in the dark. 15. Mar 1875: Unable to continue to maintain the Corbitt house it was confiscated due to back taxes. <Nothing seems relevant for several years after that.> 16. July 1910: I have decided to attempt the Ritual of Summoning the one who cannot be named. Despite what happened to Brother Walter years ago, I feel confident I can accomplish this ritual without killing myself. 17. Jan 1911: We have gathered the majority of the components we need for me to accomplish the ritual. The most difficult component will be the 40 virgins. 18. Mar 1911: We have 5 virgins collected by sweeping the streets for runaways. 19. Oct 1911: We now have 15 sacrifices, but the police are onto us. Investigators have been snooping around, and my wards and contacts can only protect us for so long. 20. Dec 1911: We are now up to 32 sacrifices. All we have left to do is get a few more and I can complete the ritual. 21. Feb 1912: Upon acquiring a sacrifice, she screamed before she could be silenced. The police have surrounded the compound. We have voted to stand our ground. We are not going out without a fight. 22. Feb 1912: We have been in a standoff for 2 days. We still have supplies for another week, but many of our members grow weary. We have been exchanging random gunfire with the police. We are still short of sacrifices, but I am going to attempt the ritual to Summon the One that Cannot be Named anyway. I see no other way out of this. The police will not stand down. We cannot flee, we are trapped. But the Great One can free us. I must try. ****** That is that last entry in the Journal.