Collections of Madness

Hook/Character Creation : You were best friends and freshmen together in 1915 at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Whether you graduated or went to war in 1917 is up to you. In 1919 Robert Douglas married Ellen and moved to Calgary, Canada. It is now 1923 when you received the invite to the reading of his will, in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Strange that he didn’t send his usual Christmas card last December. Or update his address. Carmen Vigil, Painter/Poet (Andrew): 23yo Spanish (Asturian) heritage gifted her looks and charm, but the English poet/painter William Blake’s darker words and brush strokes guided her own artistic expression, trying to portray a world tarnished by the ravages of war and the influenza epidemic. She moved to Seattle late last year from Arkham, MA for a fresh start from a harrowing experience on the streets of the infamous city. Younger cousin to Ellen Douglas . Calvin Williams, Elected Official (Justin): 27yo b

Jack (Ray), Carson (Leslie), Carmen (Andrew) 9pm Monday, April 24 th : Having tossed Duncan’s house, they returned to Carson’s car and found a letter from “Lucifer”. They tried calling out to Professor Duncan whom they suspected of leaving the note, yet no-one came forward other than neighbors disturbed from their sleep. As they finally drove away, Carmen apologized, “I’m so sick of being frightened by this. Even scared of my own heartbeat. I promise to be braver…I’ve faced barn animals before.” Jack pointed out, “These aren’t barn animals with tentacles. You’ve a right to be scared.” They sat at a late-night Diner to discuss tomorrow’s plans. Carmen offered, “We need to get the lights switched off. Maybe they have opened a rift that needs to heal and close. Perhaps we could talk to councilman Ash Southcott who was the lone “Nay” voter at the City Council meeting that approved the new lights.” Carson spoke with a mouthful of waffles, “Maybe this is my last meal, but yes, we need to ta

“With five feeble senses we pretend to comprehend the boundless complex cosmos, yet other beings with a wider, stronger or different range of senses might not only see very differently the things we see, but might see and study whole worlds of matter, energy and life which lie close at hand yet can never be detected with the senses we have.”                                                                                                                                                                               — H.P. Lovecraft Jack (Ray), Carson (Leslie), Carmen (Andrew) 4pm Monday, April 24 th : While they had coordinated a 5pm reunion at Helen Stanley’s house, Jack finished early from his attempt to contact the City Engineer Endicott mentioned in the Arkham Herald newspaper article. He sat in his car parked at the curb not wanting to intrude on Helen. Thus, he watched as Carmen walked her bike up the street and climbed into his car shaken. Tears streaked her eye makeup