It All Comes Full Circle

Overview

Locations: Various homes & estates, and JuJu House.

Key Themes: Cult revelations, intense combat, and deeper exploration into the group's enemies and their artefacts.

Focus Areas:

• Unravelling the Bloody Tongue's operations
• Roger Carlyle's expedition
• Critical stakes with Ellen's life hanging in the balance

Key Developments

Mickey's Apartment

Arcane Resonance: Jupiter experiences blue spectral energy wrapping around his hands while interacting with one of the books. Imelda contacts AV, who alerts her about Professor Gregory Ilateos, who is searching for her and has important information.

Artifacts and Research Neglected: Despite gathering many powerful items, little progress has been made in understanding them.

Springhorn Estate

Abigail Faces Family Scrutiny: Reporters confront Abigail's parents at the estate about her absence. Abigail retrieves Amongst the Stones, a book gifted to Roger Carlyle by poet Justin Joffrey. Key poems include:

• People of the Monolith: Ancient, foul entities from forgotten times.
• Out of the Old Land: References elephantine beings with colossal wings.
• My Ancient Queen: Describes a dark, immortal queen who will rise for vengeance.

Carlyle Mansion

Guarded Grounds: Armed guards and dogs patrol the expansive estate. Erica Carlyle gathers the group, including Olivia Ebonesta and Joe Corey, to discuss the Carlyle expedition.

Revelations from Erica Carlyle:

• Roger's Obsession: Dreams of pyramids and signs in the desert consumed him.
• Miss Bunay (M'weru): An African artist Roger worshipped, referring to her as his "Queen," likely connected to Frau Gartner and Chamaiyo.
• Dr. Huston: Roger's psychoanalyst, who manipulated female clients and introduced Roger to others with secrets.
• Jack Brady: Roger's inseparable friend who likely took something significant after the expedition's failure.

Library and Safe: Mickey uncovers Roger's diaries, detailing his recruitment of individuals with knowledge of secrets and mentions consulting the works of Montgomery Crompton for guidance.

JuJu House Stakeout

Mickey and Jupiter: Observe Silas and his followers entering the courtyard and gathering in the basement. Ten individuals disappear into JuJu House at night.

Imelda and Abigail: On their way to JuJu House, they face hostile vehicles in a chaotic, high-speed confrontation. They reunite with Mickey and Jupiter to raid JuJu House.

Breaking In: Discover the trapdoor to the basement is already open. They enter the pawn shop next door, hearing wailing from below.

The Sacrifices (One Day Earlier)

Millie Adams, Douglas Fells, and Ellen Anderson: Douglas is pushed into a wailing pit, consumed by something within. Millie follows, mocked by Silas, with her husband's memory weaponized against her. Ellen, revealed as Emily Yates, is next, forced to pray before her sacrifice.

JuJu House Basement

Combat: The group faces two zombie-like creatures with weaponized arms, six cultists, Silas, and two monstrous figures. Chaos erupts as Silas unleashes further horrors from behind a curtain.

The Ritual Chamber: Walls are covered in arcane diagrams and carvings. A hefty door blocks off a deeper section. A clock showing Greenwich Mean Time, with a glowing yellow symbol beneath it. On the altar, they find:

• Two books
• A large mask against the wall
• A box containing:
  • A book with addresses, including Room 410 at the Chelsea Hotel (Jackson Elias)
  • Wallets of past victims (e.g., Winston Davis, Joseph Mancini)
  • Cult rings