A Welcome Home

Key Themes

Family and Bonds: Jupiter reconnects with his siblings, revealing complex relationships and shared mysteries.

Mythology and Revelations: Mumma recounts the story of Nyarlathotep and its masks, weaving the group's recent experiences into a larger narrative.

Mystical Items: Continued exploration of artefacts, their significance, and their potential powers.

Secrets and Screams: Strange occurrences in the house hint at hidden dangers or truths beneath the surface.

Key Events

Mumma's Home and the Licinius Family

The Setting: A quaint house surrounded by a misty forest teeming with animals. Inside, the house is filled with herbs, books, and a cauldron brewing stew.

Jupiter Reunites with His Siblings:

• Mars Quintillus Minor: Cocky and confident, a friend to the animals.
• Virgo "Vig" Licinius: Leader of the wolf pack, revealed to be the Winter Wolf in the forest.
• Capriconus "C" Carus: A warm, thin-handed boy of 13, carrying herbs.
• Uranus Caligula: A quiet boy engrossed in books, interested in history, religion, and philosophy.

Mumma appears elegant and wise, revealing her knowledge of the occult and expressing interest in the JuJu House mask.

Artifacts Explored

• Metal Circlet: Inscribed in Senzar (language of Atlantis), it depicts the Winged Night (Nightgaunts), servants of the Wave Lord. Offers protection to the wearer against intervention from others.
• Feathered Robe: Feathers are believed to be from a Phoenix, potentially imbued with regenerative properties.
• Mukunga's Staff: An Egyptian artifact from the 2nd Dynasty, associated with the god Niambah. Imelda activates it with the phrase, "By Niambah's Power," causing the hieroglyphics to glow and the staff to feel lighter.
• Life as a God (Montgomery Crompton): Ellen begins her study of this unsettling diary from 19th-century Egypt, bound in human skin with an inverted Ankh scarred into the cover.

Mumma's Revelation: The Story of Nyarlathotep

Mumma shares a foundational myth about Nyarlathotep:

• The universe began in darkness and nothingness.
• Reality itself may be a dream of an incomprehensibly vast entity, proposed by Allazeef.
• Nyarlathotep represents the masks of madness, cruelty, and chaos, manipulating humanity for its own ends.
• Known forms include:
  • Hazuzah: The Black Pharaoh
  • Q'ualitar: The Crimson Lady
  • The Bloody Tongue
  • Skinless Man
  • The Bloated Woman
  Each mask is part of the same being, but some forms are more powerful than others.

Secrets Beneath the Surface

Uranus and Capricornus mention hearing screaming and wind at night. Uranus swapped rooms with Mars to confirm the sounds. Mickey investigates the floor of the library, hearing creaking floorboards and wind. There may be a hidden room beneath the library.

Other Developments

• Mars' Dreams: Mars recalls hearing screaming in his dreams, adding to the eerie atmosphere.
• Jimsonweed: Jupiter researches poisonous plants, finding references to this toxic herb.
• Mumma's Past: She mentions losing her brother at a young age, hinting at personal grief tied to the occult.
• Mumma's Interest in the Mask: She asks to keep the JuJu House mask, recognizing its significance.