Play-through 1 | Anchorhead
People
Family members
Edward Verlac born April 26, 1960 died March 14, 1997 William Verlac (Edward’s brother, evil?) born June 22, 1954 died September 18, 1958 Anna Verlac (Edward’s mother) born June 24, 1936 died March 23, 1962 Julia Verlac (Edward’s wife) born May 4, 1964 died January 10, 1997 Mordecai Verlac (priest) born January 30, 1886 died April 26, 1960 Heinrich born October 18, 1734 died December 16, 1802
Other people
Jeffrey Greer born August 4, 1989
Day 1 Notes
- Twisting lane in town leads to blank wall.
- SW to return
- Got flask in pub
- Got fish tin from wharf
- Locked door under bridge
- Courthouse closed
Dream 1 Father turns into Michael, gives me gold sphere. Says it opens something.
Brick wall at the end of a twisting lane. “he always returns to his blood”
Day 2 Notes
- The Compleat Manual of Wardes and Seales
- Doors that have been sealed with the image of a pagan god
- Speaking aloud the deity’s true name will open
- Locked door in attic
- West is too dark to see
- Get newspaper
- Painting of madman between two pillars, playing a flute
Desperate. Went back to the old twisting lane and found only a blank wall. Without the amulet, how can I resist –
…bottles, bottles…
Getting worse. People I have never met smile knowingly at me in the street. The police believe I am a child molester, but have brought no charges against me as yet. Why? Head hurts all the time. I have turned the cellar upside-down… damn it all, where is it?
Dreamed of Father again. Dreamed of Grandfather. Those horrible, red-rimmed eyes…
> – into the safe, finally. 45-10-8. Won’t forget THAT soon. Ha!
CANNOT DISCOVER ENTRANCE IN THE CELLAR!!! Secret eludes me still but I WILL FIND IT!!! The clue is in their names, that pestilential procession of names! If I could only –
– will fail. There is no recourse left. I know now what I must do. Julia –
- North wall of wine cellar has bottles fixed in place
- Crypt behind house has locked door
- opened with key from cellar
- Locked cellar behind the church
- Bum in vacant lot has a key. Gave him drink, but not enough?
- Jeffrey Greer was kidnapped. Edward Verlac was not the perpetrator
Cryptical Haermoniacon
The book appears to contain instructions for traveling to somewhere called “the Domain of Nehilim”, and for worshipping or perhaps summoning an entity that dwells there: He Who Is Named Not; nor may that Name be taught among His followers; that Name which may be learned only by gazing upon His Terrible Countenance… The only specific details involve a ritual used to open a one-way portal into the Womb of Nehilim, allowing the magician to enter or possibly throw some hapless soul into its chaotic, blasphemous depths. The ritual seems to have something to do with music, and requires the magician to “Attune ye Pillars to ye Resonant Haermonicae”, whatever that means
- fingerprints on brass spheres in study
- got flute and puzzle box from safe
- Cauldron owner opened puzzle box
- got strange black disk
- Gave amulet to drunk man
- got copper key
Day 3 notes
- Laptop password was wedding date
- engraved on wedding ring
- TWIST SPHERE how was I supposed to come up with that
- Put disk in telescope
- Name: Ialdabaoloth
- speak aloud this name to open a sealed door?
- children’s bones in well
- got michael’s wallet
DIED 32/100