The Thing They Brought Back

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THE THING THEY BROUGHT BACK

BY

C.M. PARISH


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This was no fruit of such worlds and suns as shine on the telescopes and photographic plates of our observatories. This was no breath from the skies whose motions

and dimensions our astronomers measure or deem too vast to measure. It was just a colour out of space--a frightful messenger from unformed realms of infinity

beyond all Nature as we know it; from realms whose mere existence stuns the brain and numbs us with the black extra-cosmic gulfs it throws open before our frenzied

eye.--H.P. Lovecraft "The Colour Out of Space"

"I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern shipbuilding has gone

beyond that."--Captain Edward J. Smith, R.M.S. Titanic

"Not even God himself could sink this ship."--Employee of the White Star Line, at the launch of the Titanic, May 31, 1911

BACKGROUND OF THE AGEThe 19th century is regarded by many as a golden age of science; Charles Darwin published, The Origin of Species, Louis Pasteur

developed the first vaccine against rabies, and Thomas Edison gave the world its first practical light bulb. Karl Weierstrass worked out

the math for functions of real and complex variables even as he and other mathematicians were also beginning the use of hyper complex

numbers. Most importantly though, at least from a pure physics standpoint, were the accomplishments of James Clerk Maxwell, whose

work united all previously unrelated observations, experiments and equations of electricity and magnetism into one consistent theory.

His set of equationsMaxwell's equationsdemonstrated that electricity, magnetism and even light were all manifestations of the samephenomenon, which he called theelectromagnetic field.The latter half of the 19th century, sometimes referred to as the Gilded Age, also proved to be huge as the second Industrial Revolutionwas made possible with the advent of such breakthroughs as the internal combustion engine and electrical power generation via the

steam turbine. By 1870 the work done by steam engines exceeded that done by all inanimate sources: water, wind, animal and humanpower. The world was churning out steel at an unheard of pace thanks to the new Bessemer process. Countries such as the GreatBritain, rich in coal, firmly consolidated their hold as first world powers, and many among their upper class took advantage of this newprosperity to travel the globe on fine ocean liners.

The greatest among these palatial cruisevessels, was theflagshipof the White Star line, the RMS Titanic! TheTitanic was thelargestpassenger steamship in the world when she set off on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City on 10 April 1912.Four days into the crossing, at 23:40 on 14 April 1912, she struck an iceberg and sank at 2:20 the following morning, resulting in thedeaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.

Designed by some of the most experienced engineers, and using some of the most advanced technologies available at the time, it was agreat shock to many that, despite the extensive safety features, Titanic sank. It is therefore no wonder that speculation regarding justwhy this mighty ship, carrying so many powerful and famous personages, should have met such a tragic end.

R.M.S. TITANICTitanicwas built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard and designed to compete with therivalCunard Lines, Lusitaniaand Mauritania. Titanic, along with her Olympic-class sisters,

Olympicand the soon-to-be-built, Britannic(originally named Gigantic), were intended to be

the largest, most luxurious ships ever to sail. Thedesigners were Lord Pirrie, adirector ofbothHarland and Wolff and White Star and naval architect Thomas Andrews.Construction of RMS Titanic, funded by the American J.P. Morgan. Titanic's overall length

was 882 feet 9 inches (269.1 m), the molded breadth 92 feet (28 m), with a gross tonnage of

46,328 GRT. Its height, from the water line to the boat deck, 59 feet (18 m). She was

equipped with two reciprocating four-cylinder, triple-expansion steam engines and one low-pressure Parsons Turbine, each driving

a propeller. There were 29 boilers fired by 159 coal burning furnaces that made possible a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph).


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Only three of the four 62 foot (19 m) funnels were functional: the fourth, which only provided ventilation, was added to make the ship

look more impressive. The ship was licensed to carry 3547 persons, passengers and crew. Of the two steam-powered steering

engines installed, one was kept in use and one kept in reserve; the engines could be slid away and disengaged when not required. A

quarter-circle rack-and-pinion drive was connected to the short tiller through stiff springs, to isolate the engines from any shocks in

heavy seas or during fast changes of direction. As a last resort, the tiller could be moved by ropes connected to two steam capstans.

First Class accommodations were undoubtedly the most celebrated on Titanicand whattruly established her majesty. The opulence was visible everywhere in the architecture

and appointments. Moreover, such premier luxuries seemed withoutend. Titanicfeatured a gymnasium, tennis courts, a swimming pool, Turkish and

electric baths, a dark room for photographers, kennels for First Class dogs, elevators

(an innovation for the period) private enclosed promenades and nearly a dozen styles of

Staterooms, all of which attracted attention and millionaire passengers. The

Shipbuilder magazine commented, "Indeedeverything has been done in regard to thefurniture and fittings to make the first-class accommodation more than equal to thatprovided in the finest hotels on shore."

First Class public rooms were as well without compromise, where notables enjoyed

passing their time. The First Class Smoking Room wasone such area, along with the La Carte restaurant, the Verandah Caf, and the charming Caf Parisien which was

uniqueto Titanic. First Class passengers could relaxfor tea or coffeein thecaf, with the French waiters and ambiance.The First ClassLounge was also inspired by the French. In Louis XV style, it was modeled after the Palace of Versailles, and included a miniature statueof the famed Artemis of Versailles on one the mantelpiece above a fireplace.

Perhaps the most notable element of First Class however was the forward Grand Staircase. The center of First Class activity, the staircase

was adorned at the top with a glass and wrought iron skylight. Generous polished oak included an intricate carved panel housing a clock

surrounded by the classical figures Honor and Glory. The elaborate balustrade was also in oak and at the foot of the stairway was a

bronze cherub statuette holding a lamp, leading to the First Class reception. Passengers would meet in the Reception Room before dinner

and would of course do all in their means to look their best.

KEEPER ADVICEThis scenario allows the players a chance to experience that fateful Transatlantic crossing as it might have taken place in the strange and

otherworldly nightmarescape of H.P. Lovecraft.

In order to maintain a realistic atmosphere during gameplay, the Keeper is encouraged tofamiliarize himself/herself with both the periodbackground and the history of the Titanic prior to running this scenario. In addition, it is extremely important that the Keeper maintain a

mood of growingunease as the ship nears its fateful date with destiny. The Thing which has been brought back by the now quite insanescientists, Heinrich Werner andSamuel Gates,will,with each day and night, increase its maddening influence over both crew andpassengers; it is up to the Keeper to reflect this without actually revealing the source. Nightmares, strange acts by those on board and aconstant feeling of dread should hang heavy upon the investigators, keeping them always on edge. And if this is not enough, there are

also the strange deaths which will begin by the first night at sea. Are there simple explanations for these happenings or is something

more sinister at work? Allow the players to pursue their suspicions as they investigate what is afoot, using the cast of NPCs as continual

sources of gossip, rumor and revelation.

If you plan to run this scenario as a tournament event, it is suggested due to the limited time allotted for play, to merely narrate the

events involving the initial departure of the Titanic from Southhampton,

England, such as the odd site of Jardine and his thuggees loading the

coffins aboard the ship during the day or the near collision with the SSNew York. Instead, begin the actual play at the cocktail party being

given just before dinner. For a campaign, you may enjoy the expanded

play, letting the players react to such events and perhaps even having

the characters do a bit of site-seeing on the Titanic during the day prior

to the cocktail party. Additionally, for tournament play, it is advised to

begin play on the final evening of the Titanics fateful journey, there is

no reason Jardines thuggees could not have orchestrated the release of

the color prior to the begin of play. In your introductory narrative, refer

to the dream sequence section and explain the series of dreams all

share each night leading up to the beginning of play. Also narrate the

deaths that seem to related to these dreams. The reason for this is that

oftentimes, players will simply continue their investigation throughout

the first night, eating up valuable time and leaving very little time for


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the events to be played through in the ensueing nights leading up to the crash. When this happens, it can be very difficult for a GM to

encourage the players retire to bed each night with anything short of railroading the players. Understanding that Werner and Gates

know how to recapture the Color should it escape and their magnetosphere remain in working order they can always have it back in

captivity by the final night when the unveiling is scheduled and play begins.

Feed clues out at a careful but steady pace. And finally, be ever mindful of in-character time. The ship has a date with destiny and there

is little the investigators can do to stopthis, but they can survive the sinking, assuming they possess a level head and a lot of luck. If youare planning to run this as a convention event, as it was first ran at Gencon 2008, it is recommended that a timer be used once the shipbegins to sink, as this will add to the players' sense of urgency and confusion.

Now, good luck!

THE WERNER EXPEDITIONBetween 1882 and 1906, Doctor Reinhardt Werner, an ambitious Austrian theoretical physicist andmathematician, sought to prove the existence of certain wavelengths of light within the electromagneticspectrum, inhabiting a greater then three-dimensional space, capable of being harnessed as a fantasticnew self-replenishing source of energy. He published several papers on this belief, citing what he saw asflaws in the differential equations of Scottish physicist, James Clerk Maxwell, whose own work onelectromagnetism, published in 1873, was now widely accepted by the scientific community. Werner'swork was met with widespread criticism by hispeers, most citing the fact that the second law ofthermodynamics precluded such kinetic movements. Angered by their narrow-mindedness, Werner sworethat he would share no more of his work until he had the proof that would force them to recognize hisbrilliance.Werner thereafter withdrew from the halls of academia; he wrote no papers and neglected much of hislecture work. It was not long before he was asked to offer up his chair at the respected University ofVienna as head of the Mathematics College, only adding to his fervor to prove his theory. Werner's pursuitof his work became ever more frenetic, he poured through the papers written by the English

electrochemist, Michael Faraday. Always, though, he was missing the elusive bits that he knew were needed to guide him towards thesolution towards higher dimensions of state in which matter and energy might exist simultaneously with those known by man.

When he did not find whathe needed in conventional science, he began looking into other less established studies. Alchemistry,shamanistic ritualism and the heightened mind states practiced by eastern philosophers, where it is believed he gained access to thesanity shattering, Seven Cryptical Books of Hsan. Werner made many strange contacts duringthis time and attended many strangegatherings.

It is also during this time that he first met the wealthy, yet reclusive financier, Pierre Jardine. MonsieurJardine had made his fortune in shrewd market investments. Always knowing what stock would yield themost for his money, his peers felt his luck to be almost unnatural and would often hold to see where his ownresources were allocated. Yet Jardine disdained society and took advantage of his great wealth to secludehimself from the public, preferring to work through various agents whilst he occupied his own time with moreeclectic pursuits carried out in remote areas of the world.

Jardine was fascinated by Werner's theory of a perpetual energy source and offered to fund his research on

the condition that Jardine be the first to capitalize on the results and that all materials of the research remain

the property of Jardine. Werner readily agreed, for he was now almost destitute. Working under the umbrella

of Jardine proved to be quite fortunate for Werner, as Jardine had also made many interesting contacts in his

years of travel and was able to open doorways for Werner that the Austrian never would have known of on his

own. With the monetary backing of Monsieur Jardine, Werner began collecting works long shrouded in dark

speculation, such as the curious Eltdown Shards, a complete nine folio collection of the dreaded Revelations ofGlaakiand even a rare edition of the dreaded Necronomicon, translated in Latin by Olaus Wormius!

Perhaps this was when Werner's mind first began to snap, for reading from the pages of these awful works, no man can long remainsane, or the professor may have already started down that strange road ere ever he opened those ancienttomes. Either way, Werner was now convinced that he had uncovered the final link needed to bring histheoryto fruition. Yet tension had then begun to grow between himself and his benefactor. Werner did not wish toshare his knowledge with the French businessman; he saw his work as something far greater than themundane purposes he presumed Jardineintended. His was a mission of enlightenment, not greed. He severedhis relationship, sure that he would no longer need the mans financialbacking as the great universitieswould surely embrace his expedition.

Werner began sending out missives to various scholars he knew and respected as well as requests to the

various institutions to back his purpose, that purpose being that they join him on an expedition to the


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Svalbard archipelago, located at the northern most part of Norway in the Arctic Circle. Werners final destination was the island ofSpitsbergen. The requests were dismissed by both. However, one man, a young anthropologist named Samuel Gates, who was newlyinstalled in the college of science at the Miskatonic University in Arkham, MA. did accept. Professor Gates was eager to make his mark inthe world of science, and thus acquire a Chair in his department. He was not the only one to agree to come along on the adventurethough, for an explorer by the name of Phillipe Gallios alsocame to join them on their trip. Gallois, a French-Canadian whom Wernerknew to have the reputation as somewhat of a thrill-seeker, wished to add his own name to those who had gone where none other hadgone before. The adventurer promised to find the needed funds for the expedition if he were brought along.

With backing now found, an expedition was soon mounted; it was July 14, 1911. The team traveled to the frozen island of Spitsberg viasteamer. Arriving at the western settlement of Longyearbyen, a place settled primarily by miners working for the Arctic Coal Company.Hiring local guides and dog sled teams, they again boarded their steamer ship and nowmade for the frozen island ofNordaustlandet.Much of Nordaustlandet layyear round under large icecaps,mainly the Austfonnathe largest glacier known of in Europe, inhabitedonly by reindeer and walruses.

There the expedition made their way deep into the icy fjords and valleys of the Austfonna glacier. Werner was convinced that under theancient glacier, they would find evidence of a primordial meteorite that exhibited the energies he had come to call radensity. Theirsteamer carried the disassembled parts of a device he was confident would contain the meteorite and its cosmic radensity. Assuming hiscalculations were correct, Werner was confident he would find the star stone buried under the ice, kept pristine by the frigid coldthroughout the aeons.

Within just six weeks, the team at last located the spot, deep in the heart of the glacier. It happened after a particularly violent tremor, in

which an avalanche of snow and ice washed away one of their sled teams manned by a local guide. They searched for guide and dogs, but never found either. They did find though, a strange obelisk covered in characters depicting figures of alien description. The obeliskitself seemed reminiscent of the much larger two found in Luxor, Egypt. The glyphs upon it seemed to begin on one side with a story of adying people. On the next surface, a strange meteor obviously fell from the sky and the people now began to look strong again. It went onto depict rays of what must have been light extending from the orb and figures thenworshiping these rays. And on the last surface, thepeople made war on all around them, the rays of light always around them.

Werner was ecstatic and ordered a camp be struck as they now began their excavations. Digging began into the ice and after only a week,they beganto strike signs of the ancient civilization. It soon became apparent that notall in this tribe had died by violentmeans, formany appeared to have lived to old age. So if this tribe had not been wiped out by war, what had wiped it out?

Another two weeks passed and Werner was now obsessed. Gates could see the locals they hired for the dig was growing ever morereluctant and wished to leave the place. Even Gallois was now growing skeptical of Werner's decision to continue. But just when itseemed all would at last mutiny, they found what Werner had been seeking, a metallic meteorite, and roughly four feet in diameter. Gates

declared it to be of no ferrous element he was familiar with. Werner declared his prize found at last.

The expedition ended, the group left that remote glacier and over the next few weeks the scholars worked their way back to London.Gates was forever changed upon their return, taken to heavy drinking and a nervous manner. Of Gallois, the official report claimed heslipped, falling into a hidden crevice shortly after uncovering the meteorite. However, during particularly drunken bouts, Gates wouldclaim it an act of suicide.

KEEPER INFORMATIONThe story opens April 10th, in England with the much touted ocean liner, Titanic, preparing for her maiden voyage from Southampton toNew York on a four day cruise across the Atlantic. The passengers, numbering over two thousand, are lining the rails tossing streamersout and waving toloved ones as the great ship prepares to depart on its transatlantic journey.

The investigators have each arrived with a firstclass ticket, to come and bear witness to a great scientificunveiling by the Germanphysicist, Reinhardt Werner. Somehave decided to makethis tripin order to bear witness to Werners discovery, some due to concern

regarding startling rumors of his health and others for more reasons of a moresinister nature. The investigators are unfamiliar with one another at the start of

the cruise, yet will be given ample time in the beginning to become acquainted

with one another.

APRIL 10, 1912 THE NEAR MISSAs Titanicleaves her berthing, her wake causes the nearby liner, SS New York, torock heavily and suddenly break away from her moorings! Crewmen aboard bothships begin shouting and many of the female passengers scream as the rougevessel starts to draw dangerously close to Titanic. A tugboat crew franticallyworks to hook tow ropes to the drifting New York'sbulwark yet meet withrepeated failures as the waves generated by Titanic'sbulk continue to toss thesmaller liner about like a mere toy boat. Only when the New Yorkis a frightening


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four feet from Titanic'sown hull does the tug manage to begin successfully separating the two ships. The relief felt by all is palpable andseveral of the ladies look to have feinted in the midst of the crisis. Ultimately, the incident ends up delaying departure for about half anhour. It is not a good beginning, but the flagship of the White Star line eventually makes it out into the Channel and begins steamingtowards Cherbourg, France, to board additional passengers.

A MYSTERIOUS CARGO

At Cherbourg, some of the crew and passengers opt to disembark, but on the whole, the ship takes on many more eager travelers. AndWerner, along with a pale facedGates, direct several teamsters as they load a massive crate on board the ship.

APRIL 11, 1912 THE FINAL PICK-UPOnce the ship is out on open and steaming for Queenstown, its final port of pick-up before the true journey begins. Amongst the pickupsat this port is a small man with a pencil thin mustache. He is richly attired in a top hat and dark cashmere coat. Standing at the dockand brandishing a polished cane, he directs the loading of three rectangular crates, each roughly six feet in length. Behind him stands aman of obvious near East persuasion wearing a yellow turban. After the crates have been loaded on board by the teamsters, thegentleman casts a searching look up towards the rails where passengers again stand waving out to the crowds of French well-wishers,and then boards the ship himself, his dour man-servant in tow.

Those who make an INT x3 recognize the crates to contain coffins. Odd as bodies are generally boarded on ships only at night. Those whomake their Credit Rating roll, recognize the richly attired man as the reclusive millionaire, Pierre Jardine. Jardine israrely seen these

days but known for his amazing ability to predict the stock market and his penchant for world travel.

COCKTAILS AND CURRENT EVENTSWith the last port of call made,Titanicsteams out across the Atlantic. The great ship will not reach New York foranother four days. Many of the passengers begin looking for ways toenjoythemselves; Titanicoffers many delights to whileaway thetime. Among thetravelers is the eccentric Austrian physicist, Reinhardt Werner. For the first nightsevening at sea, Werner has invited several of the elite to a black tie dinner at theluxurious, A La Carte Restaurant to hear him speak of his Arctic Circle expedition.However, before the dinner, attendees gather for drinks in the First Class ReceptionHall located just behind the Grand Staircase. There, lounging in the many floralpatterned grandfather chairs found throughout the room, the well-heeled guestsdiscuss their matters of business, science and leisure. It is a veritable who's who ofinternational celebrity, academic genius and industrial power; the Swiss geologist

Doctor Gustav Erickson, author and socialite, Miss Ethel Berkshire, physicist andmathematician Alexandre Illinovitch, industrialist Benjamin Guggenheim, Denverheiress Margaret "Molly" Brown, millionaire John Jacob Astor IV and his wife

MadeleineForce Astor, Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon and his wife, Lady Lucille Duff-Gordon, United States presidential aide Archibald Butt,and finally the American mystery author and journalist William Thomas Stead.

A gathering crowd consisting of Doctor Ericson and the Astor couple listen as Sir Gordon relates anecdotes of how he won the silver infencing for Great Britain in the 1906Olympics. Guggenheim is engaged in somewhat heated conversation with Archibald Butt, theAmerican diplomat looking increasingly irritated as he sips from his champagne andendures the industrialists rant on internationalpolicy, yet their conversation simmers quickly when William Stead joinsthem. Miss Ethel Berkshire sits near awindow withMargaretBrown debating the progress of thesuffrage movement inthe United States. Erickson meanwhile speaks quietly with Illinovitch near thestacks, it is impossible to tell what their discussion entails.

Keeper InformationAt this point, allow the investigators the opportunity to move amongst the assemblage and meet the rest of the attendees as well asone another. Miss Ethel Berkshire is a good source of gossip and background on most of the people here and generally affable.

The guests chat with one another as they await their host. After perhaps half an hour, Doctor Reinhardt Werner does arrive and with himis the pale figure of his compatriot, Prof. Samuel Gates. Werner thanks all for their attendance. At this point the investigators get to meetthe others invited by the German anthropologist. As for the demeanor of the esteemed guests, they seem congenial enough if a bitsubdued and it is clear that all are extremely curious to know more of the doctors findings for their own individual reasons. It is clearthat while most hold the Werner in highregard, not all seem to hold him with the same degree of affection. Prof. Illinovitch in particularcomes across as fairly skeptical of the Austrian, often shaking his head with a cynical smile as he puffs from his pipe. Erikson seemscautiously open as Werner discusses his premise and thesubsequent expedition. Gates, for his part, remains rather pensive and even abit evasive when questioned on what was found during theexpedition and Werner is always quick to take over the answers. Guggenheimand J. Astor appearmore interested in hearing howWerner's findcan beof practical use. Stead looks indifferent, but peppers thescientists with questions, his pen scribbling notes. The rest simply look rather out of their depth on the scientific side, yet interestednonetheless on the retelling of the journey through the glacier.


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DINNER IS SERVEDDinner is served, it is a congenial affair. All are eager to hear of Wernersexpedition to the Arctic and see proof he claims will justify his theories. Afterdesert has been served, Werner taps his crystal wine glass to gather attention tohimself. He proceeds to tell of his amazing journey of discovery. Starting withhis estrangement from the scientific community, detailing his time studying

along less orthodox avenues and finally telling of howguided by hiscalculations-- he and Gates journeyed out into the cold northern wastes to finda strange meteorite buried inthe ice and snow. Then, after ringing a small bell,a waiter arrivers bearing a silver tray covered by black linen. Gates drains hiswine in a single gulp, perspiration on his forehead.

With a grand flourish, Werner pulls the linen from the tray to reveal a curiousfist-sized stone marked by many bands of color none at the table seem to be

quite able to identify at first or even second look. The shape of the stone is oddly smooth yet there is a concave area, like a tine smallcrater marring its surface. Gatesshrinks from thesightof it, leaning back in his chair and motioning for a new glass of wine.

Werner now tells of how this is but a piece chipped off a much larger meteorite. The greater stone was similar in appearance but withmany odd globules in the stone. Of the larger meteorite, he resists the cries to bring it forth as well, saying that he intends to save thatfor the next night after dinner when all will assemble in the salon! At this Gates reaches once more for his glass, knocking it over in his

haste with a shaking hand, the pooling wine mirroring now the strange colors of the luminescent stone. Werner scowls at gates thensmiling to his guests, he sweeps up the stone, covering it again in the linen before abruptly departing, answering no further questions.

The others retire to the private smoking salon to discuss what they have seen.

AFTER DINNER APERITIFS GONE AWRYWith the finish of dinner, the elite gather together in thesmoking salon to hear of Werners great find. Yet this time,the guestshope to actually see what has to this point beenhidden in the large crate Werner loaded onboard earlier.

There, at the frontof the room,is adais which has beenerected and lies curtained in black silk. Behind the curtaincomes the soft hum of electricity. When the lights dim, the

room grows hushed in expectation. The voice of the Austrianscientists breaks the still and Reinhardt Werner now offers thefaint of heart the opportunity to exit. None take up the offer.Suddenly the room is illuminated by strange bands of colorthat emanate from dais whereupon the curtains have nowbeen cast back to reveal a great glass sphere roughly six feet indiameter and studded with thick metal diodes. Within the

glass sphere, the otherworldly hued illumination seems to writhe like something alive all about a large four foot tall meteorite. Theonlookers now gasp and begin chattering amongst themselves only to again be stilled by the emergence of Reinhardt Werner.

You look upon a power as old as time, yet beyond the confines of the electro-magnetic spectrum we believe toknow. Within its glow, crops will grow faster and fields will remain more fertile. It will power our factories andlight our homes. Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, I give you, Radensity!

Upon finishing his declaration, Werner accepts questions and all clamor to ask about the meteor, and the power it exudes. What keeps itconfined is it safe and how can it be harnessed? Werner explains that the energy given off by the meteorite, which he calls radensity, iskept in check by a powerfulmagnetic field generated by the spherical apparatus. He seems about to go into greater detail when suddenlythe lights go out and the hum of the machine also fallssilent. Screams erupt from several women and allnow see the weirdilluminationsuddenly flair and expandoutwards to batheall inthestrangely hued light. Then the colored light seems to flee the room, its lightbriefly illuminating a window before the room is again left in darkness [1d4 sanity loss if the investigators fail their sanity check].

Porters now arrive bearing flashlights and candles as they try and calm the crowd. Moments later the power returns and while themeteorite remain within its glass enclosure, it no longer glows with the same degree of radinsity. A pale faced Gates kicks back his chairand flees the salon. Werner tries to pacify his guests before giving up and then making his own exit. Several of the guests now cry outthat the whole thing is a joke in very poor taste. Only Professor Illinovitch looks on silently, apparently not so sure that the events havebeen merely an elaborate hoax.


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Keeper NotesShould the investigators attempt to pursue Gates, they will find him out on the ship deck apparently attempting to

drown out the recent events with a hip flask of scotch. Should he be asked about what went wrong, hell claim not to

know and should he be asked about why he fled the scene, he tell the investigators that a great horror has been loosed

upon them all. Hell resist further elaboration but if successfully pressed, he states that the death of Gallios was noaccident and that Werner knows more than has been told. Finally, the answers the investigators seek can be found

within a log he kept during the Werner Expedition. He tells them that he will give them the log if they meet him at his

room in the morning. He then stumbles away, nursing his flask. Should he be followed to his room, the investigators

are locked out and he will not answer his door. If forced open, he is seen passed out in his bed in a sweat.

Should the investigators seek to follow Werner, he will answer no questions as he makes for his private stateroom. He

will refuse to answer his door, and threaten to call for security if pressed.

[One of Jardines five thuggees whom he smuggled aboard in the coffins now hides within the closet, he has snuck in to

seek Werners notes but Werner returned before he could begin his search of the stateroom. Ifdiscovered, he willattack the investigators with a curved Khanjar dagger. Otherwise, he stranglesWerner during the night with his yellowscarf andthen ransacks theroom. Hedoes not find what he seeks as Werner has placed the notes within the Titanicsstrong room for safe-keeping.]

Thugee #1STR 16 | CON 15 | SIZ 14 | INT 08 | POW 10 | DEX 10 | APP 06 | EDU 03 | SAN 0 | HP 15Damage Bonus: 1d4WeaponsGarrote 85% Strangle* | Khanjar Dagger 75% 1d4 +2+DB| Fist/Punch 50% 1d3+DB | Head-butt 50% 1d4+DB| Kick 50% 1d6+DB

Refer to drowning rules for strangulation Should the investigators remain to join the speculation offered by the other guests, they get little more than that,

speculation, most of which seems to point to an elaborate hoax. However, should any approach Professor Illinovitch,

while initially reticent to air his own views; he will say that Werner has never beenprone to promoting hoaxes. Hesuspects what they saw was indeed something new and incredible but he has always known Werner to be too hasty. It is

likely that Werner simply did not take all the needed precautions to debut such an unknown source of energy. [Asuccessful Spot Hiddencheck will reveal the Russians hand shaking as he places his pipe to his mouth]

Approaching a porter or other ship officer to inquire about the suddenpower loss will reveal that indeed the whole shipexperienced a brief power outage butit is being investigated. Theinvestigatorsare notgivenpermission to seek out the generatorsthemselves.

MORE TRAGEDY IN THE NIGHT

The next morning, many familiar faces can be seen in the 1st class Verandah Cafenjoying their breakfast. The talk amongst these affluent passengers centers on themysterious deaths within an Irish family travelling 3rd class. The Irishman and hisinfant child were found dead in their small cabin, leaving behind the mother and herfive year old son. No details are known regarding the death, butthere is speculationthat it involved whiskey and an argument between the man and his wife. The


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incident is subsequently dismissed in favor of conjecture on Werners failedexhibit from the night before. As for both Werner and Gates,they make no appearance.

One person who does show up for breakfast is the enigmatic Pierre Jardine. Standing behind the Frenchman is a swarthyman ofobvious Indian heritage who wears a dark suit with a yellow comberbun and a fez. For his part, Jardine also wears a well-tailored suitwhich shows off a gold watch chain. He seeks no company and refrains from joining in the conversation with his peers, content to finishhis breakfast and read his paper.

All other notable members of the cast can be seen and approached during the day.

Thuggee #2STR 15 | CON 15 | SIZ 14 | INT 10 | POW 10 | DEX 10 | APP 08 | EDU 03 | SAN 0 |HP 15Damage Bonus: 1d4.38 Revolver 65% 1d10 |Garrote 85% Strangle* | Khanjar Dagger 75% 1d4 +2+DB| Fist/Punch 50%1d3+DB | Head-butt 50% 1d4+DB| Kick 50% 1d6+DB

Keeper Information: If additional information is sought from the crew regarding the tragic events with the

murders from the previous night, they are simply reassured that Captain Smith is taking the matterseriouslyand they have noneed forworry regarding their ownsafety. Theyarediscouraged from taking the matterinto their own hands.

If Pierre Jardine is approached, his man-servant glares menacingly at the investigators even as Jardine is

brusquely dismissive. If pressed for conversation, he rises and departs, returning to his own stateroom. If

further pressed, the swarthy man in the fez emerges and orders that Jardine be left in peace before he calls for

porters to escort the pesky investigators away. If the investigators continue to insist on entering, he pulls his

pistol on them.

Should the investigators seek out Werner in his stateroom, they get no answer at his door.However, they findthe door is not locked and if they enter, they find the room in disarray as though someone were searching for

something. They also find Werner, who lies dead upon his bed, still dressed as he was the night before. Aroundhis neck is twisted a long yellow scarf. It is obvious hehas been strangled during the night for his body isalready beginning to stiffen with rigormortis. [A successful Occult Roll will make the investigator think of thetraditional yellow scarves with which the mysterious Thuggee cult used to garrote theirvictims.]

If the investigators seek out Illinovitch during the day or night, they can find him in the library of the ship. He

is smoking his customary pipe and reading a book. Looking up he seems not so surprised by the visit. Once

told of their fears, he begins to relate how he feared Werners rashness would lead to something like this. He

thinks that what Werner has brought back is more than simply some primordial source of energy. He believes

it to be anextraterrestrial sentience. He then thumbs through the book he holds and points to a pictureof astrange star shaped emblem, he tells them that it was once used to guard humanity from fell things that lived

beyond the thin veil of human comprehension. He calls it an Elder Sign. Illinovitch reveals that he belongs to

an ancient order bound to an oath to protect humanity from the terrors beyond. He believes there arepartiesaboard the ship who would welcome such abominations. He does not think Werner one of them, but rather adupe, one who has become a pawn unwittingly used by them. Should things goany more wrong, he has a planto set things right. He will reveal his plan when he feels the time is right. At the end oftheir meeting, hegives them a key, telling them to seek out hissafe and use it should anythinghappen tohimbefore next theymeet.

The investigators are at some point in the morning passed a message to seek out Gates at his own stateroom,

there they find the door locked but he does answer and invite them inside. It is obvious that Gates is scared

and his room is a mess. A nearly empty bottle of gin sits by his unmade bed. He proceeds to tell them of how

he believes what they brought back is somehow a live and sentient creature from beyond the stars. He also

believes that it exerts a maddening influence on its surroundings, which led to the death of Gallois. He cant

be sure, but he thinksWerner murdered Phillipe Gallios. He also believes Werner to be quite mad, and he isnot so sure of his own sanity. Gates is on edge and hastily digs out from under the mattress a leather bound


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log. He thrusts it towards the investigators urging them to keep it safe and present it to the authoritiesoncein New York. He reveals that the first night, they lost the Thing when the containment device lost poweror

as he believes, was intentionally turned off. They recaptured itthough. Finally, he reveals his suspicions thatalong with the threat of the thing they brought back, there areothersaboard the ship that seek to takepossession of Werners find and are not above murderin order to do so. He doesnot knowwhere Wernerreceived all hisfunding forthe expedition, but he suspects those parties have now come to collect on the debtand he suspects it was they who deactivated the containment device that first night then shut off the ships

power at the unveiling. Finally, he then tells the investigators that he has a plan to recapture thethingthey

brought back. He begs them to meet him in the private salon after lunch.

STRANGE STATESArriving as planned later that day, the investigators stand outside the door to the privatesalon and hear an argument taking place within. Yet from under the door, also comes astrong weirdly hued glow. Suddenly there are screams and the sound of glass breaking.

Keeper Information:Should the investigators burst inside the salon, they bear witness to a terrible

scene. Gates is locked in combat with a turbanedman, the electro-magnetic-spherelies in ruin around both and all throughout the room,and the strange glow is cast.Their ownforms seemto give off a strange other-worldly phosphorescence and theyscream insanely as they grapple one another. The weird glow seems to be heaviest

directly upon them both and there is a sinister sucking sound that can be plainly heard

over both their cries. Even as the investigators watch this strange scene, the two

combatants seem to wither in one anothers arms and parts now break off and crumble

in one anothers fingers! [Sanity check to see the Colour, failure results in 1d6 sanity

points. Sanity Check to see victims, failure results in 1d8 sanity points, 1d4 for

success. The colour then moves to envelop them next. After one round of feeding, it

then flees, leaving all seeing a weird vision of alien color as it passes through them]

NEWS OF FURTHER DEATHSThe next morning brings with it further talk of tragedy. It appears that there has been another death, this time an apparent suicide byone, Virginia Ikard. Miss Ikard was a passenger travelling second class who during the night leapt from the ship to her death. It is alsoknown now that Werner has been murdered in his stateroom. The details concerning the tragedies are kept secret by the ships crew inorder to try and avert any undue distress amongst the passengers. Despite their efforts, it is the talk of all the 1stclass elite, as well asmany in 2nd and 3rd class. The passengers who attended Werners unveiling are nervous as all have had disturbing dreams and thusdecide to gather in the 1st classlounge to discuss the matter that evening after dinner.

Keeper Information:If the investigators seek out Gates, they find his door unlocked and his stateroom ransacked similar to the way Werners was.

This time, it is Gates whom is found dead. He is still seated in his chair before a bottle of gin, the marks of strangulation on his

neck pointing to the manner of his death. It is clear he was garroted in the same fashion as Werner.

A NERVOUS GATHERING

All who came together for the unveiling now arrive after dinner to take up a large table inthe corner of the salon, all that is but the Swiss Geologist, Gustav Ericson and the Russianphysicist, Professor Sergei Illinovitch. Much discussion begins concerning the strangeness

of the deaths which have plagued the voyage and whether Werners discovery has hadanythingto do with these deaths. It is clear all are uneasy. Some, such asAstor,Guggenheim and Butt, are incredulous of anyconnection. Theyblame the deaths oncoincidence and lower breeding. Others though, namely, Margaret Brown and WilliamStead believe that the ship is cursed and Werner is responsible. Sir Cosmo Duff looksdrunk and tries to laugh it all off even as the Lady Duff looks anxiously out a window withincreasing regularity. Joseph Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Linejoins the group to try and put them at ease. He states that their fears are baseless.

The colour will appear if this meeting goes over half an hour. Its arrival will

be subtle, a slight shift in mood, people will begin to act more erratic, and

some may take it as drunkenness. There will be unexplained laughter,

arguments, even lewdness. The lightning in the room will take on an odd hue

and soon all will feel a greasy sensation before a sucking sound can be heard

near Lady Duff, where the greatest concentration of the light is seen. TheColour will not kill Lady Duff, merely drain her and any who seek to interfere


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with its feeding. Even after it has departed, Joseph Ismay will seek to try and explain away the occurrence to

overactive imaginations.

Any investigator seeking out Ericson are told he was last seen alone in the gym of the Titanic perhaps an hour before dinner.

None have seenIllinovitch since that morning. However, bribing the crew will reveal that Illinovitch was last seen speakingwith Jardine at the stern of the ship just after breakfast.

o Should the investigators seek out Ericson in the baths, please move on to the sectionentitled, The Bath HouseHorrors.

Seeking outIllinovitch shows his stateroom door open, the room ransacked and a turbaned man attempting to burn a piece of

paper. The men turn when they notice the investigators, the first drops the paper and both charge at the investigators with

drawn daggers! Their scream of Kali! heralding their attack.o [Assuming the Thuggees are overcome, a check of the papers remains reveals a note hastily scrawled but half-burnt in

the wastepaper basket. It is only half legible but what is not burnt, reads,sins in the coffins!sins in the coffins!sins in the coffins!sins in the coffins! Should the investigators

decide tofollow up on this cluego on to the section entitled,Coffins in the Dark.

Thuggees #3 & #4STR 14 | CON 15 | SIZ 14 | INT 10 | POW 10 | DEX 10 | APP 08 | EDU 03 | SAN 0 | HP15Damage Bonus: 1d4

Garrote 85% Strangle* | Khanjar Dagger 75% 1d4 +2+DB| Fist/Punch 50% 1d3+DB | Head-butt 50%1d4+DB| Kick 50% 1d6+DB

There is a 50% chance that during the fight, the Colour will appear. If so,assume it goes first after the Thuggees who are likelydoomed as they are zealots who will attack the investigators until dead or somehow subdued.

The paper is Illinovitchs attempt to alert the others that Jardine has smuggledassassins aboard theship,hidden insidecoffins. The full page read, Beware, Jardine has smuggled aboard assassins in the coffins!

Assuming the Thuggees are overcome and the Colour does not arrive to drive off the investigators, a successful spot hidden rollwill reveal a hidden safe behind a picture frame. If the investigators have the key given by Illinivitch earlier they can open it orperhaps crack the safe to find a leather bound book within. It is a Latin copy of the Necronomicon, as translated by an Olaus

Wormious and dated 1228. [Sanity Loss 1D10/2D10, +16% Cthulhu Mythos].

COFFINS IN THE DARK

Like many of the great ocean liners of the day, the Titanic serves to carry morethan merely the living across the Atlantic. It also carries the bodies of thedead. Not so strange, really. The bodies are generally stored in the freezersdeep below in the lowest depths of theships hull. If the players insist onseeing just what Jardine was loading aboard the Titanic in those five caskets,a reluctant Joseph Ismay will,in order to placate the important passengers,escort his the characters down to the cold storage cargo hold in order to showthat there is nothingout of the ordinary.

However, itsoon becomes apparent something is out of place as theinvestigators find three of these caskets open and empty, one though containsseveral pieces of mechanical apparatus similar to that Werner used in thebuilding of his magnetosphere, the machine used to contain the strangeenergy of the Colour. In the fifth casket is a shriveled man of Easternpersuasion wearing a yellow turban. His skin is no longer its traditionalswarthy tint but rather an ashen grey and it crumbles at the touch. [SanityCheck, failure results in 1d4 sanity loss, 1d8 if it is touched]


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Keeper Information:No check is needed to alert the investigators that this is merely some left over pieces to the overall assembly which has

apparently already been removed from the coffin in which it was smuggled on board the Titanic. Checking the ledger will reveal

the coffins as belonging to one, Pierre Jardine.

THE BATHHOUSE HORRORBeginning in theVictorian era and extending well into the beginning of thetwentieth century, the Turkish Bath became quite popular

as a form of relaxation in Western Europe for the well to do.

Reflecting this fad, the designers of the Titanic were not

remiss when it came to including a posh example of such a

spa in their own creation.

As for what constitutes such a spa, a person taking aTurkish bath first relaxes in a room (known as the warmroom) that isheated by a continuous flow of hot, dry airallowing the bather to perspire freely. Bathers may thenmove to an even hotter room (known as the hot room)before splashing themselves with cold water. Afterperforming a full body wash and receiving amassage,bathers finally retire to the cooling-room for a period of relaxation.Titanics Turkish baths are located on the starboard side of the F-Deck, just behindthe swimming pool and aheadof the 3rdClassDinning Hall. The suite is comprisedof a shampooroom, asteam room, a hot room, and finally a cooling room for one to lay backand relax within after having endured all the prior rooms. Strictly for 1st class passengers, it was one of the most opulent of areas onboard the ship.

Keeper Information: Assuming the investigators have arrived as a result of following up on a tip to seek out Gustav Erickson, they make the

grisly discovery of his dead body within one of the electric beds residing in the hot room. There are livid bruise marks

around his neck. An appropriate skill check will determine he has been strangled. The culprit is one of Pierre Jardines

Thuggee assassins who caught the poor man unaware. Erricson was murdered because he was working in league with

Jardine. It was Erricson who sabotaged the magnetosphere. His work complete, he was awaiting his payment.

Jardines assassins delivered that payment. What the investigators do not know is that there are still threeThuggeeshiding in the steam room and these fanatic assassins will attack the group if they feel the characters have knowledge

of Jardines plot, or if they think the characters are in possession of Gates notes. And of course they attack if they arediscovered.

ThuggeesSTR 14 | CON 15 | SIZ 14 | INT 10 | POW 10 | DEX 10 | APP 08 | EDU 03 | SAN 0 | HP15

Damage Bonus: 1d4Garrote 85% Strangle* | Khanjar Dagger 75% 1d4 +2+DB| Fist/Punch 50% 1d3+DB | Head-butt

50% 1d4+DB| Kick 50% 1d6+DB

If the investigators arrive for any other reason prior to Ericsons murder, they may initially overhear Erricson

demanding his payment, followed by the sounds of his strangulation. There is also a 35% chance that the Colour

will appear.

CONFRONTING THE STRANGE OLD MANIf the characters have pieced together the facts, it is probable their conclusion isthat Pierre Jardine has smuggled aboard the ship not only murderous Thuggeeassassins within coffins but also a second containment device with which to holdthe deadly Colour. The investigators may now wish to converge upon his suite.Or they may simply wish to confront him and demand answers earlier in theirinvestigation. Assuming it is the final night, the door to Jardines stateroom isfound unlocked (if it is an earlier night, his Thuggees will likely turn the players

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subtle manner, to figure out how much they know about him). Entering the room, they see the room more or less in order but for a set ofclothescovered in what appears to be black coal dust. Using a commonsense check, the investigators can determine the coal dust mostlikelyfrom the boiler room below. In additionthere is piece of parchment paper on the writing desk. It appears to be adraft for a telegraph message which reads as follows

Werner dead STOP Will retrieve the object tonight using the second container STOP Have

funds ready STOP

Keeper Information:Assuming the investigators can infer from these clues that Jardine is, on the final night, deep below decks, in the great boiler

room where he has set up his second magnetosphere, assuming they then move down to the subdecks to seek out the old man,

it is time to move them on down to the boiler room scenario,Within the Bowels of the Ship,for the final confrontation.

WITHIN THE BOWELS OF THESHIP

Moving down the metallic stairwell whichgoes down into the belly of the ship, it is hotand there is the ting of red hot flame all

about. Standing off a bit, near a veritablemountain of coal, men heave coal into amonstrous furnace. However, unseen bythese men as they labor, another groupquietly attends to work oftheir own. Amongthem is the mysterious Pierre Jardine,attended by hisloyal Oriental servants. Theyseem to have just completed the set-upof adevice much like that used by Werner tocontain the Radensity. Anothermagnetosphere!

The GM must manipulate the gameso that the investigators reach this

point at an in-character game time of 11:30PM as the Titanic strikes the iceberg at 11:40PM on the 14th. It will require clevermanipulation to ensure that the ship meets her date with destiny. Assuming all goes right, it is suggested a timer be put inplace once the iceberg is struck to ensure a sense of urgency.

Jardine is within, even now using his own containment device to draw to him the Colour. Should the investigators burst in, hehas his remaining Thugees to fend them off while he completes his work. Jardine smuggled five assassins aboard, one diedalready by the Colour, depending upon how many the investigators may have already dispatched prior to this encounter, willdetermine how well armed the GM will wish to make the remaining Thuggees. Bear in mind, it is not the goal to have theThuggees be the main deadly force of the adventure, the Titanic itself more than suffices in that.

Jardine is not only an accomplished man of science, he is also a crazed sorcerer; therefore feel free to bolster his spells as yousee fit to make the encounter interesting.

The Colour will appear in 1d4 rounds and when it does, begin rolling randomly to see who it attacks prior to the devicecontaining it in 1d4 rounds.

After 10 rounds the Titanics alarms ring signaling an iceberg ahead and the whole ship lurches as it strikes the iceberg. Atthis time, the investigators are officially on the clock andhave one hour game time to make it off the ship alive and into a life

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ICEBERG!

By midnight of the final night, the Colour has now affected the sanity of allupon the Titanic to the point to which the crew on shift responsible forkeeping watch are no longer in any way capable do their duty to their full

measure. This means that early on, when reports of icebergs come in,people like Ismay, who are already prone to arrogance, are even more so,and later thoseon watch are incapable of seeing threats such as thelooming iceberg upon which the Titanic steams towards at full speed until itis too late. Indeed, it is the Colourwhich is responsible for all themaddening actionsaboard the great ship, a factnow becoming all tooapparent only too late on the voyage.

Once the ship strikes the iceberg set a timer for one hour. The investigatorshave only this time to make it safely to a lifeboat by whatever means available.At the half hour, the ship tips up and all must make rolls or fall to their deaths,as the ships is roughly the height of the Empire State Building. Those that arein the water at the 45 minute marker and have not drowned then make yetanother roll as the hull cracks, to avoid being smashed. If not in a boat at theend of the hour a third roll is made to avoid freezing to death. Finally, thosewho make it into a boat must make a sanity check (2d10 fail / 1d10 save) asthey watch the ship sink below the water, for the Colourescapes from thewater to soar up into space even as the ship sinks below the water glowing withwhat they can only know are the remnants of remaining spoors from themeteor.

Please see drowning rules per book. Freezing rules and other rules to be

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DREAMSThroughout the voyage, the investigators experience a troubled sleep filled with dreams that are both vivid and troubling. Select fromamongst those listed below for the players. If The Thing They Brought Back is being used as a tournament event, read off the dreams atthe initial narration where you inform the players of what has already occurred during the nights leading up to when play begins at thebeginning of play.

The investigators tossed and turn in their beds, their dreams filled with alien colors swirlingbefore their eyes

(Night One, April 11th) The disturbing hues at one point seeming to coalesce into a scene showing a 3 rdclass berth in

which a young family of four prepare to turn in for the night. The mother holds an infant while a young girls plays with a

raggedy doll. The father sits at a small table with a bottle of rye in front of him. As the scene unfolds, their cabin begins to take

on an unhealthy glow and the baby begins to cry. The mother looks worries and holds the child closer to her as the girl risesand moving to the entrance, she inexplicably opens the door to allow a strange light to bath the room in its incandescentglow... The husband suddenly looks up from his drinking, his face puzzled. The strange illumination grows brighter and a semi-

opaque patch of color now streams throughthe open doorway. Rising, the husband moves to the door seeking out the sourceof the illumination. Thelight swirls about the man with strangebands of colorwhich illuminate the growing dread in his

face. Time seems to slow down in the cabin as the girl now huddles in the corner of the room and the baby

wails even louder. Suddenly, the man collapses. Even as his wife moves to check on him, the l ight begins

to move through the small berth, with an almost lazy speed, l ike something alive. The babys cries now

grow still to be replaced by the mothers as both are bathed in the hungry glow. The scene breaks apart

and the investigators slumber on, the swirling bands of color pervading their sleep[A failed sanity check

results in loss of 1d4 sanity]

(Night Two, April 12th)A well-dressed woman gripped the rail as she looked out from the stern of theTitanic to gaze fixedly upon the churning wake below. The skies were overcast yet her features were clearly illuminated

by an alien glow coming off the water. As she stared, her puzzled expression turned to dread for out of the seaarose a nocturnal exhalation seenas a phosphorescent mist against the black waves. Itrose up theshipsouterhull to at last glowas aghastly miasma before her. It wasnt rightit was against natureand it extendedtendrils of banded brilliance out towards her as she grips the rail with white-knuckled panic. Awash in the horrid glow,

the woman screams and suddenly leaps overboard to disappear in the dark wake of the ship. The body of light slowly

diminishes, dipping back down once more to the ocean depths. [A failed sanity check results in loss of 1d4+1 sanity

points, while a successful check results in the straight loss of 2 sanity points]

(Night Three, April 13th) In the 3rdclass dining area, tables were pushed to theside, the remains of the dinnerfresh fish, boiled potatoes and biscuits left for the most

part uneaten. Yet the diners now danced to the strains of fiddle and flute. As they danced,

the illumination grew, a strange, otherworldly hue which seemed to pulsate in time with the

ever more-frenetic jig taking place. Soon it grew into a chaotic scene with several of the

revelers brawling amongst one another and the woman both shrieked and cackled as the

music played on. The entire scene eventually devolved into a strange orgy ofviolence andlust. In the end, all collapsed from the exertion just as the alien light died away, almost as

if it slunk from the room, once again returning to the black night outside. [Failed sanitycheck results in loss of 1d4+3, a successful check results in the loss of 4 sanity points]


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Reinhardt Werner The scientist blinded by ambition and the desire to prove his

brilliance, no matter the cost.

Pierre Jardine The enigmatic financier who made Werners work possible.

Samuel Gates -- American geologist, he saw things with Werner he tries to forget but

do they include what he saw in the Arctic and what they now bring back?

Cast nd Crew


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Captain Edward John Smith Captain of the Titanic, Capt. Smith was a manseeking a success after having manned the bridge previously for the White Starlines, Olympic, the ship held responsible for the crash of the RMS Hawke.

From left to right: First Officer William M

Murdoch, Chief Officer Henry T.Wilde, anunidentified officer and

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Alexandre Illinovitch Russian physicist, a leader his field andWerners greatest rival. Illinovitch has worries regarding the dangers

of Werners find and the precautions being taken.

Gustav Ericcson The Swiss geologist, eager to examine the strange meteorite.Ericson would like nothing more than to be included in Werners discovery andperhaps something more.


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Joseph Bruce Ismay As chairman and managing director of the White Star Line, Ismay was the highest-ranking White Star official aboardthe Titanic and had the most to gain from her success, as well as the most to lose from her failure.


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Benjamin GuggenheimBenjamin GuggenheimBenjamin GuggenheimBenjamin Guggenheim The wealthy American industrialist intent on having

Werners find first

Major Archibald ButtMajor Archibald ButtMajor Archibald ButtMajor Archibald Butt Chief military aide to President Taft, Major Butt is ostensibly onvacation but is in actuality working to stave off the threat of a world war.

Thomas Andrews, Jr.Thomas Andrews, Jr.Thomas Andrews, Jr.Thomas Andrews, Jr. The Irish shipbuilder and managing director for Harlandand Wolf, responsible for designing the Titanic. A man of conscience, he wasdetermined to see his creation make it safely across the Atlantic.


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Margaret "Molly" Brown Denver heiress and philanthropist. She does not see

herself as one of the wealthy elite and enjoys raising eyebrows amongst them

with her plainspoken ways.

John Jacob Astor IV and his wife, Madeline Force Astor The richest

man on the Titanic and the one all wish to please. He is enjoying

Titanics maiden voyage with his new young wife.


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SiSiSiSir Cosmo Duff Gordonr Cosmo Duff Gordonr Cosmo Duff Gordonr Cosmo Duff Gordon A former Olympic fencer and member ofBritish nobility seeking to regain his fortune.

LLLLady Duff Gordonady Duff Gordonady Duff Gordonady Duff Gordon A former actress of some ote, she gave up herchance at stardom for a title.


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The Investigators


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Father Patrick OFlanagan


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Sir Reginald Fenton


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Frankie The Barber

DeLuca


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Doctor Frederick Feingold


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Doctor Ali Azim Sharif


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Henry Hunter H.H.

Bristow


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Marcel Durand


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Resources and Photos


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FIRST CLASS CABIN

1ST CLASS GRAND DINING SALOON.


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1ST CLASS SUITE WITH PARLOR

1ST CLASS SINGLE CABIN


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2ND CLASS CABIN

3RD CLASS CABIN


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1ST CLASS SMOKING LOUNGE

1ST CLASS DINING ROOM


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3RD CLASS DINING ROOM

1ST CLASS RECEPTION HALL


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2ND CLASS READING ROOM

DOME OF THE GRAND

STAIRCASE


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GRAND STAIRCASE

2ND CLASS STAIRWELL

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3RD CLASS

STAIRWELL

1ST CLASS TITANIC

CORRIDOR


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VERANDAH CAFE

TITANIC BARBERSHOP


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MAIL ROOM

TITANIC TELEGRAPH ROOM


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TURKISH BATHS

TITANICS GYMNASIUM


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ELECTRICAL PANEL

TITANICS

BOILER ROOM


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TITANICS 1ST CLASS POOL


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THE ICEBERG

ARTISTS RENDERING OF 1ST CLASS ELEVATORS


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3RD CLASS MENU


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