Hypolethia

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Hypolethia is a psychological horror chronicle set in north Blackmouth, early 2009.

Story

Prelude - The First Incision

  1. Dehiscence. In which four mages find their paths crossing and interrupt a goetic butcher.
  2. Anastomosis. In which connections are made and more questions than answers are gained.
  3. Eversion. In which a Poison Jar is named, a corridor opens into nothing, and the Offices disclose their hidden anatomy.

Act 1 - Secondary Intention

  1. Adhesion. In which four solitaries have become a cabal, and must deal with both mystery and consequence.
  2. Paramnesia. In which guests are admitted, records are found, and Wotann’s oldest wound remembers otherwise.
  3. Autoscopy. In which the cabal follows a road of dead possibilities, and two souls reveal what has been taken from them.
  4. Cathexis. In which dreams freeze over, and the cabal finds a wound hidden in a sleeping heart.

Dramatis Personae

See Character Index and Entities encountered.
  • Kassandra. Dream-haunted would-be cult leader.
  • Titania. Private investigator and politial naif.
  • Vánagandr. Well-connected and bloody-handed problem solver.
  • Wotann. Scholar studying the secrets of the supernatural and perfection of the flesh.

Supporting Characters

  • Rachel Finnegan

Locations

  • The Offices
  • The Velvet Room

Mysteries