At the end of [[All Hallow's Scream]], this scene happened, showing a group of hooded figures standing before a large, ornate mirror. All of the figures are wearing smooth, white masks like the faces of ancient Greek statues, except the central figure, who ritualistically carves out their own eye. They hold the eye before the mirror and begin chanting. The reflection in the mirror shows the eye coming to life, its nerve stem flicking back and forth like an animal’s tail. ### The Town History #### Founders of Brindlewood Bay In the summer of 1877, the crew of the whaler Deep Reaver set out from Brindlewood Bay. They returned with the strangest whale anyone had ever seen. It had tentacle-like legs and rows of oily, black eyes. They sold its parts all over the world, and the proceeds were used to turn Brindlewood Bay into what it is today. Most of the crew of the Deep Reaver was killed during the battle with the “whale”. Those that survived were only able to do so because they made a pact with something even darker and deeper than the “whale.” #### Stockton Shock In the Summer of 1893, Hale Willoughby, a Deep Reaver survivor, murdered thirteen women and children. He claimed he was simply doing “that what was promised by him below.” Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the jury found him innocent. He was released from jail and allowed to build a shack on the old Stockton farmland, where he lived out the rest of his days in relative peace. During that time, he kept to himself and rarely came to town, though he was said to frequently engage in strange religious rites in the middle of the night. #### Submarine Surprise In the spring of 1942, wreckage from a Nazi U-boat washed ashore at Brindlewood Bay. The U-boat appeared to have been torn to pieces—literally ripped apart—and some of the interior bulkheads had strange, occult symbols scrawled all over them. No bodies ever turned up, but there was one reported survivor: a Nazi submariner whose mind was shattered and who committed suicide by repeatedly slamming his head into a wall shortly after being detained. The U.S. government gathered the pieces of the wreckage before it could become a major story in the papers. #### Summer of '67 In 1967, during the Summer of Love, a hippie commune sprung up just outside Brindlewood Bay. The members of the commune largely kept to themselves, only occasionally coming into town for supplies. The people of Brindlewood Bay began to hear rumors that the commune was engaging in Satanic rituals and other dark, orgiastic magic. When a young boy, George Maplethorpe, went missing, the commune was blamed. A young Wyman Dalrymple, future sheriff of Brindlewood County, lead a citizens’ march to the commune in response. Once there, violence broke out. No one can say for certain what happened to the hippies, but none have been heard from since, and their facilities were burned to the ground. Little George Maplethorpe was never found. ### Shady Characters #### **Eudora “Dorie” Coffin, Chair of the Brindlewood Bay Lunch Club** Dorie has been the chair of the Brindlewood Bay Lunch Club for as long as anyone can remember. The Lunch Club is a women’s organization dedicated to raising money for the preservation of Brindlewood Bay’s historical sites, and her position as chair makes her one of the most well-connected people in town. Dorie is a direct descendant of the Deep Reaver’s crew. ![[Dorie Coffin.png|200]] #### Isaiah Langmore A quiet nighttime pier at Brindlewood Bay. Isaiah Langmore, Harbormaster, stands at the edge looking out to sea. Behind him, three hooded Midwives in white masks wait silently. Langmore lowers a net into the water and hauls up something massive, dripping, and **still moving** — its form hidden in the dark. One Midwife leans close and whispers: “The tide comes in soon.” ![[Warf Scene.png|300]] ### Clues and Equipment **Mysterious Flip Phone** — Old-style silver flip phone with worn buttons and a post-it note attached reading partial message: "They are coming. Find the Midwives..." in increasingly cramped handwriting. ![[clues-flip_phone.png|150]] **Midwives' Ritual Implements** Collection of ornate silver tools: curved blade, chalice with dried residue, compass pointing to impossible directions, and white porcelain eye. ![[clues-ritual_implements.png|150]] **Graphite Rubbing of U-Boat Graffiti** Newsprint rubbed with graphite to reveal layered occult scrawls from a steel bulkhead: overlapping eyes, knots, and mirror-glyphs. ![[clues-uboat_rubbing.png|150]] **White Porcelain Midwife Mask** Smooth white porcelain mask with no eye holes or mouth, only subtle nose indentations; inside surface shows strange geometric patterns etched in silver. ![[clues-midwife_mask.png|150]] **Ledger from the Deep Reaver** ![[clues-deep_reaver_ledger.png|150]] **Rusted Chains with Name Tags** ![[clues-rusted_chain_with_tags.png|150]] **Brine Soaked Diary** ![[clues-brine_soaked_diary.png|150]] **Ceremonial Fishing Net** ![[clues-ceremonial_fishing_net.png|150]] **Other Brett Anderson** ![[suspects-deputy_brett_compromised.png|150]] **Box of Relics** ![[clues-black_box_of_relics.png|150]] **Runes on the back of the knife** ![[clues-engraved_knife.png|150]] ### Void Clues **Eye in Palm** — A human palm with a realistic eye blinking in the center, surrounded by normal skin; the eye tracks movement independently of the hand's position. ![[void_clues-eye_in_palm.png|150]]