Episode 5 – Cannae git awah frae bonny Scotland…

Back in Arkham, Professor Schmidt has been employed by Miskatonic University for a year now and has been befriended by Dr. Edward Call – a man who has links to the shadowy organisation known as ‘The Order of Silver Twilight’. He even attends a few meetings, aware that the order has several levels of hierarchy, perhaps even dangerous hierarchy.

 Dr Call takes Schmidt to one side eventually, explaining that he is very concerned about something that is going on in the higher echelons of the society -  briefing Schmidt on the fact that (1) they are actively seeking an ancient, and potentially very dangerous, artifact and (2) it is happening in his old haunting grounds’ of Scotland.

Sleepy Cannich, about to be overwhelmed by maniacs, and that's just the player-characters

One of Hancock's last letters - not suspicious at all...

 

A stolen, strangely futuristic 'print' that Call has acquired and given to Schmidt.

He shares letters from Henry Hancock, a former big game hunter, who had undertaken previously to help Call, and relocating with his colleague to Scotland – keen to find the components of a hidden disc, now divided into 3 parts, and secured at various locations near Cannich. Schmidt telegraphs ahead (through Call’s Postal contact – Sophie), asking his contacts in Scotland, McDaid and McLeoid, to research the area south of their previous adventure, where the matters have taken place. They determine the presence of an old Roman temple, and a man called Belphogor…who is mentioned in some of the data that Call has given to Schmidt.

He takes passage back to Britain, and then Scotland, reunited with his erstwhile companions, except Sinead who seems to have disappeared. They take stock of the research they have gathered (including mention of a woman called Margaret, a man called Belphegor and a French witch), and head for the remote town of Cannich, but 20 miles south of their adventure a year earlier. Using Hancock’s letters, they try to find the house he had purchased, passing another group of farmers, who take interest in their movements. MacLeoid asks if they might consider a trade of Poteen later…the interaction not going as well as hoped. At the nearby cottage, a large expensive car sits, garnering their attention…

A large expensive car..?

The Hancock House...not at all secure...

The party eventually find Hancock’s house, which shows signs of recently having been visited…by a wide wheeled …large expensive car, and the house has been broken into… 

And speaking of quality of writing, who doesn't remember 'Epic Rap Battles of Historeeeee' :