Masks of Nyarlathotep: Chapter 1 (New York City)

William moves forwards but stops in his tracks as one of men by the windows raises his machette like blade threatenly. The other man puts a hand on his shoulder and says something to him. His eyes lock with William and then he raises his bloody blade to his mouth and licks it with a vicious smile. They then climb out the window to the fire escape. Keeping a eye out on you as they do so.

Jibril sprints down the hall and then the stairs. He reaches the lobby.


OOC: Rolls are done by me. Just state what you want to do. Like searching the bed and I will roll using your search skill and give you the results.

When he gets outside, unless he sees a police officer immediately nearby, Jibril stops screaming, and instead concentrates on getting around the side of the building to the fire escape as fast as he possibly can. The Hotel will phone the police.

Figuring that the police are heading here one way or another, William fights back a wave of squeamishness as he casts an eye over Elias' corpse. Then he quickly looks over the area surrounding the bed for anything odd or out of place.

Did the assassins seem to have taken anything from Elias' room? Otherwise, it's a Search roll, just glancing over the room.

Father O'Malley moves Miraim and the maid back out into teh hallway. He then enters the room and heads over towards Jackson's body. Though given the appearance of the body it seems futile, he checks for a pulse. Once he determines that Jackson is dead, he issues last rights.

He'll then examine the symbol on Jackson's forhead.

*Throttling back bile and hysteria, Miriam fought to get a few words out, while still urging the maid to go get the police.*

"The knife! Get the knife!" she screams to O'Malley. If I can get that, even though it might be horrible, perhaps I can see why they killed him... she thinks, and then chokes back a sob.

Jibril runs out of the hotel and after a second gets his bearings. A quick dash to the left and down a alleyway leads him to see the last of the men climbing down the fire escape. The other two are getting into a idling black hudson touring roadster.



Father O'Malley and William look about the room. Jackson is quite dead and his room is a mess. A open suitcase looks like it has been dumped and rifled through. The desk by the window has several of it's drawers open and there is a mess of papers and books scattered on top of it.

Looking closely at Jacksons forehead, Father O'Malley see that the symbol has been carved there with a sharp instrument.

The Symbol

Jibril takes a good look at the license plate, memorizing it as he runs towards the car and pulls his pocket knife, hoping he's able stick at least one of the tires before the last killer gets down to the car.

If he can slash one of the tires, he'll then run away as fast as possible, and take cover. If he can't get to the tires before the last killer, or if anyone draws a gun on him at any time, he will run away as soon as he's memorizes the license plate and has seen if there are any others beside the three people he's already seen inside the car. He will then take cover around the corner of the hotel where the car will have to pass as it exits the alley, looking for any convenient trash cans, etc. that he might be able to push into the car's path.

Father O'Malley studies the carving for a moment, trying to figure out if he recognizes it from anywhere (Knowledge Occult, religion, etc.)

He then takes a piece of paper and pencil from the breast pocket of his jacket and quickly sketches the mark.

Maerdwyn said:

Jibril takes a good look at the license plate, memorizing it as he runs towards the car and pulls his pocket knife, hoping he's able stick at least one of the tires before the last killer gets down to the car.

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Jibril pulls out his pocket knife and runs over to the back tire of the Hudson just before the last man climbs down the fire escape. Stabbing at the tire a few times fails to pierce the tire. The last man then drops to the ground and pulls out his long machette/bush knife. Seeing this Jibril runs back out of the alley and around the corner. A few seconds later the car comes roaring out of the alleyway and down the street. The car has a New York license plate, NYL7.

Isida Kep'Tukari said:

*Throttling back bile and hysteria, Miriam fought to get a few words out, while still urging the maid to go get the police.*

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The maid slowly comes out of her hysterics to look at Miriam. "The Police? Oh yes! Right away!" The maid then runs down the hall to the stairs as fast as her short little legs can carry her.

Miriam then turns her attention to the room and spots a piece of paper on the floor by the door. Picking it up, it looks like a letter.

yangnome said:

Father O'Malley studies the carving for a moment, trying to figure out if he recognizes it from anywhere (Knowledge Occult, religion, etc.)

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Father O'Malley studies the mark but it resembles no occult or religious symbol that he knows of.

William continues to seach the room. Going over to the desk, he finds several items of interest.

A Matchbox

A Photograph

A Business Card

Another Business Card

A Letter