The Golden Bough

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Arkham


  • A wiki for a series of Call of Cthulhu games, where the base of operations is a speakeasy in Arkham called the Golden Bough.


Player Characters I

Player Characters II

PC special contacts

  • George Porter, a longtime Arkham-area resident who will fill Thibodeau in on local gossip and weird happenings in exchange for a pint or two of illegal hooch.
  • Seamus O'Rauke - Contact in Eastern Canada, fence smuggler, general gangster. Scott met him in France.
  • Edmund B. Delabarre, 65, Providence. Psychologist and inscription expert.
  • Johnny Yuma, Tea Square's nephew. Age 28. Apache.
  • Glenn Blake and Dennis Callahan. Two Arkham patrolmen who witnessed the odd thing in the Wilcox museum basement.

PC Housing

  • House in Frenchtown. Thibodeau.
  • Private I office in Downtown. McCaulley
  • Bookshop in Uptown. Abernathy.
  • Speakeasy Frenchtown. O'Flyn.
  • House in Uptown. O'Flyn.
  • Airfield. Scott family.
  • Apartment Riverside. O'Malley.
  • Ranch Nevada. Summers.

PC Transport

  • Various cars/motorbikes/truck
    • Indian Powerplus Big Twin
  • Two seater plane: Bristol F.2 Fighter, civilian version the Bristol Tourer.
  • Cargo plane: Dornier Komet

Npcs

  • Ted Scott, co owner of the Arkham airfield. Age 60
  • Uncle Bob Scott, plane mechanic. Age 53
  • Edna O'Flynn hp 12 san 65 pow 13 owner of the Golden Bough, Occultist and Fan of Seances etc.
    • Dr Edward Call Physician. Boston. Friend of Edna. HST
    • Paul Lamond, Spirit Channeler
  • Major Beauregard Fieldings 13th Cavalry Age 35. Currently on Leave.
  • Colonel Frank Tompkins, retired, 13th cavalry. Arkham.
  • Brigadier General Van Deman, Military Intelligence Division. Washington.
  • Danny O'Bannion Gangster. Runs majority of crime in Arkham. Bootlegger.
  • Miss Abigail Thockmorton, sister of Charles. Age 25. Red haired, sensible and lovely. Looks up to Captain Summers. Studies at Miskatonic university.
  • Jerry Maklin, ex army Sapper. Now runs a demolition business down in Boston. Up in Arkham for the reunion.

Maps

Arkham

  • Arkham Advertiser 389 W Armitage Street.
    • Augustus Fieldings owner of the Arkham Advertiser
    • Walter Thibodeau full time reporter/editor. Age 27
    • Roberta Henry full time reporter/editor. Age 23
  • Arkham Gazette 350 W Hyde Street.
    • Williard Peck, honest Gazette reporter age 44.
  • Arkham Police station (as ex military PC's can join the police reserve)
  • Private investigator.136 E Curwen Street.


  • Golden Bough speakeasy. Intellectuals, spiritualists and artistic clientele.
  • Sycamores, speakeasy behind a florists. Less exclusive, full of petty criminals.
  • The Northside Speakeasy. High class and haunt of top tier gangsters. 721 N Garrison Street
  • Bee's diner, frequented by journalists, Police, Court staff and works at the sanitorium.332 E Curwen Street.


  • Miskatonic University
    • Professor Elliot Mills of Miskatonic university. Specializes in Native American studies
    • Dr Thomas Parkins. Professor of Geology at Miskatonic university. He surveyed the area around Dunwich in 191
    • Dr Albert Wilmarth of Miskatonic university, a student of New England Folklore
    • Orem Hilbredge an archaeologist who is interested in the Norse connection with New England.

Rumours

  • Fox River falls. Petroglyphs.
  • Place up in Maine that needs investigating later.

Mythos Knowledge

Mythos tomes and things

  • Magical Spear 1916 Mexico
  • Jade serpent eyes 1916 Mexico
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