The Brotherhood of the Beast
Details
Author(s): Keith Herber]
Artist(s): Chris Marrinan
Setting: 1920s
Appears in: The Fungi from Yuggoth, Curse of Cthulhu, Day of the Beast
Comments / Trivia
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Synopsis
The back story to the campaign is as follows.
In ancient Egypt, a priest called Nophru-Ka was a secret worshipper of Nyarlathotep. Nophru-Ka plotted against the Pharaoh but was assassinated. As he died, Nophru-Ka spoke a prophecy telling of the destruction of the Pharaoh’s kingdom.
In the 12th century AD, Baron Hauptman and Lang-Fu created the Brotherhood of the Beast to fulfil the prophecy. The Brotherhood protected the descendants of Nophru-Ka (the “Royal Family”) and laid the financial and political foundation for a plan called the Day of the Beast. On the Day of the Beast, terrorists will attack government leaders and monsters will be summoned to destroy cities across the globe.
In the present day, a famous medium, Paul LeMond, has visions of the Day of the Beast. These clues will lead the Investigators to key locations providing background information about the Brotherhood and their current activities.
Scenarios
Suffer Little Children (Revised Edition only), Black Hills - Blackest Secrets (Revised Edition only), The Dreamer, London Calling (Revised Edition only), The Thing in the Well, Castle Dark, Sands of Time, Mountains of the Moon, By the Bay: Part I, By the Bay: Part II, Day of the Beast, Halls of Celaeno, Voice Out of Time (1st Edition only)
