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'''The Esoteric Order of Dagon''' was a mystery cult based out of [[Amusa]] that operated at least as late as the 70s [[CR]], with an unknown date of founding, potentially as far back as [[Prehistory]] based on their [[Ta-Shedet]] inspired mythology. | '''The Esoteric Order of Dagon''' was a mystery cult based out of [[Amusa]] that operated at least as late as the 70s [[CR]], with an unknown date of founding, potentially as far back as [[Prehistory]] based on their [[Ta-Shedet]] inspired mythology. | ||
As their name implies, they worship [[Dagon]]. | As their name implies, they worship [[Dagon]]. | ||
== Suspicious Activity == | == Suspicious Activity == | ||
From an account taken by [[Sierra Cell]] in 73 [[CR | From an account taken by [[Sierra Cell]] in 73 [[CR]].<blockquote>"At about five minutes past the third hour of the meeting, a great commotion arose in the building across the street from the lodge. It was a great and violent shouting and clamoring of many voices, which caused our meeting to be entirely disrupted as brothers rushed to the windows and threw them open, the better to comprehend what was occurring without. | ||
"With the windows open it could be plainly heard that the cacophony of voices were in fact rhythmic chants in some foreign tongue emanating from the lodge hall opposite, which had been rented by a recent addition to our fraternal ranks, the Esoteric Order of Dagon. The author confesses that he had no knowledge of this society prior to the night recorded, but their order of ceremony appeared to be derived from certain Ta-Shadethen occult practices, though many of the particulars did not bear scrutiny in that comparison. | "With the windows open it could be plainly heard that the cacophony of voices were in fact rhythmic chants in some foreign tongue emanating from the lodge hall opposite, which had been rented by a recent addition to our fraternal ranks, the Esoteric Order of Dagon. The author confesses that he had no knowledge of this society prior to the night recorded, but their order of ceremony appeared to be derived from certain Ta-Shadethen occult practices, though many of the particulars did not bear scrutiny in that comparison. | ||
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"When we accosted the door of the lodge across the street, however, we were greeted warmly by the lodge master, a haughty man with a thin yet indistinct face and a bald pate, wearing green robes and delicate jewelry of a queer golden alloy. At some point in the intervening time as we rushed from our hall to theirs, the chanting and sounds had ceased without our awareness, the window smoke and light. Assured that nothing was amiss, we returned forthwith to our own hall and resumed the business of the lodge."</blockquote>Another account related to activity at a nearby national park:<blockquote>This National Parks Service incident file relates the final report on an investigation deep within the Park, and from the file number it appears to be from CR 59, roughly fourteen years ago. The file references several civilian reports to police, fire, and park hotlines, all describing unnaturally colored bluish lights ("Like a road flare, but bright blue-green") and rhythmic drumming and chanting at a particular site in the forest where it nears the cliff edge. One of the callers reported hearing the words "[[Dagon]]" and "Come, lord of dreams" but the others could not corroborate this detail. When park rangers arrived on the scene to investigate (including Agent TRIMARAN), they found a clearing that had clearly been trampled by dozens of people and a burned-out fire pit, but no further evidence was reported. | "When we accosted the door of the lodge across the street, however, we were greeted warmly by the lodge master, a haughty man with a thin yet indistinct face and a bald pate, wearing green robes and delicate jewelry of a queer golden alloy. At some point in the intervening time as we rushed from our hall to theirs, the chanting and sounds had ceased without our awareness, the window smoke and light. Assured that nothing was amiss, we returned forthwith to our own hall and resumed the business of the lodge."</blockquote>Another account related to activity at a nearby national park:<blockquote>This National Parks Service incident file relates the final report on an investigation deep within the Park, and from the file number it appears to be from CR 59, roughly fourteen years ago. The file references several civilian reports to police, fire, and park hotlines, all describing unnaturally colored bluish lights ("Like a road flare, but bright blue-green") and rhythmic drumming and chanting at a particular site in the forest where it nears the cliff edge. One of the callers reported hearing the words "[[Dagon]]" and "Come, lord of dreams" but the others could not corroborate this detail. When park rangers arrived on the scene to investigate (including Agent TRIMARAN), they found a clearing that had clearly been trampled by dozens of people and a burned-out fire pit, but no further evidence was reported. | ||
TRIMARAN's addendum to the official Parks Service incident report, which he filed only with his Delta Green handler, relates several additional details which were not in the public report. The footprints found at the scene were a jumbled mixture of bare human feet and three-toed, webbed feet, almost like a gigantic bipedal frog. Additionally the fire pit reeked of burned flesh (no tissue was preserved well enough to be positively identified). Finally, several pieces of semi-melted jewelry of an odd metallurgic composition were found in the ashes. TRIMARAN reports that he kept one of the pieces in a gun safe along with his copy of the report. The combination is set to 16-18-03</blockquote> | TRIMARAN's addendum to the official Parks Service incident report, which he filed only with his Delta Green handler, relates several additional details which were not in the public report. The footprints found at the scene were a jumbled mixture of bare human feet and three-toed, webbed feet, almost like a gigantic bipedal frog. Additionally the fire pit reeked of burned flesh (no tissue was preserved well enough to be positively identified). Finally, several pieces of semi-melted jewelry of an odd metallurgic composition were found in the ashes. TRIMARAN reports that he kept one of the pieces in a gun safe along with his copy of the report. The combination is set to 16-18-03</blockquote> | ||
[[Category:CR]] | [[Category:CR]] | ||
[[Category:Operation Verdant Pyramid]] | [[Category:Operation Verdant Pyramid]] |