I thought it was all a freak occurrence, maybe something I ate or something I read.
Then the weird dreams continued . . .
Justin, Percy and I found ourselves wandering the docks of mysterious city. We had no idea where we were going. Our only clue was what has to be a far-off location, a single word: Kadath.
We questioned several sailors, but most of them ignored us, until a slanty-eyed gentleman waved us over.
"You seek passage?" he asked, watching us with both eyes, simultaneously.
"We're looking for a place called Kadath," I answered.
Nodding, his face never lost the toothy grin. "I'l take you where you need to go."
He took us aboard his ship and we sailed for many days. Looking out over the water, I could've sworn the ship was floating atop the clouds. As night fell on the third day, we dozed in a corner of one of the cabins.
We awoke, still a night, but in a deserted train yard, with no water in sight.
"I thought he was taking us to Kadath," Justin said as we inspected our surroundings.
From above, a familiar voice crackled in the breeze. "I said I would take you where you Need to go, and you now are."
Following the markings on the ground, we searched for any life in the area. Unfortunately, we learned the railway wasn't quite as deserted as we thought.
From the darkness, several figures emerged into the moon-lit circle. They wore robes, but their faces ended in long white tentacles. As the moon fully escaped the clouds, they fell to all fours and howled into the wind before turning and stalking toward us.
Percy shot one, but this only seemed to anger the rest.
Suddenly, two of them leaped and before I could flinch, they were upon me, growling through hidden mouths, tentacles around my throat. I choked and fought to free myself.
As my vision began to fade, I heard a gunshot, and the two released me, vanishing into the fog. Percy raced forward to keep them from returning while Justin checked to make sure I was okay.
My senses returning, they helped me back to my feet.
"You okay?" Justin asked.
Touching my fingers to my still-bruised neck, I nodded. "Yeah, what were those thing?"
Percy shrugged. "Beats me. Hope that's the worst we see."
Funny he should say that because, moments later, we heard what we thought were wings flapping above. Spinning to face the sound, we backed away as two creatures that looked like face-less men with leathery wings and long nails, dropped from the sky before us.
"The Thing in the Moonlight" is one of several story HP Lovecraft wrote for his Dreamlands settings, and the creature that attacked my group were prominent in that tale. As for the two winged creatures at the end, well, you'll have to see for yourself.
Deadly Dreams, the first supplement to Lovecraft's Revenge is coming soon from Two Hour Wargames. Keep an eye out at
www.twohourwargames.com
And also keep an eye focused above, for that howling you hear may be something much worse than a wolf!
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