Miskatonic Expedition
Lamia
Lamia

Lamia

Concepts & Phenomena

Lamia

Lamia — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1919-I88/1831.

Overview

Miskatonic seal ME-1919-I88/1831 binds this packet; duplicate citations must use slug `lamia`.

Lamia enters the archive under protest from reason and with sponsorship from repeated evidence.

We would delete Lamia if deletion worked; instead we classify, cross-link, and warn.

New England incidents teach a rhythm: polite towns, old families, water or hills that smell wrong, then a paper trail ending in sanitariums. Lamia may or may not follow that rhythm — check dates before you blame Cthulhu for a Vermont landslide.

Cross-reference before fieldwork; cite slug in all reports; do not bring back souvenirs that pulse.

Description

Sound, when recorded, has been described as wet leather, glass harmonics, or bees inside a skull; analysts note infrasound may explain some, not all.

The thing called Lamia left no consistent footprint; it left expectations broken in the nervous system.

The thing called Lamia left no consistent footprint; it left expectations broken in the nervous system.

Historical Record

A 1931 Miskatonic committee voted to suppress photography; the vote is on file, the plates are not.

A 1931 Miskatonic committee voted to suppress photography; the vote is on file, the plates are not.

European parallels appear in Smith and Howard overlaps; do not merge pantheons without reading both authors in full.

Field Observations

Do not engage alone; two witnesses minimum, three preferred if the name was spoken aloud.

Do not engage alone; two witnesses minimum, three preferred if the name was spoken aloud.

The Library holds primary text; this dossier holds orientation — never the reverse.

Archive Notes

Protocol slug `lamia`. Cross-reference before fieldwork; cite slug in all reports; do not bring back souvenirs that pulse.

Cosmic HierarchyCPT-3328
Cosmic placement of Lamia relative to indexed powers and servitors.

Citation: Miskatonic Expedition Archive. Record CPT-3328. Access subject to institutional review.