Miskatonic Expedition

Category

Artifacts & Objects

Objects that persist when belief fails and science offers no shelter - idols seized in cult raids, stones that summon what should not be seen, and curiosities that outlast every owner foolish enough to keep them.

15 records indexed

Arkham Lekythos — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Arkham Lekythos — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Arkham Lekythos — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

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active

Arkham Lekythos

Arkham Lekythos — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1928-P33/9663.

Brain Cylinder — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Brain Cylinder — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Brain Cylinder — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

ART-004

active

Brain Cylinder

Mi-Go Preservation Apparatus

Metal cylinders wherein the Mi-Go preserve living brains removed from bodies - transporting consciousness to Yuggoth and beyond while the organ remains viable, aware, and capable of speech.

Elder Sign — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Elder Sign — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Elder Sign — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

ART-003

active

Elder Sign

Ward of the Old Ones

A symbol of five branches and central eye - carved in stone, drawn in pigment, or worn as amulet - that repels servitors of the mythos when made correctly and dooms the maker when made from ignorance.

Elder Sign Amulet — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Elder Sign Amulet — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Elder Sign Amulet — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

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active

Elder Sign Amulet

Elder Sign Amulet — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1926-B16/8476.

Gate Stone of Ward — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Gate Stone of Ward — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Gate Stone of Ward — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

ART-005

unknown

Gate Stone of Ward

Threshold of Yog-Sothoth

The carved stone through which Charles Dexter Ward and Joseph Curwen sought to bring Yog-Sothoth across the threshold - destroyed by Dr. Willett in the Pawtuxet vault yet remembered in formulae that outlive any single rock.

Jewel of Abbadon — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Jewel of Abbadon — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Jewel of Abbadon — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

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Jewel of Abbadon

Jewel of Abbadon — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1927-O39/4539.

Mirror of Gal — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Mirror of Gal — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Mirror of Gal — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

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active

Mirror of Gal

Mirror of Gal — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1935-S79/3923.

Onyx Castle of the Great Ones — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Onyx Castle of the Great Ones — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Onyx Castle of the Great Ones — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

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active

Onyx Castle of the Great Ones

Onyx Castle of the Great Ones — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1932-T87/4256.

Powder of Ibn Ghazi — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Powder of Ibn Ghazi — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Powder of Ibn Ghazi — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

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active

Powder of Ibn Ghazi

Powder of Ibn Ghazi — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1926-T57/4226.

Scimitar of Barzai — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Scimitar of Barzai — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Scimitar of Barzai — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

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active

Scimitar of Barzai

Scimitar of Barzai — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1921-K30/3026.

Shining Trapezohedron — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Shining Trapezohedron — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Shining Trapezohedron — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

ART-001

fragmentary

Shining Trapezohedron

Window of the Haunter

A faceted stone that shines with inner light and serves as a beacon for the Haunter of the Dark - worshipped by the Church of Starry Wisdom, sought by Blake, and relocated by hands that should not have touched it.

Silver Key — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Silver Key — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Silver Key — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

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active

Silver Key

Silver Key — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1930-B57/5722.

The Yellow Sign — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
The Yellow Sign — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

The Yellow Sign — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

ART-201

active

The Yellow Sign

Glyph of the King

A sigil whose form is disputed — traced on walls, worn as a pin, dreamed on palms — and whose appearance precedes madness in Chambersian and later mythos accounts.

Wilcox Bas-Relief — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Wilcox Bas-Relief — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Wilcox Bas-Relief — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

ART-002

fragmentary

Wilcox Bas-Relief

Sculpture of the 1925 Dream

Henry Wilcox's clay bas-relief of Cthulhu - modelled in February 1925 before the sculptor knew the name, corroborating the Pacific emergence and proving the dream-sendings have material consequence.

Wilcox Sculpture — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier
Wilcox Sculpture — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

Wilcox Sculpture — Miskatonic Expedition archive dossier

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active

Wilcox Sculpture

Wilcox Sculpture — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1919-W20/5489.