Monday 8th / Tuesday 9th May 1854 - Days 6 & 7

Mythical London Shared Universe.

A lot has happened in the last two months and I have a lot to catch up on. Remind me not to have months like this again any time soon.

Dramatis personae:
Kerryn - [Leece] - Adventurer who has lived among the Inuit.
Augustus Abelgoff - [Rob] - Antiquarian, surveyor and amateur mountaineer with experience in Scandinavia.
Sam (Samantha) Drydale - [Elaine] - Hunter and explorer with arctic experience.
Chris Heyerdahl - [Richard] - Hunter and prospector with arctic experience.
Aseir - [Gary] - A young noble of the Winged Folk (a GURPS Fantasy race) with temperature tolerance and great ambition.

The party had two rest days. The naval druids wanted to monitor Sam who was scratched during the fight with the Viking skeletons.
People did various things, talking to specialists, taking out a dory and dragging the possible viking Drakar wrecks in the anchorage, finding burnt timber for their efforts, attempting unsuccessfully to trap something that was travelling under the snow. Nothing serious happened, some information was gained and Sam did not have any unfortunate side effects.

Wednesday 10th May 1854 - Day 8

Early discussions with the Royal Marine sergeant suggested the party try a different route given that someone had tried setting a trap along their return route on day 5 so they selected to follow the old viking track and strike Southeast towards the presumed site of the beacon. Entering the city at point A they discovered a 30' deep pit surrounded by dry-stone walls and a couple of possible huts. Heading onward they pushed in a little over two miles encountering small annoyances but no serious opposition. All of a sudden there was yelling from one of the marines. Wrapped tightly around him was a misty insubstantial form. The marine was slapping at himself with his cutlass and chaos ensued as the party tried to work out how best to assist him. In the end the wraith slipped back into the ground leaving the party to search for shelter with two unconscious members. A short way ahead a building was found and the party rested up and tried to revive their unconscious friends. After a while they revived and the party set out again. Their dead reckoning suggested that they were just over a mile from their destination so they pressed onward but within half a mile they were fighting off another wraith. Again the party struggled to find effective ways to attack the apparition and again it was driven off. I can't be sure but I think they lost one of the marines. At this point the party elected to backtrack and return to camp. No further trouble was encountered.

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