#still undecided on an exact time period but it's somewhere around late 1800s early 1900s per a doodle my bf did of my au < 3

[highmagician]

been hyperfixated on Cthulhu media and accidentally created an entire au/story about it

Dr. Arthur James Kirkland is a professor of archaeology who is assigned to help excavate a recently discovered cave with strange artifacts strewn about, but most notably an old yet entirely intact book. It's written in an unknown language, resulting in a globe spanning investigation to discover an origin and translation. after a few months of studying the book, though, he slowly becomes consumed by it. it speaks to him, showing him strange visions and eventually granting him the secrets locked in it, translating the text before his eyes. slowly, he loses track of reality and slips into the madness that radiates from the dark grimoire, almost fully consuming him.

I based it mostly off of the ttrpg mechanic-wise while using the mythos as a backdrop for everything else. currently, the other investigators are surface-level ocs who have their own place in the story alongside him.

idk I just think it's neat and I need somewhere to put my shit so here-