Classic Era Cthulhu

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• Trail of Cthulhu - Occupations

• Erica Carlyle
  Sole heir to the Carlyle millions since Roger Carlyle was declared dead.
• Jackson Elias
  Jackson Elias is 38, of medium height and build, and dark-complexioned. He has a feisty, friendly air about him and, as an orphan in Stratford, Connecticut, he learned to make his own way early in life. He has no living relatives, and no permanent address. You like him, and value his friendship, even though months and sometimes years separate one meeting from the next. You’d be upset and probably crave vengeance if anything happened to your friend. The world is better for having Jackson Elias in it. [br] He speaks several languages fluently and is constantly traveling. He is social, and enjoys an occasional drink. He smokes a pipe. Elias is tough, stable, and punctual, unafraid of brawls or officials. He is mostly self-educated. His well-researched works always seem to reflect first-hand experience. He is secretive and never discusses a project until he has a final draft in hand. His writings characterize and analyze death cults. His best known book is Sons of Death, chronicling modern Thuggee cults in India. All of his books illustrate how cults manipulate the fears of their followers. A skeptic, Elias has never found proof of supernatural powers, magic or dark gods. Insanity and feelings of inadequacy characterize death cults, feeling for which they compensate by slaughtering innocents to make themselves feel empowered or chosen. Cults draw the weak-minded, though cult leaders are usually clever and manipulative. When fear of a cult stops, the cult vanishes. [br] Skulls Along the River (1910) – exposes headhunter cult along the Amazon basin. Masters of the Black Arts (1912) – surveys supposed sorcerous cults throughout history The Way of Terror (1913) – analyzes systemization of fear through cult organizations; warmly reviewed by Georges Sorel The Smoking Heart (1915) – first discusses historical Mayan cults. Second half instances present-day Central American death cults. Sons of Death (1918) – modern-day Thuggees Witch Cults of England (1920) – Summarizes covens in nine English counties; interviews practicing English witches, Rebecca West thought some of the material trivial and overworked. The Black Power (1921) – expands upon The Way of Terror; includes interviews with several anonymous cult leaders. All of these books are published by Prospero Press of New York City, and all were edited by owner/editor Jonah Kensington.
• Jonah Kensington
  Owner and chief editor for ProsperoHouse, a small New York firm. He is Jackson Elias’ publisher.
• Lieutenant Martin Poole
• Miriam Atwright
  a Harvard research librarian who in the past has aided and admired Jackson Elias’ researches. Also a friend of Hans
• Roman Harkov

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