Death of the Outsider books
Page 4 of 5Regarding the Duke's Portrait
Written noteLook, Cyrus, I don't know what to say. I won't apologize for your own high expectations. I've had the picture authenticated by at least three discreet experts.…
Release Thy Golden Locks, Gloriana
AudiographRelease thy golden locks, Gloriana Let the warm summer breeze hold sway Lie with me in bright sun, silken tresses undone Reap laurels of youth while ye may
Reminder from Peña
Written noteGuards, Don’t summon Director Michaels over the PA system without an authorization code. You know she’s a stickler for proper protocol. If you can’t remember…
Restless night
Written noteI thought I’d sleep easy knowing Daud was safe. I don’t know why I’m still so foolish. I can’t catch a break for a moment, not even when I sleep. I should know…
Rosewyn's Prophecies
Book19 Earth Five red strings pulled taut over some unknown instrument. My sisters could not make sense of it. Perhaps it will reveal itself again. 3 Harvest More…
Roving Vice-Overseer's Mission Notes
Written note[Last entry] Sister Rosewyn directs us to destroy the witches’ books and papers. Her wisdom is beyond question and yet… I’ve glimpsed such wonders in their…
Run on Michaels Bank as Famed Vault Destroyed
Written noteChaos at Michaels Bank today, as an intruder bypassed an imposing set of security precautions to collapse the elevator vault of “Karnaca’s premiere valuables…
Sanguine Infusions Discontinued
Written noteAttention, all members! Due to safety concerns, Sanguine Infusions are unavailable until further notice. Reservations will be held and honored should we resume…
Sanitation Key Request Letter
Written noteTo: Rubia Campos Rubia, Maintenance needs two new keys for the sanitation area right away. Garca went missing with their only key a few days back, and now the…
SAVE US!
Written notePlease! I don’t want to die like this! Kill Brozenar! Free us from this pit! Hurry!
See You at the Spector Club
Written noteExclusive Event * Tonight Only Dramatic Oration by Ludavicia in the Main Salon Gristol Cider * Orbon Rum Coolers * Serkonan Rare Vintage Wines *Private…
Seeking Information
Written noteCRISTOFER JEORGE offers a GENEROUS REWARD for information about the SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF ELEUTERIO CIENFUEGOS. Visit his personal office with your tips.…
Selected Sayings of the Overseer
Book“Let not the eyes linger upon pretty things. Better to pluck them out than to rest them long on temptations.” Sayings of the Overseers, 114 “One heretical…
Shan Yun Murdered
Written noteTears and shock tonight as news of famed opera singer Shan Yun’s death spreads through the Isles. A charismatic performer, Yun was known for heartrending…
Shan Yun's Diary
Written note[Last Entry] I must remember to change the aria that unlocks my safe. Perhaps I’ll grab Gloriana's card from the gallery, and calibrate the safe to it...? Bah!…
Shan Yun's Working Notes
Written noteI am stagnating. Every song I write bores me. I need inspiration! There are untapped depths within me, songs that make Gloriana sound like raven’s squawks. Of…
Silver Rush at Shindaerey Peak!
Written note“Silver fever” swept through Karnaca this week, as would-be prospectors hoisted a shovel and left to strike it rich at Shindaerey Peak. The recent discovery of…
Slain Journalist Accuses Jacobi of Murder!
Written noteTragedy leads to shocking allegations of murder as the Gazette’s own Cristofer Jeorge accuses Ivan Jacobi from beyond the grave. Jeorge instructed Michaels…
Smugglers Sighting
Written noteBrothers, By order of the Roving Vice Overseer, patrols for Cyria Gardens will be doubled until further notice. Sacrilegious smugglers disregard our quarantine…
Sokolov Establishes Studio in Tyvia
Written noteRenowned natural philosopher and painter Anton Sokolov returned to Tyvia this week, after years of retirement in Karnaca. Sokolov, whose inventions and…
SOMEONE CALL THE GRAND GUARD
Written noteHelp! Locked in the taxidermy shop, in a storage basement. She's going to kill me!
Speculations on the Afterlife
Written note[Excerpt from Speculations on the Void by Honoria Cassello] If all spirits vanish into the Void upon their demise, why then are the “wandering ones” from folk…
Statement on Mr. Yun's Well-being
Written noteA vocal injury forces the celebrated Shan Yun to seek treatment at the Samaran Waters Spa in Tyvia. All concerts are canceled until further notice. -Jane Jung…
Stealing the Bonecharm Reward
Written noteI poked around and found that big reward bonecharm stashed upstairs in a workshop. Stealing it is your problem. But take my advice: if you can’t handle the…
Stop Cleaning with Krust-Shell Powder!
Written noteMartina, For the last time, stop using that krust-shell disinfectant! It scratches the equipment and rubs off onto the clients. Lady Cottington got weeping…
Stopping Off at the Spector Club
Written noteEfrain, I’m going to the Spector Club for a quick drink. It’s that place the dock worker mentioned last week when I replaced the damaged teeth in his broken…
Supervisor's Note
Written noteAdrastos, The front gate code is ? ? ? . I can’t stay here a minute longer. For a while it was just the little flashes of light, like cracks in a windowpane,…
Terrible Beasts Can Sing
AudiographAh… There they are. The terrible beasts. The leviathans of legend. Even our oldest writings detail sightings of these creatures in the Void. Their affinity for…
Terrible dreams
Written noteThese are the strongest they’ve ever been. Feels like I’m really dying, each time. I’ll be in some alley in Karnaca, the sleeve of my coat soaked to the…
Thanks for the skiff
Written noteHere’s your skiff back, safe and sound at the waterlock, just like I promised. Ruiz got his fancy fish eggs to the lords, so we made good coin this run. You’ll…
The Ancient Music
Book[Excerpt from a longer work] Throughout the natural world there are ripples that we can barely perceive with our senses, an Ancient Music permeating everything…
The Boreal Songbird Soars at Ducal Gala
Written noteIn an unparalleled evening of song and dance to honor His Grace Duke Abele, one performer soared above the rest. Shan Yun, The Boreal Songbird, dazzled the…
The Child Empress
Book[Excerpt from a Historical Series] There was a definitive moment when people stopped calling Emily Kaldwin “the Child Empress.” It came after an ambush by the…
The Corroded Mind, by Álvaro Cardoza
BookEffects of the Outsider’s Influence The anatomical evidence clearly demonstrates that the mind itself deteriorates under the Outsider’s influence. This…
The dream again
Written noteIt was the Grand Guard. I know it this time. A fight I couldn’t handle. A misstep, a mistake. An eye cut open and a sword arm lying in the street. Me, not even…
The Essence of Eternal, by Polina Roszakova
Book[Excerpt from a treatise on the Void] It is impossible to study the Outsider without also examining that desolate place which so exalts him. But it is a grave…
The Eyeless Got Potential
BookAnyone who’s spent time on the water knows what these are. Lucky charms, scrimshaw, witchcraft if you want. Whatever you call them, these fancy bits of bone…
The Heart of the Abyss
Written note[Excerpt from a work of theatre, banned by the Abbey on heretical grounds.] THE STRANGER (smirking insidiously) My dear Corvid. I’ve been watching you for a…
The Knife of Dunwall
Book[Excerpt from a Penny Novel] Chapter 3 Daud stared at the blade. The plan had gone perfectly, even better than he could have hoped. In fact, the whole thing…
The Lonely Rat Boy
PaintingThe Lonely Rat Boy and Other Tales [1]
BookIt was the year the rat plague sank its bloody teeth into Dunwall and tore out all its mercies. The year the people who live submerged within the shadows of…
The Lonely Rat Boy and Other Tales [2]
BookHe had walked for hours, limping unsteadily, crossing the city as he avoided those who prowled the streets at night. He had found himself in an unknown part of…
The Lonely Rat Boy and Other Tales [3]
BookHe had never learned love, only fear. Love was a phantom; a press of a gentle hand against his cheek that had long since lost its warmth. But his wounds were…
The Lonely Rat Boy and Other Tales [4]
BookBlood wept from the wound in his palm. Soon, blood welled in his eyes and rolled down his face in long, staining tears. His white rat lay curled in his marked…
The Outsider in Conditional Dreams
PaintingThe Shindaerey Gift, A study, By Emora Clipswitch
BookOn the Effect of the Winds on the Karnacan Landmass and Resulting Economic Positions Whale oil. Liquid power! How astonishing that within those beasts, inside…