“Would you care to make a donation? All are welcome at our Temple.”
A group of Oriental monks is chanting, singing, and politely accosting passers-by. They have shaven heads and wear brightly coloured loose robes and yellow headbands. The monks are collecting donations for their “church”, The Second Wave of Serenity. The only English-speaking monk explains that they are Buddhists who seek the ultimate serenity of Nirvana.
Anyone who places money in the bronze collection plate receives a blessing. They will also notice that the monk holding the collection plate has a deformity. He has web-like ridges of skin growing between his fingers!
Possibilities
1 The brass necklace worn by each monk is a circle containing the Chinese ideogram for “bloated woman”. The monks are seducing occult-minded Westerners to the worship of the Bloated Woman (Chinese Nyarlathotep) and hence Cthulhu. The blessing psychically “marks” the recipient, allowing the cultists to recognise a potential recruit.
“The Second Wave” refers to the second coming of the goddess and her peers. According to the monks and their prophecies the second coming is imminent, and believers will see her in visions or dreams. The marked unfortunate will be the subject of both dream sendings and terrestrial recruitment visits from the monks.
The monks collect in their current location as it is close to the offices of Aryan Chemicals. This is a petrochemical conglomerate that is researching the potential of pitchblende derivatives as a fuel source. The value of their stock is rising, fuelled by speculation that they are close to a major breakthrough. The high priest of the Order of The Bloated Woman plans to ensnare a few susceptible employees to assist with the second coming.
2 The Second Wave of Serenity is an innocent Buddhist sect. It is in the process of being infiltrated by Bloated Woman cultists who hope to use the sect as a cover for their own plans. The Buddhists have fled war-torn China to set up temples in a few Western cities. The Order of The Bloated Woman is making good use of this unfortunate circumstance to spread its tentacles.
The Mythos cultists initially play dumb in response to probing questions. Anyone who appears liable to expose them receives a visit at home from a group of staring-eyed hairless monks. They collect arms not alms!
3 The Second Wave of Serenity is a Tibetan cult dedicated to eradication of Mythos influence so that Man may achieve his rightful place on the sacred wheel. The collector is a Chinese male who has (so far) successfully resisted his transformation with the help of the Llama who leads the Second Wave.
The “blessing” detects and marks those tainted by the Mythos (spell users, those who have delved deeply, i.e. player characters). Anyone who fits that category will occasionally notice Oriental monks collecting on a nearby street corner. The monks will choose an appropriate time and location to capture, interrogate, and possibly kill these Mythos worshipping degenerates.
© Peter Devlin
A group of Oriental monks is chanting, singing, and politely accosting passers-by. They have shaven heads and wear brightly coloured loose robes and yellow headbands. The monks are collecting donations for their “church”, The Second Wave of Serenity. The only English-speaking monk explains that they are Buddhists who seek the ultimate serenity of Nirvana.
Anyone who places money in the bronze collection plate receives a blessing. They will also notice that the monk holding the collection plate has a deformity. He has web-like ridges of skin growing between his fingers!
Possibilities
1 The brass necklace worn by each monk is a circle containing the Chinese ideogram for “bloated woman”. The monks are seducing occult-minded Westerners to the worship of the Bloated Woman (Chinese Nyarlathotep) and hence Cthulhu. The blessing psychically “marks” the recipient, allowing the cultists to recognise a potential recruit.
“The Second Wave” refers to the second coming of the goddess and her peers. According to the monks and their prophecies the second coming is imminent, and believers will see her in visions or dreams. The marked unfortunate will be the subject of both dream sendings and terrestrial recruitment visits from the monks.
The monks collect in their current location as it is close to the offices of Aryan Chemicals. This is a petrochemical conglomerate that is researching the potential of pitchblende derivatives as a fuel source. The value of their stock is rising, fuelled by speculation that they are close to a major breakthrough. The high priest of the Order of The Bloated Woman plans to ensnare a few susceptible employees to assist with the second coming.
2 The Second Wave of Serenity is an innocent Buddhist sect. It is in the process of being infiltrated by Bloated Woman cultists who hope to use the sect as a cover for their own plans. The Buddhists have fled war-torn China to set up temples in a few Western cities. The Order of The Bloated Woman is making good use of this unfortunate circumstance to spread its tentacles.
The Mythos cultists initially play dumb in response to probing questions. Anyone who appears liable to expose them receives a visit at home from a group of staring-eyed hairless monks. They collect arms not alms!
3 The Second Wave of Serenity is a Tibetan cult dedicated to eradication of Mythos influence so that Man may achieve his rightful place on the sacred wheel. The collector is a Chinese male who has (so far) successfully resisted his transformation with the help of the Llama who leads the Second Wave.
The “blessing” detects and marks those tainted by the Mythos (spell users, those who have delved deeply, i.e. player characters). Anyone who fits that category will occasionally notice Oriental monks collecting on a nearby street corner. The monks will choose an appropriate time and location to capture, interrogate, and possibly kill these Mythos worshipping degenerates.
© Peter Devlin
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