A series of disappearances are occurring in a single area of Arkham, in and around a large house which was once home to a famous alchemist. This man displayed unnatural long life and local legend has it that he had discovered the Elixir of Life - the fabled target of alchemical research.
Recently, workmen in the house found a mysterious silver flask concealed behind oak panelling. Its contents are unknown, and both the bottle and its discoverer have now vanished.
Possibilities
1 The theory of the Elixir of Life was that it would transfer the incorruptible properties of solid gold to the body of its creator, making him immortal – in theory, once transmutation of lead into gold was achieved, this achievement was only a matter of time. However, the Elixir in the bottle is flawed. If drunk, it will slowly transform the body of the drinker into solid gold. The workman who found it has drunk it and been driven mad as he slowly transforms into a golden – and almost indestructible – monster.
2 The bottle did not hold the Elixir of Life – instead it contained a mythos being like that in The Lurker in the Attic, conjured and imprisoned by the alchemist-sorcerer hundreds of years ago. The being hates other living things and has been murdering humans around the house. Fortunately, it can be forced back into its bottle with the proper ritual.
3 The bottle indeed holds the key to immortality. If the potion inside is drunk, the drinker will be slowly transformed, one part of their anatomy at a time, into a Deep One, therefore gaining eternal life. This knowledge was a gift from the Deep Ones, in order to create hybrids without breeding with humans. The workman who drunk it is now insane and has been murdering people - and the group of Deep Ones spying on their new offspring aren’t helping either.
© James David Beard
Recently, workmen in the house found a mysterious silver flask concealed behind oak panelling. Its contents are unknown, and both the bottle and its discoverer have now vanished.
Possibilities
1 The theory of the Elixir of Life was that it would transfer the incorruptible properties of solid gold to the body of its creator, making him immortal – in theory, once transmutation of lead into gold was achieved, this achievement was only a matter of time. However, the Elixir in the bottle is flawed. If drunk, it will slowly transform the body of the drinker into solid gold. The workman who found it has drunk it and been driven mad as he slowly transforms into a golden – and almost indestructible – monster.
2 The bottle did not hold the Elixir of Life – instead it contained a mythos being like that in The Lurker in the Attic, conjured and imprisoned by the alchemist-sorcerer hundreds of years ago. The being hates other living things and has been murdering humans around the house. Fortunately, it can be forced back into its bottle with the proper ritual.
© James David Beard
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