Mysteries of Ireland
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"Come Fairies¸ take me out of this dull world¸
for I would ride with you upon the wind
and dance upon the mountains like a flame!"
-William Butler Yeats
From the hills the fairies whisper to lone strangers¸ "come join the dance". Watching from beneath the waves are the Merrow¸ the dwellers of the deep.Strange noises and half-heard screams ring at night from the cellars of the towns and cillages. The unwary go missing in the wilds¸ the locals say "Pooka"¸ and shake their heads.Fires are lit on the mountainsides and bones are cast into the flames; a young woman sits in a trance as ectoplasm oozes from her mouth¸ and she speaks of times-past in a voice that is not her own.
All these things and more are waiting on this Celtic Isle. This is a land of roaring seas¸ deep lakes¸ green pastures¸ barren bogs¸ and heather-topped mountains.
Mysteries of Ireland is a source book for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. It is a guide for playing games and running scenarios in 1920s Ireland.
This book contains information on life in Ireland during this period and includes Irish Myths¸ Legends and Superstitions¸ the Occult¸ and the Mythos. There is detailed information for Dublin and Belfast¸ two new investigator occupations: Tinkers and WWI Veterans¸ several new creatures¸ and three new scenarios.
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