MH/Log - Session 2 Supplemental

;A standard background check on the source
:Liz Philips hasn't been in the news in the time since you worked with her. More information isn't going to be available overnight.
;A standard background check on on the dead ritualist she mentioned.
:John Walker was a pretty normal mid-level bank official, laid off in 2010 when his bank went belly up. He had a history of drunk driving, but he plead down a charge 7 years ago and has been clean since. His credit score was in the tank when he died.
:Per an article in Children of Artemis monthly, he was also the hereditary guardian of the Dullahan Dúnmharú Dearg, the Red Reaver lord of Unseelie Sidhe (of County Caran). Once every three years, he had to sacrifice whiskey to keep the Dunmharu Dearg contained. He last did that 2 years ago; his son will not be old enough to perform the ritual for another 6 years.
:You guys also find out about the death of Charles McEuen, a minor Crusader who had contacted Help Me! shortly after its founding (Help Me! was not able to help him at the time). He was living in Joplin, Missouri and instrumental in holding down the poltergeist Mad Maxwell prior to his murder 16 days ago.
;A look at symbolism and mythology references that might match the dreams that have been described to us.
:Well, nothing comes up in connection with Wyoming, but given that Walker lived in Omaha, Nebraska and McEuen lived in Missouri, there may be a reason for that. Looking at the data so far, David suspects that the murders are occurring on the quarter moons. In theory, that leaves you about 6 months to solve the murders; alternately, you have less than 2 weeks before the next death. David also thinks that the rate of murders may increase: whoever is doing this may get stronger and more ambitious, and may try to kill several ritualists in one night.
:It's also fairly apparent that whoever is performing the murders is trying to free something, but there's something strange about it. The chained beast may not be one single threat, but there's something weirder and deeper going on here.