The Tale of Nanok the Merchant

"The Tale of Nanok the Merchant" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by author Thomas V. Powers. It was published in the Gavin Chappell-edited anthology Swords Against Cthulhu II: Hyperborean Nights, by Rogue Planet Press in 2017.
==Synopsis==
Avaricious Hyperborean merchant Nanok, his trusty business partner and swordsman Tochran, and ambitious magician Uhlmhaas gather together an expedition to search for a copy of the fabled Book of Eibon, rumoured to be hidden along with a fabulous stash of treasure.
Travelling to a remote island on their quest, the party encounter and defeat a cult devoted to Great Cthulhu, the guardians of the book and its hoard of valuables. Unfortunately for them, during the confrontation the book is destroyed, and they are forced to abandon their stolen treasure on the return voyage when they are attacked by wave upon wave of aggressive fish-men.
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