Investigation Notes

## Transmission

* **Source**: 87.81Hz coming from a van with radio equipment and possibly from cranes. (Van has temporarily been dealt with)
* **Target**: Radios, hearing aids, etc.
* **Driver**: Unknown male Fetch.
	+ Old bald man, looked like a stitched-up zombie.
	+ Fetch was made of hay, cloth straps, teeth (molars) and a short twig.
	+ Told us to destroy the recording with his dying breath.
* **Time of transmittance**: Midnight to 1 am, only when it rains.
* **Locations**: Along the Thames. Isle of Dogs.
* **Effects**: Compels (old) people to climb down the nearest manhole or drain into the sewers and to follow the rain.
* **Additional**:
	+ NOW Magazine had something about a 79 year old that escaped twice saying "an Angel told me to."
	+ Van had maps for the Isle of Dogs, two of Tower Hills and one for Royal Victualling Yard (no longer exists) in Deptford.
	+ Stopped an old man shouting 'Robbie' into the sewers before.

**Message 1**:

Taken from book: Mother Goose (1912)

Alice recognises the girl's voice from somewhere, maybe Ireland, maybe Faerie. Unsure.

*"It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring,*

*He bumped his head on the back of the bed,*

*And couldn't get up in the morning."*

**Message 2**:

Using Alice's voice. Masked by message 1.

*"Proceed outside right away, make no sound and do not delay.*

*Find the nearest manhole or drain, crawl inside and follow the rain."*

## Sewers

Winter's stomping grounds. [1]

Group of people (probably Winter Courtiers) roaming around (potentially) rescuing the old people who go down.

* Horns, Wings, Fur, Stinky, Three Eyes, Blue, Many Legs, Long Hair. (According to the rat.)
	+ *THEORY ALICE: Probably not eight people, but multiple characteristics belonging to fewer people.*
		- *Horns and Wings? Stinky fur? Three blue eyes? Many legs and long hair?*
	+ *THEORY ANCA: Heket could be the stinky one or the zombie; many legs could be the spider contact.*
	+ *THEORY ANCA: They killed the Gingerbread man (maybe the lady in the painting died then?)*

Rat with camera was promised food in exchange for carrying it around.

* Camera footage was edited(?) somehow, not a single long cut.
* Starts with someone going down a narrow manhole.
* Then lots of graffiti.
* Two faces on the walls, possible cameras looking like some wall-head structures.
* Rat goes through leaky pipes.
* A lot of bones and skulls.
* String of weird symbols in order:
	+ [Unknown], Jesus with Thorn Crown (Autumn?), Snowflake with Skull (Winter?), piece of a map?, Mirror, Snowflake, Jesus, Sword and Sun, Sword and Sun tilted, Horse, Music Note, Crown. [2]
	+ *THEORY ANCA: Symbols that appear are apparently (as Autumnus said) the symbols of the Silent Knight(s?), except of the Jesus one.*

Strange symbols on the walls. [3]

Boat on the outside with raincoats, lamps and a walker.

* Door next to boat had a new lock on it.
* Doors/Gates are made of *Cold Iron*.

Large hall with stuff in it.

* Theo had a vision about this area.
* Found three collapsible Stretchers (RAF), Wheelchairs (BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST), Crate of Oxygen Masks, Clothes (Adult), Slippers with the initials RLH, a Small Birdcage.

Painting of the dead lady (someone was thanking her for sacrifice on the note)

* She got very defensive when Anca asked about the deaths in the sewers.
* She said that she won’t break her oaths and won’t risk anything involving “the great work” (they are trying to achieve something)
* Quotes she’s said: “I’m glad he’s back now.”, “It was worth it. Everyone can be safe now.”
	+ *THEORY ANCA: She died for this cause, it seems.*
* Mentioned Anca is an ally even is she doesn’t know it yet and that Pip and all of them are grateful
* Warned her not to speak of their chat or else her friends will suspect her and her suffering will be in vain

Radio Room

* Prepared by Winter,
* Radio in the centre.
* Message left by Pip.
* Zombie on the outside?

Various

* Wreath found near painting.
* Withered hedge vines and thorns (which Cait broke down for good).
* A tunnel contained a deceased gingerbread golem with three black runic arrows sticking out the head (cause of death).
* Reached a staircase leading up to Aldgate station
	+ *THEORY CAITLYN: Location where the rats were fed.*
* An old woman they encountered was from the Silk Court Care Home.
* According to sewer rat, codename: ratzilla, the horned sewer infiltrator pushed a man in a wheelchair into the sewers. (Theo)

## Courts

### Summer

* Grizzletooth
	+ He is a crocodile. (Theo)
	+ When Grizzletooth was off raiding in the Hedge with other Summer Courtiers, Winter took offense to his methods and exiled him. (Cait)
		- He apparently hurt a True Fae really badly (or killed it? Unsure what Papi said back then) (Anca)
		- Grizzletooth was extremely upset and people got scared. (Anca)
* A lot of Summer left for Winter when Grizzletooth was exiled. (Cait)
	+ Also Spring, as their DJ is ex-Summer. (Anca)
* When supplying the motley one of her own televisions, the van it was arriving in was intercepted and the TV stolen.
	+ She blamed Winter, but no real confirmation. (Cait)
* Papi told the twins that the gingerbread Golems would come after them now they'd joined. (Cait)
* *THEORY ALICE: Article in NOW Magazine: "Giant Crocodile in Birmingham Sewers" <-- Is that Grizzletooth???*

### Winter

* The Knight of Utmost Silence
	+ Was the one who banished Grizzletooth. (Anca)
	+ When Grizzletooth was banished in the Hedge (?) the Knight of Utmost Silence got lost in Arcadia. (Anca)
	+ *THEORY ALICE: The Knight of Utmost Silence: Has gone missing in '91.*
* Representative Heket Magna
	+ Looks like it's falling apart, almost like she's a pale zombie, with white hair and wings. (Cait)
	+ There are two representatives of Winter: Heket Magna and one who's gone missing (Papi)
* Winter has been offering Angelika support in the form of text messages. (Alice)
* Warned about the importance of the safety of her friends just before she was forced to lie about it being Alice's voice. (Alice)

### Autumn

* Run by Lady Autumnus, the Ashen Queen.
* They showed interest in the recording we heard on the radio.
* Sent us to 'feed' the Lamasu, which went wrong due to a lack of proper warnings.
* They did not recognise Alice's voice despite her being there as Alice. (Alice)
* Someone from Autumn was responsible for the small ice bergs that crashed Spring's boat.
	+ Those responsible have been punished for acting out of order.
	+ THEORY ALICE: Was it really without permission though? What if they just said this to placate us.

### Spring

* Run by "Fresh Prince Freddie".
	+ Bit of a strange bloke, big partier, good with crowds.
	+ Happened to get a raging boner Evangeline had to procure medicine for.
	+ Organised the party boat where we first met Spring formally.
* Bunni
	+ Helped Drive Alice and Evangeline home with the kittens.
	+ Asked for help to fix Masks for Daft Punk.
	+ Provided the Motley with a list of jobs.
* Daft Punk's gear was stolen.
* Boat was attacked by Autumn using ice.

## Locations

### Isle of Dogs

* Van with the radio equipment was found above ground.
* Sewers has a grey stone wall with sandbags stacked in front of it.
	+ Wall has a Lion and Unicorn Royal relief with the words Dieu et mon droit on it. (God and my Right)
	+ When touched by Caitlyn touched the wall using her magic, a symbol was pressed into her skin.
	+ Urns with runes down the sides behind the wall. (Theo)
	+ Whatever's inside is not involved with the deaths. (Anca)

### Darkling Market

* Doctor Jack (true name Rodrick), is a member of Summer and will offer medical aid/goblin fruit on Tuesdays and Fridays, or otherwise in Hollows.
* Doctor Jack's assistant (Shifter) went missing, but he supplied the key to their apartment.

### Shifter's Apartment

* Key: Nr 17.
* **Address**: Stockwell Gardens 17a, Little Portugal, London.
* A few boxes containing clothes, kitchenware, etc, nothing interesting.
* Two hidden compartments: one contained a theory board, the other contained a shrine.
* Theory board (SEE RESOURCES)
* Shrine (SEE RESOURCES)
* A photograph of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, which were built by King Ramses II with Ryalto's name on it.

## People

### Shifter

* Looked genuinely afraid of Alice after meeting them and disappeared shortly after.
* He gave out expensive recipes that didn't technically belong to him.
	+ *THEORY ALICE: Probably just trying to get rid of us as quickly as possible.*
* Papi was angry the assistant didn't finish hedgespinning her replacement leg before going missing. (Cait)
* Papi theorises the assistant was intending to join Winter. (Cait)

### Winter Contact

* Named Ford (Angie)
* Not outright said he's a member of Winter, but refers to them as a "mutual friend" (Angie)
* Confessed to being the one that snuck into the Hollow (under pretences of looking for Winter candidates) (Angie)
* *THEORY ANGIE: Presumably the spider shown on the evidence-board, has some connections to what's going on?*
* *THEORY ANGIE: Might be the many-legged person mentioned by the rat?*

## Other

### Market Tickets

**Caitlyn's Ticket**

*For longer than your fancy thinks,*

*In a dim corner of the room,*

*An impatiently waiting Pharaoh,*

*is longing for you in his tomb.*

*Your Lucky Numbers: 2, 8, 9, 42, 50*

**Theodore's Ticket**

*Summer’s heat can swelter and melt,*

*As anger may summer and weld.*

*Some summer heat can burn as long*

*But this summer can impel war’s song.*

*Your Lucky Numbers: 1, 9, 33, 52, 100*

## Gingerbread Golems

* It all started when Hansel and Gretel thwarted their fae master and became famous members of the Summer Court. (Cait)
* Every fifteen years Golems are sent to hunt for the duo, one on the first year, two after the next fifteen years, three, four, until this year when there's fifteen gingerbread Golems. (Cait)
* One was found in the sewers with three arrows through the skull (presumed to come from Winter - The Silent Arrow?) (Cait)
* Papi has send the arrows to 'Fleetfingers' to examine. (Cait)
* The golem is made out of a child's skeleton covered in gingerbread dough, cannon arms, and inside the skull is a tablet with Hebrew script.

החוק הראשון. לפי רצונו של האופה אני קיים חוק ב '. לפי רצון האופה אני שומע חוק III. על פי רצונו של האופה אני מציית חוק ד. על פי רצון האופה אני רואה החוק V. זה לפי רצון האופה שאעבור חוק ו. אני לא רואה את זה לפי רצון האופה חוק ז. על פי רצון האופה אני עומד חוק ז. על פי רצון האופה אני מדבר חוק ח. על פי רצון האופה אני זוכר חוק IX. על פי רצון האופה אני משתף חוק X. על פי רצונו של האופה אני אהרוג זכור. שמע את קולו של האופה והתעורר. זכור. ציית לחוקים. זכור. חזרו עם הנזל וגרטל. חזור. תפנה דרך למשמר המלך! חזור. בוא בשקט או שיהיו צרות.

* [untranslatable]
* Law I. It is by the Baker’s will that I [existence]
* Law II. It is by the Baker’s will that I hear
* Law III. It is by the Baker’s will that I obey
* Law IV. It is by the Baker’s will that I see
* Law V. It is by the Baker’s will that I [moving]
* Law VI. It is by the Baker’s will that I am unseen
* Law VII. It is by the Baker’s will that I endure
* Law VII. It is by the Baker’s will that I speak
* Law VIII. It is by the Baker’s will that I remember
* Law IX. It is by the Baker’s will that I [share/commune]
* Law X. It is by the Baker’s will that I [taking of life]
* Remember. Hear the Baker’s voice and [awaken].
* Remember. Obey the Laws.
* Remember. Return with [Haansaal]? and [Graataal]?.
* Repeat. Make way for the King’s Guard!
* Repeat. Come quietly or there will be [mishaps].

## Dreams

### Alice

1. The Hollow is covered in a layer of snow. There are six dancing spiders with top hats on top of a little stage made out of popsicle sticks and matchsticks, and on the side sits a sad Alicepider who cannot dance with the rest because she is missing a leg. Alice carefully breaks off a bit of wood and makes a little cane for Alicepider to use so she can dance with the rest.
2. The Hollow is covered in a layer of snow. Alice stands in front of the Library as she sees a sleigh going through the air. In the front of the sleigh sits Alice (not Alicepider), who calls down to Alice below. "Ho Ho Ho, we are you, you know." The sleigh is being pulled by the six spiders who aren't Alicepider.
3. The Hollow is covered in a layer of snow. It is night, dark and cold. The buildings are all decorated with Christmas lights. Alice sits by herself on the side of the fountain, looking at a pile of presents. They are all for her. She opens them one by one and receives: - A stick horse, kind of like the one Varg would ride. - A wooden sword, that seems to match the horse, with a hilt covered in blue and white ribbons. - A book on Irish Whistle music. - A small, round desk mirror, the kind that can swivel around. - An Biobla Naofa, the Irish Bible. She gets pricked by a thorn as she puts the last gift away, and hanging from it is Alicepider. Complete with top hat and the makeshift cane from the first dream. Alicepider tells her that the others had all gone off to prepare for the Christmas party. When asked if she should be helping them, Alicepider tells her that she already did what she needed to and points at the Irish Bible, that has been turned into an empty notebook. Alicepider then says they need to leave because the road is long, and when Alice asks if she can help her along, Alicepider says that she has to walk it alone. .
4. All seven spiders are back together for the first time since the first dream. They brought four pies to celebrate this. Alice cuts into them with the Jabberwock’s vorpal blade. Pie 1: Centre of bird skulls. Pie 2: Laughter erupts upon being cut open. Pie 3: Searing magma seeps out that sets the tablecloth on fire. Pie 4: Plain and frozen, like it came from the freezer. Alice goes on a rant about already having had some of the laughing pie but then ends up eating the frozen pie instead. As soon as she does, she sees [images] and begins to weep as nostalgia overtakes her.
	* Upon waking from the 4th dream, Alice doesn't remember what she saw, but she vividly remembers seeing the land of her birth, and how chewing through the painful pie was worth its discomforts.

### Evangeline

Cracked and icy land; surrounding cliffs covered in frozen vines. No sun in the sky; seemingly removed. The moon remains, with a barbed wire around it. Dreamscape was apparently not the Hollow; no signs of the houses, rivers, etc. Found Rubbo in spread-eagle position inside an ice formation, trapped; broke him out. Rubbo tells her that “everything started when you freed the Knight from Space Prison. And then you all overdid it and set out to slay the Sun! It became super cold without sunlight, you know?” Eva asks if the vines or anything else was their doing, and why they would have done any of the other things. Rubbo responds: “You all did, with Angelika and Alice at the front. It was very heroic. You all went up in Santa’s sled to fight the Sun. And everybody gets new shoes.”

New shoes: The kind with the flashing lights on the soles.

### Caitlyn

1. Millibabies
	* *Caitlyn dreamed that each of her four children had achieved respectable jobs within the centre of London: Tony became a stockbroker in the Financial District and owns a huge penthouse, Izzy became a self-published author of Arcadian detective stories, Ant became an attorney-at-law for the Goblin Justice System, and Bella became a proud domestic queen with six millibabies of her own.*
2. Spaceship to the Moon
	* *The twins sit within the command module of a spaceship which took months of planning and hedgespinning. She wears a stuffy helmet, as well does her brother, and the room is lit-up with buttons and dials which the twins are able to use with ease. Outside the porthole are the motley, including her millibabies, which have come to wish them farewell before launch. She knows the moment of truth is fast approaching and soon she and her brother will be flying towards the moon where grandfather's friend has all the answers.*

### Anca

Anca was getting to the future (having new shoes too), where the Hollow was burned down; a blazing sun over it and the whole placed was filled with armoured corpses, sun-bleached banners and the sort. Rubbo was old and said that we found the “bad guys” and imprisoned them on the moon (which was surrounded by barbed wire). She was apparently too late and couldn’t stop things from happening; nobody could stop the war after Theo and Cait became big shots in Summer. A Gentry was apparently strong (and wasn’t the Bright Lady from the journal of the Changelings before us).

### Theo

In Theo's Dream, he and his sister were pirates, along with Papi and Grizzletooth who is a Crocodile. They sailed on a sea of sand.

* Angie’s dream showed Anca making a time travelling machine.
* Renny’s dream was about rain and Ignis telling him that all troubles will end once summer comes