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Being a true account of the investigator
Marina Garrick
Regency Cthulhu · in the year 1814
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OccupationGentlewoman
NationalityBritish
PlayerAnna
Age / SexFemale
First AppearanceLoom & Lucidity (Chapter 0.1)
As Of
STR
half
fifth
CON
half
fifth
SIZ
half
fifth
DEX
half
fifth
APP
half
fifth
INT
half
fifth
POW
half
fifth
EDU
half
fifth
Move
Build
Damage Bonus
Dodge
Investigator Skills ○ tick on a successful roll · coloured value = above base · all skills shown, untouched at base
Skillreg½⅕
Accounting0521
Animal Handling0521
Anthropology0100
Appraise0521
Archaeology0100
Art/Craft0521
Artillery0100
Astronomy0100
Charm1573
Climb20104
Credit Rating0000
Cthulhu Mythos0000
Demolitions0100
Disguise0521
Drive Carriage20104
Fashion1052
Fast Talk0521
Fighting (Brawl)25125
Fighting (Sword)20104
Firearms (Pistol)20104
Firearms (Rifle/Blunderbuss)25125
First Aid30156
Gaming1052
History0521
Intimidate1573
Jump20104
Skillreg½⅕
Language (Other)0100
Law0521
Library Use20104
Listen20104
Locksmith0100
Lore0100
Mechanical Repair1052
Medicine0100
Mesmerism0100
Natural Philosophy0100
Natural World1052
Navigate1052
Occult0521
Persuade1052
Pilot (Boat)0100
Psychology1052
Read Lips0100
Religion1052
Ride0521
Sleight of Hand1052
Spot Hidden25125
Stealth20104
Survival1052
Swim20104
Throw20104
Track1052
PC Arc Summary
Player: Anna. Chapters played: 0.1 (Loom & Lucidity), 0.2 (Curate & Curability), 1 (London), 2 (Lyon). Replacement character: Adrien de Montferrand.
Marina Garrick was the campaign’s original protagonist — the first character to appear in the very first session. She was present from the beginning and remained central to the story until her death in the tunnels beneath the Silkweavers’ Guild in Lyon. Her defining arc was one of escalating insanity: each encounter with the Mythos broke her mind further, until her final moment combined heroic sacrifice with total psychic collapse.
Origin
Marina started solo in Brighton during the Loom & Lucidity prologue (Chapter 0.1), then continued through Curate & Curability at Osney Grange (Chapter 0.2). She was recruited by Lady Honoria Lyndhurst in Portsmouth (see Marina Recruitment Portsmouth) and joined the Order of St. Aelfric before the London chapter began.
Early Campaign History (reconciled October 2026)
When the investigators accompanied Francis Fable to the church, a watchman discovered them trying to enter. They bluffed their way past him and gained entry.
At Goupil’s masquerade, Marina tried unsuccessfully to steal Lenoir’s token while Thomas distracted her. Emma then created a quarrel so that Thomas could try for it.
Key Moments
- Chapter 0.1 (Loom & Lucidity, Brighton/London): First session of the campaign. Marina investigated alongside Georgiana Dillwyn (Elizabeth’s one-time character), hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Hampton. Witnessed Lord Cosgrove’s head burst in the Pavilion Gardens. Attended Captain King’s soirée in London — received a warning note from Gideon Crow. Explored upstairs and followed Mlle Dumain. When the Air Loom drove the guests to violence (the Glossop twins attacked, Lady Bagtonbury snapped her dog’s neck), Marina and Georgiana descended to the basement, found Crow’s body, and helped King and Dumain try to control the machine. Both were pulled into the Loom’s psychic interior, fought through corridors of trapped victims, reached the mirrored centre, and destroyed it. The Hamptons survived and took the girls home.
- Chapter 0.2 (Curate & Curability, Osney Grange): Marina solo. Eleanor Mortimer befriended her in Brighton and lured her to Osney Grange. Marina avoided eating the human-flesh stew on the first night and saw Charlotte’s ghostly form at her grave. The next day she explored the crypt beneath the Church of St. Sithney and found dismembered body parts. On the second night she refused food and drink, then fled the dinner table — Beamish grabbed her, she went dead-weight and broke free, kicked Eleanor’s jaw hard enough to kill her, and almost reached the door before Beamish shot her in the back. She woke tied to a chair in the attic. When the ghoul Charlotte approached, Marina broke free and ran. Charlotte attacked Henry and Beamish, consuming both. Marina stole the Mortimers’ waiting coach and fled to Portsmouth.
- Recruitment (Portsmouth): Lady Honoria Lyndhurst recruited Marina into the Order. See Marina Recruitment Portsmouth.
- Chapter 1 (London): Joined the full party — Emma Wentworth, Georgiana Wentworth, Charlotte Thorne, Augustus Bolt, and others.
- Chapter 2 (Lyon) — Orphans’ Hospital Raid: Marina’s insanity struck again. When Jacob killed Dr. Carreau in the hospital basement, Marina’s fractured mind saw Carreau as her brother. She shot Jacob dead. See Orphans Hospital Raid.
- Chapter 2 (Lyon) — First Tunnel Expedition: Marina encountered the Silent Nun — a spectral figure in the passages beneath Lyon.
- Chapter 2 (Lyon) — Silkweavers’ Guild Assault (Death): In the tunnels beneath the Silkweavers’ Guild, the party encountered the ciimba. The Chakota was unleashed. Marina positioned herself at a tunnel corner with lantern oil and matches, intending to burn the creature. When the Chakota squeezed around the corner, Marina’s mind shattered one final time — she mistook Moreau for an attacker and lunged at him. Moreau grabbed her and spun her into the Chakota’s mass. As the creature began folding itself around her, Marina lit the oil and her gunpowder. The explosion killed both her and the Chakota. See Silkweavers Guild Assault.
Masquerade
Thematic Role in the Campaign
Marina was the campaign’s lens into what the Mythos costs a human mind. Her recurring insanity was not a mechanical inconvenience but the central dramatic arc of the first two chapters. Each break was worse than the last: confusion at Osney Grange, fratricide at the Orphans’ Hospital, and finally a death that was simultaneously a sacrifice and a psychotic break. Whether her final act was heroism or madness is a question the campaign leaves deliberately unresolved.
Her death marked the transition point of the Lyon chapter — the moment the campaign’s losses became irreversible and personal.
Connections
- Player: Anna (Anna’s first character; followed by Adrien de Montferrand)
- Fellow original investigators: Emma Wentworth, Georgiana Wentworth, Charlotte Thorne, Augustus Bolt
- Order contacts: Lord Percival Harcourt, Lady Honoria Lyndhurst
- Aelfric Brooch: Ælfric Brooch, symbol of Order initiation
- Personal maid: Miss Eleanor Finch (also an Order informant)
- Killed: Jacob (during temporary insanity at the Orphans Hospital Raid)
- Killed by: Self-detonation / Moreau / Chakota (at the Silkweavers Guild Assault)
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Campaign Route
Timeline
Connections
People
Commanded by
- Lord Percival Harcourt NPC warmOrder of St. Aelfric commander3 sessions, London to The Scandal Beneath the Stage
Courted by
- Captain King NPC warmHas genuine romantic feelings for Marina1 session: The Beginning
Enemy of
- Rev Henry Mortimer NPC hostileIntended ritual victim — plans to use Marina as a vessel to transfer Charlotte's curse.
Murdered
- Jacob Player character neutralDuring temporary insanity at the Orphans' Hospital, Marina shot Jacob dead1 session: Lyon
Murdered by
- Colonel Henri Moreau Player character neutralIn her final insanity bout, Marina mistook Moreau for an attacker and lunged at him; he grabbed her and spun her into the Chakota2 sessions, The Descent to Lyon
Served by
- Miss Eleanor Finch NPC warmAssigned as Marina's personal maid at Hartwell House; still deciding how much to trust her1 session: The Beginning
Friend of
- Emma Wentworth Player character warmFellow original investigator7 sessions, The Burning Ball and the Broken Baron to The Viscount Who Loved Me
- Georgiana Wentworth Player character warmFellow original investigator7 sessions, The Burning Ball and the Broken Baron to The Viscount Who Loved Me
- Augustus Bolt Player character warmFellow original investigator4 sessions, London to The Viscount Who Loved Me
- Charlotte Thorne Player character warmFellow original investigator4 sessions, The Descent to The Viscount Who Loved Me
- Georgiana Dillwyn Player character warmCo-investigator during Loom & Lucidity in Brighton1 session: The Beginning
- Mr Hampton NPC warmFamily friend who hosted Marina during the Loom & Lucidity investigation1 session: The Beginning
- Mrs Hampton NPC warmFamily friend who hosted Marina during the Loom & Lucidity investigation
Knows
- Lady Bagtonbury NPC neutralElderly dowager encountered during the Loom & Lucidity investigation in Brighton1 session: The Beginning
- Miss Mary Glossop NPC neutralEncountered during the Loom & Lucidity investigation in Brighton1 session: The Beginning
- Mr Hampton NPC warmFamily friend who hosted Marina in Brighton and accompanied her to London1 session: The Beginning
- Mrs Margaret Fairchild NPC warmCared for Marina upon her arrival at the Fox & Hound1 session: The Beginning
- Colonel Fittlewick NPC neutralGrizzled retired officer encountered during the Loom & Lucidity investigation in Brighton
- Lady Bletchley NPC hostileConfronted Marina at the Huntley wedding, implying she 'enchants' men unnaturally
- Lord Ratcliffe NPC neutralDistinguished nobleman encountered during the Loom & Lucidity investigation in Brighton
- Madame Beauregard NPC neutralBrighton modiste encountered during the Loom & Lucidity investigation
- Miss Beatrice Harrow NPC neutralMet Marina at Hartwell House; sees potential but is not easily impressed
- Miss Eleanor Mortimer NPC warmBefriended Marina to lure her as a vessel for the curse-transfer ritual.
- Miss Isabel Glossop NPC neutralEncountered during the Loom & Lucidity investigation in Brighton
- Miss Theodosia Dawes NPC neutralQuiet wallflower encountered during the Loom & Lucidity investigation
- Mr Berkley NPC neutralAloof Brighton gentleman encountered during the Loom & Lucidity investigation
- Mr Tobias Whitmore NPC warmMet Marina at Hartwell House during her induction
- Mrs Agnes Rothwell NPC neutralManaged Marina's accommodation at Hartwell House
- Mrs Hampton NPC warmFamily friend who hosted Marina in Brighton and accompanied her to London
- Mrs Pemberton Brighton NPC neutralFormidable Brighton matron encountered during the Loom & Lucidity investigation
- Sir Andrew Duncan NPC neutralJunior government minister encountered during the Loom & Lucidity investigation
- Sir Jasper Dulfrey NPC warmMet and danced with Marina at the Brighton Assembly Rooms; invited her to his ball
Places
Visited
- Stonehenge Location neutralEnded up beneath the summoning during the ritual2 sessions, London to Lyon
- Brighton Location neutralInvestigated the Loom & Lucidity affair here in Spring 18131 session: The Beginning
- Fox and Hound Portsmouth Location neutralArrived here wounded after fleeing Osney Grange in the curate's stolen coach, Summer 18131 session: The Beginning
- Maison du Corbeau Location neutralAttended the Goupil masquerade here1 session: Lyon
- Northlake Hall Location neutralSent here by Lord Percival Harcourt on her first Order mission1 session: The Beginning
- Osney Grange Location neutralVisited as a guest of the Mortimers, September 18121 session: The Beginning
- Silkweavers Guild Location neutralDestroyed the Chakota and herself here with lantern oil and gunpowder1 session: Lyon
- Tarryford Location neutralStayed at the Four Feathers during the Long Corridor investigation1 session: The Beginning
- Brighton Assembly Rooms Location neutralAttended the gatherings here during the Loom & Lucidity investigation
- Hampton Residence Location neutralHosted here during the Loom & Lucidity investigation in Spring 1813
- Hopital de la Charite Location neutralShot Jacob in a bout of insanity during the raid
Events
Participated in
- Orphans Hospital Raid Event neutralTook part1 session: Lyon
- Goupil Masquerade Event neutralTook part
- Long Corridor Incident Event neutralTook part
- Loom and Lucidity Incident Event neutralTook part
- Marina Recruitment Portsmouth Event neutralTook part
- Osney Grange Incident Event neutralTook part
- Silkweavers Guild Assault Event neutralTook part
- Stonehenge Ritual Event neutralTook part
Creatures
Enemy of
- The Middleman Creature hostileDestroyed at the mirrored centre of the Air Loom by Marina and Georgiana Dillwyn during Loom & Lucidity
Mentions
Sessions
- London
- Lyon
- The Beginning
- The Burning Ball and the Broken Baron
- The Descent
- The Scandal Beneath the Stage
- The Viscount Who Loved Me
People
- Adrien de Montferrand
- Anton Adler
- Colonel Henri Moreau (in Lyon)
- Commissaire Jules Delaroche
- Doctor Emile Carreau
- Dr Ambrose Hargreaves
- Dr Thornton Beamish
- Father Jeremiah Creel
- Jane Radcliffe
- Lady Honoria Lyndhurst
- Leutnant Gruber
- Lord Cosgrove
- Ludwig Vogel
- Mr Edwin Fairchild
- Mrs Charlotte Mortimer
- Silent Nun
- Sir Lionel Peregrine
- Thomas Wyndham
- Victoire Lenoir