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(In-person Session, Apr. 10. 16:00)

[May 29. 1925]

A traveling exhibition showing the wonders of ancient Egypt stops at Providence's prestigious Milton Hotel. Will the host, Dr. C. Bronson, be able to share her knowledge about pharaonic artifacts with the investigators?

• Dr. Evelyn Winters
• Montgomery O'Shea
• Augustus Thaddeus Johnson III.
• Frederick McCraken

After deciding to ask for Dr. Bronson's aid in handling the captured Djinn, Augustus and Montgomery realized they had upcoming Business at the Milton, being invited to the Sterling-Holmes wedding reception. The investigators decided to visit the exhibition together on that day.

With all the events going on, Dr. Winters was the only one really invested in the exhibition, but they all managed to meet up at the exhibition to listen to Dr. Bronson's speech at 6pm. Just when the Dr. started to introduce the canopic jar and it's accompanying artifacts the light was shut off and gunshots were fired into the air, causing panic amongst the audience. The surprised guards were knocked down and a woman tried to swipe the canopic jar and merge into the running crowd, but Dr. Bronson interfered causing the jar to break and release its horrid content. Something unspeakable happened to her, captured only by photograph that a press agent shot into the darkness. While Fed and Augustus captured one of the perpetrators, Evelyn and Montgomery found the broken canopic jar next to Dr. Bronson's corpse, which seemed to have been drained of all body fluids.

Horrified by the sight, the investigators decided to leave the scene, and split up after they found that the police had arrived to question all remaining guests. Montgomery and Fred decided to help out Inspector Drummond with their eye witness accounts and pointed out the importance of the camera picture. Dr. Winters questioned another visitor on her own and got pointed to Dr. Bronson's room. Meanwhile, Augustus tried to stay out of all of this by having fun with a bride's maid in his hotel room. Just as he was getting it on, a gelatinous creature attempted to envelop his head and suffocate him in front of his guest and he was barely able to rip it off. Unfortunately, the “thing” managed to escape into the ventilation system.

After meeting up in the lobby, the investigators decided to stick together and search for clues in Dr. Bronson's hotel room (1214). They found the room in a very well arranged state, with most things very neatly sorted and organized. On the desk were some index cards of specific exhibition objects that the Dr. seemed to have been working on, with translations and notes shedding light on Ibnhotep's curse and imprisonment.

They concluded that with the right artifacts and rituals, Ibnhotep could be trapped in a different container. Losing no time they rushed to the expedition and found the entrance closed and guarded. While discussing their options around the corner, one of the blobs attacked and drained the guard allowing them to enter the ballroom and collect figurines, and amulets. Following a vague hunch about the “piercing rays of Geb” they stole a few pieces of a radioactive mineral from the exhibition area of a geologic conference held on the second floor.

With all goods in hand they set up a trap in Augustus' hotel room, hoping that the blob would come back to finish “Oggi” off. However, not even an offering of his blood seemed to attract any blobs from the air vents. After waiting for a while Ibnhotep himself made his grand appearance. Having drained enough fluids to regain his humanoid shape, he emerged from the elevator and marched towards the thieves of his amulet. Ibnhotep's mere presence drove most of the investigators into a state of panic and despair, but Montgomery was exhilarated at the prospect to take Ibnhotep's power for himself. Tapping into the dark magic of the scarab amulet he attacked the monster head on and tried to drain ITS fluids, inflicting significant damage. Ibnhotep returned the favor, leaving Montgomery behind as little more than a dry husk. Augustus was taken out by a magical attack, leaving Fred as the last man standing. In a desperate attempt to capture the monster, he managed to put the prepared soup bowl over Ibnhotep's head, just as Evelyn managed to finish her prayer to Isis. Ear-shattering Curses were heard as the creature got sucked into the container, but stopped once Fred put the honey-covered lid on to seal Ibnhotep away forever.

TBD