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My dear Astonby,
Just a few short days ago, I
attended a party hosted by the
noted philanthropist, Simon Tolliuer
I expected an evening of idle
entertainment, as per chance I was
not in pursuit of any foul creature.
Before the euening was out, that
had changed.
One of the guests, a young man
by the name of Jeffrey, had just
arrived from the town of Deuering.
He told of the recent unexplained
waue of disappearances among the
young women of the town.
Apparently, the investigators were
at a total loss until two nights ago,
when the body of a young woman
was found lying on the road,
underneath the shattered window
of her bedchamber. It seemed that
every bone in her body was broken,
and there were multiple bruises
around her neck.
At first, of course, one might
assume the girl had simply jumped
or fallen, and that her death, while
tragic, was in no way linked to the
disappearances of the other young
women. Howeuer, upon inquiring
further, I discovered the door to the
dead girl's home had been literally
ripped off its hinges. As a final piece
of information, Jeffrey noted that
some residents were claiming a
hideous man-thing was traveling
the streets at night, making weird
gibbering sounds. Rumors
abounded. The most popular? That
a giant ape was somehow the
culprit.
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-Dr. Van Richten, a personal letter
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In the search for evidence that a
golem is active in an area, clues
generally adhere to several different
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Datterns or themes. For ease of
discussion, I have grouped these
themes as follows: sightings, grave
robberies, unexplained murders, and
other physical evidence.
Sighflngs
This is clearly the most straightforward
pattern of report. In such a story, at
least one person actually sees the
golem. However, as noted, the witness
almost never calls the creature by that
name. Instead, look for reports of "de-
formed" or "hideous" creatures with
tremendous strength or powers. In par-
ticular, pay attention if a story men-
tions strange limbs and body parts, a
horrifying visage, strange scars all over
the body, or a creature made of metal,
glass, and so forth. Such reports are
quite likely to describe golems, partic-
ularly when they include information
about a creature's amazing powers and
strength.
Wve Robberies
If ever you hear a series of reports
regarding disturbed graves, missing or
mutilated bodies, or peculiar
disappearances, you must pay
especial attention. Immediately
attempt to determine whether these
occurrences are still going on, or
whether they appear to have ceased.