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The Lantern Beneath the Waves in Call of Cthulhu
Cult Worksheet: The Lantern Beneath the Waves
Deity
Cthulhu
Year/Setting
1894, London’s fog-choked docks and sewer tunnels.
Main Location
Abandoned Thames-side pumping station in Wapping.
Goals/Means
To “rekindle the drowned star” by flooding parts of London through alchemical sabotage and ritual tidework.
Structure
Triune circle: the Diver (leader), the Keepers of the Flame (inner five), the Drowned Choir (rank-and-file).
Number of Members
~50 active, 200 sympathizers.
Archetype/s
Dockworkers, inventors, spiritualists, occult scholars.
Cthulhu Mythos: Leader
40%
Cthulhu Mythos: Members
12–18%
Sanity Level of Members
25–45 average.
Logo/Crest
The Lantern Beneath the Waves by Tillerz using MJ
Initiation
Drowning simulation in a sealed chamber filled with phosphorescent gas; initiates breathe the “Breath of the Deep.”
Other Locations
Liverpool docks, Edinburgh occult salons, and a small cell in Arkham’s merchant quarter.
Resources
Steam-engine workshops, corrupted church archives, bribed constables.
Tomes/Artifacts/Special
Hydronomicon Fragment, Song of the Sunken Flame, brass diving bell inscribed with non-Euclidean runes.
Security
Moderate; layered secrecy, disguises as worker unions.
Associated Monsters
Deep Ones, Star-Spawn of Cthulhu.
Key Dealings (Legal/Illegal)
Operate shipping front companies; smuggle relics and exotic chemicals from Innsmouth and the South Pacific.
Enemies/Weaknesses
The Order of St. George (Christian occult hunters), sunlight, saltwater sanctification rituals.
Notes
Rumors suggest the fog around London thickens unnaturally during their ceremonies—possibly a side effect of their deity stirring beneath the sea.
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