The Edge of Darkness

The adventure begins in Arkham, Massachusetts, in the year 1928. The investigators are called to the hospital bedside of a dying man, Rupert Merriweather, an elderly gentleman fast succumbing to cancer. The investigators are all friends, relatives, past students, and former colleagues of the man. (The exact relationship of each investigator must be decided ahead of time by the Keeper(GM) and can involve some close personal bond and a reason for trust.) Each investigator receives word of the man's plight either by telephone, telegraph, or personal courier. They learn he is confined to St. Mary's hospital in Arkham and that he wishes them to visit him tomorrow afternoon‐a Thursday‐at one o'clock.