The evidence room
Archive and fragment drops from all over Unholy Island.
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Bloodbath on Unholy Island
There are places that seem to exist beyond the reach of history. Small places. Forgotten places. Places where stories become distorted over time until only fragments remain.
Off the coast of Crovie, in the cold waters of the Moray Firth, an island lies shrouded in mist. Its cliffs have been carved by centuries of wind and sea, its shores hidden as often as they are revealed. A small fishing community calls it home, living quiet lives beneath the shadow of a history few now remember.
Long before the village existed, another people came here.
They buried something.
Then they vanished.
What remains are scattered records, broken symbols and whispers passed from one generation to the next.
Some doors are locked for a reason. Some stories should never be uncovered.
It Began on the Road to Inverness
Discover more about the world, the characters and the lore in the Evidence room
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Rom broke down
A blown tyre leaves Rom stranded on the road to Inverness, where a stranger named Frank offers him a lift.
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Garage stop
Rom’s chance to escape becomes the moment Frank binds him to the night’s violence.
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The hotel
Frank catches up with Ellie at a remote Highland hotel, leaving Rom to decide whether to run or intervene.
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Crovie - Ferry harbour
A quiet harbour village where Rom and Ellie wait for the returning ferry—and the final crossing to Unholy Island.
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The only ferry boat there and back
Once a day the Ferry does the trip to the island. One day there and the next day back.
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Unholy Island
A secluded fishing community welcoming the occasional traveller. Beneath its modest tourist charm, something ancient sleeps—until the key draws near.
Archive of characters
These are world characters, some feature in Bloodbath on Unholy Island and some do not but exist within that world.
Actor. Traveller. Witness.
Status: Active
Occupation: Improvisational actor
Nationality: American
Rom arrives in Scotland expecting nothing more dramatic than an improvisational theatre engagement in Inverness. A blown tyre on a deserted Highland road shortly after midnight strands him miles from help, forcing him to accept assistance from the only passing motorist.
It proves to be the worst decision of his life.
Possessing neither combat training nor specialist knowledge, Rom survives through instinct, empathy and an unwillingness to abandon others, even when every sensible decision suggests he should run.
Although frequently overwhelmed by events, he repeatedly chooses courage over self-preservation.
His greatest strength is not physical.
It is his refusal to stop caring.
Known Interests
- Improvisational theatre
- Storytelling
- Travel
- People
Museum Researcher
Status: Unknown
Ellie is a museum researcher specialising in neglected collections, maritime history and forgotten historical records.
Her investigation into an obscure nineteenth-century shipping incident eventually uncovers evidence of an object deliberately hidden upon a remote Scottish island. What begins as historical research gradually becomes something far more dangerous as fragmented journals, forgotten correspondence and surviving artefacts reveal an increasingly disturbing picture.
Although naturally sceptical, Ellie possesses a curiosity that frequently overrides caution.
She rarely walks away from unanswered questions.
Unfortunately, some questions were buried for good reason.
Known Interests
- Maritime archaeology
- Museum collections
- Historical archives
- Medieval history
- Ancient artefacts
Status: Deceased
Very little can be verified about Frank prior to the events leading towards Unholy Island.
What is known is largely assembled from witness testimony.
He presents himself with exaggerated confidence, crude humour and relentless conversation, switching between charm and terrifying violence with almost no warning.
His appearance is distinctive.
A broad mohawk.
Military clothing covered in patches.
A grin that rarely reaches his eyes.
Those who encountered him briefly often underestimated him.
Those who encountered him longer rarely survived.
Known Characteristics
- English
- Charismatic
- Highly unpredictable
- Obsessive
- Violent
The Bound Woman
Status: Unknown
Historical records concerning Jess d'Darby remain fragmented and contradictory.
Some describe her as a noblewoman.
Others, a murderer.
Others still refuse to describe her at all.
What little survives suggests she was eventually confined beneath an isolated island somewhere off the Scottish coast.
The reasons remain disputed.
The method appears to have involved both ritual and engineering.
Centuries later, that imprisonment is disturbed.
Status: Active
Occupation: Major Crime Investigation
Detective Inspector Loz M specialises in violent crime.
Quiet, methodical and exceptionally observant, she approaches every investigation by reconstructing events from the smallest available details. Rather than relying on instinct alone, Loz mentally rebuilds a crime scene, allowing movements, decisions and motives to emerge before drawing conclusions.
To colleagues, this habit has become almost legendary.
To Loz, it is simply how she thinks.
Following the murders connected to Frank, she quickly dismisses the theory of a random killing spree, recognising instead a deliberate chain of events stretching far beyond the hotel itself.
As the investigation progresses, conventional police work slowly gives way to questions with no obvious answers.
Loz follows them anyway.
Known Interests
- Behavioural psychology
- Crime scene reconstruction
- Pattern recognition
- Cold cases
Detective Constable
Status: Active
Kyle serves as Detective Inspector Loz M's investigative partner.
Organised, dependable and quietly perceptive, Kyle provides much of the practical groundwork that allows Loz's investigations to progress. While she reconstructs events, Kyle gathers the evidence needed to support or challenge those conclusions.
The partnership works because neither approaches a case in quite the same way.
Kyle trusts procedure.
Loz trusts patterns.
Over time, each begins borrowing something from the other.
Known Interests
- Evidence collection
- Witness interviews
- Case management
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