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H [30] Peter Vivian Edgar Willoughby
W [28] Rosalind Wren Lenore Willoughby
One evening, as the clock struck midnight, and Peter and Rosalind were relaxing with a glass of wine, having just returned from the theatre, they heard the doorbell ring. Peter got up, wondering who it could have been at this late hour, but there was no one there when he opened the door. However, a letter had been slipped through the mail slot. Peter picked it up and showed it to Rosalind. The seal on the envelope - a stylised magnifying glass - seemed familiar to her, but she could not recall where she had first seen it. They opened the envelope, all traces of sleepiness now replaced with curiosity. The letter inside detailed the Reverend Elias Goodwin's sordid life story, and, more saliently, his unquiet afterlife.
The author of the letter identified themselves as a member of a clandestine society dedicated to exposing hidden secrets and seeking justice for unresolved wrongs. The sender, known only as The Seeker claimed to have uncovered the truth about the Reverend's misdeeds and sought the Willoughbys' assistance in bringing his malevolent spirit to rest permanently.
Skeptical but curious, Peter and Rosalind delved into the provided information, discovering that The Seeker had been researching the supernatural occurrences in their house, the former vicarage. The letters urged them to revisit the broom cupboard, where they uncovered a hidden compartments that had eluded them during their initial investigation. Inside, they found a hammer still caked in dry blood: the murder weapon.
The Seeker, it seemed, had a vested interest in freeing unsettled spirits - but also making sure their wrongdoings were revealed. The letters kept coming: always at midnight, every Friday. Peter had stood outside the door, trying to confront the Seeker - but something always seemed to pull him away from the door at the last moment, whether it was a terrifying howl or the realisation he had left the iron on. In each letter, Peter and Rosalind they received cryptic instructions guiding them through a maze of secrets connected to the Reverend's dark past. The trail led them to confront long-buried secrets within the village, implicating others who had been complicit in the tragic events.
The trail revealed the village held a steadfast pact of silence. Local residents - from the pharmacist to the mayor - were aware of Reverend Goodwin's sinister actions (whether the affair, the murder, or just the suspicion that he knew too much about the woman's disappearance), but kept mum to perserve their reputation and that of the respected Reverend, and to maintain their sense of normalcy.
Motivated mostly by morbid curiosity and the boredom that came with, Peter and Rosalind reluctantly embarked on a journey guided by The Seeker's revelations. They urged them to confront not only the uneasy spirit of Reverend Elias Goodwin, but all those complicit in his actions: from those who turned a blind eye to the illicit affair to those who actively covered up the murder, allowing the Reverend to continue his ministry unquestioned. This is not making them very popular with their neighbours, who are getting suspicious of the Willoughbys' nosy digging.
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W [28] Rosalind Wren Lenore Willoughby
One evening, as the clock struck midnight, and Peter and Rosalind were relaxing with a glass of wine, having just returned from the theatre, they heard the doorbell ring. Peter got up, wondering who it could have been at this late hour, but there was no one there when he opened the door. However, a letter had been slipped through the mail slot. Peter picked it up and showed it to Rosalind. The seal on the envelope - a stylised magnifying glass - seemed familiar to her, but she could not recall where she had first seen it. They opened the envelope, all traces of sleepiness now replaced with curiosity. The letter inside detailed the Reverend Elias Goodwin's sordid life story, and, more saliently, his unquiet afterlife.
The author of the letter identified themselves as a member of a clandestine society dedicated to exposing hidden secrets and seeking justice for unresolved wrongs. The sender, known only as The Seeker claimed to have uncovered the truth about the Reverend's misdeeds and sought the Willoughbys' assistance in bringing his malevolent spirit to rest permanently.
Skeptical but curious, Peter and Rosalind delved into the provided information, discovering that The Seeker had been researching the supernatural occurrences in their house, the former vicarage. The letters urged them to revisit the broom cupboard, where they uncovered a hidden compartments that had eluded them during their initial investigation. Inside, they found a hammer still caked in dry blood: the murder weapon.
The Seeker, it seemed, had a vested interest in freeing unsettled spirits - but also making sure their wrongdoings were revealed. The letters kept coming: always at midnight, every Friday. Peter had stood outside the door, trying to confront the Seeker - but something always seemed to pull him away from the door at the last moment, whether it was a terrifying howl or the realisation he had left the iron on. In each letter, Peter and Rosalind they received cryptic instructions guiding them through a maze of secrets connected to the Reverend's dark past. The trail led them to confront long-buried secrets within the village, implicating others who had been complicit in the tragic events.
The trail revealed the village held a steadfast pact of silence. Local residents - from the pharmacist to the mayor - were aware of Reverend Goodwin's sinister actions (whether the affair, the murder, or just the suspicion that he knew too much about the woman's disappearance), but kept mum to perserve their reputation and that of the respected Reverend, and to maintain their sense of normalcy.
Motivated mostly by morbid curiosity and the boredom that came with, Peter and Rosalind reluctantly embarked on a journey guided by The Seeker's revelations. They urged them to confront not only the uneasy spirit of Reverend Elias Goodwin, but all those complicit in his actions: from those who turned a blind eye to the illicit affair to those who actively covered up the murder, allowing the Reverend to continue his ministry unquestioned. This is not making them very popular with their neighbours, who are getting suspicious of the Willoughbys' nosy digging.
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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