VAESEN

SCE N T OF A K IL L E R
 Based on the book Vaesen by
Johan Egerkrans

SCENT
OF A KILLER
Lead Writer:
Kiku Pukk Härenstam
Editor:
Tomas Härenstam
Illustrations:
Johan Egerkrans, Anton Vitus

Map: Graphic Design: Playtesting:

Moreno Paissan Dan Algstrand, Anna Westerling,
Christian Granath Marco Behrmann,
Translation: Nils Karlén,
Niklas Lundmark Layout and prepress: Kosta Kostulas,
Dan Algstrand Stella Pukk Härenstam,
Proofreading: Tomas Härenstam
Brandon Bowling EVENT manager:
Anna Westerling

Creative Commons: The following historical artworks are in the public domain and used under a Creative Commons
license (CC-BY): Stockholm map on pages 6, 7 and 9 by Heinrich Neuhaus, “Hos polisen” on page 10 by Per Röding,
“Skeppsbron med banken och tullhuset” on page 17 by Ferdinand Tollin, “Utsikt från Vita bergen i riktning
mot Katarina kyrka” on page 19 by Fritz Ahlgrensson, “Gamla operan” on page 21 by Fredrik Isberg.

ISBN:
978-91-89765-69-6

Copyright 2024 © Fria Ligan AB and Johan Egerkrans

 SCENT OF A KILLER
This mystery brings the player characters to Stock- will initiate at some appropriate time during the mys-
holm and the Town Between the Bridges – today known tery and a catastrophe that describes what happens
as the Old Town – where a series of gruesome mur- if the player characters do not take action or fail in
ders have taken place. The characters are contacted by their efforts. But first we will look back at the events
August T. Lysander, one of the richest businessmen in leading up to the mystery.
the town and an old friend of the Society, who asks for
help in solving the murders as he suspects a vaesen is
responsible. The mystery is a race against time where BACKGROUND
the characters must uncover the killer before more In recent months, several brutal murders have taken
bloody victims are found in the autumn darkness. place in the alleys of the royal capital. The victims have
been known criminals and the police have assumed
their deaths to be the result of an underworld dispute.

PRELUDE However, the latest murder undermines this theory

– the victim was Sverker von Essen, one of the coun-
This first section describes the background of the mys- try’s most famous opera singers. A month before the
tery and the conflicts on which it is based. It concludes start of the mystery he was found dead with his throat
with a countdown of events which you as Gamemaster ripped out behind Saint James’s Church near the Royal

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Opera. The investigator in charge of the case is Police the dead in the moonlight. A large wolf-like crea-
Commissioner John Gabriel Utterson, who despite ture with strangely human eyes coming towards her.
his best efforts is unable to find any trace of the killer. Then only darkness.
The investigation has ground to halt, and increas- Ester woke up days later in the freezing tent, sur-
ingly critical voices are heard from Stockholm’s cul- prised to have survived. The journey back to Stock-
tural elite. The newly established police force is holm took several weeks. Her wounds had healed, and
mocked in the press for being even less successful in she felt different, stronger. Now and then a sudden
maintaining order than the old abolished City Watch rage welled up inside her. She had always been an
(see sidebar on page 5). even-keeled woman, but now she found it difficult
Late one evening at the Masonic Lodge, Utterson to control her temper.
unburdens himself to the charismatic cork magnate On the first full moon after the battle, Ester woke
August T. Lysander. Lysander suggests that Utter- up in a pasture with the taste of fresh blood in her
son bring in special investigators from outside the mouth. Next to her lay a dead horse with its throat
force. He tells him that he knows of a society special- torn out. She remembered her grandmother’s tales
izing in solving difficult murders and other mysteries. of shapeshifters. Werewolves. In old documents at the
The hour is late and after some hesitation, Utterson National Archives in Stockholm, she found stories
accepts the offer. describing ancient cures for the curse she now bears.
Lysander genuinely wants to help his Masonic Ester Volk left the military and started working
brother, but also sees an opportunity to contact the with the police as a coroner to continue her research.
Society’s latest members – the player characters – The pay was not great but other people’s aversion to
and see what they are made of. It so happens that the morgue allowed her to work undisturbed. For
Lysander needs their help to solve his own problems, years she has worked tirelessly in her laboratory to
as explained in the complete campaign book City of produce an elixir that can prevent her transformation.
My Nightmares, of which this mystery is the first of four.
THE SCENT OF A KILLER
THE CORONER What Ester did not realize was that the elixir was begin-
Coroner Ester Volk works in a tiled autopsy room at ning to blur the line between her human and wolf
Utterson’s police station. Born in Ostrobothnia in what forms. The doctor developed a heightened sense of
is now Finland, but was then the eastern province of smell and started picking up the scent of the killers
Sweden, she showed an early interest in medicine and whose victims ended up on her autopsy table. In her
trained as a doctor at the Collegium Medicum in the bestial form, the werewolf remembered these scents
city. She received her military training at Karlberg and and hunted down the perpetrators.
served in the war against the Russian Empire. Several times over the past few months, Ester has
Ester is haunted by the trauma of a bloody battle woken up in the gutter at dawn with torn clothes and
in which the Swedish army was heavily defeated. She the taste of blood in her mouth, and she has begun
has fragmentary memories of the panic that ensued to suspect that the maimed bodies she now encoun-
when the Tsar’s forces broke through the Swedish ters on her autopsy table are actually her own doing.
lines and captured their camp. Soldiers stormed into The police initially took little notice of these slain
the medical tent. The battle was brief and Ester was killers, but after the murder of Sverker von Essen, the
knocked to the ground. wave of homicides has struck fear into the city’s inhab-
She only remembers flashes of what happened itants. The tenor fell prey to the beast after murder-
next. The silence and darkness of the night once the ing the Opera’s conductor, Mortimer Cronstedt, at
Russians had moved on. The open, unseeing eyes of the Golden Peace tavern by poisoning his turtle soup.

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Pressure is now mounting on Ester Volk, who is It is an autumn evening and the trees along the boulevards
finding it increasingly difficult to control the were- of Upsala are lit by an almost full moon. Inside the asy-
wolf. She has caught the scent of more villains who lum, Linnea greets you in a common room. A few other
will soon die at the fangs of the beast – organist Frie- patients are sitting around reading books. The autumn
drich Baum of Saint Gertrude’s Church, who has winds beat against the window, and the crackling fire of
strangled several pauper girls, and barber surgeon a large ceramic stove fills the room with heat.
Jens Svärdh, who has performed a series of revolting Linnea’s clothes are freshly washed, and her white
surgical experiments on the city’s poor. hair pulled back into a neat bun. Her eyes look clearer
All the while, the political temperature in the than usual and in her gnarled hands she holds a letter.
capital is rising. Inspired by the revolutions on the “Thank you for coming. I’ve received a letter from an
continent, insurgents are gathering to overthrow the old friend. The industrialist August T. Lysander in Stock-
royal family and declare a republic. Commissioner holm is a patron of the Society who has made substantial
Utterson has his work cut out for him, to say the least, donations to us in the past. He lacks the Sight but is well
and needs all the help he can get from the Society. aware of our work and how important it is. I’ve not heard
from him in decades. Now it is he who needs our help.”

CONFLICTS Linnea hands over the letter (included as handout A at

The primary conflict of this mystery is between Police the end of the book and available for download on the
Commissioner John Gabriel Utterson and the mur- Free League website) and lets the characters read it:
derer, Coroner Ester Volk. Utterson wants to stop the
killer before more victims are found in the alleys. He Esteemed members of the Society,
is not a superstitious man, but he has seen enough in
his years in office to firmly believe that people can be The capital is in need of your expertise. Four weeks ago, there was a
monsters. Now it seems a serial killer is on the loose brutal murder at the Royal Opera and my friends in the police are at
in the Town Between the Bridges, and he wants to a loss. The tenor Sverker von Essen is dead! One of the nation’s most
catch the culprit at all costs. sublime voices has been silenced in a way that sends shivers down the
The secondary conflict is an internal one between spines of us opera lovers. So many evenings he carried us all to the
Ester Volk and the werewolf she is turning into. She heights of Elysium with his singing!
has been trying to control her bloodlust with the help I cannot tell you any more about the murder in this letter, but I
of elixirs she has created through a combination of have reason to believe that the culprit is not human. Fear is spreading
scientific research and occultism. For years she man- through the capital, and I do not want this murder to stir up further
aged to contain her transformation by drinking the conflict in the city – the situation is tense enough as it is. I am an old
elixirs or locking herself in the cellar beneath her friend of the Society and know that some among you have abilities
apartment building whenever the moon is full. But beyond those of the police.
now Ester is losing control. I have asked Police Commissioner John Gabriel Utterson to invite
members of the Society as special advisers to the investigation and hope
that you will accept this invitation. I have taken the liberty of pur-
IN V ITATION chasing train tickets, which are enclosed with this letter, and booked
This mystery begins in Upsala, at the city’s mental asy- accommodation for you at the Golden Peace. I will of course cover all
lum. The player characters have received a message expenses, and the Society will be amply compensated for your work.
addressed to them at Castle Gyllencreutz from Linnea
Elfeklint (page 83 of the rulebook) who wishes to see Yours sincerely,
them immediately. Read or play out the following: August T. Lysander

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The train tickets are valid for the next day’s morn- THE POLICE
ing departure and included as handout B at the end At the time of this mystery, the Stockholm Police
of the book and available for download on the Free Department has recently been reorganized.
League website. The capital’s previous law enforcement orga-
nization, the City Watch, had failed to curb the
riots that raged a few years earlier. Crimes
PREPA R ATIONS remained unsolved and thefts increased dra-
As usual, the player characters can prepare for the jour- matically. The press openly criticized the City
ney in Upsala by purchasing equipment (page 73 of the Watch, claiming that its officials were them-
rulebook) or using Upgrades at Castle Gyllencreutz selves committing criminal acts.
(page 89 of the rulebook). They can look for informa- In response to this criticism, a new civilian
tion about Lysander and, with a successful LEARNING roll, police force was established. Stockholm was
find out about his career as a businessman and that he divided into three districts, each with its own
is a member of the Freemasons as well as several spiri- police station: Northside, Southside, and the
tualist societies in Stockholm (peripheral clue). They Town Between the Bridges.
find no information about the murders beyond what To become a police officer, a recruit needs
is written in the newspapers (see The Journey below). to be at least 5 feet 7 inches tall, 24–35 years
old, and literate. It also requires “sound judg-
ment”, a calm disposition, good health, and
THE JOURNEY a strong physique. A new uniform has been
The player characters will likely take the newly opened introduced for the police force, consisting of a
steam train from Upsala Central Station to Stockholm. top hat and a double-breasted long coat, and
During the journey they receive today’s issue of the City officers are armed with a truncheon and saber.
Gazette – see handout C at the end of this book, which is
also available for download on the Free League website.
The newspaper contains many stories of interest to the
players. The articles about von Essen’s murder are a cen- “Welcome to the capital! I wanted to take this opportunity to meet
tral clue. As usual the characters can gain an Advantage you in person. Hop in, my driver will take you anywhere you want
during the journey (page 182 of the rulebook). to go. To the police headquarters, perhaps, or to the Golden Peace
to freshen up from the journey?”
Show the players the large map of the city and point
A RRI VA L out the police headquarters and the Golden Peace
The train arrives at Stockholm’s grand, newly con- (see the GM map on page 9). If they want to go
structed Central Station. The capital is bustling with somewhere else, that is perfectly alright.
activity, in stark contrast to the stillness of Upsala. The The characters can talk to August Lysander on the
street outside is crowded with travelers, servants, day way to their next stop. He knows nothing more about
laborers, and beggars, as well as carriages and cattle. the murders than what he has read in the newspaper,
Just as the player characters are contemplating how although he suspects vaesen to be involved due to the
to proceed, a shiny black coach stops in front of them. bestial nature of the killings. He can also tell them
The door opens and an elegantly dressed man with about himself but does not reveal anything that is not
a well-groomed beard peeks out. Show the players public knowledge. August has no role in this mystery
the portrait of August T. Lysander (also available for except as a quest giver. He spends most of his time
download on the Free League website). at his office (see Lysander Cork Factories Inc., page 17).

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 Northside

DIRECTOR
AUGUST T. LYSA NDER •
Stockholm
“We are all the masters of our own fate.” Central Station

The Seraphim
Hospital
Director August T. Lysander is tall and wears •
elegant suits. His gray hair and beard are King’s Isle
neatly trimmed and his gaze sharp behind
his monocle. He is an energetic man who Knights’
Isle
gesticulates as he speaks. August talks with
pride about how he used his brilliant business
acumen to build a good life for his family. He Knights’ Bay
is often seen at Stockholm’s most prestigious
social events. He is a Freemason which gives
him access to a wide network of friends and
contacts. August has a deep interest in the
supernatural, hosting spiritualist circles and
collecting occult books and objects.
Note that August has a greater role to play
Ta n n e r
in the complete City of My Nightmares campaign Hill

book, where this mystery is the first of four.

It is therefore important that he does not die
or become an enemy of the player characters
in this mystery.

· Physique 4 Precision 4
Logic 3 Empathy 5
· FORCE 3 CLOSE COMBAT 5 RANGED
­C OMBAT 3 LEARNING 5 INSPIRATION 4

· Mental Toughness 3 Physical Toughness 3

· EQUIPMENT: Rapier (in a cane), revolver

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 STOCKHOLM

Fa r m s t e a d F i e l d

Sverker von Essen’s

Residence
•

Royal Bay
New
brid
King’s ge B
Garden ay

The Royal Blasius’ Isle Royal Forest

Opera
•

Holy Spirit
Isle Stockholm
Stream Ships’ Isle

T h e To w n
Between Fortress
the Bridges Isle

Salt Sea
Ship’s
Lock

Herring
Hill

Southside

South Station
•

White
Hills
Mire Lake

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COUNTDOW N the shadows. The characters cannot confront

A ND CATASTROPHE the werewolf at this point – that will have to wait
During the mystery the conflicts will escalate step by until the Confrontation.
step. The following events can be used to up the pace After this event, Ester Volk concludes that her
when necessary and push the players toward the final curse cannot be controlled and must be stopped
confrontation. Each step of the Countdown takes at all costs. She does not return to her workplace
place during the hours of darkness. If the game is but locks herself in her cellar.
progressing quickly, multiple phases can occur on
the same evening or night. CATA STROPHE
If the player characters fail to stop Svärdh, the were-
COUNTDOW N wolf unleashes a bloodbath in the alleys. Unlike Volk,
1. Friedrich Baum, organist at Saint Gertrude’s Svärdh kills indiscriminately. Panic breaks out and
Church, is found brutally murdered. The char- the police struggle to control the angry and terrified
acters can be drawn there by screams or fetched residents. If Volk is alive, her killing continues as
by Utterson’s constables. The murder was com- well. The police pursue the werewolves but fail to
mitted by Volk in werewolf form. See the section catch them, and the murders keep piling up. A few
Saint Gertrude’s Church on page 24. months later, Svärdh’s body is found in Haga Park
2. Field Surgeon Jens Svärdh is brutally attacked with his heart torn out.
at the statue of Saint George and the Dragon.
Again, the characters can be drawn there by
screams or fetched by police constables. Svärdh
survives the attack, which is witnessed by his wife, LOCATIONS
and is taken to the Seraphim Hospital. Once This mystery allows the player characters to move
again it is Volk who is behind the attack, which freely through Stockholm, but only places that are
leads to Svärdh contracting lycanthropy and relevant to the investigation are described below.
turning into a werewolf. He flees the hospital All locations are marked on the maps on page 6
and begins to prowl the alleys of Stockholm. See
the section Saint George and the Dragon on page 24.
3. A fire watcher in the Town Between the Bridges
is attacked and viciously killed by Jens Svärdh DREAMS AND VISIONS
in werewolf form. The characters can witness The player characters could suffer visions
the attack or be drawn there by the desperate and nightmares during their stay in Stock-
screams of the fire watcher. Under a magnifi- holm, triggered by the gruesome events. The
cent full moon, the werewolf bares its teeth and dreams show images of Stockholm at night.
growls. The characters can fight or try to escape. The dreamer is chasing someone and feels a
However, the werewolf is interrupted by a strong sense of hunger, blood, rage, and thirst
distant howl. It howls back at the full moon and for vengeance. Do not describe a werewolf
runs away. The characters can go after it – make too clearly in the dream. One tip is to weave
an AGILITY roll opposed by the werewolf’s BODY creatures from the character’s Trauma or
CONTROL (for stats, see page 160 of the rulebook). people from their Dark Secret into the dream,
If the characters win, they manage to follow the to make it more personal. A typical nightmare
werewolf for a while, in the direction of Ester has Fear value 1.
Volk’s home (page 27), before it disappears into

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and below. Note that two of them – Saint Gertrude’s

Church and Saint George and the Dragon – only CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL CLUES
become part of the mystery once steps 1 and 2 of the The clues the player characters can find are
Countdown have occurred. Until then, there is no either central or peripheral to the plot. Central
reason to visit those places. clues are vital for solving the mystery; peripheral
If the characters want to visit a location that is not clues are not, but provide additional information
described below, you will either need to improvise or that may be useful. The players do not need to
simply tell the players that there is nothing of inter- be handed central clues on a silver platter, but
est there. Make sure that the game does not grind to there are several ways for the characters to
a halt because the players do not know where to go discover them during the adventure. Central
next. Use the Countdown, or Utterson, to drive the clues are marked with the symbol (C) in the text.
plot forward.

Blasius’ Isle

Northside
•
The Royal
Opera

Holy Spirit Stockholm

Isle Stream

Police
Headquarters
•
Saint George Shipside
and the Dragon Street
•
•
• Lysander
E s t e r Vo l k ’s Cork Factories
• T
 he National Apartment Inc.
Archives
Knights’
Isle
•
Saint
Gertrude’s
Church
•
The Golden
Knights’ Bay Peace
Grain Harbor
Square

THE TOWN
BETWEEN Ship’s
Lock

THE BRIDGES

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 POLICE HEA DQUA RTERS INITI A L CLUES
The newly built police headquarters is located in
the northern part of the Town Between the Bridges,
· Utterson confirms that the city has been struck by
a series of grisly murders, of which opera singer
overlooking the Stream of Stockholm. The sturdy Sverker von Essen appears to be the latest victim.
stone building has four floors and, in addition to He was found in the street behind the Opera on
offices for the police force, houses a detention cen- September 18th after a performance of the opera A
ter complete with a hundred cells and a morgue Masked Ball. All victims have been torn apart, as if
where Ester Volk works. The third floor is where by some wild beast. Everyone before von Essen was
Commissioner Utterson has his office. All visitors a criminal, and Utterson assumed at the time that
must report to the doorman before they are escorted they were killed in some underworld dispute. (C)
through the narrow corridors and the throng of
victims, thieves, constables, vagrants, detectives,
· Utterson has no suspects. There was rumored to be
bad blood between von Essen and another singer
and judges. at the Opera, Rufus Holberg, but the latter had an
alibi – he was at Bern’s Salons with several colleagues
CH A LLENGES – and Utterson found no evidence against him.
· Commissioner Utterson is in his office during
the day. He greets the player characters courte-
· If the characters ask about von Essen’s widow, the
police commissioner says she has already been
ously and tells them what he knows, although he interviewed and offered no useful information.
is not sure what the Society can contribute to his They can have her address on Knight Street if they
investigation. A MANIPULATION roll makes him reveal wish to speak to her.
more about his suspicions. · Utterson has a list of times and locations of the mur-
· Coroner Ester Volk is usually at the morgue
during the day. She willingly answers questions
ders – see handout D at the end of this book, which is
also available for download on the Free League web-
about her work, but under no circumstances does site. No names are listed – the police didn’t bother as
she reveal her suspicions that she herself may be all of the victims were criminals. Perceptive players
the killer (see Background). may notice that a month passed between each murder.

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At the National Archives (page 23) – or by con- weeks ago at the Golden Peace, face down in a
sulting a calendar – the characters can learn that all bowl of turtle soup. Volk examined the body and
murders occurred around the time of a full moon. concluded that he had been poisoned, but found
· If pressed (MANIPULATION), Utterson admits that he no evidence of who or what might be responsible.
suspects someone in the justice system may be guilty,
as the victims were all criminals. In fact, Sverker von
· If Volk learns that the Society has an interest in the
supernatural, she becomes very curious, asking all
Essen was a suspect in the death of conductor Mor- kinds of questions about ways to appease or deal
timer Cronstedt a few weeks before his own demise. with vaesen. She also tells them about the National
Cronstedt, who also worked at the Opera, died after Archives on Knights’ Isle (page 23), which has
eating turtle soup at the Golden Peace (page 14). a special Esoteric section on vaesen and other
There were rumors of a feud between von Essen and supernatural matters, and recommends that they
Cronstedt, but no evidence could be found. (C) go there for information.
· As if the murders were not enough for Utterson to
deal with, the streets are rife with insurgents seeking
· If the characters pass a VIGILANCE roll, they notice
that Volk’s keen sense of smell seems to bother her
to overthrow the royal family, inspired by the revo- in her work. Perfumes and fragrant herbs can be
lutions on the continent. The new police force must seen on shelves in the morgue.
prove that it can maintain law and order – people must
not be allowed to take the law into their own hands. CLUES A F TER STEP 1
· If the characters ask about the disease spreading OF THE COUNTDOW N
through the slums, Utterson or Ester Volk can
inform them that several people in the While Hills
· Volk is now examining the maimed body of the
murdered Friedrich Baum. The victim’s abdo-
slums in Southside have died of severe infections men has been savagely slashed, exposing his intes-
in recent weeks. They had all had an arm or leg tines. His chest has been torn open and the heart
amputated and some of them had had the lost removed. The modus operandi is similar to the
limb replaced by a body part from a corpse. The murder of Sverker von Essen, although the sing-
police’s interrogations have led nowhere, as mis- er’s heart was not missing.
trust is high in the slums. (C) · Volk can also reveal that she is familiar with Fried-
· On the characters’ first visit, Coroner Volk has the
corpse of a young woman on her slab, covered by
rich Baum, as she regularly visits Saint Gertrude’s
Church. The organist was a recluse who lived in
a cloth. The woman was found in the Stream the a room in the church’s parish house.
day before, seemingly strangled. Volk sighs that
the murder of von Essen gets lots of attention
· Volk has a fresh wound on her forearm, sustained
when she jumped out of the window of Saint Ger-
while no one cares about the poor who are losing trude’s Church in werewolf form (page 24). The
their lives every day in Stockholm. Several girls wound is bandaged and hidden under her clothes,
from the slums of Vita Bergen have recently gone and Volk does not show it to the characters unless
missing, and Volk believes that this may be one of they pressure her (MANIPULATION ).
them. No one has asked about her. (C) · If presented with Baum’s notebook, both Utterson
· As for Sverker von Essen, Volk says his throat was
slashed with great force and that he died from
and Volk recognize a young woman in the pictures
– she was recently found dead in the Stream and
extensive blood loss. She has nothing more to say. was autopsied during the characters’ first visit to
Perhaps it was a wild dog? Volk. They do not know who she is but suspect
· If asked about Mortimer Cronstedt, the conduc-
tor at the Opera, Volk says he was found dead six
that she is a poor girl from the White Hills slums,
since no one has reported her missing. (C)

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 POLICE
HEADQUARTERS

Staff
Quarters
Offices

Courtroom

Utterson’s
Office

Infirmary

Guard
Post

Autopsy Jail
Room

Morgue
Courtyard
Offices

Back
Entrance
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CLUES A F TER STEP 2 CLUES A F TER STEP 3

OF THE COUNTDOW N OF THE COUNTDOW N
· Utterson explains that the victim of the attack, field
surgeon Jens Svärdh, was himself the subject of a
· Utterson says that Ester Volk has not turned up
for work. He can give the player characters her
criminal investigation a few years ago. He was sus- home address on Charity Street if they ask for it.
pected of having engaged in experimental surgery If the characters still do not suspect Volk, Utter-
during the war, attempting to replace amputated and son can voice such suspicions.
torn-off body parts with limbs from fresh corpses.
The ability to replace lost limbs would not only
be a major scientific advance, but would also make
it easier for the military and the city’s factory owners
to get injured soldiers and employees back to work.
Only those involved in the investigation knew
of these suspicions, which never led to prosecu-
tion. If Utterson has not already expressed his
suspicions about the attacker working within the
justice system, he does now. In response to a direct
question, he admits that Doctor Volk was involved
in the Svärdh investigation. (C)
· If asked directly, Volk admits that she participated
in the Svärdh investigation but has nothing fur-
ther to add.
CORONER
ESTER VOLK
Ester Volk is woman of medium height with
PREVIOUS MURDERS fair hair and piercing green eyes. She speaks
· May 23rd – Mire Lake Finnish-Swedish. Straight-backed and
· June 22nd – Grain Harbor Square methodical, she moves around the morgue
· July 21st – Shipside Street with calm composure. Her face is scarred
· August 19th – Ship’s Lock from the war against the Tsar’s armies in the
· September 18th – The Royal Opera eastern province. You can read more about
her past under Background on page 2.
Neither Utterson nor Volk have any more use-
ful information about the killings that occurred
before the murder of Sverker von Essen –
· Physique 3 Precision 5
Logic 4 Empathy 2
because the victims were criminals themselves, · AGILITY 2 MEDICINE 4 LEARNING 3
there was no investigation. If the player charac- · Mental Toughness 2 Physical Toughness 2
ters visit the crime scenes in search of informa-
tion, they get no answers from the locals – no
· EQUIPMENT: Scalpel, bone saw

one wants to be seen talking openly to strangers Werewolf: Ester Volk is a werewolf. In were-
about what is assumed to have been a settling wolf form she has stats as per page 160 of the
of scores in the underworld. rulebook.

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THE GOLDEN PEACE

The tavern and hotel of the Golden Peace is located
in a centuries-old stone building on East Longstreet,
a stone’s throw from the main water pump in Iron
Square.

The Tavern: The ground floor and basement of the

building houses the old tavern, commonly known
COMMISSONER as the Peace Cellar. Its clientele includes aristocrats
GA BRIEL UTTERSON and customs officials from Shipside Street as well as
“Man is a wolf to man.” poets and composers. The dining room with windows
facing East Longstreet is hung with beautiful lamps.
Gabriel Utterson is a 40-year-old man with Ceramic stoves and tealights provide a lovely warmth
sharp hazel eyes, strong features, and a stern in the autumn chill. Guests are sitting in armchairs
look on his face. After many years on the and at tables set with white tablecloths.
streets, his eyes are constantly searching for
signs of trouble or danger, his hand often The Hotel: A crooked wooden staircase leads to the
fiddling with the handle of his truncheon or second floor which holds a number of simple guest
the hilt of his saber. rooms. Here August Lysander has booked accom-
He was recently promoted to police com- modation for the player characters in separate lit-
missioner, but as a proud member of the tle rooms, drafty but clean. The ceiling is painted
first generation of the new police force, he with medieval patterns that are visible between the
wears the official uniform of top hat and dou- thick rafters.
ble-breasted longcoat. He takes very seriously
the task of fighting crime in his district – the CH A LLENGES
Town Between the Bridges.
With his promotion, Utterson was wel-
· The famous poet Erik Johan Stagnelius is usually
seated at his regular table in the dining room.
comed into the city’s elite circles, and for Characters who pass a LEARNING roll recognize
the past couple of years he has been a mem-
ber of the same Masonic order as August T.
Lysander. He does not share the Society’s
belief in the supernatural and is convinced A SHADOW IN THE NIGHT
that the murderer is human. But now he is In order to ramp up the pace and suspense of
at his wits’ end and has reluctantly accepted the adventure, you can give the player char-
Lysander’s offer of help. acters a glimpse of the werewolf. Have them
make a VIGILANCE roll – those who succeed
· Physique 4 Precision 3
Logic 4 Empathy 3
feel like they are being watched and notice a
dark and menacing shadow in an alley. If they
· CLOSE COMBAT 3 INVESTIGATION 4
VIGILANCE 3
go after it, they can make an AGILITY roll to
catch a glimpse of a shaggy creature. However,
· Mental Toughness 2 Physical Toughness 3 they cannot confront the werewolf during such
· EQUIPMENT: Saber, truncheon encounters, so use them sparingly.

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him immediately, otherwise the tavern keeper or

other guests can tell them who he is.
· With a successful VIGILANCE roll, the characters can
see Stagnelius occasionally taking a small, brown
glass bottle out of his pocket and pouring a few
drops into his coffee. Stagnelius is in a bad mood,
but characters who pass a MANIPULATION roll (+2 if
they praise his poetry) can chat with him and gain
more clues about the murder victim Sverker von
Essen, whom he knew well.
ERIK JOH A N STAGNELIUS
· In the dining room is tavern keeper Henrik
Öhman, who is devastated by composer Mor- “Putrefaction! hasten, oh beloved bride! To ready our
timer Cronstedt’s death from poisoning at the lonely lover’s couch! By the world rejected, by God set
dining table six weeks ago. Now no one dares aside. Thou art my only hope, I vouch.”
to eat his signature dish, turtle soup, as rumors
circulate that the preserved meat is poisonous The poet Erik Johan Stagnelius is renting a
and causes deadly botulism. If the characters room at the Golden Peace for an indefinite
get on his good side (MANIPULATION roll with +2 period. He is highly educated and speaks
if they praise his cooking), they can gain several quickly and excitedly on all sorts of top-
useful clues. ics. In the evenings he entertains the hotel
guests by reciting poems he has written, ges-
CLUES ticulating animatedly until he is so out of
· The emotional Stagnelius says he was a close
friend of the late Sverker von Essen, “who was a
breath that he needs to sit down for a while.
A recurring theme in Stagnelius’s poems
true artist and always smelled pleasantly of lavender.” He is alienation, his dissatisfaction with life,
claims the singer had a feud with Mortimer and his longing for death. He writes about
Cronstedt, conductor of the Opera, and that yearning for a love that is only realized in
von Essen’s eyes sometimes went dark when he the imagination.
talked about Cronstedt’s plans for the spring Stagnelius is a short man with blonde hair
repertoire. (C) and a pointed nose. His head looks dispro-
· In response to a direct question, Stagnelius admits
that von Essen was at the tavern the night Cron­
portionately heavy on his thin body and is
always tilted to one side. He is prone to mood
stedt dropped dead in his turtle soup. (C) swings and can suddenly become introverted
· If the characters ask Stagnelius about his bottle of
drops, he explains that he takes laudanum for his
and melancholic. He is constantly plagued
by his poor health.
nerves. Anyone who passes a MEDICINE roll knows
that laudanum is deadly in high doses (which Volk
can confirm).
· Physique 1 Precision 3
Logic 4 Empathy 5
· If the characters ask Stagnelius if von Essen may · LEARNING 5 OBSERVATION 3 INSPIRATION 5
have taken some of his laudanum, it takes a suc- · Mental Toughness 2 Physical Toughness 1
cessful MANIPULATION roll for him to admit that this
is the case. On failure, Stagnelius angrily accuses
· EQUIPMENT: Poetry collection, laudanum
drops
them of “smearing his dead friend.”

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TAV ERN KEEPER ÖHM A N THE MUTILATED BEGGAR

Henrik Öhman runs the kitchen at the At some point in the beginning of the mystery,
Golden Peace. He is loud and warm and a dirty beggar comes up to the player char-
known in Stockholm for his version of Potage acters and asks for money. His right hand looks
Tortue, or turtle soup – a very fashionable dish nasty – it is all pale and smells terribly. Given
at this time. the rumors of disease in the slums (see the
City Gazette newspaper), the encounter may
· Physique 4 Precision 4
Logic 3 Empathy 3
frighten the characters.
If they give the man a coin or two (cost
· FORCE 2 VIGILANCE 3 level 1) and take the time to speak with him,
· Mental Toughness 2 Physical Toughness 2 he tells them that a well-dressed gentleman
· EQUIPMENT: Kitchen knife offered him money to cut off his hand and
replace it with another. He does not know the
man’s name.
This event can occur anywhere in the city.
· Tavern Keeper Öhman insists that his turtle soup
is definitely not toxic. He confides that he has not
The characters can even run into the same man
multiple times.
used real turtle in the soup for years, so it could
not possibly have been botulism. Someone must
have poisoned Cronstedt’s soup.
· Öhman can confirm that Sverker von Essen was
here the night Cronstedt died, as was Stagnelius.
Essen in the tavern’s kitchen and quickly threw
him out. Öhman assumed that the singer was
But this is not unusual – the two drinking buddies looking for liquor. (C)
spent most evenings at the tavern. The poet and
the singer partied late into the night and their
· When asked if von Essen smelled of anything
in particular, Öhman says that the tenor often
conversations often turned into arguments. On smelled strongly of lavender perfume, “probably
this particular night, Öhman bumped into von to hide the alcohol fumes.”

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LYSA NDER CLUES

CORK FACTORIES INC.
August Lysander’s company has a mansion on Shipside
· August Lysander is curious about the player char-
acters’ investigation and has lots of questions. He
Street with a magnificent view of the Stream and the has no concrete clues to offer them during this
ships that are anchored there. The building dates from mystery, but can provide hints if they get stuck, as
the 17th century and has a large, ornate door decorated he is very knowledgeable about vaesen.
with mermaids holding gas lamps. A beautiful mar-
ble staircase and gilded sconces can be seen inside the
door. Lysander has had the palace renovated with the
latest technology and built an iron-grate elevator from LYSA NDER’S GUA RDS
the ground floor all the way up to his office at the top. · Physique 5 Precision 4
Logic 2 Empathy 2
CH A LLENGES · FORCE 3 CLOSE COMBAT 4

· The office is well guarded. There is always a man RANGED COMBAT 3 VIGILANCE 3
posted inside the door, armed with knuckledusters · Mental Toughness 1 Physical Toughness 2
and a pistol, and another three are constantly on
duty in the building. But if the characters come
· EQUIPMENT: Revolver, knuckledusters

knocking during the day, they are let in and shown

to the top floor office where Lysander receives them.

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Bernhardina
von Essen
THE W HITE HILL SLUMS
“The stench was still there, of course, and as the sun and the heat rose
it would grow stronger, becoming unbearable for those who weren’t
used to it. The stench of poverty, of dirt and garbage, of latrines and
decay. The city’s stench, the stench of a city.”
SV ERKER VON ESSEN’S – P. A. Fogelström, The Children of the Weavers
RESIDENCE
The opera star Sverker von Essen had a grand apart- The area known as White Hills in Southside, on the
ment on Knight Street in the norteast part of the city, outskirts of the city, is the largest slum in Stockholm.
and his grieving widow Bernhardina still lives there. The city’s population has more than tripled in recent
decades, and the shanty towns of White Hills are home
CH A LLENGES to all those who have come to the capital in search
· If the player characters knock on the door, a dig-
nified valet opens it. He firmly states that Mrs. von
of work. People live in cramped conditions, often
lodging with other families. Rumors, diseases, and
Essen is in mourning and must not be disturbed, fires spread quickly in these parts.
but he can be persuaded with MANIPULATION or a The player characters may come here to find out
handsome bribe (cost level 2). more about the disease in the slums or the mutilated
· Bernhardina von Essen greets them in the parlor,
which is decorated with statues, chandeliers, and
individuals they have encountered or heard about,
or to seek information about the dead young woman
tapestries. She is a beautiful middle-aged woman depicted in the notebook of the murdered organist
dressed in all black and a mourning veil. The room Friedrich Baum (see step 1 of the Countdown and
smells strongly of lavender. The widow sobs and page 24). The smell of food, outhouses, and peo-
says that she has already told the police everything ple hit them as they arrive.
she knows, but the characters can make her talk
with a successful INSPIRATION or MANIPULATION roll. CH A LLENGES

CLUES
· A crowd of dirty, giggling children surround the
player characters. One of the children may try to
· The widow was not present at the time of her hus-
band’s murder and has no idea what happened.
steal something from them (it takes a VIGILANCE
roll to notice the attempt, which otherwise costs
· She can confirm that Sverker von Essen had a
feud with his rival at the Opera, Rufus Holberg
the characters one point of Capital). If the char-
acters show the children the drawing of the young
(page 22), whom she calls “that silly little upstart.” woman and pass a MANIPULATION roll (or give them
· That conductor Cronstedt before his death had
intended to replace von Essen with Holberg for
money equivalent to cost level 1), they point to
an old, dilapidated mansion at Demolition Alley,
the leading role is news to Bernhardina, who finds saying “ask Mrs. Grankvist.”
it highly unlikely. “No one could match my Sverker’s God-
given voice.”
· Lillemor Grankvist runs a small laundry in one
of the run-down annexes of the mansion. She is
· She dismisses any suggestions or allegations that
her husband was involved in Cronstedt’s death as
“gossip and malicious slander.”
· If asked about the lavender scent, Bernhardina
explains that “it was my Sverker’s favorite perfume. The
smell of it makes me feel his presence.”
Lillemor
Grankvist

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a feisty 45-year-old woman with three snotty chil-

dren clinging to her legs. Filling a large wooden
· The player characters see some shady-looking types
(equal in number to themselves) in an alley. The
tub with hot water, Mrs. Grankvist complains that men are carrying something heavy, which they
her maid has not been home for a week and that then throw into a covered cart. With a successful
she owes her rent. If the characters pass a MANIP- VIGILANCE roll the characters realize it is a human
ULATION roll or pay the maid’s rent (cost level 2), body. If the characters approach, the men pull
Lillemor tells them what she knows (see Clues). knives, first threatening them and then attacking
· If the characters ask around about the disease in
the slums, the children (or Lillemor) can point
if the characters do not back down. If defeated and
questioned (OBSERVATION roll), the men can reveal
them towards one of the shacks in the shantytown. some interesting information (see Clues). If the
The dark room is buzzing with flies and stinks of characters lose, they are left in the gutter.
rotten flesh. The characters must pass a FORCE
roll not to vomit and suffer a physical condition.
· If step 2 of the Countdown has not yet occurred,
the characters can encounter barber surgeon Jens
The victim is Johan Petterson who is dying of Svärdh in the White Hills. He stands out from the
gangrene. His right leg has been amputated at the dirty surroundings with his white shirt and black
knee and another, formerly belonging to some- doctor’s bag as he hurries across the street and into
one else, has been sewn in its place. The oper- a coach. If the characters stop him, he introduces
ation was clearly unsuccessful. His lower leg has himself as a doctor and explains that he has come
gone black, and an infection has spread around to the slums to help the sick. He is currently study-
the knee and up his thigh. His breathing is erratic ing the new disease, as it would be fatal for the city
and his eyes feverish. if it were to spread from the slums. A successful
The poor man tells them everything he knows OBSERVATION roll reveals that Svärdh is lying.
(see Clues). He dies shortly afterwards unless the If the characters have encountered the muti-
characters treat him with MEDICINE (–3 to the roll) lated beggar (page 16) and are now beginning to
and then take him to the Seraphim Hospital. suspect Svärdh, he snaps at them before leaving in

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his coach. If they try to stop him, Svärdh defends

himself, helped by the coachman and some goons
(body snatchers) hiding inside the coach (as many
as the player characters, in addition to Svärdh
himself). If the characters are defeated, Svärdh
leaves them in the gutter. If Svärdh’s henchmen
are defeated, he surrenders, and the characters
can arrest him – see the sidebar Svärdh Arrested?
Make sure that Svärdh is not killed at this point.
· Note that the encounters with the body snatchers
and Svärdh should not take place during the same FIELD SURGEON
visit to the White Hills. Choose the encounter that JENS SVÄ RDH
seems most appropriate. The second encounter Doctor Jens Svärdh has served many years as a
can occur if the characters stay for a long time or field surgeon in the Swedish army. Inspired by
return to the White Hills later on. the scientific advances of this time, he has had
increasingly innovative ideas in recent years.
CLUES One such idea, which has almost become an
· If the player characters show her the picture of
the dead woman, Lillemor Grankvist can confirm
obsession for him, is the possibility of trans-
planting body parts such as arms and legs from
that it is her missing maid and that her name is dying, or recently deceased, patients. This
Bodil Larsdotter. She is a 19-year-old orphan who would help the city’s factory owners keep expe-
recently moved here from Smolandia. Bodil lived rienced workers on the job even after work-re-
in one of the sheds in her backyard. Lillemor has lated accidents, which are very common.
no idea what happened to her, but knows that she
sometimes went to the Town Between the Bridges
to sell bread to the dockworkers of Shipside Street.
· Physique 3 Precision 5
Logic 5 Empathy 1
· Lillemor also mentions that Bodil was a “God-fear-
ing girl” who often went to church, usually Saint
· CLOSE COMBAT 4 MEDICINE 4 STEALTH 4
RANGED COMBAT 3 VIGILANCE 3
Gertrude’s. If Lillemor learns that Bodil is dead, · Mental Toughness 3 Physical Toughness 3
she shrugs. “I’m sorry to hear that. But there are more poor
girls coming in from the country every day, so I guess I’ll hire a
· EQUIPMENT: Scalpel (stats as knife), pistol
(derringer)
new maid.”
· The dying Johan Petterson can tell the characters that
a man offered him a lot of money to take part in his
Werewolf: After step 2 of the Countdown,
Jens Svärdh turns into a werewolf. In were-
important research. Johan was scared but the money wolf form he has stats as per page 160 of the
was equivalent to several years’ salary and with it he rulebook.
could support his family in Smolandia. He knows
he does not have much time left but regrets nothing.
He asks the characters to send the money (5 points
of Capital) to his family farm outside Vimmerby. slums and leave them in a cart at a location behind
· If the body snatchers are defeated and questioned,
they reveal that they were hired by a wealthy man
the Seraphim Hospital. If pressed (MANIPULATION),
the body snatchers can take the characters there.
in fancy clothes to pick up dead bodies from the They do not know the man’s name.

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THE ROYA L OPER A

SVÄRDH ARRESTED? The Royal Opera was founded by King Gustav III in
It is possible that the player characters will the late 18th century, inspired by French architec-
arrest Jens Svärdh in the White Hills and take ture. Its facade on Gustav Adolf’s Square has four
him to the police station. However, he is released columns, and the auditorium and foyer are deco-
after a few hours as the evidence against him is rated in white and gold.
purely circumstantial – there is no hard proof Gustav III was murdered in this building during
that he has committed any crime. Svärdh must a masked ball, and at the time of this mystery the
be free when step 2 of the Countdown occurs. Opera is putting on Giuseppe Verdi’s A Masked Ball
which depicts this very assassination. Superstar Jenny
Lind plays Amelia, while the role of Gustav III was
played by master tenor Sverker von Essen. Since his
death, up-and-comer Rufus Holberg has quite lit-
BODYSNATCHERS erally taken up the mantle.
· Physique 4 Precision 2
Logic 2 Empathy 1 CH A LLENGES
· FORCE 2 CLOSE COMBAT 3 VIGILANCE 2
· Following the murder of von Essen, security
· Mental Toughness 1 Physical Toughness 2 around the Opera has been tightened and the
· EQUIPMENT: Knife player characters are not allowed in during
the day. However, A Masked Ball is performed

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several nights a week. A ticket has cost level 3.

The characters can also try to bluff their way in
(MANIPULATION ) or sneak inside (STEALTH ), but if
they fail, they are brusquely ejected by security
guards (stats as dockworkers on page 166 of the
rulebook).
· The characters can mingle with the guests during
the intermission. In the foyer they see Rufus Hol-
berg with a glass of champagne, surrounded by
admirers. He is wearing his 18th-century stage
costume, his intense green eyes framed by the
white wig, but has temporarily removed his mask.
If the characters approach Holberg with good
manners and just the right amount of flattery
(MANIPULATION roll with a bonus for the character’s
Resources), Holberg has time to exchange a few RUFUS HOLBERG
words (see Clues). The young lyric tenor Rufus Holberg is tall
and often dresses in velvet. He is intense
CLUES and expressive, gesturing with his delicate
· Rufus Holberg is happy to talk about Sverker von
Essen, who “always smelled so nicely of lavender.” He
hands as he speaks. His bright green eyes
are framed by dark eyebrows and eyelashes,
claims to be deeply saddened by the death of his and his curly dark brown hair falls over his
rival, but adds that conductor Mortimer Cron- shoulders. He works at the Royal Opera as
stedt was tired of von Essen’s prima donna antics a singer but is also a frequent actor. When
and wanted Holberg to take over the role of Gus- the player characters meet him at the opera,
tav III. “He felt that my lyric tenor and acting talent would do he is wearing his costume as Gustav III at
the role more justice than von Essen’s heroic tenor.” the masked ball.
· Holberg says von Essen was furious when he
learned that he was to be replaced, and that
everyone at the Opera could hear the argu-
· Physique 2 Precision 4
Logic 3 Empathy 5
ment that broke out between him and Cronst- · AGILITY 4 INSPIRATION 4
edt. When the conductor was found drowned · Mental Toughness 2 Physical Toughness 2
in his turtle soup at the Golden Peace, the per-
formances continued with von Essen in the lead
· EQUIPMENT: Fan made of peacock feath-
ers, champagne glass
role. A few weeks later von Essen was found dead
as well. “A sad story, but at least it had a happy ending. I’m
here, aren’t I?”
· If the characters ask where Holberg was on the
night of von Essen’s death, he says that he too
· If the characters ask others at the Opera (MANIP-
ULATION ), they can confirm Holberg’s alibi – he
participated in the performance, as part of the really was on stage that night and went to Bern’s
chorus, and then went over to Bern’s Salons with Salons after the show. Witnesses can also corrob-
a group of colleagues and enjoyed himself until orate the story of the argument between von Essen
the early hours of the morning. and Cronstedt.

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Sigrid
Holgersdotter · The Esoteric Section contains not only writings,
but also historical artifacts. In a glass case the
characters can find a long, curved silver knife
from Transylvania. An inscription reads “Silver
knife from Transylvania, for use against super-
THE NATIONA L A RCHI V ES natural beings, gifted by Count Konstantin Kon-
The National Archives has been collecting records, stantinovich of Jamburg.” Sigrid will not let the
documents, books, and other items of particular characters borrow the knife, but they can rent it
importance to the kingdom for hundreds of years. It (cost level 3) or try to steal it with STEALTH . If they
is one of the nation’s oldest government authorities, get caught, Sigrid kicks them out.
dating back to the 13th century. The impressive stone
building on Knights’ Isle is newly constructed and CLUES
built on a cast iron frame to reduce the risk of fire.
The floors rest on iron beams and are supported
· Werewolves are affected by the phases of the moon.
Most werewolves transform on the night of a full
by slender cast iron columns. A spiral book chute moon or the nights immediately preceding or
runs through the entire stairwell. Light shines in following it. Some werewolves can also transform
through beautiful leaded windows. The bookcases during the day if they experience strong emotions.
are also made of iron and the doors of sheet metal.
The National Archives is not open to the public.
· A werewolf can only be killed with a silver weapon
or by another werewolf. (C)

CH A LLENGES
· A werewolf in wolf form turns back into a human
if someone close to it calls it by its true name.
· Sitting behind the reception desk is archivist Sig-
rid Holgersdotter, an ancient woman with round
However, this method only lifts the curse tem-
porarily – the person transforms again at the
glasses and a stern face. Her gray hair is pulled next full moon.
back in a tight bun. To be admitted, the player
characters must explain that they are working for
· It is said that a werewolf who tears out and devours
the unborn child of a pregnant woman is perma-
the police commissioner and either pass a MANIP- nently cured of the curse.
ULATION roll or make a “donation to the organization”
(cost level 2). If the characters ask for writings
· The National Archives has astronomical charts
and calendars that let the characters know that the
on vaesen and the like, Sigrid refers them to the brutal murders all occurred near the full moon
Esoteric Section two floors up. (page 10). No roll is required to realize this.
· In the Esoteric Section, there are reading areas with
leather armchairs, large potted plants on pedestals,
and statues between the bookcases. Here the charac-
ters can seek useful information about werewolves, BACK TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
if they have begun to suspect that such a creature In a later adventure in the City of My Night-
is behind the murders. Each character looking for mares campaign, the player characters will
information makes a LEARNING roll and gains a clue have the opportunity to revisit the National
(below) for each six rolled. The players may also Archives and uncover even deeper mysteries
consult the Vaesen art book if they have access to in the bowels of the building. It is therefore
it. If the characters fail to find any clues here, they important that the National Archives is not
can learn the most important information from destroyed or significantly altered in this mystery.
Volk herself during the Confrontation (page 27).

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SA INT GERTRUDE’S CHURCH

This church, also known as the German Church, is one
· With a successful INVESTIGATION roll, the characters
find a small notebook on the stairs. It seems to
of the tallest buildings in Stockholm. It got its current have fallen out of the organist’s pocket. The book
look in the 17th century but dates back to the 1300s. The contains detailed facial portraits of young women
church is dedicated to Saint Gertrude, the patron saint drawn in charcoal. Some of the women look life-
of sailors. Next to the church is a small parish house. less. This is a central clue – if the characters do not
The player characters have no reason to come here find the notebook, an NPC should. (C)
until after step 1 of the Countdown (page 8), when
church organist Friedrich Baum is murdered. They
· If the player characters have visited the police
morgue (page 11), they note that one of the draw-
are assumed to arrive here shortly thereafter. Should ings in the notebook bears a striking resemblance
they visit this location before the murder, there are to the woman examined by the coroner (handout E,
no clues to be found. also available at the end of the book and for down-
load on the Free League website). If the characters
CH A LLENGES have not been to the morgue, Utterson makes the
· Frightened members of the church choir have connection when he sees the notebook. (C)
gathered outside the church. It takes a MANIPULA-
TION roll to get any information out of them (see
· A church window has been shattered with great
force. All the broken glass is on the outside, none
Clues). Characters who pass a VIGILANCE roll notice on the inside. Characters who pass another INVESTI-
that one of the church windows has been smashed GATION roll notice a small tuft of gray fur, sticky with
and shards of stained glass litter the streets outside. blood, on one of the sharp edges of jagged glass.
· A police constable is guarding the door. If the
characters are accompanied by another constable
· The priest Rudolf Schiller can tell them that the
dead body is that of the church organist Friedrich
or announce that they are working for Commis- Baum. He was found by members of the church
sioner Utterson, they are immediately allowed to choir who came here for a rehearsal of Mozart’s
enter. Otherwise, it takes a MANIPULATION roll to Requiem. No one saw or heard the actual killing
be granted entry or a STEALTH roll to sneak inside. or the escape of the murderer.
· In the staircase leading up to the gilded king’s gal-
lery lies a mutilated body, face down. The stairs are
· The priest says that Baum came to the parish a few
years ago and studied organ at the Royal Academy
covered in blood that has run down onto the floor. of Music. He was quiet and kept to himself. If asked,
The characters can examine the body with MEDICINE the priest adds that Baum lived in a room in the
and the crime scene with INVESTIGATION (see Clues). parish house and offers to take the characters there.
· Inside the church is the priest Rudolf Schiller. He
is in shock but can talk to the characters if they first
· Baum’s room is simply furnished. Under the bed
there is a loose floorboard (can be found if the play-
calm him down with a successful INSPIRATION roll. ers look in that exact spot or pass an INVESTIGATION
If the characters were called here by the police, roll). In a small space under the floorboard is a box
there is also a constable present, but he has not containing five locks of hair, tied together with silk
been able to get a word out of the priest. ribbons. Baum has taken them from his victims.

CLUES
SA INT GEORGE
· Anyone who examines the body with MEDICINE will
find that the chest and abdomen have been slashed A ND THE DR AGON
open and the intestines torn out. Several internal Saint George and the Dragon is a famous landmark in
organs appear to be missing, including the heart. the Town Between the Bridges. This statue of bronze

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and stone on Merchants Square is a replica of a medi- – Experimental Series 3A”. The pages are filled
eval wooden statue in the nearby Cathedral, which with notes in neat handwriting describing how
some believe symbolizes the wars between Sweden the patients responded to the procedure and how
and Denmark. Below the statue on East Longstreet, well the “graft” was accepted by the host.
there is a large fountain. Present the players with handout F (also available
The player characters have no reason to come here at the end of the book and for download on the
until after step 2 of the Countdown (page 8), Free League website). This is a central clue – if
when Doctor Jens Svärdh is attacked by the werewolf. the characters do not find the bag, a policeman
They are assumed to arrive here shortly thereafter. will. He then shows it to the characters or hands
Should they visit this location before the attack, there it over to Utterson later. (C)
are no clues to be found. · The shocked Märta Svärdh can be questioned right
away or later at the Seraphim Hospital. She tear-
CH A LLENGES fully describes how she and her husband were on
· A crowd of frightened onlookers has gathered
around the fountain. A man is lying face down in the
their way home to their apartment on Merchants
Street after an evening at the Golden Peace. Sud-
water, which is red with blood. The player characters denly a dark figure appeared by the fountain and
can examine the body with a MEDICINE roll (see Clues). knocked her to the ground. As she regained her
· A woman is sitting on the ground nearby, her face
pale with shock. It takes an INSPIRATION roll to get
senses, she saw her husband’s blood-soaked body
in the fountain. She saw nothing of the attacker
anything useful out of her. This is Jens Svärdh’s but remembers a growl, like that of a big dog, and
wife, Märta (see Clues). a pair of “terrible green eyes.” She knows nothing about
· If the characters successfully INVESTIGATE the scene
of the attack, they find a leather satchel near the
her husband’s surgical experiments.

body, just outside the fountain.

CLUES DOCTOR SVÄRDH’S JOURNAL

· The man in the fountain is pale and seemingly

lifeless. He has long, deep wounds on his back.
Subject 16: 25 years old male. Good general condition.
No sign of pulmonary tuberculosis. Weight 45 kg, height
Characters who have encountered Jens Svärdh in 160 cm. Laudanum administered preoperatively.
White Hills (page 18) recognize him as soon as
they turn the body over. Graft: right forearm, 21 years old male, retrieved on
· When the body is turned over, it suddenly starts
shaking and moving. His eyes open wide and a
October 27th from the Sofia Churchyard. Chilled for
three days. Course of procedure: Amputation successful.
silent scream issues from his mouth (Fear test Blood loss acceptable. The graft is infused with saline.
against Fear value 1). His condition can be sta- Necrotic tissue minimal, can be attached after debride-
bilized with another MEDICINE roll, but he is too ment. Indications of perfusion in the transplanted tissue.
injured and shocked to speak. Shortly afterwards
an ambulance carriage rushes him to the Seraphim Day 1: Patient receives regular analgesia. Develops fever
Hospital (page 26) along with his wife. and chills in the evening. The graft shows no signs of
· The black leather satchel contains surgical instru-
ments and a black notebook. The book is marked
perfusion.

“Dr. Jens Svärdh” and the cover page reads: Day 2: Patient unconscious. Feverish. Clinical signs of
“Transplantation of Extremities From Cadavers sepsis. The graft is removed. Time of death: 16.37. Body
discarded in the usual place.

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THE SER A PHIM HOSPITA L CLUES

The Seraphim Hospital is located near the Karlberg
Canal on King’s Isle and surrounded by a lush park.
· If the player characters ask Doctor Gregorius about
the disease spreading through the slums, he has
Built in the 18th century, it is the nation’s first mod- little information to offer. The hospital has been
ern hospital. Between the buildings there are several receiving feverish patients with amputated arms
patios where patients and nurses in white caps can and legs. Most of them have been dead or too ill
be seen during the day. to speak, but even those in better condition have
The player characters can visit the hospital to refused to explain what happened. Most have died
ask about the disease in the slums, follow the trail and been taken to the police morgue. Luckily, one
of the body snatchers who are dropping off bodies of the hospital’s top doctors is working on the case.
here (page 20), or after step 2 of the Countdown “Doctor Svärdh is an example to us all – he goes to Vita Bergen
(page 8) when Doctor Jens Svärdh is attacked by the every day to care for the sick.”
werewolf and brought here in an ambulance carriage. · If the characters examine the basement operating
room, they find several journals and notebooks,
CH A LLENGES all labeled “Dr. Jens Svärdh”. No one else in the
· If the player characters tell the nurse at the front desk
that they are working for Commissioner Utterson,
hospital knows what Doctor Svärdh has been doing
down here.
they are allowed to see the mustachioed Doctor Tyko
Gregorius, who can tell them about the “pauper’s
· If the characters come here after the werewolf’s
attack on Svärdh (step 2 of the Countdown) and
disease” and give them access to the injured Jens want to see him, they are shown to the room on
Svärdh (after step 2 of the Countdown). See Clues. the second floor where he is being treated. His
· If the characters wish to see Doctor Svärdh before
step 2 of the Countdown, they are told that he is
wife Märta is waiting outside. In the room they
are met with a shocking sight – a nurse is lying on
unavailable. With a successful MANIPULATION roll, they the floor in a large pool of blood, badly lacer-
find out that he has a private operating room in the ated (Fear test against Fear value 1). The window
hospital’s basement, but only Svärdh has access to it. has been smashed from the inside and the cold
· Characters who want to get into the operating
room must sneak their way through the hospital
autumn wind flows into the room. The nurse’s
life cannot be saved.
(STEALTH) and pick the lock (STEALTH) or break down Note that the above happens even if the char-
the door (FORCE ). acters arrive shortly after the attack on Svärdh –
· If the characters follow the trail of the body snatch-
ers in White Hills (page 20) and investigate the
his transformation is very rapid. From this point
on, Doctor Svärdh roams the streets as a werewolf
alley behind the hospital, an INVESTIGATION roll (see step 3 of the Countdown).
reveals wheel tracks leading to a basement door.
The door is locked but can be picked with STEALTH or
· Doctor Gregorius cannot explain Svärdh’s disap-
pearance as his injuries were very severe. Char-
forced open with FORCE. Inside is Doctor Svärdh’s acters looking for clues can make an INVESTIGATION
operating room. roll to find a trail of blood in the park outside the
· A gruesome sight awaits in the operating room –
amputated arms and legs on half-melted blocks
hospital. It leads towards the Town Between the
Bridges.
of ice, and large glass jars of formalin contain-
ing strange surgical experiments where various
body parts from humans and animals have been
joined together.

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ESTER VOLK’S A PA RTMENT CLUES

Coroner Ester Volk lives alone in an apartment on
Charity Street. At the entrance to the building grows
· If the characters get Mrs. Stefansson talking and
ask her about Volk, she tells them that she has been
a small chestnut tree. Louise Stefansson, the house- hearing strange noises from Volk’s apartment, and
keeper who cleans and cooks for Doctor Volk, lives that the coroner often works all night.
on the ground floor as well. The player characters
will probably have no reason to come here until the
· If Volk herself welcomes the characters in her
apartment, she can provide the same informa-
end of the adventure (see Confrontation on page 27), tion as at the police station (page 10). She tries
but can visit the place earlier if they like. to end the conversation as quickly as possible.

CH A LLENGES
· If the characters arrive before step 3 of the Count-
down, Mrs. Stefansson is suspicious and will not BLOOD IN THE ALLEYS
let them in. It takes a successful MANIPULATION roll In the lead-up to the Confrontation, it may be
to get her to talk (see Clues). a good idea to have Svärdh commit additional
· Characters trying to enter unnoticed must pass
a STEALTH roll to pick the lock and another one
murders (after step 3 of the Countdown) – the
werewolf kills indiscriminately, spreading fear
to sneak into Volk’s apartment. The latter is through the Town Between the Bridges. This is
an opposed roll against Stefansson’s VIGILANCE an effective way to put pressure on the players
(8 dice in total as she has excellent hearing). If while they are trying to figure out who is behind
discovered, they are brusquely kicked out by Mrs. it all. However, do not let the characters con-
Stefansson. front Svärdh before they have confronted Volk.
· Volk’s simply furnished apartment consists of two
rooms and a kitchen. There is nothing suspicious
in here, but an observant character searching the
room (INVESTIGATION roll) notices scrape marks
in the shape of a quarter-circle at a bookcase in
the living room. The bookcase can be pulled CONFRONTATION
out to reveal a narrow staircase down to a base- The player characters’ investigation can play out in
ment vault. a variety of ways. A likely ending is described below,
· In the basement vault there is a small laboratory
with Bunsen burners and glass flasks. Heavy chains
but what actually happens depends on the player
characters’ actions and you may need to adjust the
with iron shackles are attached to the stone wall. final confrontation accordingly.
On a worktable lies a revolver loaded with silver
bullets. A basement window near the ceiling lets
in a bit of sunshine or moonlight. The air is stale SOLV ING THE M YSTERY
and smells of chemicals and fur. The player characters will likely realize fairly early
· During the day, Ester Volk is at the police station.
In the evening, she may be at home, in which case
on that they are dealing with a werewolf – but who is
the werewolf? Shortly after step 2 of the Countdown,
she lets characters in if it is not too late. However, they also have a second werewolf on their hands. The
she wants to keep the conversation short as she key to the mystery is figuring out the identity of the
claims to be very tired. A successful OBSERVATION original werewolf. Circumstantial evidence points
roll reveals that Volk is hiding something. to Ester Volk:

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· All victims were murderers themselves. This sug-

gests that someone in the justice system is responsi-
and lets them in with her spare key. If they search
the place, they must still pass an INVESTIGATION roll to
ble (which Utterson can also mention if the players find the secret door. On failure the characters hear
need a nudge in the right direction). a howling sound coming from the bookcase – do not
· The initial victims all passed through Volk’s
morgue (where her lycanthropic senses picked
make it too difficult to find the entrance.
In the basement, Doctor Volk has chained herself
up the murderers’ scent). to the wall after realizing that she is the killer and is
· Volk is sensitive to strong smells, which is odd for
a coroner. Sverker von Essen wore a strong per-
losing control of herself. The key is on the floor next
to her. She explains that she has been trying to create
fume that smelled of lavender. an elixir to control her transformations, but it is not
· Volk has green eyes, which is quite unusual – just
like the beast that attacked Jens Svärdh, according
working. In great anguish, she asks the characters to
kill her: “It’s the only way to stop the disease. There is no cure.”
to his wife (page 24).
· After the murder of the organist at Saint Ger-
trude’s Church, the characters can find a trail of CURING A W EREWOLF
blood. Volk in werewolf form cut herself on the Let the player characters discuss what they want to do.
church window on her way out, and the characters According to the information found in the National
may notice a fresh wound on her forearm after Archives (page 23) – and the Vaesen art book – there
this event (page 24). are three ways to break a werewolf’s curse:
· The werewolf is killed with a silver weapon.
After step 3 of the Countdown, when Svärdh has turned
into a werewolf, Volk concludes that her curse cannot be
· The werewolf rips out and eats the unborn child
of a pregnant woman.
controlled and must be stopped at all costs. She chains
herself in her basement vault and does not show up for
· Someone close to the werewolf calls it by its real
name. However, this method only lifts the curse
work. The characters find out about Volk’s absence if temporarily – the person transforms again at the
they visit the police station. If you want to make it eas- next full moon.
ier for the players, you can have Utterson come to the
characters and tell them that Volk is missing. If the characters lack this knowledge, Volk can tell
The obvious place to search for Volk is her home them herself. She refuses to consider option two
(page 27). The characters should come here at night, above and she has no loved ones in her life (Utter-
or at least after dark, when the streets are lit by a large son does not count). Volk therefore concludes that
full moon. the characters must kill her with a silver weapon. If
they do not have one of their own, there is a revolver
with silver bullets on a table.
A W EREWOLF IN CH A INS
If the player characters visit Volk’s apartment after step
3 of the Countdown, Mrs. Stefansson lets them in UTTERSON SHOWS UP
immediately. She is deeply concerned as Doctor Volk Before anything conclusive happens, Commissioner
recently came home (shortly after step 3) and was very Utterson shows up. He too has become suspicious of
upset. She has not been seen since, and Stefansson has Volk and wants to question her. He does not believe in
heard strange screams and cries from the apartment. werewolves and demands that the characters immedi-
The housekeeper has not dared to enter the apart- ately release Volk and take her to the police station for
ment, but she is happy that the characters are here questioning. If they refuse, he will do it himself.

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The characters can MANIPULATE him into staying Finally, Volk rips Svärdh’s throat out with her fangs,
out of it – and even letting them kill Volk – but they killing him instantly. With inscrutable eyes and bloody
must then win an opposed roll against Utterson as jaws, Ester Volk glares at the player characters, hesitating
he is actively against the idea. He will then leave the for a moment before rushing off into the darkness. She
basement and let the characters handle it. then leaves Stockholm and flees into the countryside.
If the characters try to stop her, her rage takes over and
she fights to the death – or until she manages to escape.
THE SECOND W EREWOLF
In the middle of the confrontation with Volk and/
or Utterson, the player characters hear thuds and
screams coming from street level – Mrs. Stefansson AFTERMATH
shrieks in terror. If Utterson just left the basement, If the player characters kill or capture Jens Svärdh,
he too can be heard shouting from above. they have prevented the Catastrophe and solved the
If they rush upstairs, the characters encounter a mystery. They should also be awarded additional
terrible beast – Doctor Svärdh in the form of a shaggy experience points if they:
werewolf. Stefansson (and Utterson if he is still there)
are by the doorway, shocked but unharmed. All player
· Found out who murdered the poor girls from the
White Hills.
characters must make a Fear test against Fear value 2
(1 if they have encountered a werewolf before).
· Solved the poisoning of conductor Mortimer
Cronstedt.
· Exposed Doctor Svärdh’s ghoulish experiments.
Combat: The werewolf immediately attacks, and
the characters have a very tough fight ahead of them.
· Sent the money from the dying Johan Petterson in
the White Hills to his family in Smolandia.
For stats, see page 160 of the rulebook. Killing the
werewolf requires silver weapons, otherwise it flees The killings stop and calm settles over Stockholm –
when Broken and will soon return to kill more vic- for now. The City of My Nightmares campaign continues
tims on the streets. in the next mystery, set a few months after this one.
If Ester Volk is alive, she flees the capital and is never
Mrs. Svärdh: A clever way to defeat Svärdh in were- seen again – or maybe the player characters will meet
wolf form is to seek out his wife Märta at the couple’s her again at some point?
apartment on Merchants Street. If she addresses him
by his true name, Svärdh reverts to human form and
becomes much easier to deal with. LYSA NDER
August T. Lysander can visit the player characters
Werewolf Versus Werewolf: If Volk is still alive during the aftermath of the mystery, before they leave
when Svärdh attacks, she begs the characters to Stockholm or when they are back in Upsala. He thanks
release her so she can fight the other werewolf. If them for their efforts (or expresses his sympathies if
they do, she turns into a werewolf within one round the Catastrophe occurred). He also offers to take care
and then engages Svärdh. The two werewolves have of Ester Volk’s work and ensure that her findings are
at each other in a brutal duel that spills out onto preserved. Finally, Lysander bids them farewell with
the street. the assurance that they will soon meet again.

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Esteemed members of the Society,

The capital is in need of your expertise. Four weeks

ago, there was a brutal murder at the Royal Opera
and my friends in the police are at a loss. The tenor
Sverker von Essen is dead! One of the nation’s most
sublime voices has been silenced in a way that sends
shivers down the spines of us opera lovers. So many
evenings he carried us all to the heights of Elysium
with his singing!

I cannot tell you any more about the murder in this

letter, but I have reason to believe that the culprit
is not human. Fear is spreading through the capital,
and I do not want this murder to stir up further
conflict in the city – the situation is tense enough as
it is. I am an old friend of the Society and know that
some among you have abilities beyond those of the
police.

I have asked Police Commissioner John Gabriel

Utterson to invite members of the Society as special
advisers to the investigation and hope that you will
accept this invitation. I have taken the liberty of
purchasing train tickets, which are enclosed with this
letter, and booked accommodation for you at the Golden
Peace. I will of course cover all expenses, and the
Society will be amply compensated for your work.

Yours sincerely,
August T. Lysander

A: The letter from August T. Lysander

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May 23rd – Mire Lake

June 22nd – Grain Harbor Square
July 21st – Shipside Street

Swedish State Railways.

Upsala- August 19th – Ship’s Lock
Stockholm, C.

067 September 18th – The Royal Opera

1st Class

UPSALA
to

STOCKHOLM, C.
Price: 5 /— .
D: Utterson’s list of previous murders

Swedish State Railways.

Upsala-
Stockholm, C.

068

1st Class

UPSALA
to

STOCKHOLM, C.
Price: 5 /— .

Swedish State Railways.

Upsala-
Stockholm, C.

069

1st Class

UPSALA
to

STOCKHOLM, C.
Price: 5 /— .

Swedish State Railways.

Upsala-
Stockholm, C.

07o

1st Class

UPSALA
to

STOCKHOLM, C.
Price: 5 /— .

B: Train tickets

E: Friedrich Baums drawing

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Subject 16: 25 years old male.

Good general condition. No sign of
pulmonary tuberculosis. Weight 45 kg,
height 160 cm. Laudanum administered
preoperatively.
Graft: right forearm, 21 years old
male, retrieved on October 27th from
the Sofia Churchyard. Chilled for
three days. Course of procedure:
Amputation successful. Blood loss
acceptable. The graft is infused with
saline. Necrotic tissue minimal, can be
attached after debridement. Indications
of perfusion in the transplanted tissue.
Day 1: Patient receives regular analgesia.
Develops fever and chills in the evening.
The graft shows no signs of perfusion.
Day 2: Patient unconscious. Feverish.
Clinical signs of sepsis. The graft
is removed. Time of death: 16.37.
Body discarded in the usual place.

F: Doctor Svärdh’s journal

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 City Gazette
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Saturday October 14th

R EVOLU TIONA R IES DISEASE SPREADS IN THE SLUMS VILMA AF ZIMT HOLDS EXHIBI- Tavern Keeper Öhman Defends Turtle Soup BERNS’ SALON.
PROTESTED IN The honorable physicians of the Seraphim Hospital hereby announce that a TION AT BLANCH’S ART SALON Henrik Öhman of the renowned Golden Peace tavern expresses deep regret that
Tomorrow, Sunday,
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COIN SQUAR E ital, particularly in the White Hills slums in Southside. Among the afflicted Zimt will be exhibiting her work This has been the case since Mortimer Cronstedt, conductor at the Royal gives a grand perfor­
A protest instigated by revolutionary are several wretches already deficient in limbs, missing an arm, a leg, or other this weekend at Blanch’s Art Salon Opera, passed away six weeks ago, shortly after consuming said dish. Rumors mance of magic, etc.,
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Square on Saturday. Two dozen of A considerable number of deaths have been reported in recent weeks, and Vilma af Zimt is a lism, but Öhman firmly denies these accusations. of Spirits and Ghostly
these troublemakers were thoroughly doctors warn that this pestilence may spread further. Decent citizens are there­ willful lady whose “Our turtle soup is of the highest quality, and I have it myself every day,” visions.
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CORK MAGNATE LYSANDER RETURNS FROM HOLIDAY King Gustav III of Sweden Mr. Holberg Agents wanted in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Applications transportation of cattle

MARY,
Utterson made the following state­
Count Anckarström, should be submitted to the General Agent, with references.
ment to the City Gazette’s reporter at
the new police headquarters Cork Magnate August T. Lysander, born Knapp, has now
returned to our beloved capital after a long stay at his
the king’s secretary Mr. Dahlqvist steamer
Amelia, Anckarström’s wife Ms. Lind
on Coin Street: commanded by Captain Thisleigh,
summer estate on the scenic Goose Isle in the archipelago,
“Our best officers
near Waxholm. Built for his family, the stately villa
Madame Arvidsson,
fortuneteller Mrs. Hedin
Stockholm Shooting Association. will still maintain a regular service be­
are on the case. We
houses his only son and heir, Lucius, as well as their entire Oscar, the king’s page Ms. Sandberg The 2nd Battalion (2nd, 6th, 8th, tween Gothenburg and London, depart­
ask for patience as ing from the former every other Tues­
staff of servants. In addition, Mr. Lysander has had a boat­ Count Ribbing, conspirator Mr. Hanson and 12th Companies) recruits will as­
we proceed with our day morning and from London very
house built for his slender sloop, the Aegir. Count Horn, conspirator N. W. Almlöf semble for drill on Sunday, October
investigation.” other Thursday morning, namely:
Lysander Cork Factories was the first company in Christiano, sailor Mr. Kinmansson 15th, at 81/2 a.m., in the Drill House
The ill­fated
the world to automate the production of bottled cork, Amelia’s servant Mr. Elmland on Ships’ Isle From Gothenb.: From London:
tenor was killed
and has since grown into an empire with factories on New members can also sign up at Oct. 3rd, 17th, & 31st Oct. 12th & 26th
behind the Royal Starts at 7 p.m and ends at approx. 10 p.m.
the continent and in the Baltic States. Imported from the the same time and place. Nov. 14th & 28th Nov. 9th & 23rd
Opera House on the
Mediterranean, the cork is transported to the Nordics aboard Lysander’s own The Battalion Commander. Dec. 12th & 26th Dec. 7th & 21
18th of September, in
THE SOUTHERN THEATER
freight steamer. Today, Director Lysander is one of the capital’s most promi­ Jan. 9th & 23rd Jan. 4th & 18th
a particularly cruel and barbarous
nent and prosperous gentlemen, often seen at the most prestigious gatherings
The 3rd Company, including re­ Feb. 6th & 20th Feb. 1st & 15th
manner. His murder was the latest
in a series of equally brutal attacks, of high society.
Next Monday, for the third time:
The Wisdom Tooth,
STAGNELIUS cruits, will assemble for drill on Mon­
day, October 16th, at 9 a.m. at the
Mar. 6th & 20th
Apr. 3rd & 17th
Mar. 1st, 15th, & 29th
Apr. 12th & 26
which have previously been treated as
MOURNS HIS FRIEND
A Grand Ball
Stock Exchange Building, lower floor May. 1st, 15th, & 29th May. 10th & 24th
Comedy in 4 acts by Lambert­

Walhalla.
a settling of scores in the capital’s un­ June. 12th & 26th June. 7th & 21st
derworld, as the victims came from its Thiboust, translated by B. Grangé. The poet Erik Johan Stagnelius, a The 5th Company Recruits: Stock
deplorable ranks. But with the death Then, for the third time close comrade of the tragically decea­ Exchange Building, lower floor, Sun­ A conductor from the Rural and Agricultural
Every day this week, sed tenor Sverker von Essen, deeply
of von Essen, a new fear has gripped will be given on Monday, Oct. 16th,
from 7 1/2 a.m. to 9 1/2 a.m.,
The Shepherdess of Monthabor Street. mourns the loss of his beloved drin­
day, October 15th, at 81/2 a.m. Society of West Sweden accompanies the ship on
every trip.
the city, for this murder shows that no at Dr. De la Croix’s great salon Guest comedy in 4 acts by Labiche The Company Commander.
one is safe from the killer’s wrath. king companion. Many a time have Further information will be
in Brunkeberg. Representation of and Delecuar. Freely translated. these two gentlemen been seen in mer­ The 6th Company gathers for the communicated by the undersigned.
In the role of Gustav III, von Es­ No free admission this day.
New, modern dance music will ry spirits at the Golden Peace tavern, fourth Company exercise of the year
Fata Morgana
sen’s is replaced by upcoming star Ru­ Gothenburg, September 16th.
fus Holberg, who told City Gazette:
be performed by a large and full or­ Next Tuesday: Same plays. where Stagnelius is a longtime patron on Sunday, October 15th, at 81/2 a.m. August Leffler & Co.
chestra, according to a program an­ and resident. Overcome with the heavy at the Drill House on Ships’ Isle
“It is a terrible tragedy. Neverthe­ (2nd Series)
Stockholm—Lübeck
nounced by posters. burden of grief, the poet expressed The Company Commander.
less, I want to assure all opera lovers
Tickets are sold at De la Croix’s life­size mirror images of ancient, me­ Ladugårdsland Theater. his feelings to Stockholm Dagblad’s
that our production of A Masked Ball will dieval, and modern monuments and Tomorrow, Sunday, October 15th The 7th Company gathers for the
Café in Brunkeberg Square. reporter, in a painful farewell to the As in previous years, the steamers L.t
go on as scheduled, despite the sorrow we plastic artworks, as seen at Europe’s last indoor exercise of the year on Sun­
Entrance Fee: Gentlemen 3s, presents friend whose passing has darkened his Torstensson and Bråviken will main­
A DRAMATIC SOIREE
all feel. Every night I shall sing for poor finest museums, produced by the day, October 15th, 81/2 a.m., at Archi­
Ladies 2s. heart and mind. tain regular services between the
Sverker, my friend and role model.” Drummond calcium light. Programs pelago Street 6.
Von Essen’s widow, Bernhardina, The ball starts at 9 p.m. and ends
sold at the entrance.
performed by amateur actors. above cities, stopping at Norrköping,
Putrefaction! hasten, oh beloved bride! The Company Commander.
has declined to comment on her hus­ at 2 a.m. Tickets are sold at the fruit stall in Gustaf Ad- Calmar and Ystad; starting the jour­
Entrance Fee: 3 shilling, gallery 2 olf’s Square and at the theater’s ticket office. to ready our lonely lover’s couch!
band’s passing, saying that “the grief Note that no food or beverages are The 11th Company gathers for the neys at first open water.
shilling. Half price for children. The soiree begins at 7 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. By the world rejected, by God set aside
served after the end of the ball.
is too great.”
16 and 17 October thou art my only hope, I vouch.
fourth Company exercise of the year
on November 2, 9 a.m., at Mosebacke
Note. Both steamers have under­
For the benefit of Mr. Oscar Lundell gone significant repairs, and
The Academy of War Sciences representation after new Cyclus. Monday, October 16th The Company Commander.
a superstructure on the deck
The Second Chamber
of Parliament
postpones its meeting to
Friday, October 20th.
Courting According to Prescription MAIDS MISSING IN The 13th Company along with its now provides comfortable

will meet on Tuesday, October 17th,

at Six (6) p.m. The Swedish Crafts Association
THE ÅMINNE CORPORATION’S Comedy in 4 Acts.
Followed by:
THE WHITE HILLS
band will assemble for the fourth reg­
ular company exercise of the year, the
shelter for passengers. The
ships have also been specially
ordinary meeting is postponed until further Mamsell Sundblad Wants to Get Married. The Southside Police Department last one indoors, on Monday, October
fitted for the transportation of
convenes in a general annual meet­ notice. Comedy in 1 Act. livestock.
The Committe of Supply hereby announces that several reports 16th, at 9 a.m. at the Drill House of
ing. Town Hall, Wednesday, October
ing Stockholm, October 23rd. Olson & Wright,
7 p.m. – approx. 10 p.m.
will meet in plenum on Tuesday, Oc­ 18th, at 6 p.m. have been filed concerning the dis­ the 2nd Life Guards
The Executive Board. Shipside Street No 24.
THE SMALL THEATER
appearance of young maids from the Note: A matter of importance for the
tober 17th, at One (1) p.m.
The P.B Society 5th
The Committee of Supply’s Degree and Above will meet at the Stock T he delegates of the Steamship Com­
pany Association met on Saturday,
December 21st, at 7 p.m., at the resi­
in Gothenburg
White Hills slums. Most of these girls, Company will then be addressed.
the majority of whom recently arrived
from the countryside, have neither
The Company Commander.
DANA
The Steamboat
Department of State Revenue Is available for rent from November The Shooting and Singing Society Departs southbound from DALAR
Exchange Building on Sunday, Octo­ dence of C. H. Baekert, No. 1 Nedre family nor relatives in the capital,
1st to December 15th this year. Fur­
will meet on Tuesday, October 17th, ber 22nd, at precisely 1 p.m. — Dinner Munkbron, to discuss a proposal for making the police’s work of tracking Gathers for rehearsal on Sunday, Oc­ ISLE tomorrow at 8 a.m.
at Ten (10) a.m. ther details to be announced by author tober 15th, at exactly 12 o’clock at the Stockholm, October 14th
is served at 3 1/2 p.m. and tickets must company rules. them down particularly laborious.
J. Philpsson Poverty and solitariness seem to Royal Opera House, second floor,
be purchased at the Stock Exchange Stockholm, October 12th. C. W. BERGLUND.
The Committee of Supply’s Schweizeri no later than the day before. The Interim Board of Directors.
address: Trade Paper Bureau, Gothenburg be the common lot of these poor girls, Gustaf Adolf ’s Square entrance.
Department of National Debt and one can only lament the many Aug. Söderman. The Steamships
will meet on Tuesday, October 17th,
Meteorological Observations in Stockholm: THE ROYAL OPERA. difficulties hindering the authorities Note: It is requested that the borrowed songbooks
Franzén Captain O. A. Öberg
at Nine (9) a.m. Next Tuesday, for the sixth time: in their efforts to bring clarity to this be returned at this rehearsal.
Oct. 12, 2 a.m., Barom. 258.05, 93/4 °C. cold, WNW. light wind, cloudy. sad affair. and
9 a.m., Barom. 257.42, 9 °C. cold, WNW., light wind, clear. — On the 13th, Duke Magnus and the Mermaid, Nore Captain F. W. Brau,
The Committee of Supply’s 8 a.m., Barom. 257.75, 9 °C. cold, WSW., light wind, clouds. At 2 a.m., Bar­ Romantic Operetta in 3 Acts, HAMMER’S CONCERT HALL
1st Department of State Expenditure
will meet on Tuesday, October 17th,
om. 258.05, 9 3/4 °C. cold, WSW., light wind, clear. At 9 a.m., Barom. 253.57, by F. Hedberg. Announcement. On Tuesday, October 17th, at 71/2 p.m.,
will make regular trips between Stock-

A GREAT CONCERT, etc.

61/2 °C. cold, calm, clear. — On the 14th, 8 a.m., Barom. 258.70, 63/4 °C. old, Music by Ivar Hallström. holm–Wisby–Kalmar for one year. The
at Twelve (12) noon. WNW., light wind, clear. The City of Stockholm’s five percent Franzén will depart on the morning
Dramatis Personae:
is held of Thursday, November 2nd, unless
Highest temp. on the 12th: 111/2 °C. warm. Duke Magnus of Östergötland Mr. Arlberg loan of £160,00 in bonds of £50 each,
The Committee on » » » » 13th: 113/4 °C. » Sten Åkeson, with annual coupons, is offered to the for the benefit of Danish Chamberlain Emil Jenas, prevented by ice. Further details to be
Banking and Currency Lowest » » » 12th; 8 °C. cold. Lord High Constable Mr. Obisson public. The loan is to be repaid over with a final performance by announced by
will meet on Tuesday, October 17th, Brynolf, his son Mr. Arnoldson C. O. STRINDBERG.

from 1/2 to 11 a.m.

» » » » 13th: 6 °C. » Peder, old fisherman Mr. Willman
25 years and the bonds will be sold at
Professor St. Roman
Meteorological Observations in Haparanda, Hernösand, and Stockholm: Ingrid, his wife Miss. Lublin a price of £45 for each bond of £50.
Tickets are 10 shilling for stall The Freighter HERMES (Cpt. Tycho
Haparanda: October 13, 8 a.m., Barom. 770.1, 6 °C. cold, Anna, their daughter Mrs. Stenhammar Further information is included in a
The Committee of Ways Lisa, fisherwoman Mrs. Strandberg prospectus provided by the Stockholm seats and 2 shilling for gallery seats, Boberg) will begin service to Carl­
sold at the ticket office and the cigar stad, Cristinehamn, and Gothen­
SW., light wind, cloudy.
and Means’ 2nd Department Ulf, the duke’s cook Mr. Dahlgren City Accounting Office.
will meet on Tuesday, October 17th,
» October 14, 8 a.m., Barom 765.0, 51/4 °C. cold, Monk Mr. Sandström shop in Gustaf Adolf ’s Square. burg at first open water. For more
SW., light wind, cloudy. Stockholm
at 11 a.m. Older fisherman Mr. Westerberg Further details will be provided in information, contact
Hernösand: October 13, 8 a.m., Barom 769.7, 61/2 °C. cold, Peasant Woman Miss. Magnusson Loan Delegation Tuesday’s ads and posters. P . W I G I U S , Mälar Square No 49
calm, cloudy, fog. Courtiers, the duke’s servants, guards,
The Committee of Ways » October 14, 8 a.m., Barom. 772.8, 61/4 °C. cold, fishermen, and peasants; their wives and
and Means’ 3nd Department O., light wind, cloudy. children. (The story takes place in 1566, in
will meet on Tuesday, October 17th, Stockholm October 13, 8 a.m., Barom. 763.2, 9 °C. cold, and around Wadstena.)
at Five (5) p.m. WSW., light wind, occasional clouds.
» October 14, 8 a.m., Barom. 770.9, 63/4 °C. cold, Next Wednesday, the 18th, for the
The Select Committee WNW., light wind, clear. 107th time:
on Agricultural Finance will meet on Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,
Tuesday, October 17th, at Ten a.m. Meteorological Overview for October 3rd, 7 a.m.
Tragedy in 8 Acts, by W. Shakespeare;
Cities Barom. Temp. Wind. Weather after the English original and C. A.
Hagberg’s translation, adapted for the
Hernösand 731.8 + 31/2 SW. lt. wind Mostly cloudy.
70–80 stage by Nils Arfvidsson.

ARTWORKS, Riga 747.0 + 93/4 S. wind Cloudy. Dramatis Personae:

such as oil paintings, drawings, etc., St. Petersburg 745.5 + 81/2 SW. wind Cloudy. Claudius, King of Denmark Mr. Dahlqvist
raffled off by prominent artists and Gertrude, Queen of Denmark,
Stockholm 740.0 +7 WSW. wind Clear. Hamlet’s mother Mrs. Hedin
students at the Royal Academy of Fine Hamlet, son of the late King,
Arts, for the purpose of giving a young Groningen 752.8 + 31/4 W. lt. wind Mostly clear. Claudius’ nephew Mr. Swartz
artist of modest means the opportunity Ghost of Hamlet’s father Mr. Hanson
Brussels 758.5 + 91/2 W. lt. wind Mostly clear.
to continue his studies abroad. Tick­ Polonius,
ets are available for 5 shilling each at Paris 760.6 + 91/2 NW. lt. wind Cloudy, rain. Lord Chamberlain Mr. N.W Almlöf
Messrs. Levertin and Sjöstedt, Freds­ Laertes, son to Polonius Mr. Kinmansson
gatan, Lederer, 35 Queen’s Street, Bordeaux 763.2 + 11 N. lt. wind Cloudy. Ophelia,
daughter to Polonius Miss. Sandberg
Holmberg’s Bookshop, 16 Big New Florence 763.9 +15 NE. lt. wind Clear. Horatio, Hamlet’s friend Mr. Elmland
Street, Åström’s Cigars, 12 Gustaf
Adolf ’s Square Rome 764.7 +17 E. calm Mostly cloudy. Starts at 7 p.m and ends approx. 10 p.m.

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