Table of Contents

FOREWORD .............................................................. 12
Dramatis Personae..................................................... 15
PROLOGUE: IN THE BEGINNING....................... 16
What the World Knows about the M. U.
Expedition to Antarctica, 1930-1931 ........................ 16
A Second Chance .................................................... 18
On the Trail ............................................................... 23
Chapter One: Arrival in New York .......................... 26
Settling In .................................................................. 28
The Meeting .............................................................. 29
A Few Days.............................................................. 32
"Get Me a Woman!".................................................. 33
Ill Omens ................................................................... 35
Chapter Two: The Death of a Sea Captain .............. 37
The News is Out ........................................................ 37
Looking for Clues...................................................... 40
The Funeral ............................................................... 45
Chapter Three: An Abduction .................................. 47
Lexington's Mansion ................................................. 47
The Warehouse.......................................................... 48
Roerich and the Kidnappers ...................................... 50
Chapter Four: Departure .......................................... 54
At the Ship................................................................. 54
The Fire on the Pier ................................................... 55
The Next Day ............................................................ 59
Chapter Four-B: SS Gabrielle................................... 68
Gabrielle Side View and General Deck Plan ............ 70
Gabrielle Inboard Profile........................................... 71
Gabrielle Superstructure............................................ 72
Gabrielle Cross-Section............................................. 73
The Gabrielle at Port ................................................. 74
Chapter Five: At Sea .................................................. 75
The Saboteur ............................................................. 75
To Sail the Ocean Seas.............................................. 76
The Benefits of Education......................................... 78
Henning's Sabotage Schedule.................................... 80
Crossing the Line ...................................................... 82
Into the Holds ............................................................ 87
Sabotage in the Holds................................................ 88
Melbourne ................................................................. 91
Welcome to Melbourne ............................................. 93
Chapter Six: Onto the Ice .......................................... 98
INTERLUDE: Trip Log of the Southern Journey ..... 98
The Southern Sea .................................................... 100
The Relic ................................................................. 107
The Ross Sea ........................................................... 109
Chapter Seven: A Shock in the Lightest Night ...... 114
The Great Ice Shelf.................................................. 114
The Lexington Camp............................................... 116
Chapter Eight: At the Mountains ........................... 124
The Flight ................................................................ 124
Settling In, Digging Out .......................................... 130
Up Close and Personal ............................................ 135
Chapter Nine: Balance of Power ............................. 143

Descent .................................................................. 143

Barsmeier-Falken Tents at Lake's Camp ............... 148
The Die Is Cast ........................................................150
The Dyer Text Summary .........................................153
Destinations .............................................................156
Chapter Ten: The City of the Elder Things............160
Ascent ....................................................................... 60
Human Feet on Alien Soil ........................................ 68
Bad Day in the Antarctic .......................................... 74
A Guide to the City..................................................178
Discoveries in the City.............................................181
Learning from the Carvings .....................................184
Locations in the City................................................187
Chapter Eleven: To the Dark Tower.......................197
Pursuit by Air......................................................... 198
On the Ground .........................................................202
Inside the Tower ......................................................204
Above the Heritage Hall ..........................................209
The Tale of the God Trap ........................................210
The Tales of the Wall of Skulls ...............................215
To the Wall of Skulls ...............................................220
Below the Heritage Hall ..........................................226
Exploring the Valley ................................................230
Chapter Twelve: Return to Lake's Camp...............235
A Council of War.....................................................236
On the Ground .........................................................237
At Lake's Camp........................................................239
Chapter Thirteen: An Arrow in Flight ...................244
In the Air..................................................................245
At the Cache.............................................................246
The Shadow on the Ice.............................................251
Chapter Fourteen: Mission of Mercy ......................254
What Has Happened ................................................254
Flying to the City .....................................................256
The Attack ...............................................................259
Chapter Fifteen: Exodus from the Ice.....................265
Timeline for the Exodus ..........................................266
Chapter Sixteen: The Black Rat ..............................268
The Lost Souvenir....................................................268
The Burning Rag......................................................270
The Dogfight............................................................274
The Hunt ..................................................................276
Chapter Seventeen: Ab Initio...................................283
New Zealand ............................................................283
Back in the USA ......................................................284
APPENDICES: TABLE OF CONTENTS..............286
APPENDIX 1: TIMELINES ....................................288
APPENDIX 2: ANTARCTICA MANUAL.............294
APPENDIX 3: DEEP BACKGROUND..................310
APPENDIX 4: GAME LOGISTICS .......................342
APPENDIX 5: GAME STATS AND ROSTERS ...349
APPENDIX 6: VEHICLES ......................................383
APPENDIX 7: HANDOUTS ....................................396
INDEX........................................................................436