Scraps from the Collection

Not all doors should be opened. Not all words should be read.

[notesfromtheunknown]

Welcome to the Collection

Maintained (sporadically) by Certain Gloam Brothers of Dubious Reputation No guarantees of accuracy, completeness, or structural stability.

Welcome, mortal or otherwise. You have stumbled upon the Collection. Or perhaps it has stumbled upon you. Its origins are uncertain. Its contents are inconsistent. Its curators are unreliable.

Prophecies (verified or otherwise)

Minutes from the meetings of the Gloam Brothers

Artifacts of dubious provenance

Fragments of memory

Submissions from curious visitors

Inquiries are permitted. Responses are at the discretion of the Collection’s… custodians. (Disclaimer: Jubilee accepts no liability for the consequences of interaction.)

OOC NOTE: ✨ Readers are welcome to:

Ask lore questions

Send in-character asks (OCs welcome!)

Submit “discovered” documents, art, curiosities

Play along in whatever way amuses you

Some claim there exist books related to these matters. The Collection neither confirms nor denies this. (UK link; US link)

Participation Notice

You do not need to have read the books to follow the archive, engage with posts, or solve puzzles.

Everything required to participate will appear here.

Reading the books will not give you an advantage.

It will simply give you context.

[notesfromtheunknown]

Archivist: This archive has received multiple external correspondences referencing locations not previously indexed.

Cross-checking has confirmed the existence of:

– A realm governed by memory and record – A court where desire is ceremonial – A travelling jurisdiction enforcing compulsory joy

These locations were not scheduled for review.

They are now active.

Further investigation has been authorised.

Documentation will follow.

New materials added to the collection: Volume II Access is unrestricted. Discretion advised

Book Two is now available.

UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0GKBKVGMG US link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKBKVGMG

Jubilee: This was not approved.

Gribble: I made tea anyway.

Skim: You always do, at the threshold.

Blort: History prefers witnesses.

[notesfromtheunknown]

From an unknown sender

Please enter through the Gate before dusk. Follow the Lanterns even if they drift. Greet the Itinerant staff with enthusiasm. Heed the Minstrel if music changes suddenly. Wear the Masks if offered; refuse politely if not. Accept the Emberlight tokens without bargaining. Mind the Ribbons marking “safe” routes. Sign the Invitations only with your chosen name. Leave before the Night decides you look tired. Do not trust the Ground if it feels soft. Ignore the Maps unless they match your feet. Offer the Applause freely; it is considered payment. Keep to the Rounds if you lose your sense of direction. Join the Chorus if you hear your voice sung back. Do not break the Hush when the lights brighten. Find the Exit before the third song ends. Keep the Smiles where staff can see them.

Filed as informational. No irregularities reported.

[notesfromtheunknown]

Thorn Eye — Classification Failed

Entity exhibits contradictory properties. Mirrors misbehave in proximity. File refuses to remain closed.

Conclusion: Insufficient data.

(note)

Stop looking directly at it.

[notesfromtheunknown]

Recovered Notice: EVENT CLASSIFICATION PENDING

Attendance is optional, but absence will be noted.

The invitation is warm to the touch.

Do not fold it. Do not burn it.

The seal remembers hands that never held it.

Music has been reported behind locked drawers.

Please arrive before the last bell forgets itself.

Formal attire recommended.

Names will be checked at the door

Reference marks found on the reverse: 2.1 5.6 1.4 2.3 5.1 5.9 8.4 4.8 1.9 3.2 3.18 4.8 2.1

[notesfromtheunknown]

Advisory Notice

Blort: Formal attire advisory issued retroactively.

Jubilee: This is not how time works.

Skim: It is if you’re polite enough.

Gribble: Do we have gloves?

[notesfromtheunknown]

Rye — Defection Record

Official record: Matter resolved. No further action required.

Unofficial record: Sentence unfinished. Ink runs out.

Skim: Some endings are withheld on purpose.

[notesfromtheunknown]

Southern Watchtower — Status Normal

Watchtower staffed. Patrol route unchanged.

Landscape disagrees.

Filed without comment.

[notesfromtheunknown]

Structural Review — Archive

Maps do not align. Wings reappear without construction orders. Shelves lead somewhere else.

Primary storage is intact.

Secondary storage is… inconsistent.

Conclusion: The archive is functioning as intended.

(margin note)

Intended by whom?

[notesfromtheunknown]

Gloam Minute 049

Archivist: Filed under: DO NOT PANIC.

Gribble: Everyone is panicking.

Jubilee: Quietly.

Skim: Loudly, but inward.

Blort: Historically appropriate.

[notesfromtheunknown]

Minute 023

Calendar malfunction detected. It is now both Thursday and Not Thursday. Proceed accordingly.

Blort: “We regret the inconvenience.”

[notesfromtheunknown]

Wild Fae — Unconfirmed

Sighted near the southern hedgerows at dusk. No court markings observed.

Traded berries for a story. Refused a name.

When asked where it came from, it laughed. When asked where it was going, it left.

Skim (added later): That was an answer.

[notesfromtheunknown]

Soup recipe

Rat-Approved:

Today’s special: Forgotten Onion Soup. Garnished with a whisper of regret and exactly one (1) accidental hair. Jubilee says it’s “texturally ambiguous.”

[notesfromtheunknown]

Recovered Draft — Unsent

Filed from Sorren’s bin. No record of dispatch.

[notesfromtheunknown]

Vael's notes: Aerin

Classification: Scholar / Hazard Affiliation: Unseelie-Aligned Skills: Unfocused genius, enchantment crafting, abstract theory yelling Powers: Lightning affinity. Magical overclocking. Dangerous optimism. Appearance: Spectacles barely clinging on, hair like static made sentient, usually carrying too many books Notes: Utter chaos in academic form. Has probably blown up at least one wing of a library.

Blort: We adore them. They built a spell using jam and determination. Still not sure how.

[notesfromtheunknown]

Security Notice

Any further attempts at unauthorized glitter magic will result in a temporary ban from all archive corridors and access to decorative bread.

Jubilee: “Glitter is not an archival medium.”

[notesfromtheunknown]

Mortality Review — Inconclusive

Funeral notices are infrequent. Grave markers lack dates beyond establishment. Inheritance disputes are statistically negligible.

Generational records show minimal variance.

Population remains stable.

(addendum, faint ink)

The absence of endings does not constitute proof of continuity.

(another note, different hand)

But it should.