PseudoScott’s Twitter Refuge

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Our grandmother is the lynchpin of our far flung family. All newborns are presented to here and they go to her. The family knows Memere. I wouldn’t classify her as a cunning woman or witch, but there is powerful magic there. Dangerous magic if you cross her. #hookland #hooklandguide (This is actually a picture of my grandmother with one of her great grandchildren who is the basis for Alaura Dugger. Memere does indeed have magic.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnFRG7oLsTR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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While lesser know than the Queen of Owls and her minions, the Crows’ accomplices are also active in Hookland. They trade in information and things that sparkle but do not cross them. They are a murder of crows, after all. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/CnDF9CduhO_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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While the West House has extensive gardens, they’re in the back of the house, giving the front a spare if impressive appearance. Of course after the West House Incident, it has gained a sinister aspect. Murders involving the supernatural will have that effect. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm-B54VrmBN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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On occasion in the early morning or the dead of night, you will encounter stag in the suburbs of Hookland. Do not startle, do not take pictures, do not disturb. Wow to those who interrupts the stag’s progress. Their contempt will manifest in dangerous ways. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm7aPxjrACb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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While time in Fairie is very different to our, they may keep track of our calandra. Incidents of fae fire and strange dancers are common on New Year’s Eve. Maybe our collective notion of transition on this date affects the boundary between the realms. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2G_FRrPTS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hookland is home to quite a few beasts that don’t fix the usual bestiary. Even the books on strange fauna cannot catalog all the unusual animals that roam. Even digital photography and DNA sequencing can’t catch them all. They laugh at taxonomy. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/CmzbTeFLBVF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It stands there, almost smug. You will never know my secrets, it says. But I need to know. To know is worth the armed guards, the migraines, the alien thoughts. For decades it has been sealed but I need to know. Even if it breaks me. I need to know. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmxjbd_OkSV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Called “Optical Illusion”, this painting allows the viewer several different ways to focus. The lonely sinister tower in the distance, the dark forest breaking through, strange light piercing through the window. The painting shifts with the viewer. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmur1WfL9DU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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If you visit the Ashcroft Necropolis after it snows, you will notice several crypts looking perfectly dry. It is said that the infernal heat from their residents keep them dry, not the staff. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/CmsGnjIrda5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A specter that haunts the forests of Hookland. They seek warmth and company but the flame always dies and so does the company. Always shunned, no one knows why this specter is cursed in this way. I fear the truth would be as chilling as they are. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/CmkCtCMuKvP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I admit, I convinced my brother that the decorations on the pin cushions were the souls of children Grandma stole from the hospital. But is it my fault he’s a scared stupid baby? -Alaura Dugger #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/CmfGjkvLETi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Charon Theater’s production of The Phantom of the Opera was rumored to have used several masks from the storied Lord of Masks. This was vehemently denied by the lead actor who said the audience’s fear and disquiet was due to his talent. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmb22K3L8BV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Fae might have wings but not the ones you imagine. The Fae do have a strange beauty but do not be beguiled. Their intentions are ever changeable so use caution. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/CmaFdHmL-NK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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While they’re a variety of stories about the Marsh Ape, they all have a central theme: Don’t! From its horrific smell to its terrifying cry to its intimidating bulk, it’s telling you to stay away. Yet people still hunt it. Humans are stranger than the Marsh Ape. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/CmWhpsgLAJ6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The snow in Hookland reveals as much as it covers. A stranger walking through the woods stands out like a flare in the night. You notice their odd proportions, their hard to find eyes, and their strange sack. You get a chill but not from the weather. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/CmPGkMiOex3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The tour guides of Weychester Cathedral are quite… strict. They will reprimand you if you wonder off. Some see this as a petty power play. But if you know the strange hidden passages and crypts and chapels, you know why they’re hard on stragglers. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKH-R2rUc_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hookland always remembers that beyond the tinsel and grottos, Yule is about old gods, wild hunts, and cold ghosts. Not to say you can’t enjoy the pretty lights, just be forewarned of the darkness. #hookland #hooklandguide https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFF2KEucTm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=