Geph Transcriptions

The tome Geph Transcriptions is statted out in the Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Rulebook, and originates in unknown source (apparently Brian Lumley, "Name and Number (fiction)"?)

Description

Translations of the glyphs on the Broken Columns of Geph, monuments of indefinitely ancient age located within the coastal jungles of Liberia, but they are mentioned in the writings of Teh Atht, a great wizard from the primal land of Theem'hdra. Upon these pillars the elders of the Ptetholites carved warnings against those who would use black magic against their foes, as well as the images of the Great Old Ones. Though the followers of the Old Ones have struck out some inscriptions and attempted to destroy the Columns themselves, these monuments have survived to this day, and are thought to be the center of worship for many native cultists of that region. With the help of Professor Gordon Walmsley of Goole, the characters upon these monuments were deciphered several years ago, and the only known copy could be found in the library of British occultist Titus Crow, but others are likely to exist.

Broken Columns

• author: (unknown)
• date: (unknown, possibly Hyborian age?)
• language: Pthetholite carvings
• number of known copies (if rare): (unique)
• last known location of surviving copies (if rare): (lost in the jungles of central Liberia)
• study: 20+ weeks
• sanity loss: moderate
• mythos lore: moderate
• occult lore: ?
• spells:  ?

English Transcription

• author: (unknown)
• date: (unknown), believed to have been translated by Gordon Walmsley
• language: English
• number of known copies (if rare): (unknown, presumably rare)
• last known location of surviving copies (if rare): (library of British occultist Titus Crow)
• study: 20 weeks
• sanity loss: moderate
• mythos lore: moderate
• occult lore: ?
• spells:  ?

Appearances

• fiction: Brian Lumley, "Name and Number (fiction)"
• sourcebook: Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Rulebook