Old Gods of Appalachia

The Holiest Days of Bone and Shadow, Chapter One: Blood is Blood

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Oct 31, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Privileged Girl And A Mountain Heirloom

  • Nadine Rigg grew up privileged until her mother fell ill and died, revealing a hidden mountain family and an heirloom bone ring.
  • Aunt Verna tries to take the ring, but Nadine insists it is a family heirloom passed mother-to-daughter.
INSIGHT

Ring Grants Involuntary Clairvoyance

  • The bone ring grants Nadine heightened perception: she senses people and overhears private thoughts when wearing it.
  • The effect grows with use until the ring constantly brings knowledge without spinning it.
ANECDOTE

Ring Reveals Malice Before Murder

  • Wearing the ring, Nadine senses a dark presence approaching and experiences invasive thoughts about 'blood' and needing a vessel.
  • She arms herself and stabs Nathaniel Locke repeatedly, killing her fiancé who is surrounded by a tendril-like darkness.
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