Reference (fancy condos in beverly hills)

[spoilers through 'subsequent to the events we have just witnessed']

Great Old Ones

Gol-Goroth: In 1924, Gol-Goroth was successfully summoned by a cult in Los Angeles. He was a horrible beast with entirely too many mouths. He may cause horrible visions of mouths to appear and may cause people to become violent and unstable. 

Nyarlathotep: Walter Winston thought that this was related to something somehow. 

Significant People of Investigators

Mordred Orkney

Gale Dulac. His best friend, who is a devout Catholic and Known Very Good Person. Mordred is a little bit in love with him and will never admit this to anyone.

Agravaine Orkney. His older half-brother, known best person to help you hide the bodies while complaining that really you should not be murdering anyone in the first place. 

Morgan Marsh. His aunt, who told him the occult existed and immediately vanished without a trace. 

Lev Aarons. Mordred rescued him from an asylum and considers himself responsible for his well-being. Fortunately, Lev is also really cute and enjoys infodumping about anthropology. Mordred has some conflicted feelings about this fact.  

Zoe Aletheia

Ralph Haas. Her best friend, an antiquarian who collects strange and unusual items. When she's in New York she swings by his place to do erotic photography. She feels like she has to stay away from him to keep him safe.

Anemone Silverstring. Her rock and a source of sanity in the world. 

Anemone Silverstring

Thomas Octavian Silverstring. Anemone's younger brother. She worked hard to take care of him after the death of their parents.

Zephora. An old woman of unknowable age who did fortune telling and magic tricks near the circus before her health began to deteriorate. Currently lives with her grandson in NYC.

The Librarian. Anemone's monstrous childhood imaginary friend. It eats stories. If you're helpful it will tell you some.

Magnificence. Her trained squirrel monkey. He gets treats if he brings her interesting things.   

Carrie Meadows

Her best friend and housemate, a hot air balloonist. 

Other Important Characters

George Ayers. Lev has been repeatedly trying to contact him. He may or may not exist. 

Echavarria. The cult leader in 1924. He died in front of Lev. 

Janet Winston-Rogers: The funder of the expedition. Daughter of one of the men who attempted unsuccessfully to stop the cult from summoning Gol-Goroth.