{"id":3511,"date":"2019-06-12T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T19:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2023-01-10T23:14:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T04:14:34","slug":"sanctum-secorum-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/06\/12\/sanctum-secorum-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanctum Secorum #45 &#8211; The Mound"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4581\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3511-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2019-06-12_sanctum_secorum_45.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2019-06-12_sanctum_secorum_45.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2019-06-12_sanctum_secorum_45.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2019-06-12_sanctum_secorum_45.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3511-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2019-06-12_sanctum_secorum_45.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2019-06-12_sanctum_secorum_45.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sanctum-secorum\/id1052533072?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fsanctum.media%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D3511\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/54doWD09HtmamqGT6Z0qVp\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts\/Sanctum-Secorum-p1183322\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Get the <strong>free<\/strong> Sanctum Secorum #45 Companion <strong>COMING SOON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Covers.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/06\/12\/sanctum-secorum-45\/covers-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Covers.jpg?fit=453%2C303&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"453,303\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Covers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Covers.jpg?fit=453%2C303&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3512 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Covers.jpg?resize=453%2C303\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a>The story is narrated by an ethnologist who visits the town of Binger, Oklahoma in 1928 to investigate certain stories related to a certain nearby mound, which is said to be haunted by a strange Indian man by day and a headless woman by night. The local people avoid the place, and there are strange stories of those who dared to venture there either disappearing, or returning insane and inexplicably altered. Being initially quite skeptical, the narrator brings some archaeological tools and visits the mound, noticing that the man pacing it appears closest to the native Indians, but cannot be identified with any known Indian tribe. Through a talisman made of a strange metal given to him by a local chieftain, he unearths a strange cylinder made of the same unidentifiable metal full of hideous engravings and strange hieroglyphics.<\/p>\n<p>Upon discovering a scroll written in Spanish in the cylinder, the narrator returns to his host and begins to translate it. The contents of the scroll, covering a large part of the narrative, describe the travels of one P\u00e1nfilo de Zamacona y Nu\u00f1ez, an asturian explorer, almost 400 years prior. Zamacona recounts how he was a part of an expedition from Mexico to North America, and how, through the help of a native Indian, he discovered a vast underground world filled with grotesque temples, and populated by strange beasts and a highly advanced telepathic civilization who worshipped Cthulhu, Yig, Shub-Niggurath -and, until a certain incident, Tsathoggua. The members of the underground race -who lived in what they called the kingdom of K\u2019nyan- welcomed him, but the more Zamacona learned about them, the more fearful he became.<\/p>\n<p>The narrator is shocked by this scroll but remains skeptical, so the next day he goes to the mound again for further investigation, repeatedly telling himself that this is an elaborate hoax. Upon digging in a depression on the mound, he discovers a staircase leading deep underground&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast. Tonight, the Keepers of Mysteries saddle up and head West to explore H.P. Lovecraft&#8217;s <em>The Mound<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s that? What about episode #44? Well, its coming folks &#8211; just like those missing companions but, as you can see, one of our own having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/2059365241\/dark-trails-rpg\">Kickstarter<\/a> takes precedence. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/2059365241\/dark-trails-rpg\">Seriously, the Dark Trails Kickstarter is live, Pledge NOW!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/dark-acquisitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dark Acquisitions<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong>COMING SOON<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P6O8t4-Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Stacks<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Appendix N<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hplovecraft.com\/writings\/texts\/fiction\/mo.aspx\">The Mound<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H._P._Lovecraft\">H. P. Lovecraft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adventures<br \/>\n<\/strong>Death Among the Pines by Michael Curtis<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/176112\/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-89-Chaos-Rising?affiliate_id=860479\">Elzemon and the Blood Drinking Box<\/a> by Terry Olson<br \/>\nJourney to the Center of Aereth<br \/>\nLairs of Lost Agharta<br \/>\nThe Last Will and Testament of Obediah Felkner by Stephen Newton (FORTHCOMING)<br \/>\nThe Lost City of Barako<br \/>\nTales of the Shudder Mountains by Michael Curtis<br \/>\nThey Served Brandolyn Red by Stephen Newton<br \/>\nTower of the Black Pearl by Harley Stroh<\/p>\n<p><strong>FLGS<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/DungeonGamesTwo?viewupdates=1&amp;rcid=r01-155863398191-39da605aa7ae46d0&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=customer&amp;utm_campaign=p_email%2B1137-update-supporters-v5b\">Dungeon Games (Crowdfunding Live)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kickstarters<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dark Trails<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<br \/>\n<\/strong>A\/B (album) by Kaleo<br \/>\nBlood to Spill (song) by Blues Saraceno<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeshorerecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/bone-tomahawk-original-motion-picture-soundtrack\">Bone Tomahawk OST<\/a> (album) by <a href=\"http:\/\/lakeshorerecords.bandcamp.com\">Jeff Herriott &amp; S. Craig Zahler<\/a><br \/>\nComing with the Hellfire (song) by Extreme Music<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZoVtHLxNVlU\">Country Roads<\/a> (song) by KamTacos<br \/>\nDead and Gone (song) by Nick Nolan<br \/>\nDirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (song) by Willie Watson &amp; My Bubba<br \/>\nDogs of War (song) by Blues Saraceno<br \/>\nGene Autry (artist)<br \/>\nGhost Riders in the Sky (song) by Dick Dale<br \/>\nGhost Riders in the Sky (song) by Johnny Cash<br \/>\nGhost Riders in the Sky (song) by The Outlaws<br \/>\nGhost Riders in the Sky (song) by The Ramrods<br \/>\nGhost Riders in the Sky (song) by Sons of the Pioneers<br \/>\nGhost Riders in the Sky (song) by Spiderbait<br \/>\nHeroes Dress in Black (song) by Blues Saraceno<br \/>\nHey Boy In the Pines (song) by Danny Farrant and Paul Rawson<br \/>\nThe Highwayman (song) by The Highwaymen<br \/>\nHouse of the Rising Son (song) by White Buffalo<br \/>\nIn Hell I\u2019ll be in Good Company (song) by Dead South<br \/>\nIn the Pines (song) by Danny Farrant and Paul Rawson<br \/>\nI\u2019m Gunnin\u2019 for You (song) by Nick Nolan<br \/>\nMarty Robbins (artist)<br \/>\nPale Rider (song) by The Heavy Horses<br \/>\nPsalm of Nod (song) by Sons of Perdition<br \/>\nPsalm of Sleep (song) by Sons of Perdition<br \/>\nReach (song) by Martini Ranch<br \/>\nRoger Miller (artist)<br \/>\nRollin\u2019 in Your Grave (song) by Daniel Ryan Murphy<br \/>\nRun on (song) by Blues Saraceno<br \/>\nShackles, Ropes, and Chains (song) by Nick Nolan<br \/>\nTennessee Ernie Ford (artist)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oldmanwizard.com\/track\/the-vision\">The Vision<\/a> (song) by Old Man Wizard<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9WIU5NN1Q0g\">Way Down Below<\/a> (song) by Kaleo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Road Crew Appearances<br \/>\n<\/strong>* Judges Hoi, Andrew Sternick, Vasili Kaliman, and David Willems @ <a href=\"https:\/\/thebrooklynstrategist.com\/\">The Brooklyn Strategist<\/a>\u00a0in New York, NY<br \/>\n* Bruce Cunnington @ The Organ Grinder Pub in Luffbra, Lestershire<\/p>\n<p><strong>Settings<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/2059365241\/dark-trails-rpg\">Dark Trails<\/a><br \/>\nThe Shudder Mountains<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spotify Lists<br \/>\n<\/strong>David Baity\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/3lEgP1i7QFg0ajTtxoN24M\">Dark Trails Spotify list<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zines<\/strong><br \/>\nBlack Powder, Black Magic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2019-06-12_sanctum_secorum_45.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSSGet the free Sanctum Secorum #45 Companion COMING SOON The story is narrated by an ethnologist who visits the town of Binger, Oklahoma in 1928 to investigate certain stories related to a certain nearby mound, which is said 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