• Extreme violence and gore.
  • This Vignette has a realistic, gritty tone. Light horror may occur in the form of extreme gore, body horror and excess violence.

• Indiscriminate violence.
  • The creature the Foundation is hunting may engage in indiscriminate violence against the citizens of Fox Lake.

• Self-harm.
  • Ritual bloodletting may occur in order to cast magic, though this will not occur to a player character unless they have specified that they wish to do so.

Magic is real – and terrifying. The Foundation is a secretive organisation which has been operating from the shadows for many years, working to keep the public safe in ignorance. They operate as plain-clothes agents who seek out and neutralise magical threats to the civilian population. Most are trained to some degree in the magical arts, though they are never to reveal the use of magic to anyone outside of the organisation. This Vignette follows a small team of Foundation agents as they investigate an unusual death and confront the creature responsible.

This Vignette takes place in Fox Lake: a small town in Canada. The town is relatively remote, surrounded by conifer forest on three sides and a lake on the fourth. It is present day, though the remote location of the town means that mobile phone reception and other modern-day conveniences are not always available.

Note that “Witch” is used by the Foundation as a gender-neutral term to refer to any agent with significant magical ability.

• Detective Kesler: Playable. The most senior member of the local police force.

• Ylva Berglund: Playable. A Foundation Agent. Nominally the leader of the team.

• Melissa Gyasi: Playable. A Foundation Witch. Well-versed in combat magic.

• Antonio Garcia: Playable. A Foundation Witch. Specialises in protective wards and the like.

• Xavier Belarus: Playable. A Foundation Agent.

• Amelie Dupont: Not Playable. The young journalist.

• The Creature: Playable. An inhuman monster comprised mainly of claws and teeth.

• There is scope for additional Playable Foundation agents, though the team cannot exceed five people.

• 1: A body has been found. The local police put it down to a bear attack, but a plucky young reporter thinks there’s more to it. One of the Foundation agents receives a premonition, which they link to an unusual newspaper headline.

• 2: The journalist is intrigued by the appearance of the mysterious individuals – the Foundation agents – who she sees talking with the police. The agents, posing as family of the deceased, dissuade her from asking further questions.

• 3: The curious journalist attempts to follow the agents into the woods that night, but is left behind when her friend suffers an accident. The agents ambush the creature, discovering that it is protecting an egg. Their strongest fighter is hurt, but the creature retreats to protect its egg.

• 4: The unhurt agents chase after the creature and use its protectiveness of its egg against it. The creature is slain, and the agents collect the undamaged egg for further research at the Foundation.