In the waning years of the Second Boresian War, a soldier named P. H. Croveloft began writing stories for his children at home, using a quill he had borrowed from an elderly officer. Each month, the war became more cruel, and the stories became more horrific as well. Croveloft continued to send a storey to his family every two weeks, amassing a total of 97 stories before he was reported missing in action in 1944. What Croveloft was unaware of was that his family had been relocated to a different place and had not received any of his correspondence.
After the war was over, his letters were piled high in the post office until it was cleared away. being unable to find his family, the post office opened the letters and discovered all of the stories. The stories were separated from the personal letters by the employees, who then gave them to a local library, where moms and grandmothers were looking for stories to entertain their children or grandchildren. Because Croveloft's stories were penned with the Quill of Dark Feelings, they transported the horrors of war back to the children, filling their nights with torturing dreams.
Historical Basis
Following its use by Hanshahn, the Quill of Dark Feelings travelled through a number of hands before ending up in the possession of P. H. Croveloft, where it darkened his tales even more. His tales are still accessible at the Library of Perelline, although they have not been touched in years, according to the librarians.
Date of First Recording
2735
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Both spooky and sad. I thought the somewhat ... familiar name would go along with a but of a funny, spoofy article, but not so. I know nothing of Lovecraft's story, but I do like how you incorporated this one into a magic item. I would not like to be the overly curious reader to discover those in the library. Also, the article is like ... short, but it still conveys so much, and the historical tone of it fits so well. Fantastic.