The Shrewsbury Scroll

language, author, and date unknown

Found by Dr. Laban Shrewbury during field work in Iceland in 1899, this mysterious scroll is made up of some kind of animal hide, and is believed to be at least three thousand years old. No translation has ever been attempted. The scroll looks exceedingly old, yet the hide is supple. Zoology rolls fail to identify the animal, save that it was a mammal. The glyphs on the scroll are written in a deep red ink that resists removal, even by restorer's acid. Dr. Shrewsbury donated the scroll to the Orne Library in 1909. (Johnson, Sam, and Sandy Antunes. "Miskatonic University: A Handbook to the Pride of Arkham." Chaosium, Oct. 2005.)