Lore Legends 76: Unfamiliar Waters
Mar 30, 2026
Tales of dangerous migration and frontier hardship set a tense mood. A family's home is beset by invisible projectiles, moving objects, and unexplained fires. Failed rituals and a silver bullet attempt heighten the mystery. A wounded goose and a land dispute tied to a desecrated burial ground point to a darker cause. A haunted manor, glowing apparitions, and vanished children deepen the dread.
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Selkirk's Failed Baldoon Colony
- Alexander Selkirk's sponsored Baldoon settlement failed spectacularly within a year due to deserted carpenters, lost sheep, failed crops, flooding, and disease.
- Lord Selkirk lost the equivalent of thousands today, while many settlers died and only a few like Daniel MacDonald managed to survive by living slightly apart.
Three Years Of Unseen Assaults On The McDonald Family
- The McDonald household was pelted by flying bullets and stones that hovered and then dropped, followed by invisible marching, moving objects, and dangerous animated tools over three years.
- Multiple settlers and First Nations witnesses collected bullets that later vanished or reappeared inside the house, and fires and violent object attacks culminated in the family's barn and home burning down.
Bring In Local Experts And Keep Trying Remedies
- The community tried religious rites, indigenous rituals, and folk witchcraft to stop the hauntings, but none succeeded until they sought a renowned folk specialist's daughter.
- Reverend McDormand directed John McDonald to consult John Troyer's daughter, whose vision proved decisive after a three-hour moonstone session.
