Short Fiction · Character
Captain Obed Marsh
A New England sea captain whose bargain with something beneath the waves left Innsmouth a town of staring strangers and his own bloodline quietly, monstrously altered.
supporting
Also known as Marsh, old Captain Marsh, Obed Marsh, Captain Obed
First appearance: The Shadow Over Innsmouth
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The historical figure who brokered the deal with the sea creatures, leading to Innsmouth's decline.
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Obed Marsh is the ancestral shadow hanging over Innsmouth — a mariner who brought prosperity and something far worse back from the South Seas, and whose descendants still bear his unsettling eyes. His pact binds the…
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- Diverse Lovecraftian characters
- Supernatural victims and agents
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See Captain Obed Marsh in The Shadow Over Innsmouth