Phantom Peak

One-Shot

Completed

Summary

You’ve arrived at a remote winter lodge for a much-needed escape, high in the mountains above the quiet mining town of Phantom Peak. But as night falls, strange things begin to stir in the snow. Something is stalking you. It knows what you’ve done. Only the guilty see the Phantom. Only the lucky survive it.

Phantom Peak - Part 1

29/10/2025

Four people meet in a cable car travelling up Phantom Peak Mountain. Mick & Callie - A young male Ranger and his baby sister Callie, looking for somewhere to lay low; Delta - An odd Druid wearing a large puffer jacket with tentacles for hair; Bellamy - An elf Guardian who hails from a distant war-torn kingdom; and Pidge - An orc Warrior who claims to be there for military service. Entering the reception, they met the receptionist Poppy Posie who introduced them to the Phantom, a cryptid who stalks the mountaintop. Poppy introduced the group to her uncle, Elias, who she mentioned was the only survivor of the mining accident twenty years ago. Immediately distrusting Elias, the group asked Poppy to show them to their cabin. At the cabin, Poppy gives them a quick tour and lets them know that the generator is out back, and that if it goes off to just give it a kick. She leaves, letting them know that she’ll be in the reception if they need her. The group looks around the cabin, finding a half burnt letter from Elias to someone named Martha, and a photograph of six miners: Elias, Poppy, Martha, Kevin, James, and Felix. The group decides to return to reception to speak to Poppy about the letter and photograph. During this time, the generator goes off, and Pidge decides to go kick it while the others head to reception. She arrives to find it sabotaged, and the wires cut. Whilst alone at the generator, Pidge sees her long-lost daughter, clad in fine jewellery and posh clothing, but refuses to believe it’s really her for a second. The rest of the group heads to the reception, only to find it darkened and empty. There is no one inside, so they decide to investigate the staff room, where they find crates and barrels marked with Phantom Peak Mining Co, and a locked trunk with three more photographs (one depicting a gruesome murder) and a sample of a green gem which they later learn is jadeite. Mick also finds a key labelled ‘Supply Shed’. The group meet back up with Pidge, who does not tell them about her encounter, and head to the supply shed. In the supply shed, the group find a hunting dog who they named Benedict. They also find two hunting rifles and a jacket embroidered with an F. Benedict barks and pulls Bellamy outside, where she sees her old friend. Bellamy badly wants to believe it’s her, but thinks better of it and leaves after a tearful goodbye. Delta expresses annoyance, believing that the others are having her on. She storms out of the supply shed, only to come face to face with a fisherman who starts attacking her with a harpoon. She runs back to the supply shed and tells the others that she believes them now. The group figures that they must be seeing the Phantom that Poppy told them about, which takes on the form of someone its target feels guilty about. They decide to let Mick have his encounter so they can determine which illusion will be the easiest to kill. Mick walks outside with Bellamy in tow, and after some time sees his own illusion - his old foster mother, Jill. Jill attempts to lure Mick into the forest, but fails, and Mick and Bellamy head back to the supply shed, deciding that Pidge’s illusion will be the easiest to deal with. They find a fuel canister and some spare wires, and bring them back to the cabin to fix the generator. The group decides to question the people staying in the two adjacent cabins to see if they know anything about the Phantom. Delta and Bellamy head to Willow Cabin, while Mick and Pidge head to Oak Cabin. At Willow Cabin, Delta and Bellamy pretend to be surveyors and meet Steve and Barbara, an older couple on holiday for their anniversary. After some investigating, they learn that Steve and Barbara come here every year so they can see their daughter, Poppy, who they lost in the mining accident, and whose form the Phantom takes. Steve also revealed that it wasn’t Elias who survived the mining accident, but Martha. At Oak Cabin, Mick and Pidge meet a group of young drunk men at a bachelor party. They meet Max Winterfern, who offers them a drink and information. Pidge finds a letter between Max and his fiancee Laura, apologising for something he did. Max screams from outside and footprints lead towards Lover’s Lookout. Mick and Pidge follow, hoping to save Max before something happens to him. They follow him to Lover’s Lookout but are too late, and find his mauled form. It turns out that Max survived, barely, and Mick and Pidge hurry with him to the infirmary, collecting Delta and Bellamy on the way. They rush to the infirmary, where they meet Dr. Martha, who is experimenting with a tissue sample and a piece of jadeite. She has the group set Max down on the table so she can treat him. Unfortunately, the group questions Martha so relentlessly that she is unable to deliver medical treatment, and Max passes away from his injuries. They learn that Martha was indeed the survivor of the mining accident, and gained a nasty wound from dynamite on her way out. She expresses guilt that she left the other miners to die during the cave-in. However, they are able to learn from her about the Phantom’s weaknesses - loud noises and bright lights - and gain Martha’s aid. Now knowing that Martha was the only survivor, the group surmises that the Poppy and Elias they met earlier in the reception must both be Phantoms - meaning there is more than one. The group decides to head to the abandoned chapel, figuring that there would be a large bell there which they could use to weaken the Phantom. While there, they find a Phantom, taking the form of a vicar with a slashed wound across his neck. He monologues about all the guilty finding their peace here, and Pidge attacks. The group is able to succeed in combat against the Phantom, thanks to being able to make the Phantom vulnerable with Callie’s cries. On defeat, the Phantom fades into dust, and the group makes their way back to their cabin for a well earned rest.

Phantom Peak - Part 2

12/11/2025

After a long rest, the four friends head out to the cabin amenities, where they find a hot tub filled with murky water, and an abandoned snow mobile. Bellamy is successfully able to hotwire the snow mobile, while Delta relaxes in the hot tub. Delta used her animal speech ability to find out Benedict’s past; he was once the pet of mining foreman Felix Orner, but was abandoned when Felix went to the mines. The dog also revealed that Birch Lodge was Felix’s home. Armed with this new information, the group decided to investigate Birch Lodge, taking the snow mobile there. Inside, they found a destroyed and abandoned former home, and searched for some dog food in the kitchen, finding some but it was expired by 5 years. Mick ate it and was mostly okay, so they fed it to Benedict. Upstairs, the group found Felix’s body, and a recording confessing guilt to the mining accident - Felix had used dynamite in an attempt to mine jadeite and in doing so caused a cave in which killed the other miners. Out of guilt, he faked his death and hid, later turning into a Phantom. They also find the severed arm of a Phantom, and learn that jadeite is an effective weapon against Phantoms. They are able to find a jadeite-infused knife and several bullets in a wall safe. The group decided to investigate Cedar Lodge, to see if there might be anyone there who could help them deal with the other Phantoms. Bellamy once again pretended to be a surveyor, meeting David, Daphne and Susan, college students recording a found footage horror movie. After sneaking upstairs by scaling the wall outside, Mick learned that Daphne accidentally killed Susan, and Daphne revealed that she had come back to find Susan alive and well in the living room, but she knew it couldn’t really be her. Mick had left Callie outside, and she wasn’t there when he returned. Following her cries, he ran into the forest, meeting three Phantoms, who requested that their bodies be buried and laid to rest. They made the condition that this must be done by dawn, otherwise they would return for Callie. Back at the cabin, the group surmise that Susan must be a Phantom, and Pidge attempts to slit her throat while Mick distracts her. Unfortunately, Susan notices the dagger and dodges out of the way, transforming into her true form. The party is able to deal some damage to her, but eventually flee on the snowmobile with Daphne, leaving David to be killed by the Phantom. They head to the mines on the snow mobile, running out of gas just as they arrive. They find several shrines with wilted flowers next to the boarded up mine entrance, in memory of the miners who died. Bellamy prises open the boards, and they find a rickety elevator inside. Distrustful, they decide to send the elevator down empty to make sure it’s stable, but Pidge trips and falls inside. Despite this, though, the elevator is still functional, if a little worse for wear. The others head down, and follow footprints to a collapsed tunnel. To the side of the collapsed tunnel is a minecart and some dynamite. They decide to light and throw the dynamite at the collapsed tunnel while escaping in the minecart. The minecart leads them to a large open area, where they find three skeletons and a Phantom. The Phantom seems docile, introducing itself as Felix. Benedict growls and protects Delta from him. It seems as though Felix wants to end the Phantom curse, and enters combat one final time. The jadeite weapons that the group found make it an easy fight, and Felix’s spirit is at last able to rest. They bring the three bodies back up to the surface, burying them by the shrine. As the sun rises over Phantom Peak, the miner’s spirits are laid to rest, and the curse of the Phantom is ended once and for all.

Phantom Peak - Part 1

29/10/2025

Four people meet in a cable car travelling up Phantom Peak Mountain. Mick & Callie - A young male Ranger and his baby sister Callie, looking for somewhere to lay low; Delta - An odd Druid wearing a large puffer jacket with tentacles for hair; Bellamy - An elf Guardian who hails from a distant war-torn kingdom; and Pidge - An orc Warrior who claims to be there for military service. Entering the reception, they met the receptionist Poppy Posie who introduced them to the Phantom, a cryptid who stalks the mountaintop. Poppy introduced the group to her uncle, Elias, who she mentioned was the only survivor of the mining accident twenty years ago. Immediately distrusting Elias, the group asked Poppy to show them to their cabin. At the cabin, Poppy gives them a quick tour and lets them know that the generator is out back, and that if it goes off to just give it a kick. She leaves, letting them know that she’ll be in the reception if they need her. The group looks around the cabin, finding a half burnt letter from Elias to someone named Martha, and a photograph of six miners: Elias, Poppy, Martha, Kevin, James, and Felix. The group decides to return to reception to speak to Poppy about the letter and photograph. During this time, the generator goes off, and Pidge decides to go kick it while the others head to reception. She arrives to find it sabotaged, and the wires cut. Whilst alone at the generator, Pidge sees her long-lost daughter, clad in fine jewellery and posh clothing, but refuses to believe it’s really her for a second. The rest of the group heads to the reception, only to find it darkened and empty. There is no one inside, so they decide to investigate the staff room, where they find crates and barrels marked with Phantom Peak Mining Co, and a locked trunk with three more photographs (one depicting a gruesome murder) and a sample of a green gem which they later learn is jadeite. Mick also finds a key labelled ‘Supply Shed’. The group meet back up with Pidge, who does not tell them about her encounter, and head to the supply shed. In the supply shed, the group find a hunting dog who they named Benedict. They also find two hunting rifles and a jacket embroidered with an F. Benedict barks and pulls Bellamy outside, where she sees her old friend. Bellamy badly wants to believe it’s her, but thinks better of it and leaves after a tearful goodbye. Delta expresses annoyance, believing that the others are having her on. She storms out of the supply shed, only to come face to face with a fisherman who starts attacking her with a harpoon. She runs back to the supply shed and tells the others that she believes them now. The group figures that they must be seeing the Phantom that Poppy told them about, which takes on the form of someone its target feels guilty about. They decide to let Mick have his encounter so they can determine which illusion will be the easiest to kill. Mick walks outside with Bellamy in tow, and after some time sees his own illusion - his old foster mother, Jill. Jill attempts to lure Mick into the forest, but fails, and Mick and Bellamy head back to the supply shed, deciding that Pidge’s illusion will be the easiest to deal with. They find a fuel canister and some spare wires, and bring them back to the cabin to fix the generator. The group decides to question the people staying in the two adjacent cabins to see if they know anything about the Phantom. Delta and Bellamy head to Willow Cabin, while Mick and Pidge head to Oak Cabin. At Willow Cabin, Delta and Bellamy pretend to be surveyors and meet Steve and Barbara, an older couple on holiday for their anniversary. After some investigating, they learn that Steve and Barbara come here every year so they can see their daughter, Poppy, who they lost in the mining accident, and whose form the Phantom takes. Steve also revealed that it wasn’t Elias who survived the mining accident, but Martha. At Oak Cabin, Mick and Pidge meet a group of young drunk men at a bachelor party. They meet Max Winterfern, who offers them a drink and information. Pidge finds a letter between Max and his fiancee Laura, apologising for something he did. Max screams from outside and footprints lead towards Lover’s Lookout. Mick and Pidge follow, hoping to save Max before something happens to him. They follow him to Lover’s Lookout but are too late, and find his mauled form. It turns out that Max survived, barely, and Mick and Pidge hurry with him to the infirmary, collecting Delta and Bellamy on the way. They rush to the infirmary, where they meet Dr. Martha, who is experimenting with a tissue sample and a piece of jadeite. She has the group set Max down on the table so she can treat him. Unfortunately, the group questions Martha so relentlessly that she is unable to deliver medical treatment, and Max passes away from his injuries. They learn that Martha was indeed the survivor of the mining accident, and gained a nasty wound from dynamite on her way out. She expresses guilt that she left the other miners to die during the cave-in. However, they are able to learn from her about the Phantom’s weaknesses - loud noises and bright lights - and gain Martha’s aid. Now knowing that Martha was the only survivor, the group surmises that the Poppy and Elias they met earlier in the reception must both be Phantoms - meaning there is more than one. The group decides to head to the abandoned chapel, figuring that there would be a large bell there which they could use to weaken the Phantom. While there, they find a Phantom, taking the form of a vicar with a slashed wound across his neck. He monologues about all the guilty finding their peace here, and Pidge attacks. The group is able to succeed in combat against the Phantom, thanks to being able to make the Phantom vulnerable with Callie’s cries. On defeat, the Phantom fades into dust, and the group makes their way back to their cabin for a well earned rest.