Extra credit is available for students of history, anthropology and folklore. At the behest of Professor Learmonth of the Geology department, geography, geology and students of other sciences will also be able to gain extra credit by joining the field trip to conduct geographical surveys of the area.
The expedition leaves Miskatonic University on August 15th well before dawn. Travelling in two automobiles and a large truck. Before starting out, introductions are made
Robert Blaine: good-looking and sardonic expedition
leader
Clarissa Thurber: a beautiful and charming chemistry
major
Jason Trent: a small and shy history major
Roderick Block: a large and friendly football hero and
geography major
Louis Gibbons: a chatty botany major and former
pre-med student
Harold Higgins: a ceaselessly joking geology major,
originally from Ireland
William Noakes: a bookish anthropology major
Terrence Laslow: a snobbish bore with double majors
in history and psychology
Mathis Steele: survivalist working on engineering doctorate
Jonathan Masterson: Archaeology student and self styled tomb raider
Angel Martin: Languages student
Harry Wolfe: Writer and journalist student
Thomas Jones: Music student
Father Simon Brubaker: Catholic Priest and mature student studying revealed religion