Viking-Era Buried Artifact Map

Salt-damaged Viking-era parchment discovered near Maidens Point shoreline

2 appearances

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2 moments

S26E8 · The Curse of Fenric Part 1

Petrossian finds evidence linking the mission

Unfurled alongside the photograph, the parchment map’s Viking symbols bleed where saltwater has seeped in. The contours of coastal landmarks emerge ghost-like, directly overlaying the naval base’s hidden secrets.

Before: Rolled and secured inside the pouch for decades, its tide-soaked ink beginning to run.

After: Flattened by Petrossian’s hands in the lantern glow, ink bleeding further but Viking runic shapes now legible enough to alarm him.

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S26E8 · The Curse of Fenric Part 1

Spies clash over Maidens Point infiltration plan

The cryptic Viking-inscribed map, retrieved alongside the photograph from the oilskin pouch, reveals faded navigational symbols along the coastline. Petrossian recognizes the markings’ ancient provenance, foreshadowing the Ultima device’s hidden presence beneath the base and exposing the espionage mission’s deeper ties to Viking curses and suppressed wartime science.

Before: Rolled parchment inside the oilskin pouch, its edges darkened by salt and tide with ink bleeding slightly from water damage

After: Unfurled by Petrossian’s hands, its Viking-era markings partially obscured but recognizable, revealing coastal landmarks linked to the base’s hidden secrets

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