Edgar Wellington

Edgar Wellington was a man in Lausanne, Switzerland.

He ran a taxidermy shop with his disabled and mute brother William.

According to the letter he sent Christian Lorien, he was looking for the Sedefkar Simulacrum and owned one of the scrolls.

Upon meeting you, he said he had an interest in the occult as a hobby, but had given up looking for the Simulacrum as he had reached a dead-end in his research, and was willing to sell the scroll.

In the afternoon of January 14th 1923, you found both brothers dead in their shop. Edgar had died of an apparent drug overdose, possibly provoked by someone else, and William had been violently stabbed with a knife.

You found Edgar's journal on the scene, which revealed he was going to sell the scroll to the highest bidder, before leaving Lausanne with both the scroll and the money, leaving half of it to support his brother.

The Duc des Esseintes, a former friend of his, had expressed an interest in purchasing the scroll. According to Edgar's journal, he is the one who interested Edgar in the occult and provided him with "dream drug", initially saying only that it would combat insomnia. The drug allowed Edgar to visit Dream Lausanne, a different version of Lausanne, in his dreams. The Duke appears as a ruler there, calling himself a Prince. It seems Edgar did not fully trust the Duke, as he had never mentioned to him that he owned the scroll until the day he mentioned it to you, fearing the Duke's "ruthless greed".

The Duke finally recovered the scroll after a show trial in Dream Lausanne.

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