We know so little of Julia Brown. So far from FFG, we meet her. Her plight intensifies. She continues to fight the nightmare that has taken over her life. Her nightmare reaches a fever pitch. For Julia Brown there is no going back. Hideously transformed, the tale of Julia Brown is nearly complete, and her fate is sealed along the path to Y'ha-nthlei.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth must be the story arc. Likely it is often loosely based (I mean it's a card game after all). How many times have stories been written since the 1928 classic wherein the narrator is drawn to her (this time) roots by innocent coincidence. Slowly her visions of being called to sea lead to a not so beautiful Innsmouth Look, and some flappy slithering out to sea. Countless times. But I'm fine with it once again.
My hope is for a mix of unique characters, new and classic. I don't need everybody she ever met. Zadok Allen would be nice, and a nod to classic H.P. Jeremiah Brewster would be a nod to Mythos CCG. Erich Zann would defy the arc but be the awesome surprise I'd want. Something like that. Julia Brown in the Gillman House or the Marsh Refining Company rings nicer than, say, Julia's Weird Half Uncles Shack. Don't get me wrong, Neils Curiosity Shop type stuff is terrific. But there's only 12 or so cards per faction for this expansion. I'd rather some be gugs, dholes, and goody fowler than six of them be the new polar conspiracy mask.
The Summoners of the Deep expansion (AP VII to XIII) is: the Spawn of the Sleeper (Terror struggle), the Horror Beneath the Surface (Investigation struggle), Antediluvian Dreams (Combat struggle), the Terror of the Tides (Arcane struggle), Thing From the Shore (character skill), and the Path to Y’ha-nthlei.