FDG CASE FILE: 1995/KNT-SCB/043
Filed By: Operative Hetty May
Date: 12 November 1995
Location: Horner Family Property and Surrounding Fields, Kent
Classification: Ritual Binding Failure / Animistic Entity Emergence / Family Lineage Curse
Site Status: Ongoing Investigation; Containment Protocols Established

SUMMARY
FDG field operative Hetty May was assigned to investigate the discovery of a ritualistic scarecrow containing human remains found in a harvested barley field on the outskirts of a rural Kent community. The deceased was identified as Amber Horner, a 16-year-old local missing for three months. Initial investigation revealed strong family ties to agrarian ritual practices aimed at binding supernatural forces to land.

INVESTIGATION DETAILS
The scarecrow’s construction and the presence of warm blood indicated recent ritual activity, consistent with binding rites intended to protect farmland from decay and supernatural incursion.
Interviews with Dale Horner, local odd-job man and family member, revealed a legacy of agrarian caretaking and ritual “feeding” to maintain the land’s balance.
Discovery of Luke Horner’s journal detailed family lore around “binding fresh blood” to straw, emphasizing the necessity of sacrifices linked to the land’s wellbeing.
Archival research, assisted by Hetty May, uncovered historic disappearances within the Horner bloodline linked to ritual failure and an increasing hunger within the land.
Physical evidence of symbolic binding found at a hollow oak tree, including carved tally marks and a straw doll pinned with a nail, suggested a long-standing and escalating ritual practice.
Phenomena including somnambulism, sleep disturbances, and psychological distress among family members indicated a growing supernatural influence.

ANALYSIS
The Horner land is subject to a hereditary binding ritual requiring periodic sacrifices or offerings to maintain the boundary between the natural and fae realms.
Failure or refusal to participate results in the manifestation of a semi-autonomous scarecrow entity, animated by blood ties and ritual residue.
This entity appears to seek replacement hosts or vessels within the bloodline to sustain the binding, with fatal consequences for those who resist.
The case exhibits traits of animistic possession and liminal fae interaction, complicated by human psychology and intergenerational trauma.

RECOMMENDATIONS
Monitor the site with passive containment wards and restrict unauthorized access.
Conduct follow-up investigations on the Horner family members for potential psychological and metaphysical risks.
Document and archive all ritual artefacts, including scarecrow masks and journals, in FDG secure storage.
Develop community outreach programs to inform local populations about folklore-based risks without inducing panic.

VAULT NOTES (Operative Hetty May)
“The land is hungry, but it is also patient.
It waits for the blood that binds, and remembers the ones who break the circle.
This is a place where family history is written not in ink, but in straw and sacrifice.”