'A Concise and Sinister History' A five-part series detailing the history of the office of Royal Occultist 5. Thomas Carnacki to Ebe Gallowglass - 1914 to Present Thomas Carnacki and Charles St. Cyprian first met in 1914, during an investigation into certain events occurring beneath Guildhall in London. While the initial meeting was not without its challenges, Carnacki saw potential in the younger man. A potential that would be explored in the coming years as war broke out once more, and Carnacki and his new assistant were called upon to serve their country on the Western Front.