The city of Olympia in [[Washington State]] and its surrounding region are featured in multiple Laird Barron stories. The notable hotel (and later apartment complex) [[The Broadsword (Building)]], first introduced in the story [[The Broadsword (Story)]], is located in Olympia. The illustrous [[Arden]] family operates out of Olympia. [[Johnny Cope]], the main protagonist of [[Hand of Glory (Story)]], visits the Broadsword in Olympia. [[Phil Wary]], a hypnotist, occultist and magician lives at the Broadsword, as do [[Carol]] and her boyfriend in the story [[Jaws of Saturn]]. [[The Redfield Girls]] are a sorority of teachers from the [[Redfield]] Memoriam Middle School in Olympia. The Redfield Museum of Natural History is located in Olympia as well. The story [[The Carrion Gods in Their Heaven]] takes place in the wilderness near Olympia. The story [[Hallucigenia]] takes place in and near Olympia. The story [[Parallax]] takes place in and near Olympia. #Location