In 1901 Papierwaite hosts a contest to find someone capable of entering the Tomb of Sammun-Mak and recovering The Devil's Toybox, something he knows will take The Gift and the Can o' Nuts he has on display. Sameth & Maximus succeed at his challenge, and so he funds a return trip to Egypt for them. Papierwaite is shown to be a frequent user of dark magic, and said to be a necromancer. The source of his powers is unknown, but possibly related to Yog-Soggoth. Additionally, his office at the Museum of Mostly Natural History is directly connected (through mole tunnels) to the Cloning Chamber.