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Gresty

2006-08-21T11:59:12Z

127.0.0.1: /* At Court */

==Gresty in the Background==

Somebody signing himself 'W. Gresty' sent this [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/12_Wilfred_Grestys_First_Letter.pdf letter] to [[Doctor Bartlett]] from London. It arrived on November 20th 1928.

On November 29th 1928 Dr. Bartlett received a second [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/12_Wilfred_Grestys_Second_Letter.pdf letter] from Gresty, who signed himself 'Wilfred Gresty.

It is notable that at the time this letter was received Bacon's death was not public knowledge.

From these letters several facts can be learned about Gresty.

- Gresty considers the investigators as friends, despite apparently never meeting them.

- Gresty was once a part of the same group as [[Lawrence Bacon]], [[Malcolm Quarrie]], [[Alexander Roby]], [[Edwards]] and [[Coombes]].

- This group is no longer together. Gresty still has contact with Bacon and Coombes, but Quarrie has gone away.

- Gresty is from the West Country, like Quarrie and knows [[Hillary Quarrie]].

- Gresty hates London.

- Gresty seems not to share the beliefs of the rest of Bacon's circle, instead serving 'the Goat'(possibly [[Shub-Niggurath]]).

- Gresty hints as some kind of power struggle involving himself, Hillary and a man called [[Atkinson]].

==Gresty Appears==

[[Image:Gresty.jpg|right]]
In December 1929, Gresty was arrested for assaulting a verger in Christ Church, Spitalfields and brought before the magistrate. The [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/20_Newspaper_Article_on_Grestys_Arrest.pdf report] of his arrest in the newspaper brought the investigators to the court to see their mysterious correspondent at long last.

==At Court==

The investigators learn that Gresty's address is 127A Brick Lane, London EC2. Gresty, appearing nervous and penitent, admits to the trespass and breaking and entering charges but alleges that his knocking over of the verger, Mr. Unsworth, was unintentional and unnoticed. The Magistrate, swayed by Gresty's clean record and obvious remorse, gives him a token fine.

Session 9

2006-08-21T08:50:16Z

127.0.0.1: /* December 1928 */

==Session Report - Played Monday 7th August, 2006==

''(During this session, almost the entirety of the year 1929 passed by. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929 link] contains detailed coverage of the news and cultural events of that year)''

=== December 1928 ===

Inverness, the morning after. [[Bartlett]] is hospitalised and sedated, his wife hurries to be by his side. [[Saunders]], though critically hurt, is conscious, and Jennifer and the rest of his family flock to his side.

Meanwhile, [[Browne]] and [[Withers]]. More or less intact, use their experience of such things to spin a tale to the Scottish police which convinces them that their attacker was [[Alexander Roby]], who killed [[Edwards]] with some kind of acid then stabbed [[Saunders]] before fleeing. Though there are many holes in the story, its the best the police have, and the investigators are released.

Local newspapers report the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/19_Newspaper_Article_on_Events_in_the_Highlands.pdf deaths of a number of villagers] in Cannich on the night that Carcosa vanished

On the 14th, Browne returns to London, where his is inspired to start turning his exoperiences into short stories. He is joined a couple of days later by Withers. They still want to find [[Malcolm Quarrie]] and [[Wilfred Gresty]].

[[Browne]] sends a letter, by hand, to 'Occult Magazine', offering a book of [[Bacon]]'s to the author of the dead occultist's obituary. The next day he recieves a call from a man claiming to be the writer, and an invitation to meet that evening by [http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/east_karl_marx_tomb.jpg Karl Marx's Tomb] in Highgate Cemetary.

Browne arrives early, and Withers hides behind a nearby gravestone. It is a chill evening. A middle-aged man arrives and introduces himself, though Browne instantly recognises [[Aleister Crowley]], the self-styled 'wickedest man alive'.

Crowley thought little of Bacon, and is disappointed that the book on offer is merely a copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]' (Browne having a spare one of these and unwilling to risk [[The Turner Codex]]), but he's much more interested in [[Edwards]] and [[Malcolm Quarrie]] and attempts to trade for information. He reveals that Quarrie went to Italy to seek 'Il Fratelli di Signo Giallo' ([[the Brothers of the Yellow Sign]]), a society which performs a version of '[[The King in Yellow]]' annually.

Shortly after this, Browne realises Crowley is attempting to use Mesmerism, or some other form of mental domination on him. When Crowley realises his attempts have failed he says that he must leave, but invites browne to a party he is holding the next week. As he leaves the cemetary, Crowley tells Withers 'you can come out now'.

Browne goes to the party - from which Crowley is sadly absent, and learns many things about the appetites of the rich and bored. He bathes in sin for a few hours, and returns to write more stories.

Over the next week or so, in the run up the Christmas, Withers is busy with duty and Browne with writing, so no further leads are uncovered.

Bartlett wakes from his induced coma, screaming about 'the eyes', and has a nervous breakdown.

Christmas comes. Bartlett is under sedation, Browne at his niece's, Withers is at the Windsor castle celebrations, with the King himself present, and Saunders, though hospitalised, has a family Christmas as far as is possible.

On Hogmanay, Saunders is spirited out of the hospital by his cousin and has so much fun he sets his recovery back by a month.

1928 ends.

===January 1929===

[[Browne]] finishes his book of short stories and submits them to his publisher. With [[Withers]] he visits Tewkesbury, but can trace no living relative of [[Malcolm Quarrie]].

All leads reach dead ends.

===February 1929===

[[Saunders]] is released from hosptal, returns to london and dines with his friends. [[Browne]] is delighted to reveal that his book is to be published!

Withers and [[Delia Hartston]] drift ever closer, still kept apart by social convention.

[[Bartlett]], physically mended (though badly scarred) is transferred to a private hospital in London, and his friends visit him. He starts therapy for his mental injuries, under some of the best care in the world. As a leading doctor quotes "My god, man - this is Doctor Frederick Bartlett of the Tavistock Institute! We can't have him stark raving mad and screaming about eyes!".

Saunders returns to work.

===March 1929===

The Hyades dip below the horizon and with that the influence of [[Hastur]] stops dead. The dreams stop - those artists, like [[Browne]] filled with inspiration based on the Carcosa mythos feel themselves bereft of ideas - though slowly their sane, everyday muses return.

The long cold winter ends.

Browne's book, '[[The Tatters of the King]]' is published, and sells in truckloads to all those whose dreams of Carcosa have just left them. He is a great success, and starts to enjoy this new experience.

[[Bartlett]] is released to the care of his wife. A combination of medication and psychotheraspy is slowly returning him to mental health.

===April 1929===

Spring is in full bloom, and, in the absence of further leads, the investiagtors forget about [[Malcolm Quarrie]] and [[Wilfred Gresty]] and enjoy their lives.

===May 1929===

There is talk of a US publication for [[Browne]]'s stories.

===June thru November 1929===

The events of the previous year sink ever further into memory, and the investigators meet less frequently. All seems right with the world until the middle of the month.

On the 17th, the Hyades rise, and the dreams return with a vengance. Both [[Browne]] and [[Saunders]] find their dreams of the previous year extended to dark, disturbing conclusions. Once more [[the Yellow Sign]] and [[the King in Yellow]] start to appear in graffiti, art and whispered rumour.

On October 29th, the American Stock Market crashes dramatically. It seems to mark the end of the good times.

The investigators meet and decide to start looking for clues all over again, but November is a frustrating, fruitless time.

===December 13th 1929===

Suddenly, a breakthrough. The papers [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/20_Newspaper_Article_on_Grestys_Arrest.pdf report] the arrest of a '[[Wilfred Gresty]]' for an assault on a priest in a London Church, and reveal the location and time of his appearance before the magistate, later that very day.

At long last, the game is, once more, afoot!

Gresty

2006-08-21T08:30:19Z

127.0.0.1: /* At Court */

==Gresty in the Background==

Somebody signing himself 'W. Gresty' sent this [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/12_Wilfred_Grestys_First_Letter.pdf letter] to [[Doctor Bartlett]] from London. It arrived on November 20th 1928.

On November 29th 1928 Dr. Bartlett received a second [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/12_Wilfred_Grestys_Second_Letter.pdf letter] from Gresty, who signed himself 'Wilfred Gresty.

It is notable that at the time this letter was received Bacon's death was not public knowledge.

From these letters several facts can be learned about Gresty.

- Gresty considers the investigators as friends, despite apparently never meeting them.

- Gresty was once a part of the same group as [[Lawrence Bacon]], [[Malcolm Quarrie]], [[Alexander Roby]], [[Edwards]] and [[Coombes]].

- This group is no longer together. Gresty still has contact with Bacon and Coombes, but Quarrie has gone away.

- Gresty is from the West Country, like Quarrie and knows [[Hillary Quarrie]].

- Gresty hates London.

- Gresty seems not to share the beliefs of the rest of Bacon's circle, instead serving 'the Goat'(possibly [[Shub-Niggurath]]).

- Gresty hints as some kind of power struggle involving himself, Hillary and a man called [[Atkinson]].

==Gresty Appears==

[[Image:Gresty.jpg|right]]
In December 1929, Gresty was arrested for assaulting a verger in Christ Church, Spitalfields and brought before the magistrate. The [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/20_Newspaper_Article_on_Grestys_Arrest.pdf report] of his arrest in the newspaper brought the investigators to the court to see their mysterious correspondent at long last.

==At Court==

The investigators learn that Gresty's address is 127A Brick Lane, London EC2. Gresty appearing nervous and penitent, admits to the trespass and breaking and entering charges but alleges that his knocking over of the verger, Mr. Unsworth was unintentional and unnoticed. The Magistrate, swayed by Gresty's clean record and obvious remorse, gives him a token fine.

Gresty

2006-08-21T08:29:46Z

127.0.0.1: /* Gresty Appears */

==Gresty in the Background==

Somebody signing himself 'W. Gresty' sent this [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/12_Wilfred_Grestys_First_Letter.pdf letter] to [[Doctor Bartlett]] from London. It arrived on November 20th 1928.

On November 29th 1928 Dr. Bartlett received a second [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/12_Wilfred_Grestys_Second_Letter.pdf letter] from Gresty, who signed himself 'Wilfred Gresty.

It is notable that at the time this letter was received Bacon's death was not public knowledge.

From these letters several facts can be learned about Gresty.

- Gresty considers the investigators as friends, despite apparently never meeting them.

- Gresty was once a part of the same group as [[Lawrence Bacon]], [[Malcolm Quarrie]], [[Alexander Roby]], [[Edwards]] and [[Coombes]].

- This group is no longer together. Gresty still has contact with Bacon and Coombes, but Quarrie has gone away.

- Gresty is from the West Country, like Quarrie and knows [[Hillary Quarrie]].

- Gresty hates London.

- Gresty seems not to share the beliefs of the rest of Bacon's circle, instead serving 'the Goat'(possibly [[Shub-Niggurath]]).

- Gresty hints as some kind of power struggle involving himself, Hillary and a man called [[Atkinson]].

==Gresty Appears==

[[Image:Gresty.jpg|right]]
In December 1929, Gresty was arrested for assaulting a verger in Christ Church, Spitalfields and brought before the magistrate. The [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/20_Newspaper_Article_on_Grestys_Arrest.pdf report] of his arrest in the newspaper brought the investigators to the court to see their mysterious correspondent at long last.

==At Court==

The investigators learn that Gresty's address is 127A Brick Lane, London EC2. Gresty appearing nervous and penitant, admits to the trespass and breaking and entering charges but alleges that his knocking over of the verger, Mr. Unsworth was unintentional and unnoticed. The Magistrate, swayed by Gresty's clean record and obvious remorse, gives him a token fine.

Nathaniel Browne

2006-08-21T07:17:10Z

127.0.0.1: /* Income */

[[Image:nathaniel.jpg|right]]
Nathaniel Browne is a man looking for inspiration. Nathaniel describes himself as an author, finding titles such as writer or novellist limiting to his creative focus.

==Family==

Nathaniel is an only child, his parents are both deceased. His father, a Navy captain was killed when a German shell struck the bridge of his ship during the battle of Jutland, and his mother died (mainly of grief) soon thereafter. Nathaniel, his creative urge always at odds with his strict upbringing, misses them less than might be imagined.

Nathaniel has a cousin, Joseph Browne, who is a Catholic priest living in Norwich, and two nieces – one a spinster living in London, the other having moved to Australia with her husband.

==Goals==

Nathaniel wants to write stories that inspire great emotion in their readers. He has become very interested in the story of [[Carcosa]] and [[The King in Yellow]] after seeing the play [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]].

Having read [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight Sir Gawain and the Green Knight], and interested in the idea of translation and adaptation of older works, Nathaniel keeps pestering [[Andrew Saunders]] to introduce him to his friend, John.

Nathaniel is now attempting to work on a sequel to his successful 'Tatters of the King' anthology, but is increasingly finding himself rather bereft of inspiration.

==Friends==

Alan Cooper, a Librarian at the British Library, is an old school chum of Nathaniel's

Jean-Paul Etienne, a gentleman of leisure (originally from Paris), is a friend who Nathaniel met by moving in writing circles.

[[Andrew Saunders]]

==Income==

Nathaniel lives off an inheritance when not earning money from his stories.

Despite having come in rather a lot more money thanks to his successful 'Tatters of the King' anthology, Nathaniel has kept the same sort of life and habits, not abandoning his humble lodgings.

==Secrets==

[[Nathaniel Browne's Secrets]]

==Spiritual Home==

[[image:watlib.jpg]]

Watford Public Library

Tatters of the King

2006-05-08T08:04:17Z

127.0.0.1: /* Player Characters */

'''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign from [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.

==Setting==

The game is set in London, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928 1928]

==GM==

The keeper of arcane lore is Mark Chiddicks

==Players==

The players are:

[[Darryn Mercer]]

[[Julia Blackmore]]

[[Nicola Bishop]]

[[Marcus Gustafsson]]

==Player Characters==

Nathaniel Browne - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer

Captain George Withers - Army man. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.

Doctor Frederick Bartlett - Psychiatrist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.

Andrew Saunders - Scottish Curator. Played by Juila Blackmore.

==Notable Non-Player Characters==

Tatters of the King

2006-05-08T08:02:51Z

127.0.0.1: /* Player Characters */

'''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign from [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.

==Setting==

The game is set in London, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928 1928]

==GM==

The keeper of arcane lore is Mark Chiddicks

==Players==

The players are:

[[Darryn Mercer]]

[[Julia Blackmore]]

[[Nicola Bishop]]

[[Marcus Gustafsson]]

==Player Characters==

Nathaniel Browne - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer

Captain George Withers - Army man. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.

Doctor Frederick Bartlet - Psychiatrist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.

Andrew Saunders - Scottish Curator. Played by Juila Blacckmore.

==Notable Non-Player Characters==

Tatters of the King

2006-05-08T05:49:31Z

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Tatters of the King

2006-05-08T05:45:51Z

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