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[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|left]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2267The Cast2006-06-01T07:20:22Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|left]]<br />
[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|left]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2266The Cast2006-06-01T07:20:12Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left|180px]]<br />
[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|left]]<br />
[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|left]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2265The Cast2006-06-01T07:20:00Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left|200px]]<br />
[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|left]]<br />
[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|left]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2264The Cast2006-06-01T07:19:51Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left|100px]]<br />
[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|left]]<br />
[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|left]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2263The Cast2006-06-01T07:19:34Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left|30px]]<br />
[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|left]]<br />
[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|left]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Player_Characters&diff=2262Player Characters2006-06-01T07:16:57Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>#redirect [[The Cast]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=2261Tatters of the King2006-06-01T07:16:41Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* Player Characters */</p>
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'''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] and through which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run. Play started on May 8th 2006. See [[current events]] for next session date. <br />
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The game is being played in the suburb of Ellerslie, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland Auckland, New Zealand].<br />
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==Setting==<br />
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The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928]. It is the start of a bitterly cold winter, the worst in decades.<br />
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London is the capital of an empire covering a quarter of the globe and governing one quarter of the human race. The people busy themselves with concerns of politics and government, finance and production, work and recreation. How fragile things are. What ignorance there is.<br />
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There are those whose engage in different pursuits - who would see an inhuman power come to Earth such that it would make mundane activity seem like a last twitch before dying.........<br />
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==GM==<br />
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The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br />
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==Players==<br />
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The players are:<br />
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[[Nicola Bishop]]<br />
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[[Julia Blackmore]]<br />
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[[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br />
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[[Darryn Mercer]]<br />
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==[[Player Characters]]==<br />
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[[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br />
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[[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br />
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[[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br />
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[[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br />
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==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br />
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'''Prologue'''<br />
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[[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br />
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''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br />
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[[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br />
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[[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br />
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[[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br />
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[[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br />
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[[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br />
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'''Chapter One'''<br />
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[[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br />
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[[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br />
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[[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br />
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[[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br />
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'''Chapter Two'''<br />
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[[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] (deceased) - Roby family physician<br />
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[[Grahame Roby]] - Financier, Alexander Roby's brother<br />
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[[Detective Inspector Andrew Taylor]] - of New Scotland Yard<br />
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[[Delia Hartston]] - Alexander Roby's former fiancee, now [[Delia Morrison]]<br />
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[[Vincent Tuck]] - Private Detective, hired by Grahame Roby<br />
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[[Lawrence Bacon]] - Antiquarian and occultist<br />
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[[The Tall Man]] - Sinister stalker, possibly named [[Coombes]]<br />
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'''Chapter Three'''<br />
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[[Harold Jennings]] (deceased) - Unfriendly Suffolk farmer<br />
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==Literary Works==<br />
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[[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] - a fantasy in two acts, [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/CARCOSA.pdf script] by [[Talbot Estus]]<br />
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[[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous<br />
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow The King in Yellow] - a collection of short [http://www.yankeeclassic.com/miskatonic/library/stacks/literature/chambers/stories/kinginye/contents.htm stories] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Robert W Chambers]<br />
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[[An Inhabitant of Carcosa and Haita the Shepherd]] - by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Bierce Ambrose Bierce]<br />
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[[Der Wanderer durch den See]] - by [[Alexander Roby]]<br />
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==Locations==<br />
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[http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/mapengwa.htm Map of England and Wales, 1928]<br />
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[http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], England - [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/roads-central.htm Map of London, 1926]<br />
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The [[Scala Theatre]], Charlotte St, London<br />
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[[St Agnes Asylum]], [[Weobley]], Herefordshire, England<br />
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[[Clare Melford]], Suffolk, England<br />
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==Sessions==<br />
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''As referred to in the session reports below, there have been a number of [[murders]] related to the Roby case.''<br />
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[[Session 1]] - Opening Night<br />
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[[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br />
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[[Session 2]] - The Plot Thickens<br />
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[[Session 3]] - Alexander's Friends<br />
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[[Session 4]] - Teeth of Winter<br />
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[[Session 5]] - Four Go Mad in London</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2260The Cast2006-06-01T07:15:48Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left]]<br />
[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|left]]<br />
[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|left]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2259The Cast2006-06-01T07:15:38Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* George Withers */</p>
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[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|left]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2258The Cast2006-06-01T07:15:24Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* George Withers */</p>
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<div>===George Withers===<br />
[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|left]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2257The Cast2006-06-01T07:15:09Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* George Withers */</p>
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<div>===George Withers===<br />
[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|right]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2256The Cast2006-06-01T07:14:55Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>===George Withers===<br />
[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|left]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2255The Cast2006-06-01T07:14:43Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>===George Withers===<br />
[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|right]]<br />
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[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|right]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2254The Cast2006-06-01T07:14:29Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>===George Withers===<br />
[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|left]]<br />
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[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|right]]<br />
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[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|right]]<br />
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[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|right]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2253The Cast2006-06-01T07:14:01Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>===George Withers===<br />
[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers|right]]<br />
[[Captain George Withers]] is a career soldier. An officer in the Second Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, he is currently stationed at Victoria barracks, Windsor, a quarter of a mile from the castle. He is a decorated veteran of the Great War, during which he met [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]].<br />
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[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett|right]]<br />
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[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne|right]]<br />
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[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders|right]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2252The Cast2006-06-01T07:12:26Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>{|<br />
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[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers]]<br />
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[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett]]<br />
|-<br />
[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne]]<br />
|-<br />
[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders]]<br />
|}</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2251The Cast2006-06-01T07:12:02Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>{|<br />
|-[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers]]<br />
|-[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett]]<br />
|-[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne]]<br />
|-[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders]]<br />
|}</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2250The Cast2006-06-01T07:10:14Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers]][[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett]][[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne]][[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=The_Cast&diff=2249The Cast2006-06-01T07:10:02Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>[[Image:40 Inspecteur.jpg|thumb|George Withers]]<br />
[[Image:Bartlett.jpg|thumb|Dr. Frederick Bartlett]]<br />
[[Image:Nathaniel.jpg|thumb|Nathaniel Browne]]<br />
[[Image:Saunders.jpg|thumb|Andrew Saunders]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Nathaniel_Browne%27s_Secrets&diff=1867Nathaniel Browne's Secrets2006-05-18T10:06:21Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>Nathaniel's friend, Jean-Paul Etienne, is a user and supplier of certain mind-expanding substances (including opium). Nathaniel has partaken of these on occassion.<br />
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Nathaniel does not, as he appears to, live off any inheritance. In fact his parents left him very little. Instead he writes gossip columns for a London paper under a pseudonym.</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_2&diff=1866Session 22006-05-18T10:02:33Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* November 5th 1928 */</p>
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<div>==Session Report - Played Monday 15th May, 2006==<br />
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===October 31st 1928===<br />
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Halloween. The four friends meet at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s Wimbledon home on Wednesday evening, for a game of bridge. The house has been dressed with pumpkins and other 'spooky' accountrements by Mrs Bartlett. Dr Bartlett raises the subject of the [[play]] and mentions that he recently encountered references to various elements of its contents during a professional consultation.<br />
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[[Nathaniel Browne]] explains that such elements have already been published as part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Chambers'] work and that this would explain where Bartlett's patient most likely encountered it.<br />
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===November 1st 1928===<br />
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[[Dr Bartlett]] meets [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] in his London home. Trollope describes the [[Roby murders]], and explains that he does not think [[Alexander Roby]] is now, or ever will be, fit for release.<br />
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Trollope seems drained and preoccupied.<br />
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[[Nathaniel Browne]], desiring to peruse a copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', calls [[Talbot Estus]] and reveals what he has so far discovered about the roots of the [[play]]. Intrigued by names in the play turning up in the [[works of Ambrose Bierce]] and thus having a possible source which predates 'Le Roi en Jeune', Estus arranges for Nathaniel to visit him for lunch the following day.<br />
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On his return home, Bartlett discovers that a man claiming to be a taxi driver was looking for his house earlier in the day, but never called. This appears to be [[the Tall Man]], who makes more appearances later on.<br />
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===November 2nd 1928===<br />
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[[Nathaniel Browne]] keeps his lunch date with [[Talbot Estus]]. Arriving at the home of Estus and [[Michael Gillen]], Nathaniel finds that Gillen is away on business. Over lunch, Browne and Estus describe their mutual enthusiasm for '[[the King in Yellow]]'. Estus is surprised and offended by Nathaniel's insistence that the [[play]] was not performed as written, but nonetheless is persuaded to lend Browne his copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]'.<br />
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[[Dr Bartlett]] visits [[Grahame Roby]] who is belligerent and unhelpful, but does mention [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
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Roby clearly does not have the slightest intention of consenting to [[Alexander Roby]]'s release.<br />
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That evening, Bartlett dines with [[Withers]] and tells him what he has learned about the Roby case. Withers offers to attempt to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
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===November 3rd 1928===<br />
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[[Nathaniel Browne]] begins his own translation of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', finding that it differs from [[Talbot Estus]]'s play in some significant ways.<br />
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A man, possibly [[the Tall Man]] delivers a housebrick to [[Captain George Withers]] at Victoria Barracks, in what appears to have been an exercise to confirm Withers' billet. Withers arranges to change his accomodation in reaction to this.<br />
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Withers, prompted by [[Bartlett]] engages a private investigator, by telephone, to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
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As evening falls, [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] is murdered in St James's Park.<br />
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===November 4th 1928===<br />
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The morning's newspapers [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/08_Newspaper_Story_on_the_Murder_of_Dr_Trollope.pdf report] the murder of [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]], one of the suspects matches the description of [[the Tall Man]].<br />
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Later, [[Dr Bartlett]] recieves a posthumous letter ([http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_1.pdf page 1], [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_2.pdf page 2]) from Trollope, mentioning [[Delia Hartston]], [[Lawrence Bacon]] and [[Vincent Tuck]]. The letter appears to predict, in exact detail, the circumstances of Trollope's death.<br />
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===November 5th 1928===<br />
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Guy Fawkes Night. Fireworks at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s house. They discuss the events of the last few days, during which is becomes clear that everyone knows that Bartlett has been consulting on the case of [[Alexander Roby]]. <br />
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[[Bartlett]] discusses the fact that he has been somewhat disturbed by his current work and that a friend of his ([[Dr. Lionel Trollope]]) has not only been murdered, but apparently predicted the exact circumstances of his demise in his letter to Bartlett. He urges [[Browne]] to find a book called [[The Walker by the Lake]] which may be pertinant to the case. Browne agrees but is frustrated by Bartlett's unwillingness to share details of the book such as its authorship.<br />
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[[Nathaniel Browne]] reveals the copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]' that he borrowed from Estus. The [[Yellow Sign]] on the cover seems to writhe and move upon the page, disturbing [[Withers]] and bringing back memories of bad dreams for [[Andrew Saunders]]. This dream was the mirror of Saunders' previous doppelganger dream. in this version Saunders was the armed version of himself, attempting to seize a crown from his unarmed self.<br />
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Browne reveals what he has discovered about '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]' and its differences from [[Talbot Estus]]'s [[play]].<br />
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After [[Bartlett]]'s wife calls everyone outside for the fireworks (during which [[Browne]] sees the [[Yellow Sign]] formed by one of them, but the others do not), Bartlett recieves a frantic phone call from Nurse [[Price]] at the asylum, announcing the murder of [[Frederick Long]].<br />
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On the way home, [[Saunders]]' cab is cut off by a black car and Saunders is threatened by [[the Tall Man]], who warns Saunders to tell his friends to 'drop this matter'.<br />
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==Audio Recording==<br />
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[http://www.tentaclesandunderpants.info/downloads/download.html;jsessionid=1orm91qo6l1al?id=14004 Audio Recording of the Second Session]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_2&diff=1865Session 22006-05-18T10:02:12Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* November 5th 1928 */</p>
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<div>==Session Report - Played Monday 15th May, 2006==<br />
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===October 31st 1928===<br />
<br />
Halloween. The four friends meet at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s Wimbledon home on Wednesday evening, for a game of bridge. The house has been dressed with pumpkins and other 'spooky' accountrements by Mrs Bartlett. Dr Bartlett raises the subject of the [[play]] and mentions that he recently encountered references to various elements of its contents during a professional consultation.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] explains that such elements have already been published as part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Chambers'] work and that this would explain where Bartlett's patient most likely encountered it.<br />
<br />
===November 1st 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Dr Bartlett]] meets [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] in his London home. Trollope describes the [[Roby murders]], and explains that he does not think [[Alexander Roby]] is now, or ever will be, fit for release.<br />
<br />
Trollope seems drained and preoccupied.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]], desiring to peruse a copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', calls [[Talbot Estus]] and reveals what he has so far discovered about the roots of the [[play]]. Intrigued by names in the play turning up in the [[works of Ambrose Bierce]] and thus having a possible source which predates 'Le Roi en Jeune', Estus arranges for Nathaniel to visit him for lunch the following day.<br />
<br />
On his return home, Bartlett discovers that a man claiming to be a taxi driver was looking for his house earlier in the day, but never called. This appears to be [[the Tall Man]], who makes more appearances later on.<br />
<br />
===November 2nd 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] keeps his lunch date with [[Talbot Estus]]. Arriving at the home of Estus and [[Michael Gillen]], Nathaniel finds that Gillen is away on business. Over lunch, Browne and Estus describe their mutual enthusiasm for '[[the King in Yellow]]'. Estus is surprised and offended by Nathaniel's insistence that the [[play]] was not performed as written, but nonetheless is persuaded to lend Browne his copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]'.<br />
<br />
[[Dr Bartlett]] visits [[Grahame Roby]] who is belligerent and unhelpful, but does mention [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
Roby clearly does not have the slightest intention of consenting to [[Alexander Roby]]'s release.<br />
<br />
That evening, Bartlett dines with [[Withers]] and tells him what he has learned about the Roby case. Withers offers to attempt to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
===November 3rd 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] begins his own translation of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', finding that it differs from [[Talbot Estus]]'s play in some significant ways.<br />
<br />
A man, possibly [[the Tall Man]] delivers a housebrick to [[Captain George Withers]] at Victoria Barracks, in what appears to have been an exercise to confirm Withers' billet. Withers arranges to change his accomodation in reaction to this.<br />
<br />
Withers, prompted by [[Bartlett]] engages a private investigator, by telephone, to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
As evening falls, [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] is murdered in St James's Park.<br />
<br />
===November 4th 1928===<br />
<br />
The morning's newspapers [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/08_Newspaper_Story_on_the_Murder_of_Dr_Trollope.pdf report] the murder of [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]], one of the suspects matches the description of [[the Tall Man]].<br />
<br />
Later, [[Dr Bartlett]] recieves a posthumous letter ([http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_1.pdf page 1], [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_2.pdf page 2]) from Trollope, mentioning [[Delia Hartston]], [[Lawrence Bacon]] and [[Vincent Tuck]]. The letter appears to predict, in exact detail, the circumstances of Trollope's death.<br />
<br />
===November 5th 1928===<br />
<br />
Guy Fawkes Night. Fireworks at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s house. They discuss the events of the last few days, during which is becomes clear that everyone knows that Bartlett has been consulting on the case of [[Alexander Roby]]. <br />
<br />
[[Bartlett]] discusses the fact that he has been somewhat disturbed by his current work and that a friend of his ([[Dr. Lionel Trollope]]) has not only been murdered, but apparently predicted the exact circumstances of his demise in his letter to Bartlett. He urges [[Browne]] to find a book called [[The Walker by the Lake]] which may be pertinant to the case. Browne agrees but is frustrated by Bartlett's unwillingness to share details of the book such as its authorship.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] reveals the copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]' that he borrowed from Estus. The [[Yellow Sign]] on the cover seems to writhe and move upon the page, disturbing [[Withers]] and bringing back memories of bad dreams for [[Andrew Saunders]]. This dream was the mirror of Saunders' previous doppelganger dream. in this version Saunders was the armed version of himself, attempting to seize a crown from his unarmed self.<br />
<br />
Browne reveals what he has discovered about '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]' and its differences from [[Talbot Estus]]'s [[play]].<br />
<br />
After Bartlett's wife calls everyone outside for the fireworks (during which [[Browne]] sees the [[Yellow Sign]] formed by one of them, but the others do not), Bartlett recieves a frantic phone call from Nurse [[Price]] at the asylum, announcing the murder of [[Frederick Long]].<br />
<br />
On the way home, [[Saunders]]' cab is cut off by a black car and Saunders is threatened by [[the Tall Man]], who warns Saunders to tell his friends to 'drop this matter'.<br />
<br />
==Audio Recording==<br />
<br />
[http://www.tentaclesandunderpants.info/downloads/download.html;jsessionid=1orm91qo6l1al?id=14004 Audio Recording of the Second Session]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_2&diff=1864Session 22006-05-18T10:01:40Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* November 4th 1928 */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Session Report - Played Monday 15th May, 2006==<br />
<br />
===October 31st 1928===<br />
<br />
Halloween. The four friends meet at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s Wimbledon home on Wednesday evening, for a game of bridge. The house has been dressed with pumpkins and other 'spooky' accountrements by Mrs Bartlett. Dr Bartlett raises the subject of the [[play]] and mentions that he recently encountered references to various elements of its contents during a professional consultation.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] explains that such elements have already been published as part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Chambers'] work and that this would explain where Bartlett's patient most likely encountered it.<br />
<br />
===November 1st 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Dr Bartlett]] meets [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] in his London home. Trollope describes the [[Roby murders]], and explains that he does not think [[Alexander Roby]] is now, or ever will be, fit for release.<br />
<br />
Trollope seems drained and preoccupied.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]], desiring to peruse a copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', calls [[Talbot Estus]] and reveals what he has so far discovered about the roots of the [[play]]. Intrigued by names in the play turning up in the [[works of Ambrose Bierce]] and thus having a possible source which predates 'Le Roi en Jeune', Estus arranges for Nathaniel to visit him for lunch the following day.<br />
<br />
On his return home, Bartlett discovers that a man claiming to be a taxi driver was looking for his house earlier in the day, but never called. This appears to be [[the Tall Man]], who makes more appearances later on.<br />
<br />
===November 2nd 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] keeps his lunch date with [[Talbot Estus]]. Arriving at the home of Estus and [[Michael Gillen]], Nathaniel finds that Gillen is away on business. Over lunch, Browne and Estus describe their mutual enthusiasm for '[[the King in Yellow]]'. Estus is surprised and offended by Nathaniel's insistence that the [[play]] was not performed as written, but nonetheless is persuaded to lend Browne his copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]'.<br />
<br />
[[Dr Bartlett]] visits [[Grahame Roby]] who is belligerent and unhelpful, but does mention [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
Roby clearly does not have the slightest intention of consenting to [[Alexander Roby]]'s release.<br />
<br />
That evening, Bartlett dines with [[Withers]] and tells him what he has learned about the Roby case. Withers offers to attempt to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
===November 3rd 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] begins his own translation of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', finding that it differs from [[Talbot Estus]]'s play in some significant ways.<br />
<br />
A man, possibly [[the Tall Man]] delivers a housebrick to [[Captain George Withers]] at Victoria Barracks, in what appears to have been an exercise to confirm Withers' billet. Withers arranges to change his accomodation in reaction to this.<br />
<br />
Withers, prompted by [[Bartlett]] engages a private investigator, by telephone, to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
As evening falls, [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] is murdered in St James's Park.<br />
<br />
===November 4th 1928===<br />
<br />
The morning's newspapers [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/08_Newspaper_Story_on_the_Murder_of_Dr_Trollope.pdf report] the murder of [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]], one of the suspects matches the description of [[the Tall Man]].<br />
<br />
Later, [[Dr Bartlett]] recieves a posthumous letter ([http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_1.pdf page 1], [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_2.pdf page 2]) from Trollope, mentioning [[Delia Hartston]], [[Lawrence Bacon]] and [[Vincent Tuck]]. The letter appears to predict, in exact detail, the circumstances of Trollope's death.<br />
<br />
===November 5th 1928===<br />
<br />
Guy Fawkes Night. Fireworks at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s house. They discuss the events of the last few days, during which is becomes clear that everyone knows that Bartlett has been consulting on the case of [[Alexander Roby]]. <br />
<br />
[[Bartlett]] discusses the fact that he has been somewhat disturbed by his current work and that a friend of his ([[Dr. Lionel Trollope]]) has not only been murdered, but apparently predicted the exact circumstances of his demise in his letter to Bartlett. He urges [[Browne]] to find a book called [[The Walker by the Lake]] which may be pertinant to the case. Browne agrees but is frustrated by Bartlett's unwillingness to share details of the book such as its authorship.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] reveals the copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]' that he borrowed from Estus. The [[Yellow Sign]] on the cover seems to writhe and move upon the page, disturbing [[Withers]] and bringing back memories of bad dreams for [[Andrew Saunders]]. This dream was the mirror of Saunders' previous doppelganger dream. in this version Saunders was the armed version of himself, attempting to seize a crown from his unarmed self.<br />
<br />
Browne reveals what he has discovered about the play and its differences from [[Talbot Estus]]'s [[play]].<br />
<br />
After Bartlett's wife calls everyone outside for the fireworks (during which [[Browne]] sees the [[Yellow Sign]] formed by one of them, but the others do not), Bartlett recieves a frantic phone call from Nurse [[Price]] at the asylum, announcing the murder of [[Frederick Long]].<br />
<br />
On the way home, [[Saunders]]' cab is cut off by a black car and Saunders is threatened by [[the Tall Man]], who warns Saunders to tell his friends to 'drop this matter'.<br />
<br />
==Audio Recording==<br />
<br />
[http://www.tentaclesandunderpants.info/downloads/download.html;jsessionid=1orm91qo6l1al?id=14004 Audio Recording of the Second Session]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_2&diff=1863Session 22006-05-18T10:00:44Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* November 3rd 1928 */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Session Report - Played Monday 15th May, 2006==<br />
<br />
===October 31st 1928===<br />
<br />
Halloween. The four friends meet at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s Wimbledon home on Wednesday evening, for a game of bridge. The house has been dressed with pumpkins and other 'spooky' accountrements by Mrs Bartlett. Dr Bartlett raises the subject of the [[play]] and mentions that he recently encountered references to various elements of its contents during a professional consultation.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] explains that such elements have already been published as part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Chambers'] work and that this would explain where Bartlett's patient most likely encountered it.<br />
<br />
===November 1st 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Dr Bartlett]] meets [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] in his London home. Trollope describes the [[Roby murders]], and explains that he does not think [[Alexander Roby]] is now, or ever will be, fit for release.<br />
<br />
Trollope seems drained and preoccupied.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]], desiring to peruse a copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', calls [[Talbot Estus]] and reveals what he has so far discovered about the roots of the [[play]]. Intrigued by names in the play turning up in the [[works of Ambrose Bierce]] and thus having a possible source which predates 'Le Roi en Jeune', Estus arranges for Nathaniel to visit him for lunch the following day.<br />
<br />
On his return home, Bartlett discovers that a man claiming to be a taxi driver was looking for his house earlier in the day, but never called. This appears to be [[the Tall Man]], who makes more appearances later on.<br />
<br />
===November 2nd 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] keeps his lunch date with [[Talbot Estus]]. Arriving at the home of Estus and [[Michael Gillen]], Nathaniel finds that Gillen is away on business. Over lunch, Browne and Estus describe their mutual enthusiasm for '[[the King in Yellow]]'. Estus is surprised and offended by Nathaniel's insistence that the [[play]] was not performed as written, but nonetheless is persuaded to lend Browne his copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]'.<br />
<br />
[[Dr Bartlett]] visits [[Grahame Roby]] who is belligerent and unhelpful, but does mention [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
Roby clearly does not have the slightest intention of consenting to [[Alexander Roby]]'s release.<br />
<br />
That evening, Bartlett dines with [[Withers]] and tells him what he has learned about the Roby case. Withers offers to attempt to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
===November 3rd 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] begins his own translation of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', finding that it differs from [[Talbot Estus]]'s play in some significant ways.<br />
<br />
A man, possibly [[the Tall Man]] delivers a housebrick to [[Captain George Withers]] at Victoria Barracks, in what appears to have been an exercise to confirm Withers' billet. Withers arranges to change his accomodation in reaction to this.<br />
<br />
Withers, prompted by [[Bartlett]] engages a private investigator, by telephone, to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
As evening falls, [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] is murdered in St James's Park.<br />
<br />
===November 4th 1928===<br />
<br />
The morning's newspapers [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/08_Newspaper_Story_on_the_Murder_of_Dr_Trollope.pdf report] the murder of [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]], one of the suspects matches the description of [[the Tall Man]].<br />
<br />
Later, [[Dr Bartlett]] recieves a posthumous letter ([http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_1.pdf page 1], [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_2.pdf page 2]) from Trollope, mentioning [[Delia Hartston]], [[Lawrence Bacon]] and [[Vincent Tuck]].<br />
<br />
===November 5th 1928===<br />
<br />
Guy Fawkes Night. Fireworks at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s house. They discuss the events of the last few days, during which is becomes clear that everyone knows that Bartlett has been consulting on the case of [[Alexander Roby]]. <br />
<br />
[[Bartlett]] discusses the fact that he has been somewhat disturbed by his current work and that a friend of his ([[Dr. Lionel Trollope]]) has not only been murdered, but apparently predicted the exact circumstances of his demise in his letter to Bartlett. He urges [[Browne]] to find a book called [[The Walker by the Lake]] which may be pertinant to the case. Browne agrees but is frustrated by Bartlett's unwillingness to share details of the book such as its authorship.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] reveals the copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]' that he borrowed from Estus. The [[Yellow Sign]] on the cover seems to writhe and move upon the page, disturbing [[Withers]] and bringing back memories of bad dreams for [[Andrew Saunders]]. This dream was the mirror of Saunders' previous doppelganger dream. in this version Saunders was the armed version of himself, attempting to seize a crown from his unarmed self.<br />
<br />
Browne reveals what he has discovered about the play and its differences from [[Talbot Estus]]'s [[play]].<br />
<br />
After Bartlett's wife calls everyone outside for the fireworks (during which [[Browne]] sees the [[Yellow Sign]] formed by one of them, but the others do not), Bartlett recieves a frantic phone call from Nurse [[Price]] at the asylum, announcing the murder of [[Frederick Long]].<br />
<br />
On the way home, [[Saunders]]' cab is cut off by a black car and Saunders is threatened by [[the Tall Man]], who warns Saunders to tell his friends to 'drop this matter'.<br />
<br />
==Audio Recording==<br />
<br />
[http://www.tentaclesandunderpants.info/downloads/download.html;jsessionid=1orm91qo6l1al?id=14004 Audio Recording of the Second Session]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_2&diff=1862Session 22006-05-18T10:00:22Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* November 3rd 1928 */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Session Report - Played Monday 15th May, 2006==<br />
<br />
===October 31st 1928===<br />
<br />
Halloween. The four friends meet at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s Wimbledon home on Wednesday evening, for a game of bridge. The house has been dressed with pumpkins and other 'spooky' accountrements by Mrs Bartlett. Dr Bartlett raises the subject of the [[play]] and mentions that he recently encountered references to various elements of its contents during a professional consultation.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] explains that such elements have already been published as part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Chambers'] work and that this would explain where Bartlett's patient most likely encountered it.<br />
<br />
===November 1st 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Dr Bartlett]] meets [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] in his London home. Trollope describes the [[Roby murders]], and explains that he does not think [[Alexander Roby]] is now, or ever will be, fit for release.<br />
<br />
Trollope seems drained and preoccupied.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]], desiring to peruse a copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', calls [[Talbot Estus]] and reveals what he has so far discovered about the roots of the [[play]]. Intrigued by names in the play turning up in the [[works of Ambrose Bierce]] and thus having a possible source which predates 'Le Roi en Jeune', Estus arranges for Nathaniel to visit him for lunch the following day.<br />
<br />
On his return home, Bartlett discovers that a man claiming to be a taxi driver was looking for his house earlier in the day, but never called. This appears to be [[the Tall Man]], who makes more appearances later on.<br />
<br />
===November 2nd 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] keeps his lunch date with [[Talbot Estus]]. Arriving at the home of Estus and [[Michael Gillen]], Nathaniel finds that Gillen is away on business. Over lunch, Browne and Estus describe their mutual enthusiasm for '[[the King in Yellow]]'. Estus is surprised and offended by Nathaniel's insistence that the [[play]] was not performed as written, but nonetheless is persuaded to lend Browne his copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]'.<br />
<br />
[[Dr Bartlett]] visits [[Grahame Roby]] who is belligerent and unhelpful, but does mention [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
Roby clearly does not have the slightest intention of consenting to [[Alexander Roby]]'s release.<br />
<br />
That evening, Bartlett dines with [[Withers]] and tells him what he has learned about the Roby case. Withers offers to attempt to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
===November 3rd 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] begins his own translation of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', finding that it differs from [[Talbot Estus]]'s play in some significant ways.<br />
<br />
A man, possibly [[the Tall Man]] delivers a housebrick to [[Captain George Withers]] at Victoria Barracks, in what appears to have been an exercise to confirm Withers' billet. Withers arranges to change his accomodation in reaction to this.<br />
<br />
Withers, prompted by [[Bartlett]] engages a private investigator, by telephone, to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
That evening, [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] is murdered in St James's Park.<br />
<br />
===November 4th 1928===<br />
<br />
The morning's newspapers [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/08_Newspaper_Story_on_the_Murder_of_Dr_Trollope.pdf report] the murder of [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]], one of the suspects matches the description of [[the Tall Man]].<br />
<br />
Later, [[Dr Bartlett]] recieves a posthumous letter ([http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_1.pdf page 1], [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_2.pdf page 2]) from Trollope, mentioning [[Delia Hartston]], [[Lawrence Bacon]] and [[Vincent Tuck]].<br />
<br />
===November 5th 1928===<br />
<br />
Guy Fawkes Night. Fireworks at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s house. They discuss the events of the last few days, during which is becomes clear that everyone knows that Bartlett has been consulting on the case of [[Alexander Roby]]. <br />
<br />
[[Bartlett]] discusses the fact that he has been somewhat disturbed by his current work and that a friend of his ([[Dr. Lionel Trollope]]) has not only been murdered, but apparently predicted the exact circumstances of his demise in his letter to Bartlett. He urges [[Browne]] to find a book called [[The Walker by the Lake]] which may be pertinant to the case. Browne agrees but is frustrated by Bartlett's unwillingness to share details of the book such as its authorship.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] reveals the copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]' that he borrowed from Estus. The [[Yellow Sign]] on the cover seems to writhe and move upon the page, disturbing [[Withers]] and bringing back memories of bad dreams for [[Andrew Saunders]]. This dream was the mirror of Saunders' previous doppelganger dream. in this version Saunders was the armed version of himself, attempting to seize a crown from his unarmed self.<br />
<br />
Browne reveals what he has discovered about the play and its differences from [[Talbot Estus]]'s [[play]].<br />
<br />
After Bartlett's wife calls everyone outside for the fireworks (during which [[Browne]] sees the [[Yellow Sign]] formed by one of them, but the others do not), Bartlett recieves a frantic phone call from Nurse [[Price]] at the asylum, announcing the murder of [[Frederick Long]].<br />
<br />
On the way home, [[Saunders]]' cab is cut off by a black car and Saunders is threatened by [[the Tall Man]], who warns Saunders to tell his friends to 'drop this matter'.<br />
<br />
==Audio Recording==<br />
<br />
[http://www.tentaclesandunderpants.info/downloads/download.html;jsessionid=1orm91qo6l1al?id=14004 Audio Recording of the Second Session]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_2&diff=1861Session 22006-05-18T09:59:11Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* October 31st 1928 */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Session Report - Played Monday 15th May, 2006==<br />
<br />
===October 31st 1928===<br />
<br />
Halloween. The four friends meet at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s Wimbledon home on Wednesday evening, for a game of bridge. The house has been dressed with pumpkins and other 'spooky' accountrements by Mrs Bartlett. Dr Bartlett raises the subject of the [[play]] and mentions that he recently encountered references to various elements of its contents during a professional consultation.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] explains that such elements have already been published as part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Chambers'] work and that this would explain where Bartlett's patient most likely encountered it.<br />
<br />
===November 1st 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Dr Bartlett]] meets [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] in his London home. Trollope describes the [[Roby murders]], and explains that he does not think [[Alexander Roby]] is now, or ever will be, fit for release.<br />
<br />
Trollope seems drained and preoccupied.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]], desiring to peruse a copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', calls [[Talbot Estus]] and reveals what he has so far discovered about the roots of the [[play]]. Intrigued by names in the play turning up in the [[works of Ambrose Bierce]] and thus having a possible source which predates 'Le Roi en Jeune', Estus arranges for Nathaniel to visit him for lunch the following day.<br />
<br />
On his return home, Bartlett discovers that a man claiming to be a taxi driver was looking for his house earlier in the day, but never called. This appears to be [[the Tall Man]], who makes more appearances later on.<br />
<br />
===November 2nd 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] keeps his lunch date with [[Talbot Estus]]. Arriving at the home of Estus and [[Michael Gillen]], Nathaniel finds that Gillen is away on business. Over lunch, Browne and Estus describe their mutual enthusiasm for '[[the King in Yellow]]'. Estus is surprised and offended by Nathaniel's insistence that the [[play]] was not performed as written, but nonetheless is persuaded to lend Browne his copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]'.<br />
<br />
[[Dr Bartlett]] visits [[Grahame Roby]] who is belligerent and unhelpful, but does mention [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
Roby clearly does not have the slightest intention of consenting to [[Alexander Roby]]'s release.<br />
<br />
That evening, Bartlett dines with [[Withers]] and tells him what he has learned about the Roby case. Withers offers to attempt to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
===November 3rd 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] begins his own translation of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]', finding that it differs from [[Talbot Estus]]'s play in some significant ways.<br />
<br />
A man, possibly [[the Tall Man]] delivers a housebrick to [[Captain George Withers]] at Victoria Barracks, in what appears to have been an exercise to confirm Withers' billet. Withers arranges to change his accomodation in reaction to this.<br />
<br />
Withers engages a private investigator, by telephone, to trace [[Delia Hartston]].<br />
<br />
That evening, [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] is murdered in St James's Park.<br />
<br />
===November 4th 1928===<br />
<br />
The morning's newspapers [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/08_Newspaper_Story_on_the_Murder_of_Dr_Trollope.pdf report] the murder of [[Dr. Lionel Trollope]], one of the suspects matches the description of [[the Tall Man]].<br />
<br />
Later, [[Dr Bartlett]] recieves a posthumous letter ([http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_1.pdf page 1], [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_2.pdf page 2]) from Trollope, mentioning [[Delia Hartston]], [[Lawrence Bacon]] and [[Vincent Tuck]].<br />
<br />
===November 5th 1928===<br />
<br />
Guy Fawkes Night. Fireworks at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s house. They discuss the events of the last few days, during which is becomes clear that everyone knows that Bartlett has been consulting on the case of [[Alexander Roby]]. <br />
<br />
[[Bartlett]] discusses the fact that he has been somewhat disturbed by his current work and that a friend of his ([[Dr. Lionel Trollope]]) has not only been murdered, but apparently predicted the exact circumstances of his demise in his letter to Bartlett. He urges [[Browne]] to find a book called [[The Walker by the Lake]] which may be pertinant to the case. Browne agrees but is frustrated by Bartlett's unwillingness to share details of the book such as its authorship.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] reveals the copy of '[[Le Roi en Jeune]]' that he borrowed from Estus. The [[Yellow Sign]] on the cover seems to writhe and move upon the page, disturbing [[Withers]] and bringing back memories of bad dreams for [[Andrew Saunders]]. This dream was the mirror of Saunders' previous doppelganger dream. in this version Saunders was the armed version of himself, attempting to seize a crown from his unarmed self.<br />
<br />
Browne reveals what he has discovered about the play and its differences from [[Talbot Estus]]'s [[play]].<br />
<br />
After Bartlett's wife calls everyone outside for the fireworks (during which [[Browne]] sees the [[Yellow Sign]] formed by one of them, but the others do not), Bartlett recieves a frantic phone call from Nurse [[Price]] at the asylum, announcing the murder of [[Frederick Long]].<br />
<br />
On the way home, [[Saunders]]' cab is cut off by a black car and Saunders is threatened by [[the Tall Man]], who warns Saunders to tell his friends to 'drop this matter'.<br />
<br />
==Audio Recording==<br />
<br />
[http://www.tentaclesandunderpants.info/downloads/download.html;jsessionid=1orm91qo6l1al?id=14004 Audio Recording of the Second Session]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Carcosa,_or_The_Queen_and_the_Stranger&diff=1598Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger2006-05-13T08:43:08Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Image:01_Playbill.png|right]]<br />
[[Image:02 Cast List.png|right]]<br />
A fantasy in two acts by [[Talbot Estus]] performed by [[The Group]] at the [[Scala]] theatre on the 17th of October 1928.<br />
<br />
==Cast==<br />
<br />
[[Cassilda]], queen of [[Yhtill]] - Mrs. [[Hannah Keith]]<br />
<br />
Thale, older son of [[Cassilda]] - Mr. [[Walter Paige]]<br />
<br />
Uoht, younger son of [[Cassilda]] and Naotalba, [[Cassilda]]'s high priest - Mr. [[George Keith]]<br />
<br />
Camilla, daughter of [[Cassilda]] - Ms. [[Jean Hewart]]<br />
<br />
[[The Stranger]] - Mr. [[Michael Gillen]]<br />
<br />
[[The King in Yellow]] - Mr. [[Talbot Estus]]<br />
<br />
==The Story==<br />
<br />
[[Cassilda]] is Queen of a City ([[Yhtill]]) which overlooks the Lake of Hali.<br />
<br />
On the far shore of Hali, when the [[Hyades]] rise, can be seen the mysterious city of [[Carcosa]], a city with five [[singularities]] (of which four are revealed). It is said [[The King in Yellow]] rules there.<br />
<br />
Yhtill is at war with the city of [[Alar]], ruled by [[Aldones]] who is closely related to [[Cassilda]] – there is an endless stalemate in this war.<br />
<br />
Nothing ever happens of note in [[Yhtill]].<br />
<br />
There is an endless debate about the succession between Cassilda’s two sons that seems to hinge on which one their sister Camilla chooses as her husband.<br />
<br />
[[Cassilda]] fears the coming of [[The Yellow Sign]] – a symbol sent from [[Carcosa]] to all Yhtillian monarchs. Its significance is unclear<br />
<br />
A [[stranger]] wearing a pale mask arrives in the city, causing a great commotion.<br />
<br />
[[The stranger]] tells the royal family that the mask is a weapon against the [[King in Yellow]]. He reveals that he wears the [[Yellow Sign]] – and later claims he does this as a sign of its powerlessness against the Pallid Mask, but its revelation causes horror amongst the royal family.<br />
<br />
[[The Stranger]] suggests a masked ball, in which all shall wear the Pallid Mask, and thus be free forever of the influence of the King.<br />
<br />
During the ball, the [[Stranger]] reveals that he is a spy from [[Alar]], and that he wears no Mask.<br />
<br />
At this, the [[King in Yellow]] makes his appearance, slays [[the Stranger]] and tells the people of [[Yhtill]] that Yhtill and [[Carcosa]] are now the same city, and that the price of this alliance against [[Alar]], which will be destroyed is the ‘fixing of the Mask’ – [[Cassilda]] and her family are horrifed and the King ends by asking ‘Did you think to be human still?’<br />
<br />
==Oddities==<br />
<br />
The play as described (which is as it was seen by the PCs) differs significantly from the [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/CARCOSA.pdf script], but the performers say that they performed the script exactly as written.<br />
<br />
In both versions of the play large sections of exposition appear to be missing – the cause and effect relationships between various elements are a total mystery. The character of the Child, for example is very peculiar.<br />
<br />
At the beginning of the second act, the child delivers a speech in front of the closed curtain indicating that it is now too late for the audience and that by returning to watch the second act they have committed themselves to the consequences.<br />
<br />
During the play, people's reactions did not seem to be in line with what was actually happening on the stage. People would react with gasps or laughter at points where nothing appeared to elicit surprise or humour.<br />
<br />
[[Nathaniel Browne]] noted that in the latter part of the first act, there appeared to be something being said ver subtley between the lines.<br />
<br />
He also noticed a couple two rows in front of him leave during this time, but the other PCs said that this did not occur.<br />
<br />
The play, particularly [[The Yellow Sign]] seemed to affect some people very strongly emotionally, whereas others were affected little, if at all. After the King's exit in the last scene, there were many people overcome with emotion (to the point of almost becoming a riot). [[Nathaniel Browne]] cried uncontrollably, while the man next to him punched his wife in the face. Due to the uproar, the last few lines of the play were drowned out.<br />
<br />
Some people seem to have watched (or thought they have seen) different versions of scenes than others.<br />
<br />
==Reviews==<br />
<br />
[[Theatre Review]]<br />
<br />
[[On Stage]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_2&diff=1597Session 22006-05-13T08:39:29Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>===October 31st 1928===<br />
<br />
The four friends meet at [[Dr Bartlett]]'s Wimbledon home for a game of bridge.</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Le_Roi_en_Jeune&diff=1596Le Roi en Jeune2006-05-13T08:38:19Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>The Bibliotheque nationale has a single copy of this privately published play. [[Talbot Estus]] claims to own a copy as well, and to have based his [[play]], 'Carcosa' on it.<br />
<br />
Though not the notorious work of Chambers' stories this play was indeed suppressed and burned by the French authorities, for reasons that are unclear, and there are rumours of madness and death surrounding it.<br />
<br />
The play predates Chambers' work so seems to have been an inspiration for him as well.<br />
<br />
There is evidence of older works with the same name - a fragment by Marlowe and a lost Restoration drama, but neither is available for perusal.</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Dr._Charles_Highsmith&diff=1595Dr. Charles Highsmith2006-05-13T08:37:43Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>Superintendent of At Agnes Asylum. Very much the country gentleman in tweeds and brogues. A pipe-smoker. a man of science with a limited conversational range and no real interests outside his work. Member of the British Psycho-Analytical Society.<br />
<br />
[http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/Dr_Charles_Highsmith.pdf Dr. Highsmith's portrait]<br />
<br />
Highsmith is one of the 3 men who signed [[Alexander Roby]]'s commitment papers, and is the only one who seems keen to allow his release. He engages [[Dr Bartlett]] to consult on the matter and to make a recommendation either way.</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Alexander_Roby&diff=1594Alexander Roby2006-05-13T08:37:13Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>Roby dropped out of Peterhouse prior to knocking around the Foreign Office for a couple of years. He left the FO and spent his time studying fringe interests (astronomy, art, the occult) and mixing with people of whom his family did not approve.<br />
<br />
On October 14th 1926 Roby's father Herbert and sister Georgina were brutally murdered at the family home in Curzon Street. Alexander was the only other person at home, and initially claimed responsibility. He was arrested, but instead of being charged was committed to St Agnes Asylum. The papers committing him were signed by Dr [[Highsmith]], Roby's older brother [[George Roby]] and the Roby family physician, Dr Trollope.<br />
<br />
[http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/Alexander_Roby.pdf Alexander Roby's portrait]<br />
<br />
[[Highsmith]] believes Roby suffers from 'sympathetic mania', which manifests as severe night terrors, or scotophobia, that start each year at the anniversary of the muders and continue until the Spring. These attacks are being well-managed with laudanum, and Highsmith believes him fit for release to the care of his family or a convalescent home. Highsmith also believes Alexander innocent of the murders.<br />
<br />
His release hearing is scheduled for November 30th 1928.<br />
<br />
Roby spends his time studying poetry and has made unusual marginal notes in his poetry books referring to various elements common to both the [[play]] 'Carcosa' and Robert W Chambers's '[[King in Yellow]]' stories.<br />
<br />
He made an unusual [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf statement] to [[Dr Bartlett]].</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Talbot_Estus&diff=1593Talbot Estus2006-05-13T08:34:48Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Talbot_Estus.png|right]]<br />
Talbot Estus, born Waldo Easterman in Lansing, Texas is a noted American (Texan) novellist, producing works of what he calls romantic horror or macabre romances (though critics can find little difference between the two).<br />
<br />
Talbot's earlier works were popular, but his later works suffer from either lack of originality, or, on the odd occasion they are inventive, excessive peculiarity.<br />
<br />
He is a tanned, active-looking man with a thick moustache and full head of hair. He has poor eyesight and uses 3 different pairs of glasses for varying tasks. A fastidious dresser, he has a weakness for Panama hats.<br />
<br />
His homosexuality an open secret, he shares his London flat with his former publisher, [[Michael Gillen]]. Gillen is worried about Estus, believing that he has an irrational fear of the stars (astrophobia) and an unhealthy obsession with the play "[[The King in Yellow]]".<br />
<br />
==Works==<br />
<br />
The Grey Lady (1905) - heavily influenced by 'The Turn of the Screw'<br />
<br />
The Haunting of Agatha May (1912) - he biggest success <br />
<br />
The Curse of Beydelus (1921) - a tale of a magician's pact with a demon<br />
<br />
Evilroot (1926) - a ghost story and an excursion into Egyptology<br />
<br />
The Revenant King (1928) - a poorly received tale of medieval horror<br />
<br />
[[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] (1928)<br />
<br />
According to [[Michael Gillen]], Estus is working on an epic treatment of '[[The King in Yellow]]' in novel form.<br />
<br />
==Facts==<br />
<br />
Talbot is currently working on a novel treatment of the same material from the play [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]]. His attachment to the work seems almost maniacal.<br />
<br />
Talbot is homosexual.<br />
<br />
Talbot often checks windows and seems fearful of the sky at night. [[Doctor Frederick Bartleett]] has suggested that Talbot may suffer from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophobia astrophobia]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Talbot_Estus&diff=1592Talbot Estus2006-05-13T08:34:11Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* Works */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Talbot_Estus.png|right]]<br />
Talbot Estus, born Waldo Easterman in Lansing, Texas is a noted American (Texan) novellist, producing works of what he calls romantic horror or macabre romances (though critics can find little difference between the two).<br />
<br />
Talbot's earlier works were popular, but his later works suffer from either lack of originality, or, on the odd occasion they are inventive, excessive peculiarity.<br />
<br />
He is a tanned, active-looking man with a thick moustache and full head of hair. He has poor eyesight and uses 3 different pairs of glasses for varying tasks. A fastidious dresser, he has a weakness for Panama hats.<br />
<br />
His homosexuality an open secret, he shares his London flat with his former publisher, Michael Gillen. Gillen is worried about Estus, believing that he has an irrational fear of the stars (astrophobia) and an unhealthy obsession with the play "The King in Yellow".<br />
<br />
==Works==<br />
<br />
The Grey Lady (1905) - heavily influenced by 'The Turn of the Screw'<br />
<br />
The Haunting of Agatha May (1912) - he biggest success <br />
<br />
The Curse of Beydelus (1921) - a tale of a magician's pact with a demon<br />
<br />
Evilroot (1926) - a ghost story and an excursion into Egyptology<br />
<br />
The Revenant King (1928) - a poorly received tale of medieval horror<br />
<br />
[[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] (1928)<br />
<br />
According to [[Michael Gillen]], Estus is working on an epic treatment of '[[The King in Yellow]]' in novel form.<br />
<br />
==Facts==<br />
<br />
Talbot is currently working on a novel treatment of the same material from the play [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]]. His attachment to the work seems almost maniacal.<br />
<br />
Talbot is homosexual.<br />
<br />
Talbot often checks windows and seems fearful of the sky at night. [[Doctor Frederick Bartleett]] has suggested that Talbot may suffer from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophobia astrophobia]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Talbot_Estus&diff=1591Talbot Estus2006-05-13T08:33:40Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* Works */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Talbot_Estus.png|right]]<br />
Talbot Estus, born Waldo Easterman in Lansing, Texas is a noted American (Texan) novellist, producing works of what he calls romantic horror or macabre romances (though critics can find little difference between the two).<br />
<br />
Talbot's earlier works were popular, but his later works suffer from either lack of originality, or, on the odd occasion they are inventive, excessive peculiarity.<br />
<br />
He is a tanned, active-looking man with a thick moustache and full head of hair. He has poor eyesight and uses 3 different pairs of glasses for varying tasks. A fastidious dresser, he has a weakness for Panama hats.<br />
<br />
His homosexuality an open secret, he shares his London flat with his former publisher, Michael Gillen. Gillen is worried about Estus, believing that he has an irrational fear of the stars (astrophobia) and an unhealthy obsession with the play "The King in Yellow".<br />
<br />
==Works==<br />
<br />
The Grey Lady (1905) - heavily influenced by 'The Turn of the Screw'<br />
<br />
The Haunting of Agatha May (1912) - he biggest success <br />
<br />
The Curse of Beydelus (1921) - a tale of a magician's pact with a demon<br />
<br />
Evilroot (1926) - a ghost story and an excursion into Egyptology<br />
<br />
The Revenant King (1928) - a poorly received tale of medieval horror<br />
<br />
[[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] (1928)<br />
<br />
According to Gillen, Estus is working on an epic treatment of '[[The King in Yellow]]' in novel form.<br />
<br />
==Facts==<br />
<br />
Talbot is currently working on a novel treatment of the same material from the play [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]]. His attachment to the work seems almost maniacal.<br />
<br />
Talbot is homosexual.<br />
<br />
Talbot often checks windows and seems fearful of the sky at night. [[Doctor Frederick Bartleett]] has suggested that Talbot may suffer from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophobia astrophobia]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Price_and_Evans&diff=1590Price and Evans2006-05-13T08:32:57Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>Nurses Price and Evans work at St Agnes Asylum.<br />
<br />
Price told [[Dr Bartlett]] all about the murder of Cuthbert Yates, and also took the Docotor for a drink at the Wheatsheaf pub. He was present at Bartlett's first meeting with [[Alexander Roby]].<br />
<br />
Evans befriended Alexander Roby and gave him pencils, against asylum rules. Evans shares an interest in poetry with Roby. He was present at Bartlett's second meeting with Alexander Roby.</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Withers&diff=1589Withers2006-05-13T08:30:56Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>#redirect [[Captain George Withers]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Bartlett&diff=1588Bartlett2006-05-13T08:30:18Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>#redirect [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Alexander&diff=1587Alexander2006-05-13T08:29:42Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>#redirect [[Alexander Roby]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Doctor_Bartlett&diff=1586Doctor Bartlett2006-05-13T08:29:14Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>#redirect [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1585Session 1.52006-05-13T08:28:43Z<p>192.168.0.2: /* October 20th 1928 */</p>
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<div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br />
<br />
==Session Report==<br />
<br />
===October 20th 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Doctor Bartlett]] receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter] from [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br />
<br />
===October 28th 1928===<br />
<br />
At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult [[Bartlett]] about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br />
<br />
[[Highsmith]] has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of [[Roby]] and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep [[Alexander]] confined. The head of [[Alexander]]'s family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br />
<br />
[[Highsmith]] wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of [[Alexander Roby]], and asks [[Bartlett]] to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br />
<br />
===October 30th 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Bartlett]] joins [[Highsmith]] on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br />
<br />
[[Highsmith]] describes [[Roby]]'s symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. [[Highsmith]] suggests that [[Bartlett]] examine [[Roby]] on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br />
<br />
En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br />
<br />
In [[Roby]]'s cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to [[Carcosa]] and soon finds other referring to [[Cassilda]], [[Hastur]] and other elements of the [[play]]. <br />
<br />
Eventually [[Bartlett]] gets a reponse from [[Roby]], who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the [[Yellow Sign]], Bartlett says 'yes'.<br />
<br />
[http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br />
<br />
After that, [[Roby]] returns to reading his poetry, so [[Bartlett]] sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br />
<br />
The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The police suspected [[Harriwell]], but since he was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe Harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the [[Roby]] murders, could not have been involved.<br />
<br />
The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim alone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br />
<br />
[[Bartlett]] agrees with [[Highsmith]] that [[Roby]] seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby talked to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br />
<br />
That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with Price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br />
<br />
===October 31st 1928===<br />
<br />
After breakfast, [[Bartlett]] visits [[Roby]] again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say "Don't forget to tell Quarrie." just as Bartlett leaves.<br />
<br />
[[Bartlett]] is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with [[Withers]], [[Browne]] and [[Saunders]] at his Wimbledon home that evening.</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1584Session 1.52006-05-13T08:28:28Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
<hr />
<div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br />
<br />
==Session Report==<br />
<br />
===October 20th 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Doctor Bartlett]] receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter] from [[Dr._Charles_Highsmith]], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br />
<br />
===October 28th 1928===<br />
<br />
At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult [[Bartlett]] about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br />
<br />
[[Highsmith]] has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of [[Roby]] and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep [[Alexander]] confined. The head of [[Alexander]]'s family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br />
<br />
[[Highsmith]] wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of [[Alexander Roby]], and asks [[Bartlett]] to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br />
<br />
===October 30th 1928===<br />
<br />
[[Bartlett]] joins [[Highsmith]] on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br />
<br />
[[Highsmith]] describes [[Roby]]'s symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. [[Highsmith]] suggests that [[Bartlett]] examine [[Roby]] on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br />
<br />
En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br />
<br />
In [[Roby]]'s cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to [[Carcosa]] and soon finds other referring to [[Cassilda]], [[Hastur]] and other elements of the [[play]]. <br />
<br />
Eventually [[Bartlett]] gets a reponse from [[Roby]], who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the [[Yellow Sign]], Bartlett says 'yes'.<br />
<br />
[http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br />
<br />
After that, [[Roby]] returns to reading his poetry, so [[Bartlett]] sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br />
<br />
The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The police suspected [[Harriwell]], but since he was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe Harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the [[Roby]] murders, could not have been involved.<br />
<br />
The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim alone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br />
<br />
[[Bartlett]] agrees with [[Highsmith]] that [[Roby]] seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby talked to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br />
<br />
That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with Price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br />
<br />
===October 31st 1928===<br />
<br />
After breakfast, [[Bartlett]] visits [[Roby]] again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say "Don't forget to tell Quarrie." just as Bartlett leaves.<br />
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[[Bartlett]] is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with [[Withers]], [[Browne]] and [[Saunders]] at his Wimbledon home that evening.</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Harriwell&diff=1583Harriwell2006-05-13T08:27:42Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>#redirect [[Lucius Harriwell]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Roby&diff=1582Roby2006-05-13T08:24:30Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>#redirect [[Alexander Roby]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Highsmith&diff=1581Highsmith2006-05-13T08:23:46Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>#redirect [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]]</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=An_Inhabitant_of_Carcosa_and_Haita_the_Shepherd&diff=1580An Inhabitant of Carcosa and Haita the Shepherd2006-05-13T08:20:30Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>These stories, which predate the stories of Chambers have nothing in them that connects them with the mythos of the [[King in Yellow]] except their use of the names [[Carcosa]] (for a ruined city), Hali (for a prophet) and Haita (for a shepherd), all of which are names that appear in either Chambers' or [[Talbot Estus]]'s work.<br />
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It is assumed by literary critics that Chambers borrowed the names from Bierce.</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=George_Keith&diff=1579George Keith2006-05-13T08:19:15Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>A clerk with the Central Electricity Board, George is a quietly dedicated family man with an unlikely taste for amateur theatrics. He is a stiff, somewhat limited actor and this stiffness is also found in his social interactions.<br />
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He is tall and handsome, however, so often gets cast as the leading man in amateur productions.<br />
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George, as well as his wife [[Hannah Keith]], claim to have performed [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] exactly as written in the [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/CARCOSA.pdf script].</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=George_Keith&diff=1578George Keith2006-05-13T08:19:06Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>A clerk with the Central Electricity Board, George is a quietly dedicated family man with an unlikely taste for amateur theatrics. He is a stiff, somewhat limited actor and this stiffness is also found in his social interactions.<br />
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He is tall and handsome, however, so often gets cast as the leading man in amateur productions.<br />
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George, as well as his wife [[Hannah Keith], claim to have performed [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] exactly as written in the [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/CARCOSA.pdf script].</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Michael_Gillen&diff=1577Michael Gillen2006-05-13T08:16:50Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>Gillen was Estus's publisher prior to his retirement. A keen amateur actor, it was Gillen who introduced his companion and rumoured lover [[Talbot Estus]] to 'The Group' in the first place. Gillen is 61, grey-haired, but well-preserved depsite a little rheumatism that necessitates the use of a cane.<br />
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Brought up and educated in Dublin, Gillen lived for 30 years in New York City where he worked for Doubleday, Doran & Co.<br />
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A few years ago, Gillen consulted [[Dr. Bartlett]] for personal reasons, and now his concern for the mental health of [[Talbot Estus]] leads him to invite Bartlett to the premiere of the [[play]], to make an informal assessment of his dear friend.<br />
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In the play [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]], Michael plays [[The Stranger]].</div>192.168.0.2http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Walter_Paige&diff=1576Walter Paige2006-05-13T08:15:26Z<p>192.168.0.2: </p>
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<div>A very young looking 21 year old art student and amateur actor with a sickly demeanour and permanently worried expression. Dresses smartly and is apparently in love (unrequited) with [[Jean Hewart]].<br />
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In the play [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]], Walter plays Thale.</div>192.168.0.2