Masks of Nyarlathotep - Chapter 1: New York City

[Festy_Dog]

Hamish greets them with a smile and a wave but his attempt to say hello is muffled by a mouth full of sandwich.

 

[Krug]

Thomas greets the trio. "Well it was a fairly pleasant evening. I shall let Father tell you the details..."

"I hope they serve stronger stuff here. What we saw today should at least make alcoholics out of us," says Thomas.

 

[Shapermc]

Shorty is looking over his notes ready to share them after the padre has spoken.

 

[Toric_Arthendain]

Joe nods at Thomas. "Professor Cowles of Australia gave the lecture tonight. He spoke about a bat cult that existed among the Aboriginals of Australia several hundreds of years ago. What followed during the rest of the two hours of the lecture was quite a bit of detailed information about this bat cult, but it would seem that it has nothing to do with what we witnessed earlier tonight. After the lecture, I did get a chance to speak to Professor Cowles and I asked him about the symbol carved on Elias' head and about the headpieces worn by the thugs but he had never seen anything like those before. He said that the bat cult symbol was a circle with two stylized wings coming out of it." Joe pauses to catch his breath for a moment and then continues. "The discussion from this lecture seems to be unrelated to what occurred earlier."

 

[VorpalBunny]

After Father Savino finishes, Carter scratches his head, puzzled. "Why would criminals in New York be interested in a 'Bat Cult' in Australia? I don't know what Elias got himself involved in, but it appears to be bigger than New York."

Carter closes his eyes and a look of disgust comes over him as he recalls Jackson Elias' corpse. "Remember the symbol carved into Jackson's forehead? It's the symbol of the 'Cult of the Bloody Tongue' which is centered in Kenya of late. In a seemingly un-related coincidence, Sir Audrey Penhew and the rest of the Carlyle expedition died in Kenya."

"Now we find a Penhew Foundation card and the symbol of the cult in New York."

 

[Shapermc]

"So then Let's head over to the Penhew club, see. What are we all just sitting here waiting for?"

 

[Festy_Dog]

"MMmmmMmm," Hamish says through his food in agreement to Shorty's suggestion.

 

[VorpalBunny]

"So then Let's head over to the Penhew club, see. What are we all just sitting here waiting for?"

Carter nods at Shorty's suggestion. "I'm anxious to discover why my friend was murdered too, but I think we should check out Emerson Imports first. Then we can plan our actions after we have a look over there. In addition to being responsible for the murder of my friend, this 'Cult of the Bloody Tongue' and Dr, Cowles' 'Bat Cult' represent a startling anthropological find. No wonder Elias was involved. I think we should also pay a visit to Jonah Kensington, Elias' editor."

Wearliy, Carter reaches for his coat, and slides his arms through the sleeves. "For now, I think we should all head home and get some rest. If today is any indication, we're going to need it if we're going to continue to try and unravel this mystery."

 

[Krug]

"Head home... alone?" Thomas says. "Oh.. all right. I think I will be sleeping with the lights on, if I must say so. And I'd be getting my pooch back! Or buying a new one soon." Thomas gets ready to find his way home after the events of a tiring day.

 

[Shapermc]

"Right, good idea. Where are we meeting back up then in the morning? What time? I want to get a few ... protection supplies, and me and Hamish will try to get um some supplies for you. Who needs anything? I will charge you tomorrow, see. I can get a hold of a few things that are a bit difficult to get at the local A&P. If you understand what I mean."

OOC: I am going to use this time to buy my equiptment (I diden't want to just add this stuff in so I figured that I would tie it in IC )