The Diogenes Club {Cthulhu by Gaslight d20}

[Douane]

"Pleased to meet you to, sir. It is just a fitting way for me to serve the queen in all her wishes, and to keep a semblance of peace in Her capital." He say modestly, but sincere. "How do you find London? We've certainly got some typical weather for you to enjoy", grinning ear to ear.

"Anyways, I'll let you prepare for your lecture, and will see you afterwards. Break a leg".

"Yes, the infamous weather of London. Actually I think it quite a welcome change after my years on the Dark continent. At least one knows what to expect here.

I sincerely hope my account from "Between the jaws of the Silver Lion" will prove to be of interest to you.


Break a leg? Why would he want me to break ... Ah, natürlich. Hals- und Beinbruch, indeed.

 

[Sherlock]

Tasha first checks the man for signs of life. Then if she finds none, she will try to grab the package and then move away from the corpse.

Checking over the man, Tasha feels a wet spot on his back. Pulling her hand back she sees a dark black liquid that could only be blood. A quick check of his pulse fines none. She then grabs the package and moves back to where Dobber is standing at the mouth of the alleyway. As she does so, a piece of paper drops the ground.

 

[Sherlock]

Back at the Diogenes Club. Lord Amberly, Dr. Schiff, and Dr. Marley enter the club. Antendants take their coats, hats, and canes. They are then ushered into the club library in which the presentations are about to begin. Graf Friedrich Von Hardenberg begins with a stirring tale of his travels in north eastern Africa and his excavation of a Alexandrian villa in Egypt. After his presentation there is a short break in which drinks are refreshed.

Then Dr. Galvan begins a lecture on his studies of the great apes of the Congo. He provides pictures of his travels and drawning of his subjects on a overhead projector.

All in all it is a quite interesting evening. After the presentations, the meeting breaks up and several of the guests and lecturers retire to private room to smoke and have a brandy.

 

[yangnome]

"So, what happened to him? Strange someone woud mug him and not take off with his goods; they must have heard us coming. Hey, what's this?" Dobber reaches down and picks up the paper that fell to the ground.

 

[Sherlock]

"So, what happened to him? Strange someone woud mug him and not take off with his goods; they must have heard us coming. Hey, what's this?" Dobber reaches down and picks up the paper that fell to the ground.

In the faint light of the alleyway, Dobber reads what appears to be a letter or handbill.

Members of the Diogenes Club are cordially invited to a special meeting Saturday the 17th of March at 8:00 in the evening. A special presentation on the mysteries of nature and past history will be show for the betterment and intellectual stimulation of our members.

Dr. Gregory Galvan, the esteemed expert in exotic zoology and department chair of biology at the University of London will present a lecture concerning his resent trip to the African Congo.

Count Friedrich Von Hardenberg, noted archeologist and traveler will also give a presentation on his travels in North Africa.

There is a bloodly thumb print at the bottom of the page and Dr. Galvan's name is circled in black ink. Looking at your pocket watch, you see that it is about 9:15. (OOC: Today is March 17th)

 

[flyingricepaddy]

He'd thought he had recognized the name, and after watching and listening to the man give his lecture, he is now sure that his memory had not been playing tricks on him.

Brandy in hand, Dr Schiff weaves his way through the small clumps of chit-chat that are scattered about the room, eventually making his way to a spot directly behind the rather large back of Graf von Hardenberg.

Von Hardenberg has of course already been engaged in conversation, so, not wishing to be rude, the good Dr works his way to the opposite side of the small crowd and attempts to catch the Graf's eye, wondering if he might be recognized in turn.

 

[yangnome]

"Well well, what do we have here?" Dobber examines the note (OOC: Is there a name on the invite, or is it just an open invite? Also, is Dobber familiar with this club?)

"Tasha, what's in the package? Careful with opening it now dear, I think he might have been delivering it to someone....here", he points to the note.

 

[Sherlock]

"Well well, what do we have here?" Dobber examines the note (OOC: Is there a name on the invite, or is it just an open invite? Also, is Dobber familiar with this club?)

"Tasha, what's in the package? Careful with opening it now dear, I think he might have been delivering it to someone....here", he points to the note.

As Dobber examines the note more carefully, he comes to the conclusion that it is a letter and not a mass produced hand bill. Though there is no name on the invitation. Dobber thinks that the Diogenes Club is a high brow gentlemen's club in north central london.

 

[yangnome]

"Now Dear, what's in the package? Is it somethign that we want to keep oursleves, or something we want to deliver? With this invite, I think I could easily get inside the club, perhaps making some contacts for future business for us...or scoping out new targets for you. at any rate, lets move away from ehre while we examine the package. No need to get implicated in a murder, especially one we had no part in."

 

[Guest 11456]

Tasha Velmont : Cat Burglar

Tasha nods to Dobber and then takes a peek at the contents of the package.