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[sophmelc]

*Cross posted to Diatribe and the NZLarps Wellington Google list*

The unveiling of Cleopatra’s Column gets one step closer. You are cordially invited to Hyde Park for the ceremony.
When: October 23rd, year of our Lord 1839
Where: Hyde Park, with refreshments served after the ceremony at the Society of Extraordinary Discovery rooms in Turnbull House.
Dress: Court attire. Her Majesty, Queen Victoria will be in attendance.

Casting note: I'll be casting more on fit than on initial preference, so make sure you tell me what type of character you want. Also I'll be in need of one or two fine people to play NPCs. Let me know if you'd rather know it all up front!

And now, the characters!

Her Majesty’s entourage:
Queen Victoria - Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Lady Maria Phipps, Marchioness of Normanby - Her Majesty’s Lady-in-Waiting
Alexandra/Alexander Bishop - Her Majesty's biographer
Mr. Benjamin Disraeli - MP for Maidstone
Herbert von Bernstorff, Count von Bernstorff - Prussian ambassador
Lieutenant Ferdinand von Konstanz - attache to Count von Bernstorff
Zayd adi Halwa - Egyptian ambassador
Akmad Pasha - Zayd adi Halwa’s aide

Members of Industry
Mr Montgomery Howell III - Noted industrialist
Miss Juliet Ward - Mr Howell’s assistant
Miss Amanda Prate - Reporter for The Times
Miss Olivia Howell - Heiress to the Howell Industries fortune and socialite
Lord Charles Babbage - Greatest mind of the Age and inventor of the analytical engine
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace - Babbage’s associate and member of Court
Dr. Amelia Goodwin - Celebrated physician and inventor
Mr Paul Verne - Dr. Goodwin’s assistant and aspiring novelist

The Society of Exceptional Discovery
Lady Elisabeth Wentworth-Hall - Lady explorer and Patron of the Society
Ms. Marie Baker - Lady Wentworth-Hall’s lady’s maid
Captain Thomas Dawson - Zeppelin pilot and noted adventurer
Miss Eloise Dawson - Lady of independent means and interests
Miss Michelle Spencer - Miss Dawson’s companion
Professor Arnold Sharpe - Archaeologist and Member of the Society
Sir Francis Netterville - Pre-emineant explorer of the age
Ms. Charlotte Peacock - Egyptologist and Member of the Society

Other Notes
To register your interest and get on to being cast please email sophmelc [at] gmail dot com with:
Your name (real please)
Characters you think sound interesting
What types of things you enjoy in your LARP characters
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Planning: A pulp/steampunk LARP, a sci fi short run
Reading: not much
Playing: Fall: A BtVS game, Reverie

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[sophmelc]

Everyone should now received their character and a bit of brief info. Once all casting has been confirmed I'll send out a full background.
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Planning: A pulp/steampunk LARP, a sci fi short run
Reading: not much
Playing: Fall: A BtVS game, Reverie

Blog - Mostly Geek