Editing TheStarsAreRight:BaileySessionJune2011

(Session held June 11, 2011 - initial notes by John Kim)

Date: Friday, Aug 5, 1932
Location: New York City

Begin in New York City.  Jack, Deuce, Henrik, and Rebecca are at a hotel enjoying breakfast.  Jack has written out an outline of the group's plans. 

* Meet a big producer, James Waters, who is looking for an actor named Victor Lemming - who is actually Eric Markland / Eric Foundry / Eric Roher.  Rebecca says that Eric was the previous King of Body - that he went to China and Auda came back, taking over the position of King.  
* James says that his movie is being produced by Pentheus, a movie called "The French King."  Pentheus, via his contact Mark Kennedy, told him that Victor would be perfect for the role. 

* Jack and Henrik call George Fuller in the U.S. State Department, and get vague agreement that he would be willing to pull strings for Pentheus, without nailing down any specifics.  They also arrange a meeting with Dellman of Pentheus for 2:00PM.  

* They hear from Father Patrick who has studied in the Vatican about the Sword of Solomon.  It reputedly can repel hordes of demons, devour evil, and merge with its wielder.  It appeared in France in the 1600s.  

* Following directions from Meridan Kane, the group of four goes to a gateway in Central Park.  Jack lets blood and we meet the gatekeeper Frank.  All agree to visit the Unseelie Court.  It appears as a modest village of some twenty buildings in mostly wild lands with no modern conveniences.  

* They meet a slender woman with vivid green eyes and red hair with a black streak.  She (?) is Reynard, representative of Vanderbecken.  James shows them the symbol of the "Yellow King" and Reynard says they are opposed. 

* The group discusses the state of the world with James and Deuce. 

* Reynard comes back with Vanderbecken.  A short, stocky Dutchman with black hair and blue eyes.  We recall that he has the same name as the captain of the legendary Flying Dutchman. 

* Henrik gives the Unseelie a gift of 1 of his 3 pints of aqua vitae after Vanderbecken says that they are welcome to stay for a time.  He says that they can include more people if they want - only that they should warn him in advance if it is to be more than 20.  

* The four stay in the court for a full day - which is less than an hour on the outside, thanks to the 30:1 time ratio.  We go on to the afternoon meeting with Mr. Dellman of Pentheus.  He explains what he wants:
*# Access to the U.S. Army's photography stock.  
*# (He notes the government has purchased land in the Midwest, Kansas City in particular.) 
*# D. says he started small, came onto this by happenstance.  After New World Industries was taken apart and Edward Chandler fled the country, former NWI scientists and ties to Japan and China convinced him and other leaders of Pentheus that of the truth about the state of the world.  Pentheus started preparing for the apocalypse two years ago.  
*# Jack and Henrik tell him about using the Unseelie space as a resource, giving them extra time to prepare for the incursion in October.  Jack tells him that Dr. Parkhurst has notes on the fae.  Dellman wants to know more about the fae themselves and ideally have a subject to test.