The Unity Society has always met at 122 Mallory Way, the house of one the richest of the Founders of the Club. Over time the name "122" has entered parlance as a sort of nick name (as in "We should inform the rest of one-twenty-two about this"). The club was originally for people interested in the study of TheTownOfUnity (and Rhode Island and New England), especially its history. Over time it has spread its concern to study in general, including that of curiosities.
The society was founded on the 6th of May, 1823, exactly 100 years before the start of the scenario TheGoldenYears. This means none of the founders survive.
In addition to the PlayerCharacters there will be about 2-3 times as many NPC members who are left vague (to allow easy insertion of new PCs and needed NonPlayerCharacters). There is a committee that run The Club but none of the players are in it. Known members of the comittee are:
(somebody)
Treasurer
Secretary
It is also known that at some point, there has been a telephone engineer in the society; as the society's telephone number is Unity 122. This must be relatively recently since most people in Unity still use the services of the operator.
Membership is open to all who wish, including women (as two of the founders, AnnetteJenkin and LucilleBatty, were women). Most members are men however. New members are given an 3-months trial membership by a sponsor, after which time they are admitted as members if they pass a two-thirds majority vote. The trial memberships start and end at the monthly membership committee meetings where the votes take place.
Facilities
The society owns houses 122-126, Mallory Way, knocked through to form one big house, as well as another house at 12 Devon Lane where bulky items are stored. The keys to rooms in both locations are kept by MrFlanagan at 122.
- At 122 Mallory Way
- A large common room
- A lecture room
- Some private rooms for private meetings
A library covering relevent subject. TheLibrary has no librarian, and isn't organised in any meaningful sense. If you want to take a book out, write it in the big ledger on the desk...
- Guest bedrooms
A barHH^HTea Room in the basement of 122
A small safe (Note that the Society also has a vault at FirstNationalBankOfUnity, key available to all members).
- The Boiler Room. A tiny, cramped space, located under the stairs.
- Living quarters for the Flanagans
- Several large rooms for storage
- Some more guest bedrooms
A basement, containing the HistoryMachine. See TheAnathemaDevice.
<<< Locked. -- AldenSpiess >>> <<< Securely, I hope. -- RobHague >>>
Members
Robert Johnson, joined 1911
Jack Proctor, joined 1920
Alsoud Hassam, joined 1920?
Julius Erlich, joined 1921
Lisa Da Vinci, joined 1922
Ethan Locke, joined 1923
Benito Torelli, joined ????
Rebecca Swarovski, joined January 1923
David Schreiber, joined 1924
Alexander Greystone, joined 1924
Hayes Webster, barman 1910-1919, Tea Room steward (ahem) 1919-1926, joined 1926.
Fillyp Sidorov, joined 1928.
Selwyn Reynolds, joined 1930
Ambrose Thatcher, joined 1931
Stanley McCormick, joined 1931
- The Committee (see above)
Rev Michael Wallis, joined 1922
Dr Joseph Carey
- 5-10 others
Previous members include
the late Eric Coligny, joined 1911, died March 1929
the late James Flint
Staff
Thomas and Rose Flanagan: This friendly, if a little overbearing, old couple live in the attic rooms of 122. MrFlanagan acts as butler, doorman, handyman, and whatever else needs taking care of for the maintainence of the house. His wife fills the role of cleaner, housemaid (if anyone is staying in the rooms), and cook.
History
The Founders of the Club have their own page.
