A Journal Entry dated Sept 20 something, 813
Hey you dumb journal.
I’ve been unfairly banished again. This time my exile is less severe, but still — I am not welcome on the third floor for the time being, in order to let Dominic get some rest. (Actually, Edwin’s exact words were that I’m “hovering too much” and I “stress him out,” so, obviously this is not entirely for Dominic’s benefit.) Therefore, I have chosen to pout in the library in the hopes that someone will see me and take pity enough to release me from this undue punishment. In the meantime, I’d love to do some target practice with Nicole’s portrait here on the wall, but I have a feeling that decision would be frowned upon by many members of the house. Instead, I shall write a quick summary of recent events, I guess. Feels important to do.
I killed Frost. Dominic killed Solomon. El and I killed the Dowager Princess and Lasica. Dominic killed the king. El killed Philip. And don’t worry, Nicholas also had his fair share of killing, too. What a bloody trail we Sterlings leave. All for the greater good, so I was told.
Yeesh… I’m sure Elinor will prove a more interesting record keeper than I am.
Let me say something, though. I really thought revenge on Frost would be sweet, something I could look back on and savor after the fact. But — maybe the event was poisoned by the way it all played out, or maybe it was always going to leave my stomach uneasy — but I feel as though I’ve dealt with a venomous snake by swallowing it whole and hoping for the best.
It’s not helping my mood that Nicole’s smug face is staring me down from her high post on the wall. She was terrible. She was an absolutely terrible person and she got everything she wanted. Looking at this painting of her, I’m horribly reminded of how often our thoughts aligned during our group’s plotting and scheming. Agreeing with that psychopath once is chilling enough, but several times over? Really makes a halfling think.
Goddesses, I guess I have some self-reflection to do. All my life, I’ve been consumed with survival. “Moral goodness” was a luxury I literally could not afford. Even yesterday, when we staged a coup against an evil monarchy, I admit I was conflicted until I knew it could save Dominic’s life — which is plenty reason enough, if you ask me. We saved his life, and I can regret none of it for that reason alone. And yet, there is a twistiness inside my stomach I don’t like. That damned snake, biting me back.
I guess having the example of Elinor and Dom, and heck, maybe even Nicholas sometimes, has helped me see the importance of doing the “right” thing. And — as I have to keep reminding myself — there is no one left for me to be afraid of. I am free. No longer just surviving. So… is it time I… I don’t know, try and do some good in the world? I’m just… not sure where to begin.
No, actually, yes I am. Here’s something. Yesterday, when I came back to the Sterling estate and found that nothing had changed in the way of our class division, I felt… frustrated. My friends downstairs had gone right back to laundering our clothing and prepping our meals, despite many of them joining in yesterday’s uprising. The government has been successfully overthrown (results pending, though, I suppose) and still, we privileged members of society are allowed our rest and recuperation, while the low-born must forever toil onward. I don’t know why I expected anything else… but it’s clear to me now that much more work needs to be done.
I think I’ll meet with Berig, if he’ll let me. Make things up with him somehow. Really throw myself into his resistance project. Maybe this is where I can finally earn these privileges I’ve been handed. Maybe I can pay it forward, just a little.
Anyway. Time for me to go, I think. No one has noticed my sulking yet, and I have a large task ahead of me in convincing Mrs. Todd that yes, I do need that much flour to stuff Edwin’s pillow with.
So I’ll end on this: I am tired, but I know I have a lot to process about yesterday’s coup. The weight of our decisions hangs heavy on my soul. The world lost many good people yesterday.
Ugh, including Dominic’s poor hand. Everyone keeps telling me he’ll be alright, but that’s just not true. He’s all left, probably forever.
Until next time, you stupid book.
Signed,
Alidove Lorena Quickspell
Dove's Journal Ordered oldest to newest
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Mending
Aug 18, 1813 RG
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Zennias
Aug 26, 1813 RG
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Bear
Twenty one years ago
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A Journal Entry dated Aug 27, 813
Aug 27, 1813 RG
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A Journal Entry dated Sept 1, 813
Sept 1, 1813
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Target Practice
Sept 3, 1813
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A Journal Entry Dated Sept. 7, 813
Sept 7, 813 RG
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A Journal Entry Dated Sept 13, 813
Sept 13, 813 RG
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Mother
10 Nov 2024 04:58:20
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A Journal Entry Dated Sept 18th, 813
Sept 18, 813
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Swallowing Flies
22 Dec 2024 03:28:51
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A Journal Entry dated Sept 20 something, 813
03 Jan 2025 03:53:14
Aug 18, 1813 RG
Aug 26, 1813 RG
Twenty one years ago
Aug 27, 1813 RG
Sept 1, 1813
Sept 3, 1813
Sept 7, 813 RG
Sept 13, 813 RG
10 Nov 2024 04:58:20
Sept 18, 813
22 Dec 2024 03:28:51
03 Jan 2025 03:53:14
The major events and journals in Dove's history, from the beginning to today.
EPILOGUE - Player's Panel
07:26 am - 03.01.2025EPILOGUE - Player's Panel
07:26 am - 03.01.2025A Journal Entry dated Sept 2o something, 813
Hey you dumb journal. I’ve been unfairly banished again. This time my exile is less severe, but still — I am not welcome on the third floor for the time being, in order to let Dominic get some rest. (Actually, Edwin’s exact words were that I...
03:55 am - 03.01.2025A Journal Entry dated Sept 18, 813
Hey you dumb journal. I’ve been unfairly banished again. This time my exile is less severe, but still — I am not welcome on the third floor for the time being, in order to let Dominic get some rest. (Actually, Edwin’s exact words were that I...
03:54 am - 03.01.2025EPILOGUE - Player's Panel
02:28 am - 03.01.2025Chapter 29: Dawn
01:35 pm - 24.12.2024Chapter 29: Dawn
01:57 am - 24.12.2024The Eye of the Storm
Under different circumstances, Dove would have been proud of herself for managing Gloria across the city on her own. The old pony seemed to have finally accepted the ungainly halfling atop her back, and riding had gotten easier for Dove in these past few ...
05:05 am - 22.12.2024Chapter 28: Before the End
10:16 am - 19.12.2024Chapter 28: Before the End
10:15 am - 19.12.2024Chapter 28: Before the End
03:34 am - 19.12.2024Chapter 27: Seance
08:38 am - 12.12.2024Chapter 27: Seance
03:02 am - 12.12.2024Chapter 26: The Pet Parade! [Part 2]
09:15 am - 05.12.2024Chapter 26: The Pet Parade! [Part 2]
09:15 am - 05.12.2024Chapter 26: The Pet Parade! [Part 2]
02:44 am - 05.12.2024A Journal Entry Dated Sept 18th, 1814
Dear journal, You’ve been glaring at me from your new spot in my desk. Every time I open this drawer for my hair pins, I see you. Stop making me feel so guilty. I have nothing to say. Nicholas did mention how much I’ve been slacking on my chaper...
08:17 pm - 04.12.2024Chapter 25: The Pet Parade!
09:00 am - 28.11.2024Chapter 25: The Pet Parade!
02:41 am - 28.11.2024Chapter 24: I Choose You... Forever
07:59 am - 22.11.2024Chapter 24: Deals with Devils & Angels
02:51 am - 22.11.2024Chapter 23:
07:20 am - 15.11.2024Chapter 23:
03:13 am - 15.11.2024Mother
Upon hearing the familiar voice of Lady Nicole Sterling through the Whispering Stones, Dove froze. She looked up at Elinor, heart pounding. A ghost of Dove’s recent threats seemed to hang over them: “[i]Iam going to kill her,[/i]” Dove had said. ...
05:02 pm - 10.11.2024Chapter 22: Patrons
08:47 am - 08.11.2024Chapter 22: Patrons
02:39 am - 08.11.2024A Journal Entry Dated Sept 13, 1813
Dear Journal, Where do I begin with this wild, crazy day? This morning, Nicholas evidently heard from Berig about a friend in peril at the Divine Estate. I’ve learned that Nicholas becomes pretty single-minded in dangerous situations, something t...
06:36 pm - 07.11.2024A Journal Entry Dated Sept 13, 1813
Dear Journal, Where do I begin with this wild, crazy day? This morning, Nicholas evidently heard from Berig about a friend in peril at the Divine Estate. I’ve learned that Nicholas becomes pretty single-minded in dangerous situations, something t...
06:06 am - 06.11.2024Chapter 21: Nicole
07:25 am - 01.11.2024Chapter 21: Nicole
07:21 am - 01.11.2024Chapter 21: Nicole
01:58 am - 01.11.2024Chapter 20: Gregor the Innocent
08:07 am - 25.10.2024Chapter 20: Gregor the Innocent
08:06 am - 25.10.2024Chapter 20: Gregor the Innocent
02:56 am - 25.10.2024Chapter 19: Everyone is Fine, Nothing is Fine
07:35 am - 11.10.2024Chapter 19:
07:22 am - 11.10.2024Chapter 19:
03:15 am - 11.10.2024Chapter 18: Running, Running...
09:31 am - 04.10.2024Chapter 18: Running, Running...
09:29 am - 04.10.2024Chapter 18: Running, Running...
04:13 am - 04.10.2024Chapter 17: Are You Going to the Pet Parade?
08:42 am - 27.09.2024Chapter 17: Are You Going to the Pet Parade?
08:41 am - 27.09.2024Chapter 17: Are You Going to the Pet Parade?
02:50 am - 27.09.2024Session 16: What Now?
09:33 am - 06.09.2024Session 16: What Now?
03:07 am - 06.09.2024A Journal Entry Dated Sept. 7, 1813
Dear journal, I don’t want to write about this, but I need to have it out with myself. Let’s get this over with. Dominic told me he is in love with me. With everything else going on (and there is so much going on!), I’ve given him almost nothi...
02:07 am - 03.09.2024Chapter 15: Three Days
08:49 am - 30.08.2024Chapter 15: Three Days
03:02 am - 30.08.2024Chapter 14: Callers & Confessions Pt. 2
02:59 am - 29.08.2024Chapter 14: Callers & Confessions Pt. 2
02:46 am - 23.08.2024Target Practice
Dove exited the carriage and dashed to the nearest washroom inside, heaving what little food she had in her stomach. In her mind replayed the image of that elf’s head thunking, rolling on the ground. His neck a gaping mess of blood. Davinor’s ghos...
07:24 pm - 22.08.2024Chapter 13: Callers & Confessions
08:49 am - 16.08.2024Chapter 13: Callers & Confessions
08:49 am - 16.08.2024Chapter 13: Callers & Confessions
02:35 am - 16.08.2024Chapter 12: Masking Murder
09:35 am - 08.08.2024Chapter 12: Masking Murder
03:02 am - 08.08.2024Chapter 11: The Elemental Masquerade
08:54 am - 02.08.2024Chapter 11: The Elemental Masquerade
03:25 am - 02.08.2024A Journal Entry Dated Sept 1, 1813
Dear journal, Can you believe this halfling got to be in the same room as the queen today? [s]My dress was I think I Dominic [/s] Things were easier when I was on my own. Until next time, Dove...
09:25 pm - 27.07.2024Chapter 10: A Season of Purple & White
09:35 am - 26.07.2024Chapter 10: A Season of Purple & White
03:08 am - 26.07.2024Bear
TWENTY ONE YEARS EARLIER Alidove slipped into the alleyway and, after checking that no one was there, pulled out the hollowed-out brick that she and her best friend Berig used to store their coins in. The Sisters at the Merciful Hands Home for Orphans ...
08:09 pm - 22.07.2024A Journal Entry dated Aug 27th, 1813
I’m taking a page from Elinor’s book and attempting to journal. I’ll do a terrible job, I’m sure of it. But maybe it will help me figure things out. I was so excited about coming back to my Donlon, but I’m afraid it’s much more evil than my...
04:11 pm - 21.07.2024Chapter 9: Meetings
10:44 am - 19.07.2024Chapter 9: Meetings
02:53 am - 19.07.2024Chapter 8: DONLON
08:11 am - 11.07.2024Chapter 8: DONLON
02:41 am - 11.07.2024Zennias
Dove slumped down on one of the two small beds in her shared room. Glenn was absent, probably catching up to her duties after an afternoon plagued by allergies. Dove looked wistfully at the small vase of zennias she’d arranged next to her bed — she’...
12:09 am - 05.07.2024Chapter 7: Trouble at Tea
01:07 am - 04.07.2024Chapter 7: Trouble at Tea
02:52 am - 03.07.2024Chapter 6: Tea, Taprooms, & Trouble
07:59 am - 28.06.2024Chapter 6: Tea, Taprooms, & Trouble
03:33 am - 28.06.2024Chapter 5: "Quoted"
09:54 am - 21.06.2024Chapter 5: "Quoted"
03:03 am - 21.06.2024Chapter 4: The Maid & The Bastard
09:04 am - 14.06.2024Chapter 4: The Maid & The Bastard
03:28 am - 14.06.2024Chapter 3: The Kelpie
09:21 am - 31.05.2024Chapter 3: The Kelpie
01:58 am - 30.05.2024Chapter 2: Ribbon-Cutting
07:38 am - 23.05.2024Chapter 2: Ribbon-Cutting
01:36 am - 23.05.2024Chapter 1: Letters
07:32 am - 16.05.2024Chapter 1: Letters
01:46 am - 16.05.2024The list of amazing people following the adventures of Dove.
Social
Birthplace
Shadowby House, Donlon
Current Residence
Estate of House Sterling.
Contacts & Relations
Nathanial and Landry at Heirloom Isaac’s Glorious Antiques
Berig, presumably in the Donlon Underground
Wealth & Financial state
The Lady’s Maid historically made about £32 (gp) a year (=$3200 today, roughly calculated).
1 yr = 52ish weeks / 32gp per year = 0.62gp per week = 6sp 2cp per week (or 62cp/week).
Family Ties
She suspects there are Quickspells in the west country but has made no attempt to find them.
Religious Views
The goddesses are fine for people who can afford spirituality. She personally has had enough with the meddling by those who don't live in this realm.