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HelpAri's Murder Mystery CAF #11
I realise these rounds are taking forever - sorry! I'm in the midst of finals, so things are going slowly, but I promise I haven't abandoned this.
Welcome to THE NIGHTINGALE'S NEST cher529s, esteemed guest. Enjoy your stay. Try not to get killed.
THE HOST Lord August Wulfstan Hastings, 7th Earl of Ashbourne Amoret
THE HOSTESS Lady Xanthe Rosmunda Hastings ishild
THE DUCHESS Her Grace Agnes Lucrezia Grenville, Duchess of Somerset WillowBelle
THE DUKE His Grace Hadrian Antinous Grenville, Duke of Somerset Wordsmith
THE SOCIALITE Zahra bint Ismaael al Su'ud aPerson
THE ACTIVIST Miss Prudence Margaux Yeats Wordsmith
THE APOLOGIST Mr. Zebulon "Zeb" Dexter Davis IV MasonThursday
THE HUNTER Sir Victor "Frankie" Devereaux Finch, Baronet MasonThursday
THE SIREN The Honourable Circe Irene D'Isigny Darkbone
During Frankie and Circe's East African sojourn (as suggested by Laura B.) a love triangle unfolded between them and another gentleman in the party. For Circe, this was a typical Thursday night. For the two men, it was life and death.
One night, Circe retired to her tent, but was woken up by a confrontation between the two men. She was not going to intervene, until the shouts were interrupted by a gunshot ringing through the air. All of the hunters rushed out of their tents. When Circe arrived at the scene, she saw Frankie, pale and shuddering, standing over the corpse of their paramour over these past few weeks, who was sporting a gunshot wound to the head.
Frankie swore the fellow hunter had committed suicide, and the party was inclined to believe him. After all, who would want to get involved with the colonial authorities anyway? They might say something horrid like "don't leave the country", and that would ruin auntie's anual holiday at the French Riviera. But Circe was not satisfied, and Frankie dashing off the very next morning did not assuage her doubts. She came to The Nightingale's Nest to get to the bottom of what happened between the two men.
This new guest, on the other hand, carries a degree of middle-class respectability (something rarely encountered at The Nightingale's Nest). But occasionally, the Hastings' will invite a member of the labouring classes to their residence. After all, Mr. _______ isn't something tawdry like a lawyer or a doctor.
No, Mr. _______ is the nez of King George himself, and thus, the favourite perfumer of the aristocracy. Such is his talent that his origins as a simple Cornish barber are forgiven. Having risen from lowly positions, Mr. _______ is elegant and confident, but never superior. He is friendly to everyone, and knows just enough about every topic that everyone likes to converse with him. And, of course, he is the author of the fragrances half the ladies and gentlemen are wearing tonight.
Mr. _______ _______ _______
First name: https://www.behindthename.com/names/browse.php?operator_gender=isnot&value_gender[]=feminine&operator_tag=is&value_tag[]=top_10_in_cornwall
Middle name: a Biblical name revived during the Protestant Reformation (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/usage/biblical/description/protestant).
Surname: Cornish (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_surnames).
BONUS (optional, just for fun - I may or may not take inspiration): What led Mr. _______ to transition from a simple Cornish barber to the favored perfumer of King George and the aristocracy
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
Welcome to THE NIGHTINGALE'S NEST cher529s, esteemed guest. Enjoy your stay. Try not to get killed.
THE HOST Lord August Wulfstan Hastings, 7th Earl of Ashbourne Amoret
THE HOSTESS Lady Xanthe Rosmunda Hastings ishild
THE DUCHESS Her Grace Agnes Lucrezia Grenville, Duchess of Somerset WillowBelle
THE DUKE His Grace Hadrian Antinous Grenville, Duke of Somerset Wordsmith
THE SOCIALITE Zahra bint Ismaael al Su'ud aPerson
THE ACTIVIST Miss Prudence Margaux Yeats Wordsmith
THE APOLOGIST Mr. Zebulon "Zeb" Dexter Davis IV MasonThursday
THE HUNTER Sir Victor "Frankie" Devereaux Finch, Baronet MasonThursday
THE SIREN The Honourable Circe Irene D'Isigny Darkbone
During Frankie and Circe's East African sojourn (as suggested by Laura B.) a love triangle unfolded between them and another gentleman in the party. For Circe, this was a typical Thursday night. For the two men, it was life and death.
One night, Circe retired to her tent, but was woken up by a confrontation between the two men. She was not going to intervene, until the shouts were interrupted by a gunshot ringing through the air. All of the hunters rushed out of their tents. When Circe arrived at the scene, she saw Frankie, pale and shuddering, standing over the corpse of their paramour over these past few weeks, who was sporting a gunshot wound to the head.
Frankie swore the fellow hunter had committed suicide, and the party was inclined to believe him. After all, who would want to get involved with the colonial authorities anyway? They might say something horrid like "don't leave the country", and that would ruin auntie's anual holiday at the French Riviera. But Circe was not satisfied, and Frankie dashing off the very next morning did not assuage her doubts. She came to The Nightingale's Nest to get to the bottom of what happened between the two men.
This new guest, on the other hand, carries a degree of middle-class respectability (something rarely encountered at The Nightingale's Nest). But occasionally, the Hastings' will invite a member of the labouring classes to their residence. After all, Mr. _______ isn't something tawdry like a lawyer or a doctor.
No, Mr. _______ is the nez of King George himself, and thus, the favourite perfumer of the aristocracy. Such is his talent that his origins as a simple Cornish barber are forgiven. Having risen from lowly positions, Mr. _______ is elegant and confident, but never superior. He is friendly to everyone, and knows just enough about every topic that everyone likes to converse with him. And, of course, he is the author of the fragrances half the ladies and gentlemen are wearing tonight.
Mr. _______ _______ _______
First name: https://www.behindthename.com/names/browse.php?operator_gender=isnot&value_gender[]=feminine&operator_tag=is&value_tag[]=top_10_in_cornwall
Middle name: a Biblical name revived during the Protestant Reformation (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/usage/biblical/description/protestant).
Surname: Cornish (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_surnames).
BONUS (optional, just for fun - I may or may not take inspiration): What led Mr. _______ to transition from a simple Cornish barber to the favored perfumer of King George and the aristocracy
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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Mr. Noah Rufus Ferrero
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Mr. Henry Zechariah Grylls
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Mr. Harry Abner Penzance
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Mr. Leo Rufus Trevelyan
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Mr. Oliver Nathaniel Nankivell
...who, having grown tired of the familial trade of raising horses and cattle, abandoned his aging parents to be the man he had always dreamt of being: a man of higher standing who would be treated with some semblance of respect.
...who, having grown tired of the familial trade of raising horses and cattle, abandoned his aging parents to be the man he had always dreamt of being: a man of higher standing who would be treated with some semblance of respect.
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Mr Leo Daniel Solomon
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Mr. William Elijah Penrose
William had once served in the military with king George's (which one?) son, and saved his life. about a decade later, the prince remembered the grace of William, and brought him to the castle as a perfumer.
William had once served in the military with king George's (which one?) son, and saved his life. about a decade later, the prince remembered the grace of William, and brought him to the castle as a perfumer.
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Mr. Jack Adam Penrose
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Mr. Henry Tobias Fawkner
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Mr. Oliver Malachi Tremayne
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Mr. George Isaac Bligh, always had a heightened sensory response, and could tell a plant just from its scent.
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