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
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THE SOCIALITE Zahra bint Ismaael al
Su'ud aPerson
THE ACTIVIST Miss
Prudence Margaux Yeats
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THE APOLOGIST Mr.
Zebulon "
Zeb"
Dexter Davis IV
MasonThursday
In Colonial
America, the original
Zeb Davis, Mr.
Davis' great grandfather, was involved in a pre-Revolutionary movement in South
Carolina (as suggested by
WillowBelle).
He was captured and summarily executed by the British Colonial Governor, and his property was confiscated. The
Davis family has never forgotten this grave insult to their honour, not to mention their wealth. They swore to take vengeance, even if it was to be exacted centuries later.
In 1910, the Colonial Governor is long deceased. But
Zeb Davis has learned that one of the Colonial Governor's descendants would be present at the Hastings' party, and he arranged to be there himself.
The descendant in question is Sir _______ _______ , who has no idea whatsoever he has made a rival of
Zeb Davis IV. He has never step foot in
America: in fact, he had not stepped foot in his native England in months before coming to The Nightingale's
Nest.
He has spent the past several months big game hunting in British East
Africa, and was intending to stay for longer - but something cut his trip short, and he raced back to England. But whatever trouble he was fleeing from might already have found him...
Unsurprisingly, he is the best hunter in the party. _______ lives for the thrill of the chase, and it's not just big game we are speaking of. He is widely known as a libertine and smooth operator who ensnares unsuspecting hearts.
But it seems that _______ is out of his usual turf. For if anyone has caught his attention at the party, it is the
Duke of Somerset.
Sir _______ "_______" _______ _______ , Baronet
First name: the name of a fictional Byronic or Gothic hero which lends itself to the
two-syllable nickname he goes by among friends.
Middle name: a French surname.
Surname: any name from this list -
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extant_baronetcies#Baronetage_of_England_(1611%E2%80%931705).
BONUS (optional, just for fun - I may or may not take inspiration): What draws Sir _______ 's attention to the
Duke of Somerset, and could their interaction hold any significance in the context of the murder mystery?
masculine list:
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079feminine list:
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