AN INQUEST ! BROKENCROWNS’ FIRST TASK !
as the investigations at winterfell begin , so do the inquests . investigators ( both of northern and southern origin ) pull guests aside , asking what questions they can to try and identify culprits and keep the tenuous peace. below , is the set of questions the inquisitor asks . be careful what you say - as little birds are known to flock nearby , particularly with the ravens missing their home .
All muses below, replies go in the order of: Anthor Daemon Dorian Valarr
REQUIRED QUESTIONS
what is your full title / occupation ?
“Ser Anthor Lefford, Lord and Knight.”
“Daemon Aurane Velaryon, Lord of Dirftmark.”
“Ser Dorian Sand, Knight of the Kingsguard.”
“Lord Valarr Waters, Master of Whispers.”
what do your friends / loved ones call you ?
“My friends call me “Thor”, I rarely hear anyone call me Anthor these days.”
“Daemon.”
“Nicknames are for children.”
“Val but only family. I don’t allow just anyone to call me that.”
where were you born ?
“The Westerlands, I was there but I don’t remember much.”
“On a ship near Driftmark.”
“Godsgrace.”
“Waters is a bastard name for the Crownlands....you tell me where I was born.”
do you have siblings ?
“I do....in the sense that we have the same parents.”
“Far too many.”
“Yes.”
“Dragons are as fertile as Stags.”
do you have children ? do you want them ?
“I don’t have them but I want them. I want a lot of them.”
“No. Of course I want children.”
“Children are disgusting.”
“Dragons are as fertile as Stags. Many dragon seeds have been planted.”
do you have a positive relationship with your family ?
“I don’t think that’s any of your business.”
“Yes, we’re a beacon of strength and unity.”
“Sure.”
“I love my family more than anyone in this world.”
do you have any family traditions / memories that you value ?
“....no.”
“For the birth of every child, we come together on the same ship for the birth. We drink and praise the Merling King.”
“My father gave me my first spear, a man’s spear and told me, ‘you’re not a man until your spear is part of your arm’.”
“We like to sit on dragon eggs and hold hands.”
how do you typically spend a day ?
“I train my mind and body everyday. I’m soon to be married and I want to learn more in the way of being a husband but it seems that’s something a man must learn alone.”
“I meet with my smallfolk and I hold court. If needed, I’m in King’s Landing. We build the best ships known to man so I spent a lot of time organizing.”
“I protect the most important people alive. The Prince and Princess of Dorne. When I’m not doing that I train and when I’m not doing that I spend my time enjoying my privacy.”
“Oh, you know, I collect information and read. Reading is fundamental.”
are you religious ?
“The only Gods that exist are the old Gods.”
“I am. I suppose.” Daemon shrugged, “I don’t go to the sept or talk to trees or turtles.”
“Religion is for children.”
Valarr laughs, his head falling back and his arms wrapping around his middle.
what is your greatest strength ?
“You’ll never see me coming.”
“Sailing.”
“I’m the greatest swordsman in Dorne.”
“I’m the smartest man in any room.”
your greatest weakness ?
“Love.”
“I get irritated very easily.”
“Temper.”
“I am a dragon. We don’t have weaknesses.".
describe a hidden talent / little known skill you believe you posess.
“Singing. No one knows but I do enjoy singing.”
“If you get two people to hold me upside down I can empty a pitcher without spilling one drop.”
“Dancing and no, I won’t go into it.”
“I’m a lovely singer, if I wanted to be a disappointment I would travel the realm and sing for a living.”
do you fall in love easily ?
“No but I would like too.”
“No.”
“What a stupid question.”
“...love is a trap.”
do you have someone you would die for ? who?
“I would die for my family.”
“My wife.”
“My Prince and Princess and Joanna Stark.”
“My daughter.”
describe your life five years from now.
“I suppose that I’ll be a father by then, maybe I’ll have some more experiences. “ He wanted to do something to have the North and South united under the Targaryens but he wasn’t an idiot, some things were better left unsaid.
“Four kids, maybe, more ships, and I want to have more added on to the castle.”
“No.”
“I plan on having much longer hair when I get older.”
do you consider yourself to be a secretive person ?
“I try to be.”
“A man must hold his tongue.”
“Yes.”
“I love secrets. Do you want to tell me some secrets? Lets see if I know them.”
is there a secret related to you that you hide from most people ?
“No one knows everything about anyone.”
Daemon stares for a long moment then rolls his eyes in irritation, “we all have secrets.”
“Mmm.”
“Of course, good look figuring them out.”
do you put yourself before others , or others before yourself ?
“Other first, if I love them.”
“I put my wife first. My family. My King.”
“I would be a terrible Kingsguard.”
“Depends on the day.”
do you like yourself ?
“I like me...I suppose.”
“Of course.”
“I don’t think about it.”
“I’m delightful.”
do you believe that you are a good person ?
“Good is subjective. I’m subjectively the best person.”
“Are you?”
“Yes.”
“Good is boring.”
are you a vengeful person ?
“Vengeance can be useful.”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
“Who? Me? Never.”
EVENT / PLOT DROP RELATED QUESTIONS -
why did you accept the invitation to the coronation ?
“It’s important to be here.”
“It was either me or my mother. And my mother hates snow.”
“The Starks and Martells are family. I go where the Martells require me.”
“I wanted to play in the snow.”
what are your impressions of the northern rulers ? their home ?
“The North is strong. Our leaders are just as Strong. Winterfell is nice.”
“I don’t know them. I hate this place though.”
“I like the walls.”
“I find Northmen unlikeable but the rulers seem fit. I don’t care for Winterfell.”
were you partaking in the festivities as an invited guest , or someone in service to an invited guest ?
“Invited guest.”
“I was invited.”
“In service to House Martell.”
“I suppose it was an invite but I’m here in service to my King.”
did you attend both the coronation & the feast ?
“I did. I enjoyed my time.”
“I attended the coronation, came to the feast.”
“Yes.”
“No, I was standing on the wall and then I came for food.”
if so , can you account for your whereabouts prior & during the attempted poisoning of queen freyja & king edrik ? can anyone verify this account ?
“Many of my men can confirm that I was in the hall the entire night.”
“I went to the glass gardens, I think Lord Quentin Tyrell was there. I was quite drunk.”
“I was in the hall, someone saw me, ask arond.”
“I can’t. Sorry. I got drunk and. think I followed a serving woman into a closet.”
did you see , hear , or overhear anything suspicious that might be useful in the investigation ?
“If I did I would have brought them to my father immediately.”
“I heard that assassins don’t talk about their deeds.”
“No.”
“If I knew I would have charged you for the answer.”
what motive might someone have for setting the maesters tower ablaze ?
“To throw everyone off.”
“Because Maesters smell funny.”
“Distraction.”
Valarr smirked, “maybe they were cold.”
do you believe these attacks were / will be an isolated incident ? explain.
“Of course not. Someone planned this, someone wants to cause a war and i don’t know why.”
No one would go through all of this for a one time kick. Has to be the beginning of a plan.”
“Someone else will be attacked, it’s only a matter of time.”
“Seeing as the assassin failed, I imagine no one is safe.”
who do you believe to be responsible for the late king stark’s murder ?
“Whoever tried to kill the King and Queen.”
“The dead Maester.”
“I don’t speculate. It’s dangerous.”
“Maybe it was you.”
if you were asked to lay blame upon one of the houses, who would you hold responsible for such a heinous acts ?
“Greyjoys.”
“Starks.”
“It could be anyone. I hope you find them before I do.”
“Starks.”
is there any other information of note to share with the inquisitor ? no one has anything sassy to say.
