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 .
please answer this character survey in character ! plot related questions could lead to ic developments . use the appropriate task tag for your responses .
REQUIRED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS YOUR FULL TITLE / OCCUPATION ?
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS / LOVED ONES CALL YOU ?
WHERE WERE YOU BORN ?
DO YOU HAVE SIBLINGS ?
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN ? DO YOU WANT THEM ?
DO YOU HAVE A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR FAMILY ?
DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY TRADITIONS / MEMORIES THAT YOU VALUE ?
HOW DO YOU TYPICALLY SPEND A DAY ?
ARE YOU RELIGIOUS ?
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH ?
YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS ?
DESCRIBE A HIDDEN TALENT / LITTLE KNOWN SKILL YOU BELIEVE YOU POSESS.
DO YOU FALL IN LOVE EASILY ?
DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU WOULD DIE FOR ? WHO?
DESCRIBE YOUR LIFE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.
DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE A SECRETIVE PERSON ?
IS THERE A SECRET RELATED TO YOU THAT YOU HIDE FROM MOST PEOPLE ?
DO YOU PUT YOURSELF BEFORE OTHERS , OR OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF ?
DO YOU LIKE YOURSELF ?
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A GOOD PERSON ?
ARE YOU A VENGEFUL PERSON ?
EVENT / PLOT DROP RELATED QUESTIONS -
WHY DID YOU ACCEPT THE INVITATION TO THE CORONATION ?
WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE NORTHERN RULERS ? THEIR HOME ?
WERE YOU PARTAKING IN THE FESTIVITIES AS AN INVITED GUEST , OR SOMEONE IN SERVICE TO AN INVITED GUEST ?
DID YOU ATTEND BOTH THE CORONATION & THE FEAST ?
IF SO , CAN YOU ACCOUNT FOR YOUR WHEREABOUTS PRIOR & DURING THE ATTEMPTED POISONING OF QUEEN FREYJA & KING EDRIK ? CAN ANYONE VERIFY THIS ACCOUNT ?
DID YOU SEE , HEAR , OR OVERHEAR ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL IN THE INVESTIGATION ?
WHAT MOTIVE MIGHT SOMEONE HAVE FOR SETTING THE MAESTERS TOWER ABLAZE ?
DO YOU BELIEVE THESE ATTACKS WERE / WILL BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT ? EXPLAIN.
WHO DO YOU BELIEVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LATE KING STARK’S MURDER ?
IF YOU WERE ASKED TO LAY BLAME UPON ONE OF THE HOUSES, WHO WOULD YOU HOLD RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A HEINOUS ACTs ?
IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION OF NOTE TO SHARE WITH THE INQUISITOR ?
“ — oh, I need to do one of these ? well, alright.” she plops down on the seat unceremoniously. “ joanna margaery stark, princess of the north, lady of winterfell, I’m sure you know the rest.”
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS / LOVED ONES CALL YOU ?
“ jo, but most everyone calls me that. even you call me that! i’ve also been called jojo or anna or annie. i quite like those, but jo’s my favorite. ”
WHERE WERE YOU BORN ?
“ right here — no, not right here exactly. but in winterfell, like all the other starks. ”
DO YOU HAVE SIBLINGS ?
“ yes ! there’s eddy and ellie and freyja and — well, you know. far too many wolves ‘round here, but it makes for terribly fun family dinners. ”
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN ? DO YOU WANT THEM ?
“ why ? are you offering to be the father ? i’m afraid i’m betrothed, but i’m looking to get out of that mess. ” she says with a wicked smile. “ oh ! don’t blush, i was just joking, i promise. i i would like to have children, one day. i think. ”
DO YOU HAVE A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR FAMILY ?
“ i do. i wish i had the words to describe how much i love them & how much they mean to me, but i was never any good at writing poetry. they’ve always been there for me and i them. i can’t imagine being seperated from my family.”
DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY TRADITIONS / MEMORIES THAT YOU VALUE ?
“ oh, so many ! but one of my favorites is the day we all received our direwolf pups. ”
HOW DO YOU TYPICALLY SPEND A DAY ?
“ mostly trying to get out of my duties — i mean, i mostly spend my days adhering to my duties. i take them very seriously, as you know.” she nods. “... that wasn’t very believable, was it ? well, i mean it doesn’t help that you lot have seen me sneak out of the castle more times than anyone can count. ”
ARE YOU RELIGIOUS ?
“ how could i not be ? my gods are the north. the rocks, the streams, the birds, the beasts, and when you’re standing in the middle of the wolf woods & hear the sigh of the wind or the rustle of the leaves, you know they’re listening. ”
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH ?
“ i’m quite determined when i set my mind to something. ”
YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS ?
“ probably my mouth. that’s gotten me in quite a bit of trouble. my father says — i. . . forgive me, he used to say it was that i didn’t like being told ‘no’, that my impulsive nature would be my downfall. terribly morbid, but he was a stark. it’s kind of our thing. ”
DESCRIBE A HIDDEN TALENT / LITTLE KNOWN SKILL YOU BELIEVE YOU POSESS.
“ i can shoot an apple off of someone’s head from twenty paces. five and twenty paces if there’s no wind. would you like a demonstration ? let me get my bow ! ” she leaps out of her seat in excitement. “no ? — please ! ugh, alright.” she flops back down, arms crossed.
DO YOU FALL IN LOVE EASILY ?
“ i think i fall i love with everyone, just a little bit. i haven’t meet my great love, like they have in all the songs, if that’s what you’re asking. ”
DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU WOULD DIE FOR ? WHO?
“ my family, of course. without question. ”
DESCRIBE YOUR LIFE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.
“ i’ll be right here in winterfell. — what about my betrothal? what about it? ” an easy laugh escapes her lips. she’d broken three betrothals. soon, that number would be four. “ i’ll be here in winterfell, still causing all kinds of trouble i hope. i’m afraid you won’t be rid of me yet.”
DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE A SECRETIVE PERSON ?
“ not particularly, but everyone has secrets i think. and i’m entitled to my own. ”
IS THERE A SECRET RELATED TO YOU THAT YOU HIDE FROM MOST PEOPLE ?
her mind flickers to the letter tucked in her trunk, the bag lying beneath it. “ no.”
DO YOU PUT YOURSELF BEFORE OTHERS , OR OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF ?
“ contrary to what everyone else seems to thinks, i do try to put others before myself. i just don’t want to limit myself from all that this world has to offer.”
DO YOU LIKE YOURSELF ?
“ i like myself as much as well as anyone likes themselves, i suppose. ”
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A GOOD PERSON ?
“ i don’t know. i hope i am. ” do you think i am? she almost asks. “ i try to be.”
ARE YOU A VENGEFUL PERSON ?
“ i don’t... think so ? i’ve been told i can be awfully mean when i fly into a passion. and i do things i find myself regretting later on. ”
EVENT / PLOT DROP RELATED QUESTIONS -
WHY DID YOU ACCEPT THE INVITATION TO THE CORONATION ?
“ i heard there would be cake at the feast.” she deadpans.
WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE NORTHERN RULERS ? THEIR HOME ?
“ well i quite like it here. it’s beautiful, in it’s own strange & cold way. and i suppose my rulers are passable. ” she breaks out into a small smile. “ joking. can i have no fun ?”
WERE YOU PARTAKING IN THE FESTIVITIES AS AN INVITED GUEST , OR SOMEONE IN SERVICE TO AN INVITED GUEST ?
“ well i think it would have been quite strange if i hadn’t been invited to my own brother’s coronation. ”
DID YOU ATTEND BOTH THE CORONATION & THE FEAST ?
“ i did. it was lovely. you know, up until the attempt on my sister’s life. that put a bit of a damper on the mood.”
IF SO , CAN YOU ACCOUNT FOR YOUR WHEREABOUTS PRIOR & DURING THE ATTEMPTED POISONING OF QUEEN FREYJA & KING EDRIK ? CAN ANYONE VERIFY THIS ACCOUNT ?
“ i was standing right besides them with my brother, eldyn, on the dias. he could verify that. as well as frey & eddy, sorry, queen freyja & king edrik.”
DID YOU SEE , HEAR , OR OVERHEAR ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL IN THE INVESTIGATION ?
“ no, but the goblet that was in the boy, tomas’ hand. the wine looked... almost purple ? the wine in edrik’s goblet looked red. could it have been the strangler, do you think ?”
WHAT MOTIVE MIGHT SOMEONE HAVE FOR SETTING THE MAESTERS TOWER ABLAZE ?
“ losing maester rybeck was awful. he was always very patient with me during lessons, even when i was being a little terror.” jo quickly swipes her sleeve across her eyes, folding her hands back in her lap. “ i don’t know any motive, the maesters are meant to serve the realm aren’t they ? not any one king. do you think that there was some sort of information in the maester’s tower that someone didn’t want getting out ? ”
DO YOU BELIEVE THESE ATTACKS WERE / WILL BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT ? EXPLAIN.
“ i want to say that it was an isolated incident , but that would be wishful thinking on my part. and if whoever did this was brazen enough to attack my family at a coronation, in front of great houses from all three kingdoms, then . . . i’m quite afraid of what they’re planning next. ”
WHO DO YOU BELIEVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LATE KING STARK’S MURDER ?
“ can i skip this, please ? i don’t particularly want to think about it. ”
IF YOU WERE ASKED TO LAY BLAME UPON ONE OF THE HOUSES, WHO WOULD YOU HOLD RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A HEINOUS ACTs ?
“ i mean... the sigil of house targaryen was at maester’s tower. it’s not as though one needs to leap across a gaping chasm to come to the conclusion that that alone is suspicious, at the very least. ”
IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION OF NOTE TO SHARE WITH THE INQUISITOR ?
“ no, not particularly. but how’s your husband ? is he faring well ? oh - wonderful ! i’m happy to hear it. am i free to go? ” she was practically bouncing in her chair. “ yessssss ! i wish you luck ! i’m going riding.”
HELLO TO OUR LOVELY MEMBERS ! we just wanted to thank y’all for your paitence these last few days, we appreciate y’all so much ! as promised, we’ve got RANDOM PAIRINGS for the THIRD AND FINAL PART OF OUR WINTERFELL STORYLINE down below — click the read more to see who your character(s) got paired with. please reach out to your thread partners for some plotting, and feel free to message any of the admins for ideas !!
AN ANONYMOUS LETTER HAS BEEN DROPPED OFF TODAY ! i wonder what’s inside.
oh – it seems someone is blaming governor de launay for his own death !
i’ve attached the letter below for all to read. do what you will with these words and pray your letters never fall into the wrong hands.
I find the events that have occurred as of recently to be beyond heinous. The people had no right to take the life of another and so violently at that. The people are angry, but they should know that their anger is absolutely useless. If they were to approach with less animosity then perhaps they would be heard. Truth be told, they have nothing to be angry about. They have roofs over their heads, food in their mouths and have the opportunity to be a part of a wonderful country, it is an insult to even hear of their supposed unrest and anger. If they want to be angry… let them, but always stay on your guard lest they make an attempt on anyone else’s lives. What happened to the governor is a pity, but if he knew to protect himself at all times, then perhaps he’d still be with us.
AN ANONYMOUS LETTER HAS BEEN DROPPED OFF TODAY ! i wonder what’s inside.
oh – it seems a foreigner feels strongly towards the treatment of the third estate ! is there a spy within the second estate or is this simply a concerned individual ?
i’ve attached the translated letter below for all to read. do what you will with these words and pray your letters never fall into the wrong hands.
I’ve barely found my footing here and it’s being threatened by Parisians. I don’t know how far or quickly this news shall travel, but by the time you get this, who knows what has happened already. Perhaps this won’t be the only letter you receive regarding this issue, maybe not even from me. There’s no reason to go into details - I hardly have any, seeing how I’m not there. Everything I receive is second-hand, at best. It could be exaggerated or something was forgotten.
But you dare ask my opinion on this issue? We are divided for no other reason besides pettiness. Must we be so uptight about outward appearances when the people we are supposed to be looking after wants us dead? They may not be under my rule, but I still have a hand in their treatment. It’s sickening. No one would want to listen to an outsider anyway.
Each day, I think I understand this place but I don’t. Each day, I miss you all. Each day, I wish I was back home. France is my home now, but it has never been in my heart.
AN ANONYMOUS LETTER HAS BEEN DROPPED OFF TODAY ! i wonder what’s inside.
oh -- it seems there may be a traitor in the second estate. the king may have to watch his back, before this traitor leads revolutionaries to his door !
i’ve attached the letter below for all to read. do what you will with these words and pray your letters never fall into the wrong hands.
Today, Uncle brought word of a rebellion in the streets of Paris. His distress was evident - his manservant, he said, had disappeared during the afternoon and hasn’t been seen since. Uncle seems less concerned about the wellbeing of his manservant (Pierre), and more about finding new staff during such peculiar times. At first, I imagined disgruntled servants throwing up their hands in disgust at the ignorant and disgustingly indulgent nobility, marching out the door in frustration, but as Uncle continued to bemoan his loss, the story was painted more clearly. The horrific scene has stayed with us all evening, shrouding the evening in fearful whispers - will we be next? - and arrogant claims of the monarchy’s power over the insurgency. I see them as revolutionists. After all, why should some of us be royalty, while others suffer for each day? Their methods may be brutal - I shiver as I picture the Governor’s head removed from his body - but have they not suffered the same consequences for lesser evils? My mother prays they will never reach out doors, and I pray this as well. I hope they find revolution at the gates of the king’s doors, where the will of the people will be mightier than the will of pampered nobility.
