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William Theobald

Fanart by Shyranno

He is known as The Reverend William Theobald, Moral Authority. He is Marmaduke's godfather.

## Physical appearance

He is a tall vicar. There are lines across his brow that indicate he is a man who spends his days concerned about things, and he has a long face.

In Chapter 5, he is wearing a black cassock and tippet, and a Canterbury cap.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 3

Fitzie mentions that he received a letter of condemnation from Rev. Theobald. Fitzie considers him a "rather annoying model of integrity and righteousness" but notes that his old employers loved him.

### Chapter 4

Marmaduke says he wants to join the Dormouse Society because Rev. Theobald says that it is the only respectable club for an earl's son. However, when Marmaduke applied to join, he was rejected due to being "insufficiently respectable." Rev. Theobald broke the news to Uncle Chum, and advised Marmaduke to look deeply within his soul and that the only way to achieve full respectability was the give up everything he liked.

Rev. Theobald is also responsible for Marmaduke's reduced allowance because he says that a lack of money helps the immortal soul.

### Chapter 5

Fitzie can mention that Marmaduke attend a sermon given by Rev. Theobald.

The Jolly Good Person can meet Rev. Theobald, who will comment that he has been hearing all about them for years. Different conversations can follow – the Jolly Good Person can convince Rev. Theobald that they are reformed, or they can insist that their terrible reputation is well-deserved.

Rev. Theobald is still fair. For instance if the Jolly Good Person is wearing a bathrobe, he will be scandalised and shocked them; however, if he witnessed Marmaduke initially wearing the bathrobe, only for him to swap clothes with the Jolly Good Person, he will commend the Jolly Good Person for suffering in his place.

Before leaving, Rev. Theobald says that he has been asked to judge a combined boxing and fine dining competition among several London-area clubs. He notes that he does not approve of the competition but has agreed to be a judge in order to ensure that the contest is conducted morally and to ensure that there is no blasphemy.

### Chapter 6

Rev. Theobald is present at the competition.
Mr. Angler

Mr. Angler works for the First Fiduciary Bank and Trust. He is described as a gentleman in a fine gray suit and shiny shoes. His suit is subtly shiny due to the silver threads worked into it. He carries a pocket watch. He holds a folder and looks around smarmily like an officious trout.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 2

Mr. Angler enters the Noble Gases Club just as Jill Bitterberry's photographer is taking a photo for an interview. He announces his intention to foreclose on the property on account of the defaulted loan taken out by the Noble Gases to the tune of one hundred thousand readies (including interest). The photographer captures the reaction to Mr. Angler's announcement on camera.

### Chapter 4

Mr. Angler appears during the Noble Gases' meeting. In response to President Ernie's protestation the Mr. Angler cannot behave as though he owned the place, he points out that he's quite close to owning the place. If the Jolly Good Person has earned a great deal of money (5,000 readies) selling lemonade, he will eye them curiously. The Noble Gases may claim that Toppers will stand for the rest of the loan, and Mr. Angler will accept the forged documents.
Scene: done well

* "Frankincense and I had a reasonably pleasant relationship with each other."
	+ frankincense+
* Frankincense and I had a torrid and passionate affair, but I cannot say that.
	+ you had a passionate affair with Frankincense (lustfrank is true)
	+ frankincense++
* "I was not among Frankincense's many admirers, let us say."
	+ frankincense--
* What they do not know is that Frankincense and I had fallen deeply in love with one another, but I cannot say that.
	+ you were in love with Frankincense (lovefrank is true)
	+ frankincense++
* But I was still reeling from the news of Rory's engagement, and could not respond.
	+ rory+

* Let Rory finish.
	+ go to scene: loan test
* Smoothly break in and make the request for a loan on Rory's behalf.
	+ if your persuade > 35
		- you smoothly interrupted Rory (theoldoil is true)
		- renown+
		- go to scene: loan test
	+ else
		- primrose-
		- renown-
		- go to scene: loan test
* Offer Aunt Primrose a respectful compliment before Rory asks for money in order to smooth their path.
	+ if your culture > 35
		- renown+
		- you smoothly interrupted Rory (theoldoil is true)
		- go to scene: loan test
	+ else
		- renown-
		- primrose-
		- go to scene: loan test
Scene: shop challenge

* I quickly grab for the hairstick.
	+ if your bold > 40 **and** soothing < 35
		- your gift hairstick: true
		- firesnuff gift doily true
		- firesnuff++
		- renown++
		- altercation true
		- go to scene: make train
	+ if your bold > 35 **and** soothing < 45
		- your gift needlepoint true
		- firesnuff gift doily true
		- rory-
		- firesnuff+
		- renown+
		- altercation true
		- readies -8
		- smash +1
		- go to scene: make train
	+ else
		- your gift needlepoint
		- firesnuff--
		- rory-
		- renown-
		- altercation true
		- suspicion+
		- readies -15
		- firesnuff gift hairstick true
		- smash +1
		- go to scene: make train
* I tell Col. Firesnuff and the salesclerk that the hairstick is on reserve for me.
	+ if your persuade > 40 **and** soothing > 35
		- your gift hairstick true
		- firesnuff gift doily true
		- firesnuff+
		- renown+
		- go to scene: make train
	+ if your persuade > 35 **and** soothing > 30
		- your gift needlepoint
		- firesnuff gift doily
		- firesnuff-
		- renown-
		- go to scene: make train
	+ else
		- your gift needlepoint true
		- firesnuff--
		- rory-
		- renown-
		- readies -15
		- suspicion+
		- firesnuff gift hairstick true
		- smash +1
		- go to scene: make train
* I let Col. Firesnuff buy it and then attempt to pilfer it from him.
	+ if your skullduggery > 40 **and** observe > 35
		- if attempt champagne theft or watch theft or watch theft aware or champagne theft
			* haze++
		- your gift hairstick true
		- firesnuff+
		- firesnuff gift nothing
		- pickpocketed firesnuff true
		- achieve peridotsteal
		- go to scene: make train
	+ if your skullduggery > 35 **and** observe > 30
		- if attempt champagne theft or watch theft or watch theft aware or champagne theft
			* haze++
		- pickpocketed firesnuff true
		- your gift hairstick true
		- firesnuff gift tobacco true
		- suspicion+++
		- achieve peridot steal
		- go to scene: make train
	+ else
		- if attempt champagne theft or watch theft or watch theft aware or champagne theft
			* haze+
		- your gift needlepoint true
		- firesnuff gift hairstick true
		- suspicion+
		- renown-
		- firesnuff-
		- go to scene: make train
Snood

Desmond/Eleanor Snood may replace the Servant as Rory Wintermint's personal servant. Snood is a sober person in their late thirties with a sensible hairstyle and simple clothing of fine fabric and conservative cut. As a man, he wears a charcoal gray suit. As a woman, she wears a black dress. Snood has exquisite hearing. They make it a practice to take particular notice of all mail, which they find can be informative and sometimes entertaining.

## Tally Ho

### Epilogue

If the Servant leaves Rory's service because the two are engaged in a romantic relationship, the Servant decides whether to give Snood an interview.

In the interview, Snood may state that if their employer regularly misquoted verse and insisted that their misquote was superior to the original, Snood would give notice. If the Servant once said that their own worst quality was a tendency to become emotionally enmeshed with their employer, Snood says the same. Otherwise, Snood claims to have no flaws.

After the interview, the Servant may blackball Snood, hire them on the spot, or consider them for a few days. If Rory and the Servant hire Snood, Snood gets the two of them out of seeing Rory's aunt Thistle by sending her a telegram claiming that the two have a severe case of whooping lice and must be quarantined but will still come rather than disappoint her.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 8

The Jolly Good Person may meet Snood at Rory's residence. If so, they find Snood officious, rather formal, and reminiscent of their former servant Starling.
Yasmina

Yasmina the yak is Colonel Firesnuff's entry in the Exotic Animal Show at Woodland Centre's Harvest Festival. Undefeated in competition (as of the start of *Tally Ho*), Yasmina is a purebred yak who produces wonderful butter and cheese. She loves shows, competes fiercely, and puts a good face on it, but competing is a lonely life. When winning, she has a penetrating gaze. Yasmina is slightly allergic to Gila monsters.

Colonel Firesnuff shampoos her every other day and combs through her fur with a special yak-comb of his own invention. He also rubs her long, shaggy fur thrice daily with a special mixture of his own, composed of a blend of secret essential oils for that special sheen. The colonel praises Yasmina because she is beautiful, graceful, and "does every trick," with particular reference to her ability to fetch and play dead.

## Tally Ho

### Chapter 4

During the foxhunt, Colonel Firesnuff may brag about Yasmina the yak. If pressed, he may admit that he fears she's lonely and in need of companionship. Although he has spent "a good deal of time talking to her, day after day," Yasmina remains sad.

### Chapter 5

If the Servant is disguised as Professor Clarence Q. HIckory, Colonel Firesnuff may tell them his dream. The Servant may then interpret this dream to mean that the colonel is babying Yasmina and needs to spend less time with her. He may take this advice.

### Chapter 8

Yasmina the yak makes her first (and only) in-person appearance as a contestant in the Exotic Animal Show. During the competition, the Servant may rattle Colonel Firesnuff with the suggestion that Yasmina has an infestation of Northern yak-crickets.
Scene: leave regina

* "I will make my way back here and search the rooms."
	+ chapter 4: search
	+ regina+
	+ invitation+
	+ go to scene: possible meet haze
* "I will interrogate people."
	+ chapter 4: interrogate
	+ regina+
	+ invitation+
	+ go to scene: possible meet haze
* "This is madness. I'm not helping you."
	+ regina----
	+ invitation----
	+ help regina: false
	+ chapter 4: free
	+ go to scene: possible meet haze
Elite Theatrical Whatnots and More

Elite Theatrical Whatnots and More is a theatrical supply store located just a few blocks away from Woodland Centre's high street. The store is well-kept and well-stocked, carrying festive-looking costumes in every imaginable size and shape. Among other options, there are fairy princess outfits, Sinbad the Sailor suits, and ogre costumes. The shopkeeper is Polly, a middle-aged woman in a pirate queen costume. During *Tally Ho*, the show has a special offer: "Buy one costume, get one professional set of hair-related accoutrements for free."

## Wares

### Professorial Options

Elite Theatrical Whatnots and More offers the following professorial options:

"The Sultan," a dark gray, wide-lapelled, linen-silk jacket in a tasteful herringbone with buttery soft leather patches on the elbow that comes with a fine white linen shirt and ivory trousers with two pleats (45 readies; price may be bargained down to 30 readies; after each time a customer rejects and comes back to The Sultan, the price increases to 50 readies, then 55 readies, then The Sultan is no longer for sale). The costume has only been worn once, in a production of one of Bernard Shaw's lesser works for the community theater. It seems to emanate light; when one looks upon it, a heavenly choir starts to sing.The Sultan's understated, yet perfectly flattering lines can make even Figaro "Figs" Fairfield look halfway respectable.

A set of black academic robes with a pearl-gray chevron on the front adorned with three black velvet stripes on each arm, a gold doctoral hood, and a black mortarboard with a little gold tassel on it (12 readies). Polly describes it as "a quality costume at bargain-basement prices."

A Galileo costume consisting of an ugly, bulky, brown fur-lined robe with dull red velvet sleeves and an itchy-looking starched white ruff. According to Polly, the costume will make people think, "Now there goes a genius straight out of the seventeenth century!"

### Ginger Hair-Related Accoutrements

* Elite Theatrical Whatnots and More offers the following shades of ginger hair-related accoutrements:

* Blinding Auburn
* Ruby Red
* Strawberry Saffron
* Metallic Bronze
* Rich Mahogany
* Burgundy Stain
* Chestnut Praline
* Aubergine
* Robin Red-Breast
Scene: meeting haze

* if your observe > 25
	+ haze+

* I sit down next to them. "Nice to meet you. I'm (name)."
	+ haze+
	+ persuade+
	+ go to scene: where to
* I sit down after a long pause, shudder a bit at their garb, and offer them only the barest of nods.
	+ haze-
	+ culture+
	+ "Will I really?"
		- haze+
			* "None for me, thank you."
				+ if haze 2 true
					- go to scene: champagne theft
				+ if haze 2 false
					- go to scene: seasons
			* "I'll just take one."
				+ if haze 2 true
					- go to scene: champagne theft
				+ if haze 2 false
					- go to scene: seasons
			* "Why don't you eat one first?"
				+ if haze 2 true
					- go to scene: champagne theft
				+ if haze 2 false
					- go to scene: seasons
	+ "Mmm."
		- haze--
		- "Mmm."
			* haze--
			* if haze 2 true
				+ go to scene: champagne theft
			* if haze 2 false
				+ go to scene: seasons
		- "I am disembarking at our final stop, Woodland Centre."
			* haze+
			* if haze 2 true
				+ go to scene: champagne theft
			* if haze 2 false
				+ go to scene: seasons
		- "I'm on the first leg of a journey around the world."
			* haze+
			* if haze 2 true
				+ go to scene: champagne theft
			* if haze 2 false
				+ go to scene: seasons
	+ "You know, I think it's worked. I'm charmed and disarmed!"
		- Haze++
		- readies -1
		- if haze 2 true
			* go to scene: champagne theft
		- if haze 2 false
			* go to scene: seasons
* I sit right down and turn towards them. "What charming hair."
	+ haze++
	+ go to scene: where to
String-bean Sally

Fanart by Shyranno

"String-bean" Sally is a member of the Noble Gases Club in London. A champion dart-thrower, she is on crutches for the entirety of *Cakes and Ale* and does not know what a radian is.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 3

String-bean Sally volunteers to help move the heavy table down the narrow spiral staircase. She has trouble getting up the stairs due to her crutches. If the Jolly Good Person instructs her to supervise while the others carry the table, String-bean Sally is grateful. Having gotten the table to the bottom of the stairs, she and Gloves leave to go to the pictures.

### Chapter 4

The Jolly Good Person may encounter String-bean Sally's great-aunt Desdemona in the Greek restaurant *Polytropos*. Great-Aunt Desdemona may be persuaded to donate money to the Noble Gases Club.

String-bean Sally is present at the emergency meeting.

### Chapter 6

String-bean Sally is present at the arena. She drinks lemon tonic surprises and claims that she can hit a small rubber ball with her crutch twelve times in a row without the ball hitting the ground, causing Duddles to go looking for balls. If a food fight breaks out, she may lose a crutch to a well-thrown cruller.

### Chapter 7

String-bean Sally notices if the newspaper article is bad and if the Jolly Good Person has plugged *Scroobles.* When President Ernie announces his intention to resign, she makes a whinnying noise. Although she shouts for the Jolly Good Person to be the new president, there are some who shout for her to be president.

### Chapter 8

If the punch bowl has not already been destroyed or lost and the Jolly Good Person offered to throw the urchins a party at the Noble Gases Club in exchange for delivering the newspapers in Chapter 6, String-bean Sally delivers the news that the urchins have broken the punch bowl.
Harlow Broadstreet

Fanart by Shyranno

He is the director of Spectacles Coffee.

If he offers to become the sponsor of the Noble Gases, it is because he hopes they can be instrumental and effective together in order to reach their shared goals – that is, to "ensure that this quiet, sleepy nation shall rouse themselves, open their eyes, and shake themselves out of the status quo that holds everyone prisoner."

He will also tell the Jolly Good Person that they "embody the spirit of Guy Fox thoroughly."

## Physical appearance

* He is a friendly looking gentleman, who speaks with a silky voice and has a breath that smells like roasted coffee beans. He has a faint scar near one eye. He walks with a slight limp, leaning on a stout and knobbled ash wood cane.
* In Chapter 8, he wears deep brown--so dark it looks black--and he wears a beret and an opera cloak.
* He has a luxurious wavy mane of light brown hair with radiant honey highlights.
Duke Weakling-arms

He is a member of the Noble Gases.

## Trivia

He can always be counted on to tell his old joke about the turkey sandwich.

He has never understood algebra.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 6

He is playing cards in the stands, throwing cards and money with abandon with Pauldron, Bootsie, and Mustardseed. They are playing a game called 'six-card flapdoodle' with twenty jokers in the pack to make things interesting. Bootsie is using walnuts as her marker, but Pauldron keeps eating them. Bootsie is winning the game, although Pauldron claims otherwise.

The Jolly Good Person can encourage them to cheer for the Noble Gases. Duke Weakling-arms notes that they did cheer, shouting "Give me an N!  N! Give me an O!  O!" and so on until 'Noble Gases' was spelled, before being informed by a member of the Dormouse Society that they had spelled 'Nobble Gasels' instead.

Duke Weakling-arms can come up with a cheer that directly threats murder: "We're the Noble Gases, and we are here to say/that with a sharpened chef's knife, your kindred we shall slay."

Alternatively, the Jolly Good Person can berate them for not cheering for the Noble Gases or tell them to cheer for the other clubs – the Rowdy Roustabouts and the Dormouse Society.

### Chapter 7

He will always shout your name to nominate you as a new candidate for club president.
Scene: peek

* know firesnuff true

* I sneak up behind Col. Firesnuff and read over his shoulder.
	+ if your skullduggery > 40
		- jabs info true
		- renown++
		- go to scene: village
	+ else
		- firesnuff--
		- renown-
		- go to scene: village
* I sit nearby and try to hear what I can.
	+ if your observe > 35
		- jabs info true
		- renown+
		- go to scene: village
	+ else
		- firesnuff-
		- renown-
		- go to scene: village
* I'd better let Col. Firesnuff know I'm here.
	+ go to scene: pardon me
Francis Feathers

Fanart by Shyranno

Francis Feathers is a potential recruit for the Noble Gases, along with their friends Bunny, Carbuncles, and Myfanwy. They can be first met in Chapter 4 at *Polytropos*. Depending on the player's choices, they can be successfully recruited to the Noble Gases, along with their group of friends.

## Physical appearance

They are well-dressed and dapper. In Chapter 4, they are wearing a scarlet dress under a pearl-gray waistcoat with handsome pearl buttons on it.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 4

At Polytropos, they are making a wager about how many pieces of baklava Bunny can fit in her mouth at once.

### Chapter 5

They are reading the *Welcome to the Noble Gases Handbook*.

### Chapter 7

They endorse the Jolly Good Person, saying that they were responsible for getting them to join, and so owe their very Noble Gas-ness to the Jolly Good Person.
Jonas Troyweight's House of Thrift

Jonas Troyweight's House of Thrift is a silent, cluttered establishment with a thick coating of dust on every surface. The shopkeeper is Jonas Troyweight himself. The thrift shop is located beneath Figaro "Figs" Fairfield's garret in Woodland Centre's high street. Shelves of unwanted books, unattractive glass and porcelain goods, and racks of clothes fill nearly every inch of the store. The store does such a good business in old clothes that Jonas opens another store, Jonas Troyweight's All-Nite Clothier and Haberdasher, in London.

## Wares

Jonas Troyweight's House of Thrift offers the following professorial options:

* A pair of very wide-legged dark gray spongebag trousers, a white dress shirt, and a tweed jacket in fairly good condition (12 readies).

* A buff corduroy suit and beige tie covered with grass stains (8 readies).

* A moth-eaten raccoon coat and a long fringed scarf (6 readies).

A double handful of ratty old wigs with no distinguishable color beyond "dusty" (no additional cost).
Three - Ritornello

## General Info

This is a thorough walkthrough for the third chapter of Tally Ho. Click here to see specific romance guides and here to see achievement guides.

For the characters that have no fixed gender I have changed the pronouns to gender-neutral ones where applicable.

Some choices do not change any stats, and those will be referred to as 'empty choices'.

## Choices

* "Wonderful! Glad to meet you, Valentine!"
	+ val+
	+ bold+
* I look Valentine up and down critically. "I…am to be…your mentor?"
	+ soothing-
* "But why me? Why now?"
	+ intellect+

* "Go and wash your hands while I hire a cab. Your hands are sure to be sticky."
	+ observe+
	+ tranquility+
	+ val skill++
	+ val-
	+ go to scene: picnic
* "Gather up the suitcases and follow me."
	+ pear juice: true
	+ tranquilty-
	+ val skill+
	+ val+
	+ go to scene: hire cab
* "I'll take the suitcases; follow me."
	+ val-
		- "Oh, very well. Take that small one there."
			* pear juice: true
			* tranquility-
			* val skill+
			* val++
			* go to scene: picnic
		- "As you say. See if you can hoist that heavy one."
			* pear juice true
			* tranquility-
			* val skill+
			* val++
			* go to scene: picnic
		- "I believe I mentioned that I would prefer to carry them myself."
			* tranquility+
			* val-
			* go to scene: picnic
Scene: carlington

If you rejected the portrait (portait rejected: true)

* I destroy it at once.
	+ go to scene: destroy painting
* I sigh, and then hang it in the gallery like Figs wants.
	+ go to scene: hang painting
* I'll bring it to Rory and let ${rory\_him} deal with it.
	+ go to scene: check rory

If you were going to ask for permission from Rory

* I'm going to go up to Rory and ask ${rory\_him} what ${rory\_he} wants me to do with the painting.
	+ go to scene: check rory
* I know Rory will tell me to hang the painting, so I'll just do it.
	+ go to scene: hang painting
* Rory would surely tell me to dispose of the painting at once, so I'll destroy it.
	+ go to scene: destroy painting

If you said you were going to hang up the portrait

* Upon careful consideration, perhaps I had best bring this issue to Rory's attention.
	+ go to scene: check rory
* I think I should destroy the painting at once.
	+ go to scene: destroy painting
* I will keep my word and hang the painting up in the gallery.
	+ go to scene: hang painting
Scene: get dressed

* "If it helps in any way, I would be willing to work for free this month, sir/madam."
	+ rory+
	+ soothing++
	+ intellect-
* "If any debt collectors show up, I'll see them out. Never you fear about that, sir/madam."
	+ bold++
	+ observe-
	+ rory+
* "Ah…I understand the importance of Aunt Primrose's visit."
	+ intellect++
	+ soothing-
* "Most distressing, sir/madam, to be sure."
	+ rory-
	+ observe++
	+ bold-

* "I took the liberty of discarding that outfit with yesterday's rubbish, sir/madam. May I suggest an outfit less…sudden in its effect?" I say, calmly.
	+ if your soothing > 50
		- rory+
		- tranquility+
		- appearance+
		- Rory looks presentable, which will gain approval from Aunt Primrose (outfit is true)
		- go to scene: book chat
	+ else
		- rory--
		- tranquility-
		- appearance+
		- Rory looks presentable, which will gain approval from Aunt Primrose (outfit is true)
		- go to scene: book chat
* "Yes; note carefully, sir/madam: it is of course mixed in with the outfits for fancy dress balls. Permit me."
	+ if your observe > 30
		- rory++
		- tranquility+
		- appearance+
		- Rory looks presentable, which will gain approval from Aunt Primrose (outfit is true)
		- go to scene: book chat
	+ else
		- appearance--
		- rory-
		- tranquility-
		- Rory wears a very silly outfit, which will gain disapproval from Aunt Primrose (verysillyoutfit is true)
		- go to scene: book chat
* "An unstylish choice, I'm afraid, sir/madam, but would you permit me to offer a more modish selection?"
	+ if your culture > 25
		- appearance+
		- rory+
		- tranquility-
		- Rory looks presentable, which will gain approval from Aunt Primrose (outfit is true)
		- go to scene: book chat
	+ else
		- appearance-
		- rory-
		- tranquility-
		- Rory wears a silly outfit, which will gain slight disapproval from Aunt Primrose (sillyoutfit is true)
		- go to scene: book chat
Northumberland

Northumberland is the site of the Vermillions' thriving baronial estate in Northumberland where they produce and export scenic, tourist-ready beauty by the wagonload every day. Haze Vermillion claims that there is little to do on this estate. "One must occupy oneself to wear out the livelong day amidst the family's crumbling, ivy-covered manse," they say.
Big V

### Associations

Jos. Moore & Sons., Purveyors of Fine Delicacies by Appointment to His Royal Majesty King George V.

## Series Info

### First Appearance

Cakes and Ale, Chapter 1

Vincent "Big V" works for Jos. Moore & Sons., Purveyors of Fine Delicacies by Appointment to His Royal Majesty King George V. Big V is a lushly-bearded man who is shaped like a bass viol and speaks in a rich and resonant baritone. He wears a uniform comprised of a blousy work shirt and overalls that have the full name of the company printed on them.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 1

If Big V sees the Jolly Good Person, he may recognize them from an article his boss was recently reading. If the Jolly Good Person impersonates a new employee, Clara and he go together to retrieve overalls for them. If the Jolly Good Person fails at hiding behind the crate or opening the crate, Big V and Clara suspect them of being a tapioca thief.
The Dormouse Society

The Dormouse Society is one of London's premier social clubs, noted for its polish and the good breeding of its members. They prize polish and cleverness above all else. According to Rev. Theobald, it is the only respectable club for an earl's son.

Their club president is Juniper Popinjay.

## Clubhouse

It is a majestic, baroque-style townhouse, built in 1718. The approach to the front door is through a series of classical pillars, alternating between Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian, each pillar carved with the name of a Dormouse who has done service to the club over the centuries.  A small sign by the side of the door reads, in swoopy lettering, "Welcome all to the Dormouse Society" with an image of a throned emperor holding a rod and an orb, except that the orb is a dormouse.

## Known Members

* Juniper Popinjay (President)
* Pipsy Swell
* Tristram Greengrapes
Arthur C. Braceman's Imports

It is a small office. The interior is dim, quiet, and boring, with a few landscapes clearly ordered in bulk from an office decoration supply company hanging crookedly on the wall, and a dying rubber tree in a pot in the corner. There is an old clock on the wall with a number of dents in it, as if it were regularly the target of shoes thrown across the room.

Periwinkle Wigglesworth works there.
Merle

The Noble Gases (Exiled; Determinant) (Mascot, Third Class; Determinant) (Double Agent; Determinant)

## Series Info

### First Appearance

Cakes and Ale, Chapter 2

Merle is a blackbird and the club mascot of the Noble Gases. Mostly in the background during the first four chapters, he can be revealed to have played a bigger part behind the scenes if the Jolly Good Person has found enough clues in chapter 6.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 6

Merle can be found in the arena. The Jolly Good Person can chat with him or pet his feathers for good luck with the competition. If interrogated about what he knows about the spy, Merle will speak nonsensical phrases, but an observant or intelligent Person will pick up that some of the phrases matches discussion about the Gases' strategies for the evening, and will file it away as a clue.

### Chapter 7

After being found out as a spy, the Jolly Good Person can choose to either forgive Merle, have Fitzie or Pilcrow to train him to be less chatty, move his perch to the pool, cast him out as an exile, have him demoted, or, with sufficient skullduggery, make him a double agent for the club.

If Ernie and the Person received the same number of votes in the club's presidential election, Merle becomes the tiebreaker due to his status as the Gases' honorary member. Only a forgiven Merle, or a Merle who the Person befriended in the arena, will vote for them. He votes for Ernie otherwise.
Caithness

He is one of Aunt Primrose's gardeners.

## Tally Ho

### Chapter 6

He is walking with Fielding and they are chatting together. Caithness is inviting Fielding to go to the Bear Garden, the toy store in Guildford, as he wants to see the new line of teddy bears that have come in. They apparently have new outfits.

Shambles scares Caithness, as he thinks it's hideous.

The conversation between Fielding and Caithness is a reference to the computer game *Thief*, which contains a conversation between two guards: “I’m going to the bear pits tomorrow. You want to come with?"
Clever Clive

Fanart by Shyranno

Clever Clive is one of the senior members of the Noble Gases.

## Physical appearance

In Chapter 2, he is clad in an aged pale pink suit.

In Chapter 4, he is wearing a bright lime-green suit that is much patched around the elbows.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 2

During the annual cleaning time the younger Noble Gases scramble about. Clever Clive notes that this teaches them their place, before shouting a series of orders.

### Chapter 4

If the Jolly Good Person tries to distract the members of the Noble Gases from their worries, they can note that they haven't seen Clever Clive around the club much, although Clive notes that he's been about. Clive can try to show them a card trick, but the Jolly Good Person can make him drop his cards, as well as make a mug of tea fall and scald him.

### Chapter 6

The Jolly Good Person can tell Aunt Matilda a story about Clive. He once tried to create an earthworm farm behind the club and went to a grand gala at the Lord Mayor's, and these two separate pursuits resulted in a hilarious misadventure, consisting of mud on the carpet and on the mayor's wife's gloves, as well as worms in Clive's boots.
Mopsie

Aunt Thistle (aunt)

Mopsie is Rory's cousin, and Primrose's niece. She is at Ritornello for a lengthy, and seemingly involuntary, stay to prevent her from seeing her true love, Figs. She is friends with Tabby. Her most notable physical feature is her hair, described as full of tendrils and ringlets.

Mopsie has known the Servant since she was fifteen. The Servant recalls Mopsie "trying on Parisian hats and making copious annotations in fashion magazines" at that time.

Several stories about Mopsie's wild behavior emerge during Tally Ho, including breaking into Aunt Primrose's desk (which somehow led to Rory nearly falling out of a third-story window); Mopsie tying Rory to a tree; and her throwing a shoe through a picture window after a tantrum about Robert Schumann.

Mopsie's relationship with the Servant is unique in having only two states--zero or one hundred. The exception to this is if the Servant takes the trouble to talk to Mopsie in the Maze of Mirrors in Chapter Eight and makes an effort to convince her to change her ways.

## Tally Ho

Mopsie endeavors to marry her beloved Figs, a struggling artist. She and Rory plot to rob Aunt Primrose's baccarat game in an attempt to impress her. She may or may not succeed in marrying Figs.

## Cakes and Ale

Mopsie is present at Figs' gallery if it is established that she is married to Figs in Tally Ho.
Scene: champagne theft

* "Simplicity itself. I shall be right back with it."
	+ go to scene: steal tactic
* "Why don't you do it?"
	+ "Of course, I'm afraid. I don't want to be caught stealing something."
		- haze-
		- go to scene: village
	+ "I just want to watch and learn from you."
		- if your observe > 55
			* haze+
			* watch theft aware true
			* "Why? Keep it."
				+ haze+++
				+ go to scene: village
			* "Do what you like, Haze. It is a matter of indifference to me."
				+ haze++
				+ go to scene: village
			* "Certainly you should return it at once!"
				+ haze-
				+ go to scene: village
		- if your observe > 45
			* haze+
			* watch theft: true
			* go to scene: village
		- else
			* watch theft: true
			* haze-
			* go to scene: village
* "I'd be more than happy to order some champagne for you, but I am not really the sort of person who goes about stealing glasses of champagne from perfect strangers."
	+ haze-
	+ soothing+
	+ go to scene: village
* "Absolutely not. I'm not going to steal champagne for you."
	+ haze--
	+ go to scene: village
Cakes and Ale

*Cakes and Ale*, the first game in the *Jolly Good* series, takes place the spring after *Tally Ho*. Although many of the characters from *Tally Ho* appear, *Cakes and Ale* introduces a new character, the Jolly Good Person, as the protagonist. Love interests include Liam/Imogen "Fitzie" Fitzwalter (the irreverent new servant type), Tabby St. Clair (the childhood friend turned rebel type), Vyv Addington (the artsy law student type), and Gilberto Ordoñez (the Inigo Montoya type).

Reeling from a recent scandal, the Jolly Good Person can repair or ruin their reputation.

Much of the action of Cakes and Ale takes place in the clubhouse of the Noble Gases in London.
Scene: haze asleep

* I slowly and lightly move ${haze\_his} head back to the window.
	+ haze+
	+ renown-
	+ skullduggery+
* I leave ${haze\_his} head right where it is and let ${haze\_him} sleep.
	+ haze+++
	+ renown--
	+ soothing+
	+ sleepy haze: true
* I whisper, "Wake up, Haze. You're on my shoulder."
	+ persuade+
	+ haze-
* Irritated, I quickly stand up before anyone sees.
	+ haze--
	+ bold+

* go to scene: refreshment
Bunny Hampshire

Bunny Hampshire is a potential recruit for the Noble Gases, along with her friends Carbuncles, Feathers, and Myfanwy. She can be first met in Chapter 4 at *Polytropos* if the player decided to recruit new members as their method of fundraising in the previous chapter.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 4

At Polytropos, she manages to fit twenty-three pieces of baklava in her mouth. She is the "stuffing-in champion" of her group of friends. If the Jolly Good Person impresses her and her group of friends, she will join the Noble Gases.

### Chapter 5

She is reading the *Welcome to the Noble Gases Handbook*.
Hollis

He is Aunt Primrose's gardener. He has a thick Northern accent.

## Family

He has a wife and eight children who he mentions are all sick in Chapter 5 of Tally Ho. His youngest daughter has two small boys, who look like their father.

His grandfather made a ten foot long ladder for him out of the leftover wood from the house he built with his own two hands for his wife. Hollis plans to leave the ladder to his own grandson.

## Tally Ho

### Chapter 5

If the Jolly Good Person decided to tear up Figs' painting and throw it out of the window, then Aunt Primrose will tell Hollis that she plans to fire him because of the 'colorful little strips of paper' that can be found in her rose bed. According to Aunt Primrose, this is the last straw after she gave him one last chance.

The Jolly Good Person can choose to take the blame or claim that a mysterious masked stranger was responsible and successfully convince Aunt Primrose to not fire Hollis. Alternatively, they can also let Aunt Primrose sack him.

### Chapter 6

If the Jolly Good Person is trying to enter the Mudwasps' property, they can ask Hollis if they can use his ladder. He will only allow them if he has not been fired.
Scene: picnic

* "I think it would be tidier to eat that later, don't you?"
	+ val--
	+ val skill++

* "It looks so lovely, Valentine. I'm afraid I ate on the train."
	+ val-
	+ val skill+
* "I can't wait to eat this charming picnic. I'll start with some of those pickles."
	+ val+
	+ food hands: true

* "Listening to one's employer's orders and not deviating."
	+ val important: listening
	+ observe+
* "Solving problems on your own without bothering your employer."
	+ val important: solving
	+ intellect+
* "Learning how to educate and shape your employer."
	+ val important: shaping
	+ persuade+

* "Listen carefully, then, and I shall tell you an illustrative tale about mr./miss Wintermint."
	+ Mostly to make Valentine laugh and relax.
		- if your (bold + soothing) > 80
			* val++
			* renown+
			* tranquility-
		- else
			* val+
			* renown--
			* tranquiltiy--
	+ To scare Valentine a bit with a cautionary tale about the challenges of successfully doing one's duty.
		- if your skullduggery > 35 **and** your soothing < 45
			* renown++
			* val skill++
			* tranquility-
		- else
			* val-
			* renown+
			* tranquility--
	+ To offer some memorable tips to aid Valentine in their remembering proper behavior.
		- if your (culture + persuade) > 75
			* val skill++
			* val++
			* tranquility-
		- else
			* val skill-
			* val+
			* tranquility--
* "One does not share stories about one's employers."
	+ if your intellect > 40 **or** your soothing > 40
		- val+
		- val skill+
		- tranquility+
	+ else
		- val--
		- tranquility+
* "I cannot tell you anything specific, but I will give you the broad outlines," I say, knowing that it may be somewhat more difficult to either amuse or instruct Valentine in that way.
	+ Mostly to make Valentine laugh and relax.
		- if your (bold + soothing) > 85
			* val++
			* renown+
		- else
			* renown--
			* tranquility--
	+ To scare Valentine a bit with a cautionary tale about the challenges of successfully doing one's duty.
		- if skullduggery >= 35 **and** your soothing <= 45
			* renown+
			* val skill++
		- else
			* val-
			* renown-
			* tranquility--
	+ To offer some memorable tips to aid Valentine in their remembering proper behavior.
		- if your (culture + persuade) > 80
			* val skill+
			* val++
		- else
			* val skill-
			* val-
			* tranquility--

go to scene: arrive estate
Ronnie

She is Periwinkle Wigglesworth's roommate. She works as a secretary.

## Physical Appearance

In Chapter 5, she is wearing a leisure outfit made to look a bit like a sailor suit.

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter 5

She dislikes the Jolly Good Person and tries (to no avail) to convince Periwinkle not to gamble her money. If Periwinkle decides to give all of her money to Rory, she is dismayed but Periwinkle insists that she will follow her dream of being a writer and that Ronnie will support her with her salary. If Periwinkle decides to keep the money, Ronnie is thrilled but cautions Periwinkle to pay the gas bill and the back share of rent for the past two months before going to buy an array of luxuries and spangled gowns.
The Rowdy Roustabouts

The Rowdy Roustabouts is one of London's premier social clubs, noted for the robust vigor of its members. Their club president is Buck Wallop.

## Founder

* It was founded by Lord Ignatius Hobnails. He was a savage-looking fellow. In his portrait, he is punching the allegory of Harmony in the face.

## Known Members

* Buck Wallop (President)
* Freckled Colleen
* Stork Westmacott
* "Thunder" Bailey Motte
* Colonel Firesnuff (Retired from active club duties; ex-President)
* Countess Cecilia Vile (Deceased)
* Jabs McNab (Ex-member; a great boxer who shamed the club)

## Clubhouse

* It is right next to the Noble Gases' building and takes about twenty seconds to get to.

### Entry corridor

It is spare, with the only decorative feature being a long row of muddy boots. Many of these boots are hob-nailed, cleated, or spiked in various athletic or marauding ways. There is also a catch-all bin teetering with lacrosse sticks, javelins, stilts, rattan quarterstaves, disassembled compound bows, and well-worn and grass-stained rugger balls.

### Exterior

It has a dark and scuffed door. On it, there is a knocker which is a gargoyle head clutching a heavy bronze ring in its mouth. There are handwritten signs to the side of the door declaring that Trespassers Are Not Welcome and that Salespersons Will Be Turned Away.

### Main room

It looks like a combination of a hunting lodge and a zoo. Antlers, zebra and stag heads on plaques, racks of colorful beetles, and faded maps of exotic locales adorn the walls at eye level. Khukuri knives, machetes, swords, feathered spears, and other, more exotic and terribly sharp weapons are hung higher up in this raftered room, point-down, dangling above. Birds in cages trill hunting songs and sporting anthems, and a dozen large dogs rove about.

Notably, there is a handball court against the wall.

### Small corridor

This is located at the back of the clubhouse. It is lined with portraits of famous Rowdy Roustabouts past and present.

### Walls

Sharks' teeth adorn the wall moldings, making it impossible to lean against without getting pierced.

## Quotes about the Rowdy Roustabouts

* "*They make a show of being tough, but they really aren't a bad lot. The key, I think, is to remember that they are all kind souls deep down, questing for light and truth like all of us. Don't forget to love and appreciate them like the dear neighbors they are*." (Vyv, Chapter 3)
* "*They are growing very popular in the neighborhood, with vast resources and swiftly growing membership. But worse, they have a reputation for thuggish and oaf-like behavior. They are not to be trusted. They delight in destructive pranks*." (Juniper, Chapter 3)
Well-Bred Ladies' Garden Club

It is a charitable organization that seeks to spread knowledge, proper behavior, and goodwill. They have been seeking a club that they might work with to assist them in their endeavors. They are particularly interested in sponsoring a club that will help them 'seek out and scour away corruption, set a good example for all, and root out weeds (both literal and metaphorical) wherever they flourish in this fair land.' If they express interest in working with the Noble Gases, it is because they say that the Jolly Good Person is 'a perfect example of someone who was once besoiled but now are seeking to better yourself.'  They have means, but are, as they say 'somewhat intolerant of tomfoolery.'

The chairwoman is Primrose Patterson.

## Known Members

* Adelaide
* Cornelia
* Lucasta
* Minerva
* Primrose Patterson (Chairwoman)
* Ursula

## Guide for sponsorship

This is an option if all the following requirements are met:

1. 1. The Jolly Good Person is president
2. 2. Dignity ≥ 50
3. 3. Relationship with Aunt Matilda ≥ 50
4. 4. Scandal ≤ 60
Wayne

He is a window washer, and his uniforms touts his services as "A1 Best Streakless Window Washing in the City."

## Cakes and Ale

### Chapter One

When escaping from Johnny Buttons, the Jolly Good Person may unsuccessfully leap with abandon and instead land on a Wayne's platform.

The Jolly Good Person can ask him to take them to the top of the building or the streets and can convince him if their persuasion is greater than or equal to 35. If they have a punch bowl, Wayne can offer to clean it. Otherwise, if the Jolly Good Person does not meet the persuasion stat check, then Wayne can be bribed with money (10 readies), the punch bowl, a ghillie suit, and a memorable compliment (culture > 35).

### Chapter Six

The Jolly Good Person may ask Wayne to help them get into the opera. He may refuse, and the Jolly Good Person can bribe him again or threaten him.

## Miscellaneous

If the Jolly Good Person gave the punch bowl to Wayne in Chapter 1, Wayne will let the Jolly Good Person know in Chapter 6 that he and his wife use it every day.

If the Jolly Good Person gave the ghillie suit to Wayne in Chapter 1, Wayne will let the Jolly Good Person know in Chaper 6 that he has put it in his closet, just waiting for the next fancy dress ball. His wife hates it, though.

In Chapter 6, Wayne can also mention that he is taking ballroom dance with his wife, mostly the foxtrot. He plans to quit window washing and dance professionally. He really wants to do ballet.

His brother-in-law is also a window washer.

## Quotes by Wayne

*"Listen, you aren't supposed to be here. I don't care if you were just saved from certain death."* (Chapter 1)

*"I'll be out here washing the windows, thinking about you. Take care, now. I hope nobody hits any very high notes and breaks the windows. That's a window washer joke. I like to crack jokes. It's the only thing I crack."* (Chapter 6)

## Quotes about Wayne

*"Your arms move with a particular beauty, and you step with a lightness not often seen in window washers."* (Jolly Good Person, Chapter 1)

*"I gave a punch bowl to a window washer. Honest. I'm not making it up just to impress you."* (Jolly Good Person, Chapter 5)

*"You can tell that Wayne feels as though he has become enmeshed in a terrible situation, forced to give you rides on his platform just about whenever you want, lest you blackmail him. But he has a family to feed, so he says nothing, quietly brooding and fantasizing improbable revenge scenarios.*" (Jolly Good Person, Chapter 6)
Johnny Buttons

## Physical appearance

He is a slick-haired, red-faced man.

In Chapter 1, he is wearing his 'debt-collecting jacket.' It has five brass buttons.

In Chapter 6, he is wearing his 'ticket-collecting jacket.' It has six brass buttons.

Both jackets are antiques and cannot be washed as the fabric is quite delicate.

## Hobbies

### Opera

He is a self-declared opera lover and considers the opera house sacred ground.

## Cake and Ale

### Chapter 1

Johnny Buttons is there to collect money from the Jolly Good Person after they placed an ill-considered bet with him the month before regarding the Over-Eighty-Five Elder League Broad Jump Tourney, and he was kind enough to allow them to promise to pay up later.

The Jolly Good Person may evade him in several ways, such as by climbing out of the window or running away. Alternatively, they may even confront him directly.

### Chapter 6

If the Jolly Good Person attends the opera *Jusqu'à ce que*, they can find Johnny Buttons moonlighting as a professional scrutinizer of tickets at the door to the Chantaclear Lyric Opera House. Their interaction with him can go in a variety of ways – if the Jolly Good Person is rude, then Buttons remains offended. However, if the Jolly Good Person is polite and attempts to make small talk, Buttons will appreciate this, noting that most people simply shove their tickets at him, as though he doesn't have any feelings.

There may be a mixup between the tickets and Marmaduke's letter, and this can play out in several ways – such as convincing Buttons that a polite and flattering letter was for him.

### Chapter 7

If, in Chapter 6, the Jolly Good Person told Buttons that the rude letter was one Marmaduke specifically wrote for Buttons, then Buttons will wait for him after the opera. He will claim that to launch Marmaduke to the moon with a single punch. Marmaduke's aunt Matilda Featherstonehaugh has to give this Buttons a good deal of money to calm him down.

### Chapter 8

If the Jolly Good Person has been intimate with Buttons (it could have been as simple as caressing his arm or touching his buttons), they will receive the following letter:

*Dear*—crossed out—*My dearest*—crossed out—*Hello there*—crossed out.

*Hello, the weather today is all right. Just saying hello and if you would like to have a dinner and a drink some time or listen to music that's fine with me.  Or if you think you're too good for me I don't care.*

*Fondly*,—crossed out—*Yrs truly,*

 *Johnny Buttons*

## Quotes by Johnny Buttons

"*Strong feelings. People don't always expect that from me. I care. I have hopes and fears and pain. As an opera lover you understand that. I'm not a machine. I have compassion. It's just so hard, you know. The debt collecting and ticket collecting job*." (Chapter 6)