Sara | Lady Keene's Librarian
@alderaandor.bsky.social
34 | Nine-Fingers Keene lover and local gnome enthusiast | also permanently suffering from grumpy wizard brainrot | profile pic ©wepepe_draws
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#TavQotD
Es has had a big hero-worshippy crush on Rilsa Rael since she was a teenager and spent a lot of time trailing her around the Guildhall with huge 🥺 eyes before Rilsa became a Kingpin. Es' attitude towards the Upper City (like "it's ok to steal from the rich to feed the poor")-- (1/2)
Es has had a big hero-worshippy crush on Rilsa Rael since she was a teenager and spent a lot of time trailing her around the Guildhall with huge 🥺 eyes before Rilsa became a Kingpin. Es' attitude towards the Upper City (like "it's ok to steal from the rich to feed the poor")-- (1/2)
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#TavQotD
Es has had a big hero-worshippy crush on Rilsa Rael since she was a teenager and spent a lot of time trailing her around the Guildhall with huge 🥺 eyes before Rilsa became a Kingpin. Es' attitude towards the Upper City (like "it's ok to steal from the rich to feed the poor")-- (1/2)
Es has had a big hero-worshippy crush on Rilsa Rael since she was a teenager and spent a lot of time trailing her around the Guildhall with huge 🥺 eyes before Rilsa became a Kingpin. Es' attitude towards the Upper City (like "it's ok to steal from the rich to feed the poor")-- (1/2)
#TavQotD #Tavemver
Day 28: Scars
Es has hypopigmented scars on her hands from the Steel Watch Foundry. One of the Gondian artificers under the control of a Black Gauntlet of Bane cast heat metal on her gloves; she stubbornly refused to take them off & ended up badly burned (1/4)
Day 28: Scars
Es has hypopigmented scars on her hands from the Steel Watch Foundry. One of the Gondian artificers under the control of a Black Gauntlet of Bane cast heat metal on her gloves; she stubbornly refused to take them off & ended up badly burned (1/4)
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#TavQotD
"Nicking stuff off the Zhent doesn't count as stealing because all their loot was stolen in the first place." --Es, robbing Roah Moonglow's inventory at the goblin camp (and all the Zhent's smokepowder barrels, and their hideout in the Underdark, and their hideout by Waukeen's Rest, and--)
"Nicking stuff off the Zhent doesn't count as stealing because all their loot was stolen in the first place." --Es, robbing Roah Moonglow's inventory at the goblin camp (and all the Zhent's smokepowder barrels, and their hideout in the Underdark, and their hideout by Waukeen's Rest, and--)
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#TavQotD
"Nicking stuff off the Zhent doesn't count as stealing because all their loot was stolen in the first place." --Es, robbing Roah Moonglow's inventory at the goblin camp (and all the Zhent's smokepowder barrels, and their hideout in the Underdark, and their hideout by Waukeen's Rest, and--)
"Nicking stuff off the Zhent doesn't count as stealing because all their loot was stolen in the first place." --Es, robbing Roah Moonglow's inventory at the goblin camp (and all the Zhent's smokepowder barrels, and their hideout in the Underdark, and their hideout by Waukeen's Rest, and--)
#Tavember #TavQotD
Day 25: Style
Es' style could best be described as 'privateer chic': if an outfit looks like something a flamboyant pirate might wear, chances are it's already in her wardrobe. But she can tone it down depending on the occasion, & no matter how over-the-top her outfits get (1/4)
Day 25: Style
Es' style could best be described as 'privateer chic': if an outfit looks like something a flamboyant pirate might wear, chances are it's already in her wardrobe. But she can tone it down depending on the occasion, & no matter how over-the-top her outfits get (1/4)
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
YES your ears flap and you fly instead of walking (you also make the same little noises Valeria makes when she's flying around which is extra cute)
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 AM
YES your ears flap and you fly instead of walking (you also make the same little noises Valeria makes when she's flying around which is extra cute)
#Tavember #TavQotD
Day 24: Pastime
Es has loved hanging out in taverns & people watching since she was a kid. People tell the best stories when their tongues are liquor-loosened; plus, she & Rolan are both fond of a pub quiz (their team name is the Arabellan Avengers)
🎨 by @\kumoart.bsky.social
Day 24: Pastime
Es has loved hanging out in taverns & people watching since she was a kid. People tell the best stories when their tongues are liquor-loosened; plus, she & Rolan are both fond of a pub quiz (their team name is the Arabellan Avengers)
🎨 by @\kumoart.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 AM
A new transmog mod just dropped for console, which I was already excited about for Rolan and Nine-Fingers reasons, and then I found out I CAN BE INSPECTOR VALERIA?????!!!!
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A new transmog mod just dropped for console, which I was already excited about for Rolan and Nine-Fingers reasons, and then I found out I CAN BE INSPECTOR VALERIA?????!!!!
#TavQotD #Tavember
Day 22: POV
Initially Es viewed her tadpoling as a bit of bad luck caused by her being an idiot (she ran out to help when she heard people screaming & got snatched the second she stepped into the street).
However, over time she comes to see it as something akin to fate (1/4)
Day 22: POV
Initially Es viewed her tadpoling as a bit of bad luck caused by her being an idiot (she ran out to help when she heard people screaming & got snatched the second she stepped into the street).
However, over time she comes to see it as something akin to fate (1/4)
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
#TavQotD
Imbued with the power of her adventurer's hat and an alarming number of explosive projectiles, Es would channel her inner Robert Muldoon and take out a bunch of raptors before escaping the park.
(Muldoon did not die in the book, probably because he had a rocket launcher 💥🦖💥)
Imbued with the power of her adventurer's hat and an alarming number of explosive projectiles, Es would channel her inner Robert Muldoon and take out a bunch of raptors before escaping the park.
(Muldoon did not die in the book, probably because he had a rocket launcher 💥🦖💥)
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM
#TavQotD
Imbued with the power of her adventurer's hat and an alarming number of explosive projectiles, Es would channel her inner Robert Muldoon and take out a bunch of raptors before escaping the park.
(Muldoon did not die in the book, probably because he had a rocket launcher 💥🦖💥)
Imbued with the power of her adventurer's hat and an alarming number of explosive projectiles, Es would channel her inner Robert Muldoon and take out a bunch of raptors before escaping the park.
(Muldoon did not die in the book, probably because he had a rocket launcher 💥🦖💥)
POV: You're Wulbren Bongle coping and seething about how cute Barcus and his Gondian boyfriend are 🤪
(I take so few shots of Quentin and Barcus and I really need to rectify that, I love my sweet boys ❤️)
(I take so few shots of Quentin and Barcus and I really need to rectify that, I love my sweet boys ❤️)
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
POV: You're Wulbren Bongle coping and seething about how cute Barcus and his Gondian boyfriend are 🤪
(I take so few shots of Quentin and Barcus and I really need to rectify that, I love my sweet boys ❤️)
(I take so few shots of Quentin and Barcus and I really need to rectify that, I love my sweet boys ❤️)
I love them and I love your pictures ❤️
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I love them and I love your pictures ❤️
#TavQotD #Tavember
Day 21: Limit
Do not tell Es what to do; do not tell Es what to think. She's capable of coming to her own conclusions based on her own reasoning, thank you very much, & the more others try to dictate how she should feel and act, the faster her tolerance for them dwindles. (1/4)
Day 21: Limit
Do not tell Es what to do; do not tell Es what to think. She's capable of coming to her own conclusions based on her own reasoning, thank you very much, & the more others try to dictate how she should feel and act, the faster her tolerance for them dwindles. (1/4)
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
#TavQotD
Es got suspended and banned from attending prom because she kicked the star quarterback in the crotch for bullying some freshman, but she bribes the banquet hall staff to let her act like she's one of them.
Class president Rolan is not happy about this.
Es got suspended and banned from attending prom because she kicked the star quarterback in the crotch for bullying some freshman, but she bribes the banquet hall staff to let her act like she's one of them.
Class president Rolan is not happy about this.
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
#TavQotD
Es got suspended and banned from attending prom because she kicked the star quarterback in the crotch for bullying some freshman, but she bribes the banquet hall staff to let her act like she's one of them.
Class president Rolan is not happy about this.
Es got suspended and banned from attending prom because she kicked the star quarterback in the crotch for bullying some freshman, but she bribes the banquet hall staff to let her act like she's one of them.
Class president Rolan is not happy about this.
Poor Hubert 😭 it makes for a more interesting story though, and lots of character development for him and the rest of Squid Gang
(Also this is all I could think of when you were talking about how it went down lol )
(Also this is all I could think of when you were talking about how it went down lol )
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Poor Hubert 😭 it makes for a more interesting story though, and lots of character development for him and the rest of Squid Gang
(Also this is all I could think of when you were talking about how it went down lol )
(Also this is all I could think of when you were talking about how it went down lol )
#TavQotD #Tavember
Day 20: Tattoo
Despite being a former criminal herself Es' mom Hanna was very anti-tattoo ("Tattoos are for sailors and criminals, Es Taverner, and since you're neither I'd better not see you get one"), so Es is tattoo free.
If she did get one it would be a hollyphant.
Day 20: Tattoo
Despite being a former criminal herself Es' mom Hanna was very anti-tattoo ("Tattoos are for sailors and criminals, Es Taverner, and since you're neither I'd better not see you get one"), so Es is tattoo free.
If she did get one it would be a hollyphant.
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Fun fact, Falco's cousin is Miklaur, the halfling who works for Lorroakan; that connection is how they (Es & the Guild) got Rolan into the Lower City when the Flaming Fist wouldn't let him in
(Rolan doesn't know this, though, he just thinks the Guild helped him because he's Lorroakan's apprentice)
(Rolan doesn't know this, though, he just thinks the Guild helped him because he's Lorroakan's apprentice)
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Fun fact, Falco's cousin is Miklaur, the halfling who works for Lorroakan; that connection is how they (Es & the Guild) got Rolan into the Lower City when the Flaming Fist wouldn't let him in
(Rolan doesn't know this, though, he just thinks the Guild helped him because he's Lorroakan's apprentice)
(Rolan doesn't know this, though, he just thinks the Guild helped him because he's Lorroakan's apprentice)
#TavQotD
For Es it's Falco Smoothstep, her halfling buddy she saved from getting his arse kicked in the Guildhall when they were kids so now he does whatever she wants (not necessarily with enthusiasm, but hey! What are friends for if not to commit the occasional crime?)
For Es it's Falco Smoothstep, her halfling buddy she saved from getting his arse kicked in the Guildhall when they were kids so now he does whatever she wants (not necessarily with enthusiasm, but hey! What are friends for if not to commit the occasional crime?)
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#TavQotD
For Es it's Falco Smoothstep, her halfling buddy she saved from getting his arse kicked in the Guildhall when they were kids so now he does whatever she wants (not necessarily with enthusiasm, but hey! What are friends for if not to commit the occasional crime?)
For Es it's Falco Smoothstep, her halfling buddy she saved from getting his arse kicked in the Guildhall when they were kids so now he does whatever she wants (not necessarily with enthusiasm, but hey! What are friends for if not to commit the occasional crime?)
#TavQotD #Tavember
Day 19: Motive
On her tadpole journey Es is driven by a need to save everyone, though not for the reasons people think. She doesn't want praise or to be a hero; she simply can't cope with the guilt of living to see another day when better people than her have died (1/4)
Day 19: Motive
On her tadpole journey Es is driven by a need to save everyone, though not for the reasons people think. She doesn't want praise or to be a hero; she simply can't cope with the guilt of living to see another day when better people than her have died (1/4)
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As far as what makes her weak in the knees, Rolan's smile will do it 100% of the time. The first time she saw him genuinely laugh at the Emerald Grove party, she was hit by the sudden need to make him smile like that for the rest of his life, and it's a need that's never left her (3/3)
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
As far as what makes her weak in the knees, Rolan's smile will do it 100% of the time. The first time she saw him genuinely laugh at the Emerald Grove party, she was hit by the sudden need to make him smile like that for the rest of his life, and it's a need that's never left her (3/3)
#TavQotD #Tavember
Day 18: Weak
Home, & things that remind her of it, will always be Es' biggest weakness: a bottle of Baalor Ale found in some out of the way tavern, or a stranger with a Lower City accent encountered on the road. The further away she is, the more she clings to these things (1/3)
Day 18: Weak
Home, & things that remind her of it, will always be Es' biggest weakness: a bottle of Baalor Ale found in some out of the way tavern, or a stranger with a Lower City accent encountered on the road. The further away she is, the more she clings to these things (1/3)
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
#TavQotD
"...ta for your honesty, I s'pose. Long as you lust after people who aren't me I don't see the harm in keeping you around, could even be useful in a fight."
Not every murderer Es knows would be so forthcoming; Durge is just someone else who needs help & a friend in their corner (1/2)
"...ta for your honesty, I s'pose. Long as you lust after people who aren't me I don't see the harm in keeping you around, could even be useful in a fight."
Not every murderer Es knows would be so forthcoming; Durge is just someone else who needs help & a friend in their corner (1/2)
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
#TavQotD
"...ta for your honesty, I s'pose. Long as you lust after people who aren't me I don't see the harm in keeping you around, could even be useful in a fight."
Not every murderer Es knows would be so forthcoming; Durge is just someone else who needs help & a friend in their corner (1/2)
"...ta for your honesty, I s'pose. Long as you lust after people who aren't me I don't see the harm in keeping you around, could even be useful in a fight."
Not every murderer Es knows would be so forthcoming; Durge is just someone else who needs help & a friend in their corner (1/2)
#TavQotD #Tavember
Day 17: Nature
Es is a pragmatic idealist: she believes everyone has the potential to change for the better and wants nothing more than to help them see that potential. However, she also knows how harsh & unfair the world can be, and doesn't judge people for doing things (1/3)
Day 17: Nature
Es is a pragmatic idealist: she believes everyone has the potential to change for the better and wants nothing more than to help them see that potential. However, she also knows how harsh & unfair the world can be, and doesn't judge people for doing things (1/3)
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
#TavQotD
Es would bring Rolan (apart from the obvious reason of "they're a couple" he's a very competent wizard & always has her back in a fight), Rion (they're friends & she's good at smashing things with her hammer), & Inspector Valeria (for shits & giggles but also ✨trumpet of sparkles✨)
Es would bring Rolan (apart from the obvious reason of "they're a couple" he's a very competent wizard & always has her back in a fight), Rion (they're friends & she's good at smashing things with her hammer), & Inspector Valeria (for shits & giggles but also ✨trumpet of sparkles✨)
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#TavQotD
Es would bring Rolan (apart from the obvious reason of "they're a couple" he's a very competent wizard & always has her back in a fight), Rion (they're friends & she's good at smashing things with her hammer), & Inspector Valeria (for shits & giggles but also ✨trumpet of sparkles✨)
Es would bring Rolan (apart from the obvious reason of "they're a couple" he's a very competent wizard & always has her back in a fight), Rion (they're friends & she's good at smashing things with her hammer), & Inspector Valeria (for shits & giggles but also ✨trumpet of sparkles✨)
#TavQotD #Tavember
Day 16: PDA
Es is fine with PDA, but Rolan will combust if she does anything more than hold his hand where others might see; much as she loves flustering him she also respects his boundaries
Luckily she knows every secluded spot in the Gate like the back of her hand 😌 (1/2)
Day 16: PDA
Es is fine with PDA, but Rolan will combust if she does anything more than hold his hand where others might see; much as she loves flustering him she also respects his boundaries
Luckily she knows every secluded spot in the Gate like the back of her hand 😌 (1/2)
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM