07. Mother Knows Best

Character Development

Malichor/Mercy: What does he/she feel? Robert Why is he so blind?

Pacing

Look for places to cut out slow areas. Keep pacing good and add suspense.

Themes

• Power and Control
• Obedience
• Faith
• Willful Ignorance
• Deception

Structure

Exposition

Mercy Malichor is born to Robert Spencer and Victoria Spencer. Victoria Spencer believes the child is evil.

Rising Action

Robert Spencer finds Victoria Spencer beating their son. He packs her off to Starlight Valley Asylum.
Mercy Malichor takes a "nature" walk with a female servant, whom he never returns with. She is one of many sacrifices.

Climax

After Mercy Malichor graduates from school, Robert Spencer, possessed by Malichor, turns Mercy Malichor into a woman.

Falling Action

Robert Spencer and Mercy Malichor become a couple.

Resolution

They have a child together, the first of the Mongrels.

Date:
1 Nocurnalis 1875 AR

Plot type

Chapter/Short Story

Parent Plot

Main Plot: Josiah

Related Characters

• Malichor
• Mercy Malichor
• Robert Spencer
• Victoria Spencer

Related Organizations

• Commonwealth of Edria

Related Locations

• Calmarnock
• Starlight Valley
• Starlight Valley Asylum