Maggie Kelly
she/her · Protagonist · first appears in Bytown, episode 1
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Came from out east looking for a fresh start and ended up worse off. All she wanted was a quiet life; when that is taken from her she is forced to confront the powerful figures ruling 1836 Bytown through terror and mayhem — even if it means giving up what little she has left.
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Named in
- Bytown 1,275 mentions
And 31 blog posts — the archive is where most of the talking about these people happens.
What the archive says
Every line below is drawn from Bytown · 2020.
Where she lives
- Where she's from
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East, and she leaves it there. Not Irish, not French, and not saying more than the one word.
the line it comes from
"East," she said, as if that said anything at all.
- Home
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A patched-together house in Corkstown, down a winding path past the Kincaids and Mr Murtry.
the line it comes from
Maggie's was down the way, past the Kincaids and their endless pile of children, and Mr Murtry, with his laundry hanging out to dry--and turning rock solid in the cold.
How she is
- What she wants
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A quiet life. She says it out loud, in the middle of Bytown, and hears how it sounds.
the line it comes from
"All I ever wanted was a quiet life."
- Knives
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She doesn't handle them. Colleen says so for her, before she has to.
the line it comes from
"She doesn't do knives," said Colleen, just as the shopkeeper pulled a big, heavy knife from beneath the counter--and froze, wondering if he'd said something wrong.
- When she is frightened
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She whispers it to herself — stay steady, stay calm. It does not work.
the line it comes from
It was a mantra meant to calm her. It wasn't working.
- Her cooking
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A special stew, which she considers romantic and nobody else does.
the line it comes from
Maggie practically glowed when she said: "Romantic dinner. My special stew."
Who she has
- Married to
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Rían Kelly, a junior constable for the Bytown magistrate.
the line it comes from
Her husband, Rían, works as a low-paid junior constable for the Bytown magistrate, which puts him in harm’s way more than she’d like.
- Closest to her
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Colleen, who does the things Maggie can't — without being asked, and without making it a thing.
the line it comes from
Maggie shuddered, pulling closer to Colleen, who shielded her friend without missing a beat.
Seen in
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Bytown key art Night exterior, Maggie in frame
Alongside them
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