Sarah is a character from King's Quest 8: Mask of Eternity.
She is the daughter of Widow Burke[1], and the deceased Jonathon Burke. She was Connor's girlfriend.[2][3][4]
Background[]
On the day that the cataclysm occurred, she was sweeping the front yard of her house when her good friend and neighbor Connor came to visit and wish her a good day.[5] They talked a bit about her mother[6][7], when a strange wind arose, and something fell at his feet. He bent down to pick up the object and then witnessed Sarah being turned to stone, but he himself was spared because he had picked up a piece of the Mask of Eternity that had landed at his feet. He knew not the evil which enslaved Sarah, but he vowed its defeat and the deliverance of her sweet soul.[8] He shooed away the raven Dante that had landed on her head, telling it to begone, and to leave her be, and then following it to the Wizard of Daventry. When Lucreto was defeated and the mask was restored Sarah regained her true form. Her house is not far from Connor's House, and they share the same street in the community.
As a knight and Marquis of Daventry, Connor would later go onto meet Rosella, and with the help of Alexander, help her save the kingdom from evil Rasputris. This lead to Rosella having an affection for Connor, and a potential struggle between Connor and Edgar for her hand in marriage. What happened to Sarah during this period is not known. Did she ultimately end up with Connor, or did Connor end up with Rosella, leaving Edgar to look for someone new. Did this lead to two or more parallel universes, where the choice had a different outcome: one were Connor married Sarah/Rosella married Edgar, another where Connor married Rosella/leaving Sarah and Edgar alone (to meet each other and possibly fall in love), or other possible outcomes?
Personality and traits[]
Sarah and Connor may have had a few romantic problems here and there, and now and then. He would speak with Julia at the tavern looking for advice, to help with his girlfriend problems.[9]
See also[]
Behind the scenes[]
It’s worth noting that Sarah is roughly Connor’s age and he is roughly same age or a little younger than Rosella (Connor is said to young, age twenty by early concepts). When Rosella was a little girl, the village girls had come to the castle to play with the princess when she was much smaller and needed playmates. Some of the girls had not cared for the princess, nor she for them, but some had always been kind. Sarah would have been right generation to be one of Rosella’s playmates. Although it can only be assumed how she treated Rosella.
Sarah makes three appearances in the game, first in the intro, secondly in her stone form, and third at the end of the game when she is restored. An article in InterAction magazine and several interviews claims that she is Connor's girlfriend. See Strange Things Are Afoot in Daventry.
Although it would seem likely she has the last name of Burke. She is only officially referenced as Sarah.
It is possible that Sarah might be one of the individuals that returned to live in Daventry afer the Dragon was defeated (most population fled Daventry), assuming how close the game is the KQ3 time period. Otherwise or begs the question of why she avoided being one of maidens sacrificed to the dragon.
Incidently, while her father is buried in local cemetery, it’s not clear when the individuals in the graveyard were buried with some having died decades before and some more recently. Jonathan Burke for example could have died anywhere between the time of the invasion of the dragon, or not long after. But his death was a mundane death caused by a cold (or some other disease). But the overlapping events does beg the question why Sarah was not offered up as a sacrifice, as it seems her family may not necessarily have been among those who fled the country (unless he died soon after they returned). Or perhaps they live remotely enough outside the village that she was overlooked and the community avoided most of the damage caused by the dragon. Or their part of the village was under the protection of the local Wizard of Daventry, or even the Lady of the Lake.
References[]
- ↑ Connor (KQ8): “([#]WITH A SAD FERVOR) Widow Burke, I pledge my life that both you and Sarah will walk our fair land once again.”
- ↑ InterAction, Holiday 1998: “Meanwhile, in the village, a young townsman named Connor approaches the home of his girlfriend, Sarah.”
- ↑ InterAction, Spring 1999: “A tempest begins to blow as you speak with your sweetheart to be, Sarah. Suddenly she, along with almost every other being in the land, is petrified.”
- ↑ She is the owner of the Tavern, Connor is a young guy, he's a normal guy, and sometimes he might have problems, maybe a few romantic problems, here and there"-Roberta Williams "Town drunk?"-Mark Seibert "No, no, he's not the town dr..no, no, he comes in and drinks his root beer...sarsparilla, and he talks to Julia, as you guys have probably figured out, Sarah is his girlfriend, and sometimes he might have a few problems now and then, and Julia might help him out with advice.-Roberta Williams, Talkspot part 2, December 1998
- ↑ KQ8OSG, pg2: “Connor starts in front of neighbor Sarah’s house. That raven perched atop petrified Sarah seems to be squawking with a purpose…
- ↑ Sarah (KQ8): “Good morn, Conner.”, “(laughs) Oh about the same. You know mother.”, “Wait Conner, a sudden wind!”, “What's that?”
- ↑ Connor (KQ8): “Morning, Sarah…and how fair you and your good mother?”, “(laughs) Aye…I do. But she means well and…”, “Whence came came this foul tempest?”, “I know not… Stand back!”, “Nooooooo!”
- ↑ Connor (KQ8): “([#]TROUBLED, BUT WITH FERVOR) I know not the evil which enslaves you, Sarah, but I vow its defeat and the deliverance of your sweet soul.”
- ↑ "She is the owner of the Tavern, Connor is a young guy, he's a normal guy, and sometimes he might have problems, maybe a few romantic problems, here and there"-Roberta Williams "Town drunk?"-Mark Seibert "No, no, he's not the town dr..no, no, he comes in and drinks his root beer...sarsparilla, and he talks to Julia, as you guys have probably figured out, Sarah is his girlfriend, and sometimes he might have a few problems now and then, and Julia might help him out with advice.-Roberta Williams, Talkspot part 2, December 1998