player characters
Regency Cthulhu (Call of Cthulhu 7e), 1814–1815
Active Investigators — Vienna, August 1814
| Character | Player | Introduced | Replaced | Key Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy_Cavendish | Jay | Session 6 (Vienna) | Colonel_Henri_Moreau | Society connections, Masquerade logistics |
| Adrien_de_Montferrand | Anna | Vienna (Chapter 3) | Marina_Garrick | Host at Palais Kinsky, cavalry officer, Order member |
| Emma_Wentworth | Missy | The Long Corridor (Ch. 0.1) | — | Theatre-obsessed, Sternberg subplot, bit the Nightgaunt |
| Georgiana_Wentworth | Beth | The Long Corridor (Ch. 0.1) | — | Researcher, identified Nightgaunt, tuning fork bearer |
| Katherine_Ward | Juel | Session 7 (Vienna) | Charlotte_Thorne | Spy, Order operative, “the Rook” |
| Varrio_Harrowmont | Phil | Session 2 (Vienna) | Delaroche | Consulting surgeon, Venice cell veteran |
Freddy_Cavendish
The Honourable Frederick Cavendish, 22. Second son of an English noble family. Socially connected, he procured Masquerade invitations and masks for the party. Not a member of the Order of St. Aelfric, but has witnessed the supernatural firsthand — including the Nightgaunt attack on Palais Kinsky.
- Player: Jay
- Introduced: Session 6 (Vienna)
- Replaced: Colonel_Henri_Moreau
Adrien_de_Montferrand
Viscount de Montferrand. French aristocrat and former cavalry officer who hosts the party at Palais_Kinsky in Vienna. Member of the Order_of_St_Aelfric, recruited during the Vienna chapter. Led the charge to the Polizeidirektion and delivered the killing blow to the Nightgaunt.
- Player: Anna
- Introduced: Vienna (Chapter 3)
- Replaced: Marina_Garrick
Emma_Wentworth
Wiltshire gentlewoman, 17, from Tarryford. Theatre-obsessed after the Drury Lane incident. Courageous and curious in equal measure. Campaign-defining moment in Session 6: bit the Nightgaunt’s neck during combat, tearing away flesh. Subject of Graf Sternberg’s romantic pursuit; Thomas_Wyndham is in love with her.
- Player: Missy
- Introduced: The Long Corridor (Chapter 0.1)
- No character changes
Georgiana_Wentworth
Emma’s elder sister, 20. Gentlewoman researcher from Tarryford. Sharp-minded and composed under pressure. Drew swords in her nightgown during the Nightgaunt attack. Identified the Nightgaunt from the Revelations_of_Glaaki.
- Player: Beth
- Introduced: The Long Corridor (Chapter 0.1)
- No character changes
- Phobias: Theatre (Drury Lane, Chapter 0.5), Fish (Chapter 0.6)
Katherine_Ward
Real name: Katherine Langley, alias “the Rook.” Age 31. Spy and Order_of_St_Aelfric operative. Cover identity: widow of Captain Edward Ward (Royal Navy), working as a companion for young ladies. Trained thief and infiltrator. Encountered a Hound_of_Tindalos at St. Margaret’s Academy and contained it by disrupting angles.
- Player: Juel
- Introduced: Session 7 (Vienna)
- Replaced: Charlotte_Thorne
- Character files: Katherine_Ward_Sheet, Katherine_Ward_Background
Varrio_Harrowmont
Dr. Septimus Harrowmont. Order_of_St_Aelfric consulting surgeon. Disrupted the Venice cell (Confraternita_del_Bel_Canto) before joining the main party in Vienna. Captured in Session 5 near the Graben, extracted via Dr. Fischbein’s legal intervention. Killed Brenner in Session 2 after Brenner revealed the Harmonic Engine.
- Player: Phil
- Introduced: Vienna (Chapter 3), Session 2
- Previous characters: Jacob, Commissaire Delaroche
Keeper NPCs (Former PCs)
Thomas_Wyndham
British Army officer (Light Dragoons) from London. Loyal, volatile, deeply in love with Emma_Wentworth. Keeper NPC throughout the campaign. Maintained armed vigil outside Emma’s room after the Nightgaunt attack. Subject of the Sternberg duel subplot.
Charlotte_Thorne
Northumberland heiress, archaeologist, author. Steady, perceptive, deeply skeptical of the uncanny. Previously played by Juel; retired in Session 7 after severe Nightgaunt wounds. Convalescing at the party’s lodgings.
The Fallen
| Character | Player | Died | Chapter | Location | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel_Henri_Moreau | Jay | Session 5, Aug 7 1814 | Vienna | The Graben | Assassinated by the Bauer brothers. Three stab wounds. |
| Marina_Garrick | Anna | Chapter 2 | Lyon | — | Killed during the Lyon chapter. |
| Augustus_Bolt | Jay | Chapter 2 | Lyon | Orphans’ Hospital | Killed during the raid on Savarin’s operation. |
| Commissaire_Jules_Delaroche | Phil | Chapter 2 | Lyon | Silkweavers’ Guild | Killed during the assault on the Guild. |
| Jacob | Phil | Chapter 2 | Lyon | Orphans’ Hospital | Killed during the raid. Phil’s first character. |
| Jane_Radcliffe | Juel | Chapter 0.5 | London | Drury Lane Theatre | Swallowed by the theatre, December 1813. |
| James_Bennet | Jay | Chapter 0.1 | Tarryford | Northlake_Hall | Consumed in the Long Corridor, Autumn 1813. First PC death. |
Chapter Roster
Chapter 0.1 — The Beginning
Marina_Garrick, Georgiana_Dillwyn, Emma_Wentworth, Georgiana_Wentworth, James_Bennet (dies), Jane_Radcliffe
Chapter 0.5 — The Scandal Beneath the Stage
Marina_Garrick, Emma_Wentworth, Georgiana_Wentworth, Jane_Radcliffe (dies)
Chapter 1 — London
Marina_Garrick, Emma_Wentworth, Georgiana_Wentworth, Charlotte_Thorne, Augustus_Bolt
Chapter 2 — Lyon
Same roster. Augustus_Bolt and Marina_Garrick die. Jay takes over Colonel_Henri_Moreau. Phil joins as Jacob, then Commissaire_Jules_Delaroche.
Chapter 3 — Vienna
Emma_Wentworth, Georgiana_Wentworth, Charlotte_Thorne → Katherine_Ward, Adrien_de_Montferrand, Colonel_Henri_Moreau → Freddy_Cavendish, Varrio_Harrowmont
Chapter 4 — Calcutta (Voyage)
Emma_Wentworth, Georgiana_Wentworth, Freddy_Cavendish, Adrien_de_Montferrand, Katherine_Ward, Nathaniel_Holt (Phil, voyage only). Varrio_Harrowmont retired (0 SAN); Charlotte_Thorne escorts Varrio to England. Phil takes over Havildar_Pratap_Singh on arrival in Calcutta.