player characters

Regency Cthulhu (Call of Cthulhu 7e), 1814–1815

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Active Investigators — Chapter 4 (Calcutta), October 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”
Havildar Pratap Singh	Phil	Chapter 4, Session 8 (Calcutta)	Nathaniel Holt	Escort, guide and fixer in Calcutta; the party’s door into the city

Phil’s characters: Varrio Harrowmont was reduced to 0 SAN in the Vienna climax and retired from play at the start of Chapter 4. Nathaniel Holt carried the voyage and left the party at Chandpal Ghat on 8 October 1814, becoming an NPC in Calcutta. Phil now plays Havildar Pratap Singh. See Former & Retired PCs below.

Freddy Cavendish

The Honourable Frederick Cavendish, 22. Second son of William, 3rd Baron Cavendish of Stanmere. 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
• Manias: Theatre, Music
• Phobias: Children (ciimba, Chapter 2)
• Status: SAN 35/60; recovered from indefinite insanity — fully wiped away by the visit to the pyramids with Thomas (Giza, 18 September 1814; Keeper ruling 2026-08-23). Manias and phobia remain.

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

Havildar Pratap Singh

Havildar (sergeant) of the 67th Bengal Native Infantry, 30. Assigned to the party as guide and liaison on the compliments of the District Magistrate, Charles Ashworth, and taken up on the landing steps at Chandpal Ghat on 8 October 1814. Impeccable English, impeccable bearing, endlessly obliging, and the man who solves the problem before anyone has named it. Quartered in a cabin by the stables at the Cavendish Compound.

• Player: Phil
• Introduced: Chapter 4, Session 8 (Calcutta)
• Replaced: Nathaniel Holt
• Previous characters: Jacob, Delaroche, Varrio Harrowmont, Nathaniel Holt

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Former & Retired PCs

Varrio Harrowmont (retired)

Dr. Septimus Harrowmont. Order of St Aelfric consulting surgeon and Venice-cell veteran; killed Brenner (Session 2) and was a mainstay of the Vienna fight. Reduced to 0 SAN in the Vienna climax and retired from play (Chapter 4, Session 1). Charlotte is escorting him home to England. Phil went on to Nathaniel Holt and now plays Havildar Pratap Singh. (Previously: Jacob, Delaroche.)

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.

Nathaniel Holt (departed)

Lieutenant, Royal Navy, 29. Phil’s voyage character, aboard La Speranza and the Shah Alam as “ship’s doctor” though he was no surgeon. Held the crew together through the becalming and went into the dark on Socotra to cut Freddy out of a cocoon, taking a bite through the chest for it. Gave a brief theatrical farewell on the landing steps at Chandpal Ghat on 8 October 1814 and walked into Calcutta, leaving three debts unpaid. Now a Keeper NPC somewhere in the city. Phil moved to Havildar Pratap Singh.

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. As of Chapter 4 she is escorting Varrio home to England.

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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.

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Chapter Roster

Chapter 0.1 — The Beginning

Marina Garrick, Georgiana Dillwyn, Emma Wentworth, Georgiana Wentworth, James Bennet (dies), Jane Radcliffe, Augustus Bolt (joins after Bennet’s death; plays through the training montage)

Chapter 0.5 — The Scandal Beneath the Stage

Marina Garrick, Emma Wentworth, Georgiana Wentworth, Jane Radcliffe (dies), Augustus Bolt

Chapter 0.6 — The Viscount Who Loved Me

Marina Garrick, Emma Wentworth, Georgiana Wentworth, Charlotte Thorne (joins), Augustus Bolt

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 → Havildar Pratap Singh (Phil). Varrio Harrowmont retired (0 SAN); Charlotte Thorne escorts Varrio to England. Holt left the party at Chandpal Ghat on 8 October 1814 (Chapter 4, Session 8) and became an NPC; the Havildar Pratap Singh handoff is done.