player characters
Regency Cthulhu (Call of Cthulhu 7e), 1814–1815
Active Investigators — Chapter 4 (Calcutta), September 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” |
| Nathaniel Holt | Phil | Chapter 4, Session 1 (voyage) | Varrio Harrowmont | Royal Navy lieutenant; ship’s-doctor cover; steadied the becalming |
Varrio Harrowmont (Phil) was reduced to 0 SAN in the Vienna climax and retired from play at the start of Chapter 4. Phil now plays Nathaniel Holt. See Former & Retired PCs below.
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
Nathaniel Holt
Lieutenant, Royal Navy, 29. Assigned to La Speranza as “ship’s doctor” though he is no surgeon — he begged the posting to get aboard a ship bound south and east. Weathered, plain-spoken, and steady; he held the crew together through the becalming. Phil’s voyage character; may continue with the party to Calcutta and beyond.
- Player: Phil
- Introduced: Chapter 4, Session 1 (the voyage)
- Previous characters: Jacob, Delaroche, Varrio Harrowmont
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 now plays Nathaniel Holt. (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.
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.
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, 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 (Phil). Varrio Harrowmont retired (0 SAN); Charlotte Thorne escorts Varrio to England. Holt may continue with the party all the way to India — his exit is no longer fixed, so the Havildar Pratap Singh handoff is now contingent rather than planned.