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Name: Sherlock Holmes
Canon: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (2023)
Canon point: Chapter 6: The Call of the Bayou, Insanity Sequence: axe puzzle
Age: 23
Ymg' ah nafl lloigog llllw'nafh l' mgah ahf' l' ah nog.
History cw: for child abuse, medical malpractice, and mental illness topics
History:
Early Childhood Before and in Cordona (Chapter One)
Sherlock lived with his parents, Siger and Violet Holmes, and his older brother, Mycroft Holmes. All was well until Siger Holmes died unexpectedly in 1865 during an opera when Sherlock was 6. Violet Holmes began losing her grasp on reality. When confronted with the truth of her husband's death, she grew angry and violent. In the same year, Sherlock's imaginary friend, Jonathan (Jon), came into his life as a defense mechanism. Sherlock was terrified when Violet had one of her episodes, and Jon was there to protect him and take the bad memories away.
His mother's mind continued to deteriorate causing her, Sherlock, Mycroft, and Dr. Otto Richter to move to the island of Cordona under the guise that Violet was ill with consumption. Sherlock went on all sorts of adventures with Jon on Cordona. However, he never made many friends, and even when interacting with others, Sherlock still saw and heard Jon. Jon even had his own bed in Sherlock's bedroom. Dr. Richter experimented on Violet with different treatments. She became a subject of study instead of a patient. Dr. Richter also showed interest in Sherlock for his high intelligence and Jon hallucinations, but he could not get close due to Mycroft.
At age 10, everything came crashing down. Violet had an especially bad episode of anger and violence. She later calmed down, but when on a walk with Sherlock, she asked Sherlock to call for his father. Sherlock told her that his father was dead. Violet hit Sherlock, claimed he was lying and pretending to be her son, and tried to drown him. Violet Holmes died that day, and Dr. Richter was found guilty of murder in a closed trial with Mycroft as a witness.
Jon blocked all memories of that event, and Sherlock believed in the lie Mycroft told about Violet Holmes dying from consumption. Sherlock left Cordona with Mycroft and became buried in schoolwork. Jon continued to be by his side.
Return to Cordona
Against Mycroft's wishes, Sherlock and Jon returned to Cordona when he was 21 to visit his mother's grave. His memories of his time in Cordona and of his mother still remained blocked or altered. It was Verner Vogel (not known at the time to be the younger brother of Otto Richter) who put the idea into his head that Violet died of something other than consumption. Sherlock realized he never heard her coughing. His need to find the truth led him to investigate. He become something like a consulting investigator for the police and solved some of their small cases and larger ones. Sherlock started to recall and correct his memories, and Jon started to flicker in and out of existence.
Eventually, Sherlock remembered almost everything about his past and realized what role Jon had in his memories. Sherlock confronted Mycroft about the lies and Dr. Richter being arrested and found guilty for a crime he didn't commit. Mycroft didn't deny it but stood by his reasons: choosing the two of them over Dr. Richter who was still responsible for what he did to their mother. Sherlock believed Mycroft and felt that maybe he could finally move on knowing the truth. He and Jon said their goodbyes and parted on good, albeit sad, terms as Sherlock no longer needed him.
Sherlock crossed paths once more with Vogel, who called Sherlock his masterpiece, Sisyphus to Ozymandias and "nothing beside remains." Sherlock proclaimed that "I remain. Despite you, and to spite you." Sherlock returned to London and studied at Cambridge University, worked at St. Bart's hospital lab, and solved the problems of other people. One day in St. Bart's, Sherlock met a man who echoed Jon in appearance and voice and who was looking for someone to room with. Soon after, Sherlock Holmes began living in 221B Baker Street with Dr. John H. Watson.
The Adventure of the Missing People (The Awakened)
Note: This remake is both a Sherlock Holmes game and a Lovecraft game. As such, Cthulhu's awakening is treated as a real, possible threat. It's also a much shorter game compared to Chapter One.
Watson brought Sherlock to see Captain Stenwick about his missing servant, Kimihia. The search led them to the docks, and Kimihia wasn't the only one missing. It was underneath the dock warehouses where Sherlock first entered another, disturbing world. He then found himself in a cultist room with evidence of many more people moved elsewhere. However, for a moment, Sherlock saw a chanting dead body as a mix of Jon and John Watson. He called out to Jon, and Watson, thinking he was calling for him, came to find a visibly shaken Sherlock. Later, even Watson heard the dead man talk as Sherlock did. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
They followed the trail to Edelweiss Institute, in Switzerland. Edelweiss Institute was a cruel place, torturing and experimenting on people who were mentally ill. The kidnapped people were kept sedated and brainwashed. In the depths of the place, Sherlock encountered a cultist speaking of the Great Lord as Sherlock tried to fight their influence in the other world, calling out for help from Watson and Jon again. Sherlock came to alone in the room and chanting about the Light of the Abyss. He told them to get out of his head.
Throughout their journey, both Sherlock and Watson opened up to each other. Sherlock depended on Watson, and the two of them spoke in more familiar terms. Sherlock started to doubt his own sanity and asked Jon to intervene if he should start breaking, like he did years before. Watson, thinking again that Sherlock had spoke to him, said that he would.
Fearing that no one else would be able to succeed if they stopped, Sherlock and Watson crossed the ocean to Louisiana. They discovered even more missing people. Their next path forward led to them to Arneson's mansion, his disappearance, and to another cultist lair in the bayou. After separating from Watson, Sherlock saw the other world again, and he could only stop looping in place by taking an occult book with him. He struggled through the puzzles and arrived at a place filled with large swinging axes. One blade painfully came down on Sherlock, and he cried out for Watson and Jon again.
Then, Sherlock found himself in a scene so similar to what he had been seeing. A voice started talking about regrets, and Sherlock remarked that he regretted going mad like his mother.
Personality:
Positive Traits
Scientific: Sherlock considers himself ruled by reason. He believes that everything can be explained through logic and reason and builds his worldview using science and evidence. Thus, he wants to know and understand more. There are some topics that he doesn't have interest in, usually things he finds of no practical relevance, but he'll find joy in coming across or discovering something new once his interest is gained. He's willing to take chances to satisfy his curiosity and will rarely stop until he is satisfied. Sherlock likes making connections between elements and seeing what truth comes from it. He'll gather records and write notes in order to do so. The wealth of knowledge in his brain attic is impressive, and his mind palace is vast.
Justice: One thing Sherlock has learned from his time in Cordona is that justice doesn't always follow the law. There were many times when what seemed just went in opposition to the law. A crime was committed, and Sherlock discovered the truth. However, based on the circumstances, he might let the criminal go. A woman murdering her abusers? He dropped his investigation, and he didn't help the police connect the dots to an arrest. Where was the justice for the woman when it happened in the first place? He'll dig up details on long dead or ignored cases in hopes of having justice served in some fashion. He also has no qualms about breaking into a place in search of evidence to right a wrong. His idea of right and wrong may not fit in with society's rules, but he will not let that stop him from upholding them.
Caring: Sherlock is human, not an unfeeling machine. He shows kindness to those in need or who high "proper" society thinks little of. He'll interact with them and meet with them, respect the expertise they have. Children understand more than one thinks and can be reliable sources of information. He'll listen to and help refugees. He'll believe what a woman says instead of assuming she's hysterical. (It's 2023. The ACD Estate has no power anymore.) He'll berate his own client and call him a brute over the cruel treatment of his servant. Some crimes disgust or horrify Sherlock, and he understands victims more than he realizes. He may fumble as emotions are not his strong suit, but he does try. Sherlock doesn't have many friends, so he cherishes the ones he does have even if it's not immediately obvious.
Negative Traits
Stubborn: Sherlock is stubborn. He will doggedly stay on the trail of something. He'll hyper fixate on things, whether it be a case or a pattern. Once he starts something, he doesn't let up, even at expense to himself. Sometimes it comes drastically at the expense of himself as he eats, drinks, and sleeps little while on a case. He doesn't always realize the problems this causes for others either. He can be spiteful as well. For example, after what Vogel did, he vowed to persist despite him and goes as far as to leave all mail from him unopened years later. This stubbornness also plays against his need to understand things in a logical way. Some things in life have no reason or logic to it like what happened to him and his mother. Some things, like what Sherlock begins to see in that other world, cannot be fully understood.
Insecure: While Sherlock portrays confidence, it's a mask to cover up his many insecurities. His vanity helps with this act. He doesn't believe he has much worth beyond what his mind can solve. This ties into his determination to see something through because that's his reason for being. He likes to be noticed and recognized for his accomplishments as if he needs the reminder of why he fights. (The credit doesn't need to remain with him as long as someone recognizes him.) He doesn't believe he'll truly belong anywhere and will always end up alone. He's afraid of asking for help and letting people close because he'll get hurt, or they'll find out he's not worth their time or turn on him.
Emotional: Sherlock doesn't control his emotions as much as he likes to project. He's prone to tears, fear, and anger far more often than someone who claims he's a purely rational being. Sherlock is so incredibly hydrophobic that wading in water puts him at risk of blacking out, and being underwater will make him blackout. He does not have good emotional or social knowledge when it involves himself. He represses and bottles things up until it becomes too much. He's from the Victorian Era. People aren't supposed to show emotion as he does. He was raised by Mycroft, a man who controls his emotions well, and Violet's emotional swings were from her illness, something Sherlock fears will happen to him. He is not supposed to act like this. Sometimes, Sherlock will shut down, not talking for days on end or getting so caught up in how he's thinking or feeling that he needs another person to bring him out of it. He can also swing the other way and become ecstatic and theatrical, literally jumping for joy and gesturing wildly.
Powers/Abilities:
Regret: Sherlock regrets that he's losing his mind and grasp on reality. He knows that it's possible to be a child of Violet Holmes and not inherit her madness (see Mycroft), but he's been showing signs of similar disposition since he was six. It's gotten exponentially worse since taking on this missing persons case despite his attempts to fight against it.
Suitability: While Sherlock will have to contend with being from 1882, he will be a quick learner and able to use his detective skills to solve problems and mysteries with the fervor of a bloodhound on the scent. He may provide an alternate viewpoint and use methods others may hesitate to do. His suitability can be coupled with Sherlock's regret. Sherlock's greatest fear is to lose his mind as his mother did, to be pushed until he cracks. His mind is his best asset. And if he doesn't have that, what worth does he even have? Sherlock will be highly motivated to earn his reward once he realizes what it had been registered as on his first mission. He will worry about happenings back home, but in order to solve the case, Sherlock believes he'll need his mind.
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Name: Avie
Contact:
Other characters: n/a
IC
Name: Sherlock Holmes
Canon: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (2023)
Canon point: Chapter 6: The Call of the Bayou, Insanity Sequence: axe puzzle
Age: 23
Ymg' ah nafl lloigog llllw'nafh l' mgah ahf' l' ah nog.
History cw: for child abuse, medical malpractice, and mental illness topics
History:
Early Childhood Before and in Cordona (Chapter One)
Sherlock lived with his parents, Siger and Violet Holmes, and his older brother, Mycroft Holmes. All was well until Siger Holmes died unexpectedly in 1865 during an opera when Sherlock was 6. Violet Holmes began losing her grasp on reality. When confronted with the truth of her husband's death, she grew angry and violent. In the same year, Sherlock's imaginary friend, Jonathan (Jon), came into his life as a defense mechanism. Sherlock was terrified when Violet had one of her episodes, and Jon was there to protect him and take the bad memories away.
His mother's mind continued to deteriorate causing her, Sherlock, Mycroft, and Dr. Otto Richter to move to the island of Cordona under the guise that Violet was ill with consumption. Sherlock went on all sorts of adventures with Jon on Cordona. However, he never made many friends, and even when interacting with others, Sherlock still saw and heard Jon. Jon even had his own bed in Sherlock's bedroom. Dr. Richter experimented on Violet with different treatments. She became a subject of study instead of a patient. Dr. Richter also showed interest in Sherlock for his high intelligence and Jon hallucinations, but he could not get close due to Mycroft.
At age 10, everything came crashing down. Violet had an especially bad episode of anger and violence. She later calmed down, but when on a walk with Sherlock, she asked Sherlock to call for his father. Sherlock told her that his father was dead. Violet hit Sherlock, claimed he was lying and pretending to be her son, and tried to drown him. Violet Holmes died that day, and Dr. Richter was found guilty of murder in a closed trial with Mycroft as a witness.
Jon blocked all memories of that event, and Sherlock believed in the lie Mycroft told about Violet Holmes dying from consumption. Sherlock left Cordona with Mycroft and became buried in schoolwork. Jon continued to be by his side.
Return to Cordona
Against Mycroft's wishes, Sherlock and Jon returned to Cordona when he was 21 to visit his mother's grave. His memories of his time in Cordona and of his mother still remained blocked or altered. It was Verner Vogel (not known at the time to be the younger brother of Otto Richter) who put the idea into his head that Violet died of something other than consumption. Sherlock realized he never heard her coughing. His need to find the truth led him to investigate. He become something like a consulting investigator for the police and solved some of their small cases and larger ones. Sherlock started to recall and correct his memories, and Jon started to flicker in and out of existence.
Eventually, Sherlock remembered almost everything about his past and realized what role Jon had in his memories. Sherlock confronted Mycroft about the lies and Dr. Richter being arrested and found guilty for a crime he didn't commit. Mycroft didn't deny it but stood by his reasons: choosing the two of them over Dr. Richter who was still responsible for what he did to their mother. Sherlock believed Mycroft and felt that maybe he could finally move on knowing the truth. He and Jon said their goodbyes and parted on good, albeit sad, terms as Sherlock no longer needed him.
Sherlock crossed paths once more with Vogel, who called Sherlock his masterpiece, Sisyphus to Ozymandias and "nothing beside remains." Sherlock proclaimed that "I remain. Despite you, and to spite you." Sherlock returned to London and studied at Cambridge University, worked at St. Bart's hospital lab, and solved the problems of other people. One day in St. Bart's, Sherlock met a man who echoed Jon in appearance and voice and who was looking for someone to room with. Soon after, Sherlock Holmes began living in 221B Baker Street with Dr. John H. Watson.
The Adventure of the Missing People (The Awakened)
Note: This remake is both a Sherlock Holmes game and a Lovecraft game. As such, Cthulhu's awakening is treated as a real, possible threat. It's also a much shorter game compared to Chapter One.
Watson brought Sherlock to see Captain Stenwick about his missing servant, Kimihia. The search led them to the docks, and Kimihia wasn't the only one missing. It was underneath the dock warehouses where Sherlock first entered another, disturbing world. He then found himself in a cultist room with evidence of many more people moved elsewhere. However, for a moment, Sherlock saw a chanting dead body as a mix of Jon and John Watson. He called out to Jon, and Watson, thinking he was calling for him, came to find a visibly shaken Sherlock. Later, even Watson heard the dead man talk as Sherlock did. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
They followed the trail to Edelweiss Institute, in Switzerland. Edelweiss Institute was a cruel place, torturing and experimenting on people who were mentally ill. The kidnapped people were kept sedated and brainwashed. In the depths of the place, Sherlock encountered a cultist speaking of the Great Lord as Sherlock tried to fight their influence in the other world, calling out for help from Watson and Jon again. Sherlock came to alone in the room and chanting about the Light of the Abyss. He told them to get out of his head.
Throughout their journey, both Sherlock and Watson opened up to each other. Sherlock depended on Watson, and the two of them spoke in more familiar terms. Sherlock started to doubt his own sanity and asked Jon to intervene if he should start breaking, like he did years before. Watson, thinking again that Sherlock had spoke to him, said that he would.
Fearing that no one else would be able to succeed if they stopped, Sherlock and Watson crossed the ocean to Louisiana. They discovered even more missing people. Their next path forward led to them to Arneson's mansion, his disappearance, and to another cultist lair in the bayou. After separating from Watson, Sherlock saw the other world again, and he could only stop looping in place by taking an occult book with him. He struggled through the puzzles and arrived at a place filled with large swinging axes. One blade painfully came down on Sherlock, and he cried out for Watson and Jon again.
Then, Sherlock found himself in a scene so similar to what he had been seeing. A voice started talking about regrets, and Sherlock remarked that he regretted going mad like his mother.
Personality:
Positive Traits
Scientific: Sherlock considers himself ruled by reason. He believes that everything can be explained through logic and reason and builds his worldview using science and evidence. Thus, he wants to know and understand more. There are some topics that he doesn't have interest in, usually things he finds of no practical relevance, but he'll find joy in coming across or discovering something new once his interest is gained. He's willing to take chances to satisfy his curiosity and will rarely stop until he is satisfied. Sherlock likes making connections between elements and seeing what truth comes from it. He'll gather records and write notes in order to do so. The wealth of knowledge in his brain attic is impressive, and his mind palace is vast.
Justice: One thing Sherlock has learned from his time in Cordona is that justice doesn't always follow the law. There were many times when what seemed just went in opposition to the law. A crime was committed, and Sherlock discovered the truth. However, based on the circumstances, he might let the criminal go. A woman murdering her abusers? He dropped his investigation, and he didn't help the police connect the dots to an arrest. Where was the justice for the woman when it happened in the first place? He'll dig up details on long dead or ignored cases in hopes of having justice served in some fashion. He also has no qualms about breaking into a place in search of evidence to right a wrong. His idea of right and wrong may not fit in with society's rules, but he will not let that stop him from upholding them.
Caring: Sherlock is human, not an unfeeling machine. He shows kindness to those in need or who high "proper" society thinks little of. He'll interact with them and meet with them, respect the expertise they have. Children understand more than one thinks and can be reliable sources of information. He'll listen to and help refugees. He'll believe what a woman says instead of assuming she's hysterical. (It's 2023. The ACD Estate has no power anymore.) He'll berate his own client and call him a brute over the cruel treatment of his servant. Some crimes disgust or horrify Sherlock, and he understands victims more than he realizes. He may fumble as emotions are not his strong suit, but he does try. Sherlock doesn't have many friends, so he cherishes the ones he does have even if it's not immediately obvious.
Negative Traits
Stubborn: Sherlock is stubborn. He will doggedly stay on the trail of something. He'll hyper fixate on things, whether it be a case or a pattern. Once he starts something, he doesn't let up, even at expense to himself. Sometimes it comes drastically at the expense of himself as he eats, drinks, and sleeps little while on a case. He doesn't always realize the problems this causes for others either. He can be spiteful as well. For example, after what Vogel did, he vowed to persist despite him and goes as far as to leave all mail from him unopened years later. This stubbornness also plays against his need to understand things in a logical way. Some things in life have no reason or logic to it like what happened to him and his mother. Some things, like what Sherlock begins to see in that other world, cannot be fully understood.
Insecure: While Sherlock portrays confidence, it's a mask to cover up his many insecurities. His vanity helps with this act. He doesn't believe he has much worth beyond what his mind can solve. This ties into his determination to see something through because that's his reason for being. He likes to be noticed and recognized for his accomplishments as if he needs the reminder of why he fights. (The credit doesn't need to remain with him as long as someone recognizes him.) He doesn't believe he'll truly belong anywhere and will always end up alone. He's afraid of asking for help and letting people close because he'll get hurt, or they'll find out he's not worth their time or turn on him.
Emotional: Sherlock doesn't control his emotions as much as he likes to project. He's prone to tears, fear, and anger far more often than someone who claims he's a purely rational being. Sherlock is so incredibly hydrophobic that wading in water puts him at risk of blacking out, and being underwater will make him blackout. He does not have good emotional or social knowledge when it involves himself. He represses and bottles things up until it becomes too much. He's from the Victorian Era. People aren't supposed to show emotion as he does. He was raised by Mycroft, a man who controls his emotions well, and Violet's emotional swings were from her illness, something Sherlock fears will happen to him. He is not supposed to act like this. Sometimes, Sherlock will shut down, not talking for days on end or getting so caught up in how he's thinking or feeling that he needs another person to bring him out of it. He can also swing the other way and become ecstatic and theatrical, literally jumping for joy and gesturing wildly.
Powers/Abilities:
- Normal human: however, he lacks the boxing and martial arts skills other Holmes versions are known for. He may have a little swordsmanship under his belt.
- Marksmanship with a pistol: able to hit small moving targets accurately
- Consulting Detective: analyzing surroundings, find clues and make deductions, mentally recreating crime scenes, vast knowledge of various scientific and practical topics circa 1882 and a great memory for things he wishes to recall
- Violin: while he hasn't been playing violin long, he studied it with almost an obsessive drive until he could play it comfortably
- Acting and disguise: able to disguise himself as other professions, genders, ages, and physical health
- Sketching: able to create accurate sketches with pencil and paper
- Weakened mental fortitude: Sherlock is more susceptible to mental/emotional based powers or suggestion due previous detachments from reality and now from Cthulhu influences which have revealed glimpses beyond what humans normally perceive. While that could be a liability, it's also a chance for outside entities to possess or speak through him for a short bit. Sherlock does not like when this happens and will try to fight against them. If pushed too far, Sherlock may split his mind into two, him and Jon. (I'm putting all this here as a note for potential RP shenanigans more than it being an actual power/ability Sherlock can consciously use.)
Regret: Sherlock regrets that he's losing his mind and grasp on reality. He knows that it's possible to be a child of Violet Holmes and not inherit her madness (see Mycroft), but he's been showing signs of similar disposition since he was six. It's gotten exponentially worse since taking on this missing persons case despite his attempts to fight against it.
Suitability: While Sherlock will have to contend with being from 1882, he will be a quick learner and able to use his detective skills to solve problems and mysteries with the fervor of a bloodhound on the scent. He may provide an alternate viewpoint and use methods others may hesitate to do. His suitability can be coupled with Sherlock's regret. Sherlock's greatest fear is to lose his mind as his mother did, to be pushed until he cracks. His mind is his best asset. And if he doesn't have that, what worth does he even have? Sherlock will be highly motivated to earn his reward once he realizes what it had been registered as on his first mission. He will worry about happenings back home, but in order to solve the case, Sherlock believes he'll need his mind.
Inventory:
- The green outfit he's wearing
- Magnifying glass once belonging to Violet Holmes
- Sherlock's casebook with notes and sketches from his previous cases
- Pocket watch
- Occult book (not the Necronomicon)
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