"Some little town, out Nevada ways."
Someone is after you. After years of traveling, living your life on the road, trying to finish what your so-called "family" couldn't, all hell is about to break loose.
You've lived your whole life as an Abrams, and it seems like now, the family's troubles are finally catching up with you.
Larkin is an interactive-fiction where you play as a vampire hunter-turned-preacher, presiding over the town of Larkin, Nevada, and all the chaos that encapsulates the town.
For over a decade and a half now, you've traveled up, down and across the country, running schemes and hunting vampires with your mentor, con-man-by-day, vampire-hunter-by-night, Wyatt Abrams--the prolific vampire slayer and the last living descendant of the Abrams Family founder, the nomadic vampire-hunting cult that raised you--and was wiped out years ago.
All seems to be business as usual for you and Wyatt, running schemes and hunting fiends--that is until you find out about the bounty on both your heads. Forced to flee the hunting world, the two of you take refuge in the town of Larkin, Nevada, where the title of town preacher is unexpectedly thrust upon you. Left the sole source of morality in a place rife with chaos and sin, whether that be spawning from the sudden increase in local deaths, the reclusive family that runs the mortuary and owns half the town, or the strange encampment of people just south of civilization, calling themselves the Children of Cain.
Customize your character's pronouns, appearance, skill-set, personality and background.
Earn the favor of and join different factions.
Befriend, romance or make enemies of seven different characters.
Develop and dictate a unique relationship between your character and their mentor.
Wyatt Abrams [Faction: None] [Romance? Noā] [Appears in Demo 1.2? Yes āļø] [Wyatt's Playlist]
Wyatt Abrams is the player characterās mentor, whether it be scheming or hunting, or just surviving, Wyattās taught them everything they know. Once a prominent figure in the Abrams family, heās been running with the PC since the incident that eradicated The Familyāseventeen years ago by the gameās start.
Wyatt and the PCās relationship is somewhatā¦complicated to say the least. Itās up to the player just exactly how complicated it is and how their relationship unfoldsāwhether you make a friend, an enemy, or some mix of the two out of the PCās adoptive father.
Doctor Cyrus Sokolov [M] [Faction: Sokolov Family] [Romance? Yes āļø] [Appears in Demo 1.2? Yes āļø] [Cyrus' Playlist]
Cyrus, or Doc Cy, as heās often called by the townsfolk around Larkin, runs the local mortuary, is town doctor and operates as the local leader around Larkin, though, the office of Mayor has remained vacant for years. The apparent patriarch of the rather strange family that owns the local mine and most of the townāCyrus has taken great efforts to make friends with the townsfolk.
Heās somewhat suspicious of the new Preacher upon his first meeting with the PC, and itās up to the player whether or not itās heightened.
Dominic Sokolov [M] [Faction: Sokolov Family] [Romance? Yes āļø] [Appears in Demo 1.2? Yesāļø ] [Dominic's Playlist]
Dominic is the youngest of the Sokolov siblings--and just like his brother Cyrus, he's a prominent figure around town. Dominic seems to know everyone and everything that goes on in Larkin, and he's d2ing to know more about Larkin's most recent arrivals. He works as Assistant Mortician down at the mortuary, though more often than not you can find him doing his daily rounds throughout town.
Dominic is always down for something interesting--and if that means spending time with the strange new preacher that everybody's seems to be up in arms about--well now, won't that make the papers?
Celina Sokolova [F] [Faction: Sokolov Family] [Romance? Yes āļø] [Appears in Demo 1.2? Noā] [Celina's Playlist]
Celina Sokolova is the reclusive third sibling of the Sokolov Family. Despite the misconceptions amongst the townsfolk, itās her thatās the familyās oldest. She doesnāt leave the familyās home very oftenāitās rumored around town that sheās been stricken with some sort of sun-related illness, others seem to have the opinion that Miss Sokolova thinks herself too good to be around the rest of Larkinās townspeopleāthe truth however, is something much more complicated. Despite her reclusive nature, on the few occasions townsfolk have seen the Sokolov Matriarch, theyāve noted her delicate beautyāeven despite all the layers she wears.
Jacob Nash [M] [Faction: Larkin Townspeople] [Romance? Yes āļø] [Appears in Demo 1.2? Yesāļø] [Jacob's Playlist]
Jacob Nash is Larkinās only practicing attorneyānot that he has many clients aside from the Sokolovs. After passing the Bar exam, Nash headed out west in the hopes of making a real difference for the people thereāonly to spend most of his days helping settle land-disputes, or notarizing the occasional marriage certificate. Nash has a fondness for the people of Larkin, but heās not so sure that the Sokolov family has the townsfolkās best interest in mind.
Nash is dedicated to his work, inside the office and out, doing whatever he can to help the people of Larkin. Although his work keeps him busy, heās secretly longing for something moreāsomething that the new Preacher could help him find.
Rose Holloway [F] [Faction: Larkin Townspeople] [Romance? Yes āļø] [Appears in Demo 1.2? Yes āļø] [Rose's Playlist]
On the outside Rose Holloway is as prickly as they come. Sheās nice to look at, sure, but conversation with the Emeraldās bartender doesnāt come easily, unless youāre one of the Sokolov brothers.
Rose Holloway moved out west with her husband, but after he passed away upon their arrival, she has remained Larkinās youngest widow. Days running the Emerald have left her bored, stagnant. And, while she doesnāt offer the new Preacher the warmest welcome to Larkin, she could prove a strong ally in the coming days.
Ace [Gender Choice] [Faction: ???] [Romance? Yes āļø] [Appears in Demo 1.0? Noā] [Ace's Playlist]
Ace is the dominant figure in the Preacherās California days, the first real acquaintance they managed to make on their ownāsomeone outside of Wyattās sphere.
Ace grew up a member of the guild, raised by hunters and mercenaries in a life that almost mirrored the PC. Maybe thatās why the two seemed to be so drawn to each other during the PCās days in San Francisco, whether that was as enemies, friends, or lovers.
Hollis [Gender Choice] [Faction: Children of Cain] [Romance? Yes āļø] [Appears in Demo 1.2? Briefly āļø] [Hollis' Playlist]
Hollis is a bit of an enigmatic figure in Larkin. As an emissary for the Children of Cain, theyāve been one of the few of the groupās members to make the long trek from their encampment up to town more than once. Tall, brooding and often silent, most of the townsfolk are afraid to approach Hollis when they make the monthly ride up to town for supplies, usually with a different group of Cain members each time.
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