When we began creating the Game, Characters came the first, along with the basic setting. They were sketched in a matter of days, defining the mood of the entire game. From the very start, we wanted to create ample opportunities for what we call radical role-playing. Therefore we tried to make our Playable Characters as nuanced as possible, with plenty of biographic info and open-ends that suggest more skeletons in the closet and enable more improvisation in role-playing. Some are likable to the point of (your) pain and suffering, like Dilara Tilki, and some – like Rade Tesla, the infamous cousin of famous inventor Nikola Tesla – are the apprentices of pain or self-destruction. Some are the embodiment of integrity and dignity like Turkish captain Asker Uznoglu. And yet, whether they are top spooks or assassins, sneaky or upfront aggressive, seductive, or rumored to have near-occult powers, all these PCs have two things in common. First, they came to Arcadia Tenebra to disentangle the series of murders that threatens to destabilize the entire region and plunge several mighty empires into war. And most of them are not happy to be here, at least not most of the time. Second, they are all antiheroes.
That’s it.
Anyway, who wants to play another knight-in-shiny-armor who saves the world in the end – AGAIN???
Well, we certainly don’t. 🙂
If you loved Vanessa Ives, Rustin “Rust” Cohle, Lorraine Broughton, Rorcharch, Rick Deckard, or Lisbeth Salander, to name a few, and secretly wanted to be more like them… Arcadia Tenebra welcomes you!
MORE ABOUT THE PLAYABLE CHARACTERS
ASKER UZNOGLU
Strength and honor! No, there are no Roman centurions in Arcadia Tenebra, but there are some true soldiers. Meet Asker Uznoglu, probably the most steadfast figure among all Arcadian Playable Characters. This Captain of the Turkish guard is the embodiment of integrity and unswerving loyalty. A...
AYDAN BAHAR
When you choose to play Aydan Bahar, you will gain something that no other PC in Arcadia Tenebra has: being able to play with two skill sets – that of Aydan Bahar and her deceased fiancée Klaus Croy, with all the attached complex combinations and...
BROKEN IVAN
If you choose to play as Broken Ivan, you will become the sheer force of nature, physical strength in its purest form. Whereas Hilda von Blütenstein is the embodiment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Broken Ivan is the embodiment of Arcadian land and people. Simple-minded, yet not...
DILARA TILKI
If you play Arcadia Tenebra and you choose Dilara Tilki as your PC, you will become a natural force of Beauty, for better or for worse. Dilara’s powers are not your usual suspects, such as guns, knives, fists, or cunningness… That is because by choosing...
FEMALE CHARACTERS IN ARCADIA TENEBRA
Arcadia Tenebra is an RPG board game with a bit of a weird streak. And this is not only because of its pop-culture references or its alternate history set in a rather unusual part of Europe – but because of its playable characters, too. They are...
HILDA VON BLUTENSTEIN
Ever since we set out on the path of creating this game, we were blessed by our test players, who gave us priceless feedback not only regarding the playing mechanisms and other features but also regarding the PCs. That said, it turned out that Hilda...
JABIR IBN YAZID
Whatever you might hear about his endgame, the cunning Jabir ibn Yazid came to Arcadia for reasons known to him alone. “In times of recession, it’s not wise to argue about the price of gold.” Many near-east and European dignitaries and rulers have heard...
MARA
Those who meet Mara for the first time might mistake her for a fashionable Goth chick who likes to display her attractive cleavage covered in strange tattoos. Yeah, well, she’s anything but! A healer and the sorceress, Mara is living a secluded life on the outskirts...
MINA COCO KINSKY
When walking around Arcadia, you notice a small, redhead Venus, you better take your eyes off her attractive curves and mesmerizing green eyes – and look for hidden weapons. While you can. As far as she could remember, Mina knew the life of poverty and modesty...
RADE (NIKOLA) TESLA
As you might have already noticed, famous inventor Nikola Tesla appears in Arcadia Tenebra as one of the strong Non-playable characters. However, his family is alive and well, and we’re not talking only about his noble father The Priest, who also features as one of...
RICCARDO MORIN
If you love to play strong and intelligent characters, skillful with knives and guns – Riccardo Morin is the right choice for you. Although, you may find some of his other personal traits not so attractive, but...