Character Overview
Everyone verified in Chapter 1 — from the opening letter to the factory floor.
| Character | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas | Protagonist · former officer | Former police officer carrying the Shadow; reconstructs the final moments of the dead |
| The Shadow | Supernatural entity | Lucas's partner; source of time rewind and crime-scene reconstruction |
| Lynn DaHandt | Mysterious sender | Sent the letter written on a medical gauge in the opening |
| Officer May | Police station contact | Greets Lucas on his return and sets the tone of the opening |
| Uncle Smith | Senior officer | Mysteriously disappears during the police station prologue |
| Captain Theo | Factory supervisor | Chapter 1 key figure; reconstructing his objects ties into the ten-year mystery |
| Axel Flint | Factory worker | Half of the Flint argument under the bridge; can be punched in a skill check |
| Griff Flint | Factory worker | The other half; buys Lucas a drink for two clue points |
| The Old Machinist | Factory elder | Trades the book 'Machinist's Basics' for a relief meal |
| Rafe | Child in the factory case | His father's secret drives a Chapter 1 subplot |
| Teddy | The dead dog | The case that breaks the factory open |
Lucas
What is confirmed about the protagonist.
A former police officer in Dark Tide City
Uses the Shadow's power to reconstruct the final moments of the dead
Your choices decide his relationships and moral stance across the story
The Shadow
Partner and source of power.
Reconstructs the final moments of the dead 'exactly as they happened'
Lets you rewind time during investigations to retry failed moments
Darker choices raise the corruption meter and change how the story unfolds
Officer May, Lynn DaHandt & Uncle Smith
The people of the police station prologue.
Officer May is the first person to greet Lucas at the station
Lynn DaHandt is the sender of the opening letter — the start of the medical documents thread
Uncle Smith is the senior officer who mysteriously disappears when the station catches fire
Their threads continue to connect in later cases
Captain Theo & the Factory
The man who runs the factory floor.
The factory supervisor who assembles the crew after Teddy's death
His objects, when reconstructed, connect the case to the city's ten-year-old mystery
He is the anchor of the Chapter 1 main case
Axel & Griff Flint
The argument under the bridge.
Axel and Griff argue beneath the overpass before the case breaks
A skill check lets Lucas punch Axel — a choice with consequences
Griff buys Lucas a drink, earning two investigation clue points
Both are caught up in the Teddy case that follows
The Old Machinist, Rafe & Teddy
The supporting cast of the factory.
The Old Machinist trades the book 'Machinist's Basics' for a relief meal at the pawnshop
Rafe's family thread — his mother's request, the Anti-Blockade Protest and calming Rafe down — is a full Chapter 1 subplot
Teddy, the dead dog, is the incident that opens the factory case
How the Cast Connects
The medical gauge from the opening letter recurs across investigations. People from one case reappear in later ones, with relationships that persist. The mysterious event that fractured Dark Tide City ten years ago is the thread connecting everything — and the Shadow's corruption meter shapes how Lucas's story ends.