The Séance of Blake Manor - Characters
The cast of The Séance of Blake Manor is a closed-circle hotel roster: the Blake family that owns the manor, the staff who run it, and the guests who were present the night Evelyn Deane disappeared. Twenty-four people in total are treated as suspects, and each of them carries a character mystery mad...
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| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Ward | A Dublin private investigator hired by an anonymous client and sent to Blake Manor to establish what happened to Evelyn Deane. | Protagonist / Private Investigator | Independent | Evidence collection and cross-referencing Deduction board hypotheses Séance attendance | Playable character |
| Evelyn Deane | The young woman whose disappearance on the night before Ward's arrival drives the whole game. | Missing Guest / The Case | Hotel Guests | Subject of the main mystery, The Missing Person | The case Ward is hired to solve |
| Vincent Varley | The first person Ward meets at the Blake Manor hotel, a surly manager with a cold demeanour who seems to know more than he is willing to say. | Hotel Manager | Blake Manor Staff | Controls staff and guest access to the manor | Manor staff, met on arrival |
| Jonathan Blake | The Marquess who owns the Blake Manor hotel and the head of the family the building is named for. | Owner / Marquess | The Blake Family | Owns and hosts the manor Family standing over the other guests | Manor owner |
| Mary Blake | Jonathan Blake's late wife, present in the game as an apparition rather than a witness. | Deceased / Shade | The Blake Family | Apparition observed during the Silent Dinner | Ghost encountered at the Silent Dinner |
| Walter Blake | Presented in the game as the fabricated heir of the Blake family. | Claimant Heir | The Blake Family | Claim to the Blake inheritance | Blake family claimant |
| Caitlin Joyce | The housekeeper at Blake Manor, whose timetable keeps her in the kitchen and moving through the service corridors while the guests are in the public rooms. | Housekeeper | Blake Manor Staff | Runs the household and knows every room Nine-fact character mystery | Manor staff |
| Seamus Doyle | The hotel's porter, the member of staff who moves luggage, keys and messages around the building and therefore knows what went where. | Porter | Blake Manor Staff | Access to luggage, keys and deliveries | Manor staff |
| Domhnall Ó Finn | A druid staying at the manor and the character most tied to the older, pre-hotel history of the place. | Druid | Local Community | Old faith knowledge of the manor and its land Day 3-only character mystery | Guest tied to the local community |
| Arwa Hisham | A guest at the hotel with a goal of her own: she wants to reclaim a stolen vase. | Guest | Hotel Guests | Hidden goal of recovering a stolen vase | Hotel guest |
| Cathal O'Meara | A spoiled young guest whose facts include the Thrill Seeker trait, which changes how he reacts when Ward presses him. | Guest | Hotel Guests | Thrill Seeker trait | Hotel guest |
| Corentine Quinn | A guest descended from the family that forced Ines Barbosa's father off his land, which puts her at the centre of the manor's oldest grudge and ties her mystery to Ines rather than to Evelyn. | Guest | Hotel Guests | Inherited family standing in the locality | Hotel guest |
| Ines Barbosa | A guest who introduces herself as Ivy McLeod's chaperone for the weekend, a role that gives her a reason to be beside another guest at almost every hour of the timetable. | Chaperone | Hotel Guests | Constant proximity to Ivy McLeod as her chaperone | Hotel guest acting as chaperone |
| Ivy McLeod | A young guest under Ines Barbosa's chaperonage for the weekend. | Guest | Hotel Guests | Subject of Evelyn Deane's blackmail letter | Hotel guest |
| Darragh Hunter | A guest whose mystery is built around the Blackmail Letter, the note in which Evelyn Deane threatens to expose Ivy McLeod. | Guest | Hotel Guests | Nine-fact character mystery Connection to the blackmail letter | Hotel guest |
| Olivia D'Arcy | A guest who came to Blake Manor with plans to murder Deane, which makes her the most direct and least hidden suspect in the disappearance. | Guest | Hotel Guests | Direct intent against Evelyn Deane | Hotel guest |
| Simon Coventry | A jeweller from London staying at the manor who talks openly about his late wife. | Guest / Jeweller | Hotel Guests | Jeweller's eye for valuables | Hotel guest |
| Carmela Mantovani | A guest who is the target of Caitlin Joyce's hidden goal, which is to stone her to death. | Guest | Hotel Guests | Target of the housekeeper's hidden goal | Hotel guest |
| Victoria Lau | A guest occupying Room 3 in the manor's Upper North West Corridor. | Guest | Hotel Guests | Resident of Room 3 | Hotel guest, Room 3 |
| Father Sinnott | A priest attached to the local community who can be found in the manor's Library between 3:00 and 4:00 PM, and analysed there. | Priest | Local Community | Library appointment, 3:00 to 4:00 PM | Local clergy |
| Miss Murphy | A guest who can be found in the Ballroom between 4:00 and 5:00 PM. | Guest | Hotel Guests | Ballroom appointment, 4:00 to 5:00 PM | Hotel guest |
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