Ok then, my inspiration for this fic came from DeviantArt. Someone saw fit to take Tintin from the "The Adventures of Tintin" and make him into an Arkham Investigator, along with many others. Personally, I've never played the game "Arkahm Horror", though I have played the board game "Elder Sign", I have the mobile version "Elder Sign: Omens" on my phone, and I have read some of Lovecraft's works. With this fic, I'm merely taking my favorite characters from fiction and setting them into the dark world that H.P. Lovecraft created. I hope you enjoy this little foray into cosmic horror.
First up, Alice Liddell from "American McGee's Alice" and "Alice: Madness Returns"! Believe me, this Alice's Wonderland could compete with R'lyeh in creepiness.
(Re-edited as of 8/21/2016): I've made a few changes concerning Alice's backstory and possessions.
Alice Liddell
Occupation: The Dreamer
Stamina: 4
Sanity: 7
Possessions: Fourteen unique items (Vorpal Blade, Playing Cards, Croquet Mallet, Jackbomb, Ice Wand, Jacks, Demon Dice, Jabberwock's Eyestaff, Blunderbluss, Pepper Grinder, Hobby Horse, Teapot Cannon, Clockwork Bomb, Umbrella), one common item (Omega pendant), and one ally (Cheshire Cat)
Hysteria: When down to one Stamina and/or one Sanity, Alice can regain all Stamina and Sanity points by fighting a monster. The monster is automatically defeated.
The Story So Far:
In the wake of Bumby's death and the discovery and investigation into his true "business", Alice was able to prove her own innocence of his activities and avoid suspicion for his demise. Dr. Heironymous Q. Wilson takes over as the operator of Houndsditch and begins to repair the damage that Bumby did to the orphans, with Alice's assistance. She has regained her sovereignty over "Londerland" and now only visits it in her dreams. Finally, her life finally appears to be coming together.
However, changes have come to both Londerland and to Alice's own dreams. People very much like those from the real world have begun to appear in Londerland, claiming to be "Dreamers". Alice has also begun to find herself appearing in strange, unfamiliar lands populated with odd peoples when she herself dreams: The port city of Dylath-Leen, the coastal jungle city of Hlanith, the desert trading Illarnek, the cat-loving Ulthar (her personal favorite), and the dreaded Plateau of Leng. All of them in a place the Dreamers call the "Dreamlands". As she begins to connect with the Dreamers of London in the real world, she begins to find something she hasn't had since the fire: A family.
It isn't to last. Horrendous creatures not of her own imagining begin to invade Londerland, and her fellow dreamers start vanishing in the Dreamlands and Londerland, their physical bodies going into comas. Those around her have begun to lapse into a strange lethargy, their minds and bodies deteriorating in an unnatural way. Consulting the priest Atal in the town of Ulthar, Alice comes to learn of the dreaded Ancient Ones, beings of uncomprehendingly immense power and madness, ever waiting for their chance to invade Earth and destroy humanity.
Powers beyond even Alice's imagination have taken notice of Londerland's creation and the one who inadvertently formed it. Now, she must take up her Blade and once again fight for Londerland's existence and for her own. Only now, the stakes are higher than ever. An evil beyond that of the Red Queen and the Dollmaker combined is coming to destroy her. And if she fails, she, Londerland, her new family, and possibly even her native world, will be doomed to destruction and insanity.
This is merely the start, ladies and gentlemen! If you like, tell me what you think in a review or PM me. Want to see your favorite characters preparing to take on Lovecraftian horrors beyond imagination? Feel free to give me suggestions or requests. Also, the time for the characters is their own; I'm not sending them directly into 1920-30s Arkham unless they hailed from that time period. Who will be next to brave the horrors of Arkham?
(Re-edited as of 5/24/2016): I've read about the Dreamlands and I figured that Londerland would make a great dimension to exist alongside. And yes, I have given Alice all of her weapons from the games. Let's face it, she's going to need them all fighting off an Ancient One in Londerland, the Dreamlands, and possibly even in the real world. Hope you all enjoyed that.
