#whtpa characters

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Hey all! So I intended to make this post last night along with the other WHTPA posts but I ended up falling asleep before I could! This post will go over all the characters that exist in the universe so far, what they're like in the lore's current state, and any additional lore I have about them! Same as before, I will have all the lore under the cut, and if you haven't already, I suggest reading up on what WHTPA is and also the 'races' that exist in the lore! Now to the character dump!

Penelope "Penny" Atwood (she/her) Penny is a young human girl who's death kickstarts the story itself. In the original text based adventure, I named her Poppet, and the players weren't intended to kind out she was dead until the mystery had begun! Doctor Jonathan Hawkes (he/him)

Dr Hawkes is a middle aged (mid 40s - early 50s) human man and inventor of the Necrobots. Hawkes has always had an interest in the lines between life and death, and worked in a morgue for about a decade before deciding to dedicate all his time and money into The Hawkes Corporation and, in turn, the Necrobots. Sir Simon Cogsworth (he/him)

Sir Cogsworth is a middle aged (early - mid 40s) human man and Founder/CEO of Cogsworth Robotics. Cogsworth is now a fan of Dr Hawkes' work, and has been very public about this fact since Necrobots first started production. Benjamin "Benny" Bennett (it/he)

Benny is a Necrobot who visually appears to be in his late 20s or early 30s. It has a lot of lore I can't share without spoiling a lot of the fun of his story, but I'll happily share the art I have of him some time! Detective Lucas Steel (any/all) Detective Steel is a middle aged (early - mid 40s) human, and the main person looking into Penny's death. Originally Steel was a rather boring character truthfully, but I feel like over the course of working on this lore he's gotten a lot more interesting to both write and design. James (it/they/he)

James is a Doll who visually appears to be in their mid to late 20s, and who works for Lady and Master Atwood as a babysitter and nanny. James is currently "romantically" involved with a man named Thomas Adams (he/they), and it is doing his best to help the Atwoods in the grieving of their daughter. Note for the following characters: These characters actually come from a separate short story in the same universe, called Coyote Tex! While they may be mentioned in the story here and there, they won't feature primarily in the lore until that story is fully written!

Seymour Wolfgang (he/him) Seymour is a 42 year old human man who works as a teacher at the Ashford University, and who is currently researching the Peacekeepers. He and Jack went to school together, though they have grown apart in the last few years. Coyote Jack (they/he/she) Coyote Jack is a lycanthrope gun-for-hire, mostly dealing in cases revolving around rouge robots and inorganics. He is well known in Ashford, though opinions on her and their trade are incredibly mixed, ranging from praise to downright disgust. Lawrence Crowe (he/him)

Lawrence is a 51 year old vampyre man, and a college of Seymour's. He and Seymour use to be extremely close, but due to circumstances regarding Seymour's recent divorce, they is same awkward air surrounding their relationship. Kitty Hays (she/they)

Kitty is a doll woman who appears to be in her mid to late 20s. She works as a research partner for Seymour, a task that is not common for dolls, and is only starting to surface as of late. They are extremely interested in what it means to be a woman, and is currently looking into more stereotypically feminine hobbies, having spent her first 10 years of existence as a masculine presenting individual.

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Oooough Coyote Jack

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For being one of the most important and reoccurring characters I really don’t draw THE necrobot very often, so here he is <3

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One of my favourite characters from WHTPA <3

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So a few people have been interested in my story Whatever Happened To Penny Atwood, and so I thought I'd post some information about what it is, some basic lore, and any little facts I can think of! I'll be popping it under cut, because it will be a LOT!

What is Whatever Happened To Penny Atwood? Whatever Happened To Penny Atwood is a short story that I originally wrote as a text based adventure game! I am currently rewriting it and making it better, along with adding any new lore I've had in mind! I plan to make more stories in this universe (currently just dubbed "Necrobots", after one of the main 'races', but I'm currently playing around with a more interesting name for the series!), though at the moment I'm only working on fleshing out the world and rewriting WHTPA ! What universe/world/timeline is WHTPA set? WHTPA is set on Ezex, a steampunk sc-fi version of Earth! It has its own cultures, languages, places, map and so, so much more! Visually, it is very heavily inspired by Victorian and Edwardian aesthetics in classic steampunk fashion, though I have also pulled elements from a few classic horror stories as well! How many different races are there in WHTPA? Currently, there are eight important 'races' in the lore; Humans, Vampyres, Lycanthrope, Dolls, C.H.A.Ps, B.L.O.K.Es, Peacekeepers and Necrobots (Necromancy Robots)! I will have a separate post diving into the lore of each, don't worry! Who are the most important characters in WHTPA at the moment? Currently, the protagonist of the story is Detective Lucas Steel (any/all pronouns), a middle aged human detective who is looking into the murder of a young girl, Penelope "Penny" Atwood. Steel has gone through a few changes over time, and may be changed again, but this is her role at the current state of the story! I'll also make an in depth post about all the characters so far, like the one about the races!! That's all I have for now! If you have any questions, comments, or interest in seeing some of the character art, my replies and ask box are always open!!