Augustus Larkin
Augustus Larkin, leader of the expedition.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
A pale, thin white man with greasy blond hair and pale blue eyes. Despite his relative youth, his skin is saggy and he has noticeable bags under his eyes. Larkin’s white linen suit also appears baggy; an indication that he has recently lost a significant amount of weight. He wears expensive cologne in excessive quantities.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Augustus Larkin comes from a moderately wealthy colonial family in Kenya. His father and grandfather made their fortunes building railways. Larkin has failed to follow in their footsteps and is seen as a wastrel by his relations. He still receives a regular allowance from his family, which he uses to fund his travels, but he is no longer in regular contact with any of them.
A successful Hard Language (English) roll or Extreme EDU roll identifies Larkin’s accent as Kenyan; those who fail may assume that he is English. Larkin makes no attempt to hide his country of origin if asked, although he states that he is still British. He is less happy to discuss his family or his past, partly out of a lingering sense of shame, but mostly because the presence of Nyarlathotep in his mind has jumbled his memories so much that he is often confused about these things.
Since his possession by Nyarlathotep, Larkin’s life has become a waking nightmare. Enough of his memories and personality remain to allow him to appear to be the man he always was but, at the same time, he is little more than a passenger in his own body. Nyarlathotep’s presence in his body is slowly killing Larkin, causing him to rot from the inside. He controls the pain through increasingly high doses of heroin (currently legal in most parts of the world, including Peru). The combination of these factors make Larkin appear obviously unwell. His skin is pale, there are dark circles under his eyes, and he sweats profusely, no matter the temperature. If asked about his health, Larkin explains that he suffers from the long-term effects of malaria, which he insists does not affect his fitness for the expedition. The rot also causes Larkin to smell faintly of tainted meat, an odor he attempts to cover up with too much eau de cologne. The rank smell is noticeable to anyone who spends time with Larkin in an enclosed space, and a Spot Hidden roll confirms that it comes from Larkin’s person
Investigators closely observing or examining Larkin may attempt a Spot Hidden roll, with success revealing that the veins on his wrists seem discolored—almost black—and that he appears to have a large tattoo on his torso, although it will not be possible to detect more than its generally circular shape while he is dressed. The tattoo is an abstracted form of the Bloody Tongue aspect of Nyarlathotep, resembling a large, ragged spiral that covers Larkin’s chest, radiating out from the center of his sternum. The spiral ends above his diaphragm, where it connects to a stylized, misshapen humanoid figure with large, outstretched hands that appear to end in claws. A successful Cthulhu Mythos roll identifies this as the Bloody Tongue, an ancient god worshipped by a Kenyan cult of the same name.
Larkin is unable to explain the tattoo. He genuinely has no memory of receiving it, or of M’Weru. A Psychology roll indicates that there is a strange blind spot in Larkin’s psyche that prevents him from questioning the tattoo, his travels, and his occasional blackouts. He has come to accept all the strangeness in his life with a resigned nonchalance and goes along with whatever his impulses tell him to do.
Social
Social Aptitude
Despite his tired appearance, Larkin is warm and friendly to everyone who meets him. He has a self-deprecating sense of humor and is quick to make jokes about his poor health, although he always follows this up by insisting that it will pose no problems for the expedition.
Moderately wealthy aspiring explorer
Character Location
Current Location
Age
32
Children
Gender
Man
Eyes
Pale blue eyes
Hair
Greasy blond hair
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Saggy skins, with noticeable bags under his eyes
Height
5'11"
Weight
120 lbs
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