Daniel Noyer

> Scarred yet hopeful. Slowly rebuilding his life after falling prey to alchoholism.
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**Daniel Noyer** (born 1955) is the **main character** of **Song of Horror**.

 Episodes:

* Episode 1: Playable (only in the Prologue)
* Episode 2: Playable
* Episode 3: Playable
* Episode 4: Playable
* Episode 5: Playable

**Warning: Since Daniel is the main character of Song of Horror if he dies the episode will end and restart.**

## Biography

Daniel is a publicist who is down on his luck, a former entrepreneur who became too attached to his childhood dream of running an advertising agency. Unable to cope with his business going under, Daniel turned to the bottle, which ended up driving away his wife Sophie, and cost him not only his health but also his home.

Years later, Daniel has sobered up, gotten a stable job and step by step, he is putting the pieces of his life back together.

## Background

Daniel is a publisher and ex-entrepreneur whose failed business venture leads him to become an alcoholic. Drinking cost him his health, his marriage to Sophie, and even his home. Daniel, who has been sober for some time now, has finally managed to secure a stable job and slowly rebuild his life.

## Story

### Episode 1: The Husher Mansion

When Sebastian P. Husher doesn't respond to calls from the publishers of his new book, Etienne Bertrand, a sales-manager, sends Daniel to the Husher's mansion to check out what is going on. What he finds is a home devoid of any life, and when looking in Husher's office he finds a door that shouldn't be there. Little did he know that after entering there was no possibility of leaving.

Trapped for days in the strange place Daniel started seeing things, one of them being a music box behind a mirror. Daniel quickly begins to dehydrate and starve while trapped, but luckily he is saved. After the rescuer calls for help Daniel is taken to the hospital to recover.

While sleeping, Daniel has a nightmare of Berenice Prestegard's Revenant in his hospital room.

### Episode 2: Eerily Quiet

Daniel wakes up from his nightmare and is greeted by his friend(s). He receives everything from the Husher mansion from whoever found him. After being given the clues Daniel plans to go to the place Husher sent the music box to, the Färber and Sons Antique Store. His friend(s) tells him he needs to rest and recover his strength, but he insists on going to the antique shop.

After Isaac Färber and the Music Box are found, Daniel and Lidia/whoever was played go to the residency of Ariadne LeGrant-Amsberg and return the Music Box to her. Later that night while staying in Sophie or Lidia's home he sees a crying Sophie/Lidia before flicking on the light, which causes them to disappear. Sophie/Lidia exits their room and asks Daniel if he is alright.

### Episode 3: A Twisted Trail

Daniel, Omar, and Grace (And Rene if he found Issac) head to the university to look for clues.

### Episode 4: The Last Concert

Daniel and his friends (If alive) head to St. Cecillia's Abbey to find Sebastian.

### Episode 5: The Horror and The Song

Daniel calls another friend for backup, realizing that he can't do this journey all alone. He sends them off to the mental hospital while he studies over the journal once more. Depending on if the other character dies or not, Daniel will go to the asylum as well.

After they figure out how to stop the curse Daniel rushes over to Ariadne's residence, grabbing the music box and taking it to "Elsewhere"/"There". He then goes through a few nightmares of those who listened to the song before the door opens and he deposits the music box. But when he goes back to Ariadne he learns that there were two music boxes, and as Ariadne plays the song he is taken by the Presence.

He rushes at a door when he hears Alina/Alexander/Etienne/Sophie asking for him, screaming for help, and trying to shove through to get to them. The door is slammed back shut, trapping Daniel "There"...

## Personality

Daniel can perhaps best be summed up as a bit of an "Everyman" character.

After his business went under, Daniel fell into a deep depression and turned to alcohol for solace. His drinking would eventually cause the end of his marriage with Sophie, something which he still regrets to this day.

Three years after getting sober Daniel is a person who does not mince his words, swears a lot, and can be gloomy in his worst moments, although he always keeps hope that things will get better eventually. He's also shown to be very good at doing research and discovering and putting together new clues.

## Stats

 Stealth
 Strength
 Serenity

**Above is Daniel's original stats (no changes from the Badge of Perseverance)**

## Items

**Badge of Perseverance**

> **Character guidebook description: "**A stark reminder of the price he paid to regain sobriety, this badge strenghtens Daniel's resolve, increasing his prowess as his losses mount up."
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> **Character selection menu description:** "I had to lose it all to find myself. I don't want that to happen again" - Daniel
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> In game **description:** "Three years sober. I'm happy for him: he's worked hard for this. If only things had been different..." - Sophie
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**The Badge of Perseverance** changes Daniel's stats **depending on how many other characters are still alive or how many have died.**

## Trivia

* Daniel is the only character to appear in every episode.
* Daniel and Sophie are the only two characters whose voice actors have been revealed.
* Daniel's voice actor is Douglas Rand.
* Daniel is the most playable character, as he is the protagonist and playable in every episode.
* If the flask is obtained from Alexander Laskin should he fall to the Presence and reappear as a revenant, Daniel will refuse to use it no matter what and comment that the day he begin drinking alcohol again would be when he gives up on life.
* He seems to be a fan of the mystery television series X-Files as he commented that "(he) cannot wait for the new X-Files episode" when the player checks the television in Daniels apartment. At the time the game takes place (September/October 1998), the season six premiere was a couple of weeks ago from being released.
* Daniel doesn't seem to hold anime in high regard as he will comment " Japanese swords. Anything from that country is popular now thanks to those stupid cartoons." If the player examines the katana at the beginning of the first episode inside the library of Husher's Mansion.
* In the Every Now and Then achievement for first completing of all chapters the musical repeat sign in the icon. That sign is used in the musical scores to mark section that should be repeated. His second and last capture and the ending showing his attempts to break out from There in the Episode 1 and this sign - is a manifestation of Daniel's tragic fate altogether, however it's visually represents the doors that blocked his way for freedom forever.