Dr. Berenice Prestegard

> Caring doctor and unrecognized genius.
> A trailblazer at the turn of the 20th century.
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**Dr. Berenice Prestegard**is a playable character introduced in Episode 5. She was tasked to analyze the mental state of a young Ariadne LeGrant-Amsberg.

## Episodes

* Episode 1: Nonplayable
* Episode 2: Nonplayable
* Episode 4: Nonplayable
* Episode 5: Playable (Only in flashbacks)

## Biography

In 1920, Doctor Berenice Prestegard was the youngest (and the only female) psychiatrist working at the Jeremy Hartwood Mental Hospital, an exclusive asylum for high society patients. Berenice was an innovative physician who applied the scientific method to her work and displayed an insatiable thirst for knowledge to help the people entrusted to her care.

Still grieving for her fiancé, who was lost in World War 1, Berenice's last recorded patient was an enigmatic child: the orphan Ariadne LeGrant-Amsberg...

## Story

### Episode 1: The Husher Mansion

As Daniel Noyer "wakes up" in the hospital, a nightmarish Berenice screams at him.

### Episode 2: Eerily Quiet

As Daniel Noyer "wakes up" in the hospital, a nightmarish Berenice screams at him.

### Episode 3: A Twisted Trail

Berenice appears as a manifestation in Sophie/ Lidia's apartment, which Daniel believes is actually Sophie/Lidia. She disappears upon turning on the light.

### Episode 4: The Last Concert

Berenice is seen in elsewhere with a young Ariadne LeGrant-Amsberg, where she appears to be discussing things with Ariadne in her office.

### Episode 5: The Horror and the Song

Berenice tries to figure out what is going on with the music box and its curse, documenting her endeavors. After spending a night in the former house of the LeGrants, traversing through her dreams, she finds out how to solve the curse. But after she finishes the third recording she dies, never getting to actually try the method herself.

## Personality

Berenice Prestegard is a collected and composed young woman who shows great intelligence. She's remarkably compassionate towards her patients and she shows a strong dedication to helping them to the best she can. Her intelligence comes in as she was the first to discover how to stop the horror from continuing, even though she knew this action would bring great risk towards herself, and was eventually the thing that cost her, her own life.

## Physical description

Berenice was a tall, slender Caucasian-American woman with dark hair set in a 1940s hairstyle. She wears a long formfitting green dress, pumps, and a black choker around her neck along with a black necklace. When treating her patients, she wears a white lab coat over her dress.

## Item

**Dream Catcher**

**Character guidebook description**: "Having suffered from vivid nightmares since childhood, Berenice found relief with this Native American charm. Whether it afforded real protection remains to be seen..."

> **In game description**: "Nothing bad will happen to me... as long as I have this with me." -Berenice.
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## Gallery

Doctor Berenice Prestegard after becoming a Revenant.
## Trivia

* Berenice is the first character to only be playable in a flashback.
* According to the official character guidebook, Berenice originates from Prussia.
* Berenice bears resemblance to Sophie van Denend, in the hair and style of dress.
* Berenice appeared throughout many of the episodes (1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively) in nightmares, but her identity was hidden, possibly on purpose on the developers' part. She was even mistaken for Catherine Husher. The developers later revealed Berenice in a post on the Steam Community forums.
* Berenice is the only playable character to give her personal items away while she is alive.