Augustus Willenheim

## Status

Alive

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Augustus "August" Erhardt Willenheim is a deuteragonist in When The Night Comes. They are a non-binary Enforcer and Witch, and they currently reside in Lunaris. August can be romanced individually.

## Background

August is originally from Argyria, a country which primarily supplies Witches from their family's magic academy, Willenheim Academy. Ezra was accepted into the Academy, but couldn't afford to attend; despite this, Augusts insisted on instructing him pro bono--to their parents' outrage. This didn't help August's already-strained relationship with their parents, who insisted on August succeeding them as head of the academy, irrelevant of August's feelings. When Harold came to Argyria to recruit new Enforcers, August no longer saw a future for themselves in Argyria and moved to Lunaris with Harold's support. August doesn't regret leaving, but does regret how they left Ezra behind. Until the player's involvement, August keeps Ezra at a distance due to their guilt.

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## Involvement

### When The Night Comes

The player meets August in Chapter 1, the morning after their first night in Lunaris. August is in Ezra's shop demanding a specific tonic. Upon seeing the player, August, aka Major General Willenheim, notes that the player must be their new suboordinate.

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In Chapter 6, the player rushes Aurora to August's house for an impromptu questioning.

In Chapter 9, August and the player confront Harry together in August's office, and the player can choose to condemn or sympathize with the Lieutenant-General. If you condemn him, you can then choose whether or not to lie to Harry in an act of subterfuge, while still acting against him. After the initial confrontation, the player will start to walk August home, but they will depart after you run into Piper.

###### If the player condemns Harry

The following morning, August will find the player to discuss the plan. That night, in the battle against Harry, August comes to the player's aid, then escorts him to the dungeons once incapacitated. August, now acting Lieutenant-General, is left to decide Harry's fate--but declines, leaving it up to the player whether Harry is granted a trial or sentenced to life in prison. Afterwards, the player and August reconvene in August's office at headquarters, where August tells the player how proud they are to have the player as a subordinate. They then shoo the player off to find their love interest(s).

Three months later, in Chapter 10, there is a ceremony in which August is to be named Lieutenant-General of the Enforcers--and instate the player as Lieutenant-General of the Hunters. Before the ceremony, the player convenes with August and Piper in August's office to make two choices regarding the future of the organization: whether to keep the initiation, and whether to strengthen relations with the creatures of Lunaris. Regardless of the player's choices, the ceremony goes off without a hitch. The Generals and Lieutenant-Generals wear newly designed blue sashes, which August chose.

### WTNC Mini Stories

#### Possibly a Chimera, Probably a Big Fucking Cat

With August's mini-route, the story begins in their office, with the player listening in agony to one of the junior Hunters prattle on. Things have been insanely busy since the promotion ceremony, and the player has barely had time with August. August dismisses the junior, and the player can choose whether to kiss them in the now-secured office. The two are just making plans for their first night off together in days... when a messenger knocks on the office door. After reading the note crankily, August says that the player had better get Piper. Once assembled, Piper is pleased to hear that this is a fighting kind of emergency, not a Piper-please-help-us-we-got-naughty-in-the-office-and-are-locked-in-because-my-magic-is-weird emergency. August groans, but soldiers on. There's a Chimera on the loose... supposedly. Ever since Azazel and Aya, "chimera" sightings have popped up left and right, all of them bunk. Nonetheless, August asks Piper and the player to investigate. After several fruitless investigations, the player finally returns home to August, where they can choose to sleep with them, just kiss them, or snuggle without sexual contact.

#### Til Death

Walking in the woods with August, the player is enjoying their evening off, despite August's grumpiness. He mentions that the forests here don't compare to the "real" forests in Argyria. The player points out August refuses to take them there, which August reminds them is because the Willenheims are there. August changes the subject, trying to coax the player back home, and the player can choose whether to kiss them. Either way, they're distracted--so distracted they don't see the demon until it's in the clearing with them. August helps the player dispatch the creature with some very sexy lightning bolts. Then, the player proposes, and can choose whether to kiss them. August says yes. The next day, Piper finds the player at headquarters before a meeting to congratulate them. The player is perplexed, but Piper explains August is a horrible liar, and when they walked in singing, she was suspicious. August interrupts, shooing Piper and the player into their office for the meeting. Piper congratulates August and the player, and insists they get out that bottle of wine they keep in their desk. One month later, Ezra presents the player with the wedding bands he made for August and the player. They are simple silver bands... but Ezra has enchanted them. Not only is the player's ring imbued with some of August's magic, but the rings are linked, so that August and the player will always be able to feel each other, wherever they are.

The ceremony is held in the woods. Ezra has decorated the trees with glittering orbs of light. August wears their hair down and a beautiful, sparkling, silver and light blue dress-jacket. After the ceremony, August and the player escape back to their home to finally open a bottle of vintage wine which August reveals they stole from their parents' cellar when they left Agyria. The player can choose whether to sleep with them or just snuggle by the fire.

#### Halloween

In August's office, the player convinces them to attend a Halloween party that night. The player can choose to convince them (\*\*\*) or really convince them (offer a couples' cosplay from August's favorite smutty book series, The Wizard's Staff, as well as maybe reenact a few scenes). August, despite their general dislike of the holiday, is in fact convinced. At the party that night, August is dressed to the nines in a beautiful lavender costume and smoky eye. Piper quickly shoos the player and August home, though... for some in-costume reenactments from the latest installment of The Wizard's Staff. The player can choose whether to stick with the book or improvise. Either way, the night is plenty of fun.

### Living Dead Girl (DLC)

If you choose to romance August in the DLC, the story starts in August's office, with Alkar and Omen attempting to explain the discovery of a viscous white substance all over the forest outside of Lunaris. Omen seems to think it's ectoplasm, belonging to a ghost. But apparently, despite the fact that they're a witch speaking to a werewolf and a prince of Hell, August doesn't believe this could be a ghost. Omen insists that Finn can attest to it, as he's barricaded himself in his room after seeing said ghost. After fetching Piper, the player and August travel with her, Alkar, and Omen to the Catacombs to talk to Finn, finding Ezra sitting on the floor outside Finn's chambers. Finn is wary, and wants proof that Ezra isn't possessed--so Finn asks, "How big is my dick?" Piper protests that that's a horrible question, because half of Lunaris knows that. When Augusts scoffs that *they* certainly don't, Finn sighs wistfully, noting that it's not for lack of trying on his part and making August blush.

After getting some information about what happened, August and the others wrangle a very reluctant Finn up to Ezra's shop so everyone can revisit the scene of the alleged ghost encounter. August is finally able to convince Finn to go to the shop after suggesting he think of the inspiration for his next novel. In the shop, the player helps gather ingredients for Ezra and August to put together a banishment spell. Out in the woods, ectoplasm is indeed everywhere, and August again insists that they don't think this is a ghost. They know ghosts exist, of course, but they don't believe there's one here. August, Piper, and the player proceed toward the supposedly haunted house, but Alkar and Omen stop them for a brief conversation. Then, August enters the house with the player and Piper in tow.

Inside the house, August complains about the cold, while Piper suggests they get their lover to warm them up, because why else would you be married to a coworker? The player, Piper, and August follow a series of unexplained noises throughout the cold, abandoned house, but find nothing. After bringing Finn back into the house, frosty footprints and bits of ectoplasm dot the floor, but there is no ghost. Using Finn as bait, August chants in Latin, summoning the ghost herself, Cassandra. She explains that she just wants to cross over, and cites the Hunter Code, to Piper and August's shock. Cassandra reveals she was a Hunter, and died not too long ago; it's implied to one of the chimeras from the main game. August suggests that unfinished business may be what's keeping her tethered. Cassandra says her only regret is that she never experienced romance. August agrees to find a way to help her cross over, and after consulting the grimoire, suggests a kiss. The player can then choose whether to volunteer themselves, August, or Piper. Later that night, in the bed the player shares with August, the two reflect on the events of the day before drifting off to sleep.

## Quotes

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## Notes

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## Trivia

* August is the only non-binary character in WTNC.
* They have blue-violet eyes.
* August's magical markings thrum with the pulse of their heartbeat. Their markings also flare up when feeling intense emotions.
* Their psionic abilities are very draining, to the point where they must take mana-restoring potions made by Ezra before they learn to embrace .
* August was supposed to take over their parent's witch academy, but they left to join the Enforcers instead.
* They are very fond of quality red wine and reading.
* August enjoys writing poetry when they have the time.
* August especially likes mulled wine, and it is their favorite stall at the Lunar Festival.
* As stoic as they are, they do not follow the Enforcer uniform rules to a tee.
* They speak at least two languages.
* August keeps a bottle of fancy wine in the locked top drawer of their office desk.
* Their favorite book series is the Wizard's Staff.