Alkar Cassian

## Status

Alive

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Alkar Cassian is a deuteragonist and potential love interest in When The Night Comes. He is a mysterious half-werewolf who lives in Lunaris. He is able to be romanced on his own, or in a poly relationship with Omen.

## Appearance

Alkar is 6'2 with a muscled build. He has a deep tan skintone, short wispy reddish-brown hair and scarlet eyes. He has two sets of ears, his human ones and his lycan ones; both are pierced. His lycan ears and tail are slightly darker than his hair color.

His body is littered with scars, with the most visible being on his right hand, upper chest and neck, and over his left eye.

His outfit consists of a brown tunic with a long-sleeved white collared shirt underneath. He has dual lapel tassels that run across the middle of the tunic, and his hands are often bandaged. Though it is not shown on screen, he is usually barefoot, claiming to run faster without them.

When he shifts, his human ears become pointed, his canines lengthen, and his crimson eyes glow.

## Background

Before the player's arrival, Alkar got into a fight with one of Lunaris's Hunters during a full moon. Alkar was upset after a fight with his sister, and his control slipped. After he came to, the Hunter was gone, and the scene was swarming with Enforcers. Alkar was taken to the dungeons, "poked and prodded" for about a week, and then let go. But he never saw that Hunter again... or did he?

## Involvement

### When The Night Comes

Fittingly, the player first meets Alkar in the Wolf, the main tavern in Lunaris. Alkar doesn't seem to be well-regarded by the taverngoers, who watch him openly and warily before he departs.

The next day, in Chapter 2, the player runs into Alkar after visiting the Aibek. Alkar is pissed off that the player has been visiting with the Woodridge twins. He has beef with the twins, especially due to Aurora's ideology regarding creatures who don't behave according to their "true nature".

If you attend the Lunar Festival with Alkar, you will find him in the streets of Lunaris, having just slipped out of the Wolf. When the player mentions going to the Festival with him, Alkar admits he had hoped to avoid it--but at the player's encouragement, agrees to go. At the Festival, Alkar is initially uneasy and hypervigilant. He mentions that ever since the murders began, the townsfolk have become infinitely more hostile towards him. Lycans, in particular, are known for having no control when they transform, and the player can sense Alkar's guilt that he might hurt someone. His poor mood brightens upon seeing Omen, however. Alkar bristles at Omen being left alone, but Omen assures him that Ezra and Finn are nearby, and that Omen can hold his own. After trying and failing to sneak up on Ezra, the player and Alkar go to grab apple cake, and Alkar mentions that Lycans don't get full easily. The player and Alkar then go to watch the fireworks on the beach before a scream from the woods disrupts the Festival.

The next day, in Chapter 3, the player reconvenes with Alkar at the Wolf, where he has brought a bloody purple General's sash. It doesn't belong to the Hunter who was killed last night, nor any of the other victims. Alkar claims that the smell isn't right.

In Chapter 4, the player again runs into Alkar at the Wolf , where he has been waiting up to make sure the player is okay. What's more, Alkar has information for the player--information he won't say in public. He leads the player to the woods and explains the fight he got into with the Hunter, and how that Hunter went missing afterwards. He feels guilty, and afraid of what the Enforcers aren't telling him. He doesn't know whether that Hunter is alive.

### Romance

At the Lunar Festival, Alkar mentions he runs very warm. The player can ask how warm, prompting Alkar to unwrap one of his hands. Though there are no open wounds underneath, his hand is covered with scars. Alkar makes a self-depreciating comment about them, but the player is no stranger to scars as a Hunter General, and reassures him. Later, the player can choose whether to feed Alkar a bite of the apple cake for a spicy dialogue. Then, while watching the fireworks, the player can choose whether to hold his hand.

To romance Alkar, choose to go to him after the fight with the creature in Chapter 4. This will grant you his romance achievement.

#### *Solo*

When the player chooses to go to Alkar, the player will run into him in the woods. After hearing about the creature, Alkar insists that he needs to find it and "finish this". But the player manages to talk him down, and can choose whether to kiss him.

In Chapter 5, after infiltrating the dungeon, the player reconvenes with Alkar in the woods before going into his cave-house, where Omen is already waiting. The player can then choose whether to romance Alkar and Omen together.

#### *With Omen*

In Chapter 5, choose "Enter a relationship with Omen & Alkar" to obtain their dual romance achievement. Later that night, the player returns to their room at the Wolf to find Omen and Alkar sitting on the player's bed. The three of you snuggle for a while before Omen sits up, saying he smells blood. Omen goes to investigate the knock at the door, but Aurora throws it open before he can reach it. Her arm is injured and bleeding, more blood smeared on her face and hands.

Chapter 6 begins with Aurora standing in the player's room at the Wolf, Omen and Alkar threatening her not to try anything funny. Aurora explains that she met the creature in the woods--and not for the first time. This time, it lashed out at her, causing the injury on her arm. Omen and Alkar agree to create a diversion to distract the patrons downstairs while the player sneaks Aurora out the back so she can be interviewed by August. The next day, the player goes to Alkar's cave, and embraces him at the entrance. He leads the player down into his home, where they're surprised not to find Omen yet. Alkar suggests Omen needs some time to his thoughts, and pours the player some tea. Then, the player explains to Alkar what they've discovered--that Azazel was the Hunter attacked by Alkar, and how Azazel had been held in the dungeons and was now at large. Alkar is relieved to know that Azazel is alive, but frustrated that the Enforcers are obviously keeping things hidden. The player vows to him to find the truth.

Later that night, Alkar and Omen come to the player's aid to stand against Azazel. Before the fight, Alkar and Omen warn the player that they may change during the fight, and ask the player not to be afraid of them. Alkar and Omen distract Azazel while the player attacks, then fight alongside them. Both of them do indeed enter their shifted forms. The player strikes the killing blow, and after the fight, the player can choose to kiss them--before promptly passing out.

In Chapter 7, the player awakens in Alkar's room, Omen and Alkar at their side. The player gets a kiss from Omen, then the two explain that the player has been unconscious for just over two days. Upon recalling what they discovered in the in-between, the player shares that they might know what happened to Azazel. When they tell Alkar and Omen some of the truth about the Hunter Initiation, neither of them are dissuaded. The three confess their mutual love, and then the can then choose whether to sleep with both of them.

The next morning, in Chapter 8, the player wakes up beside Alkar. Omen has gone out to get food and a change of clothes for the player. Alkar makes the player some coffee, and when Omen returns with food, the three of you snuggle and talk. The player has a second opportunity to sleep with the two of them, and they are not interrupted. Later that day, the player meets up with Alkar in the street outside the Aibek, where they can tell him whether they plan to condemn or sympathize with Harry.

##### If you condemn Harry:

After the confrontation with Harry in August's office, the player heads to the Wolf to find Alkar and Omen waiting in the player's room. The player explains what just occurred, and Harry's involvement in everything that's been happening in Lunaris. The three of you spend the night together.

In Chapter 9, after the fight with Harry and debriefing with August, the player steps outside headquarters and is caught by Omen and Alkar. The player explains what happened.

Three months later, in Chapter 10, the player wakes beside Omen in Alkar's cave, where the three of you now live. Alkar is complaining loudly after tripping over a pair of boots, cursing the existence of shoes. Nonetheless, he dutifully fetches coffee for his partners and slides back into bed with them. The player notices that somewhere along the way, Alkar stopped wearing his bandages around his hands, no longer ashamed of his scars. Kisses are shared before the player extracts themselves to get ready for the ceremony.

Later that day, the player meets with Omen and Alkar outside the Aibek to discuss Elaine's engagement to Armaros, and kisses Alkar. The player says goodbye to him, but immediately finds him in Ezra's shop, poking fun at Finn. Then, he slips off for real. After the ceremony, the player finds Omen and Alkar in the Wolf. They congratulate the player on their promotion, and present them with a small cake and some drinks--drinks that Omen may or may not have skipped out on the ceremony to retrieve from Hell.

##### If you sympathize with Harry:

If you sympathize with Harry, all characters, including Alkar and Omen, will treat the player with contempt.

### WTNC Mini Stories

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

##### *With Omen*

The player returns home to Alkar's cave, where Omen and Alkar are waiting for them. The player is ecstatic to see Omen, who has been away in Hell, and can choose whether to kiss or embrace him. Regardless of the choice, it's only a few moments before August knocks on the door. Begrudgingly, the player heads with Piper to investigate several supposed Chimera sightings. They don't find any Chimera, but they do find Alkar.He and Piper get into it, and Alkar asks the player to stand up for "their boyfriend". When the player says they're here to investigate the claw marks all over these woods, Alkar begrudgingly admits that it's him. It's the night before the full moon, and he's agitated. Piper shreds the report, and she and the player investigate a couple more reports before the player finally returns home to their partners. Alkar apologizes for earlier, embarrassed but good-natured, and Omen promises that he's back for good. The player can choose whether to have some fun, kiss them, or rest together.

#### Til Death

##### *With Omen\*\*\*\**

The player takes an evening walk through the woods with Finn. They meet up with Ezra, who is foraging for spell ingredients. The particular flower Ezra is picking, skeletal forget-me-nots, gives Finn the creeps. On the walk back, Ezra breaks off to the base of a tree, kneeling. When he stands, smiling, Finn confirms that this is the place where he and Ezra first met. The place where Ezra saved Finn, and Finn drank from him for the first time. The player can choose whether to have them retell that story. Then, the player asks Finn how vampires go about solidifying their mates. Finn says that it involves a lot of weird rituals, and suggests something more traditional... Then the player proposes, impromptu, and Finn and Ezra say yes. One month later, the player wakes in Finn's bed with their fiancées. The player can choose whether to "fool around" with them or go back to sleep. After they get up, Fiero and Raven talk to the player about how the player will be officially joining Clan Kazimir. It is tradition for the two of them to give the player their word that they will protect the player as they protect Finn.

At the ceremony, Ezra and Finn are dressed to the nines, and Ezra presents the player with the ring he made for them. It is silver in color and engraved on the inside with a crescent moon. The ring, like the two identical ones Ezra made for himself and Finn, is enchanted with Ezra's magic, which thrums with his heartbeat--the same beat that enchants Finn's prosthetic. The player is linked with both of them, always. The player can choose whether to kiss them or just embrace them.

#### Halloween

##### *With Omen\*\*\*\**

On the night before Halloween, the player takes down a manticore, but is trapped under the heavy body. Raven teases the player, but Finn appears and scolds her, flicking the manticore's body off of the player with a flick of his wrist. Finn sighs, noting that since Halloween is a treaty day--when all creatures, regardless of their hunting habits, agree to behave--the night before is when it seems they go crazy. After getting cleaned up, the player spends the rest of the night and most of Halloween day in the Catacombs with Finn, waiting out the daylight with him while Ezra decorates and then runs the shop. Around dusk, the player goes to Ezra while he closes the shop, and as soon as night falls, Finn appears from the hatch in the back room. He's wearing a sexy vampire costume, but he can't find his cape. Ezra has it at the shop, and the two of them and the player head to the party at the Wolf. Upon getting to the party, Finn is wide-eyed when he sees August's costume. He quickly distracts himself, going over to a table where Alkar and Piper are arm-wrestling. Ezra explains that August is dressed as the main character from their favorite book series, The Wizard's Staff... and that nobody else knows, but Finn is the author, under pseudonym Holden Magroin. Ezra entreats the player to keep this to themselves, since August would me mortified. Finn loses an arm-wrestling competition to Piper, and when you console him in the corner booth, he complains about not being able to use his full strength on her. He then asks to leave, protesting the smell of a large number of demons, and promising to make it worth the players' and Ezra's while. Instead of going back right away, the three head to the graveyard, lying on the grass and looking at the stars. The player can choose whether to treat Finn or trick Finn to end the evening.

## Quotes

* "You might think you're safe because they're human, but words can do just as much harm as knives or claws in this town." -To the player about the Woodridge twins
* "Did you die in your sleep and revive at sunrise? Why the fuck are you so cold?" -To the player
* "I'm the friend. Whatever that means." -To the player if they aren't romancing him
* "You cut your feelings on something?" -To the player if they aren't romancing him
* "*Feelings*, Hunter. A full-body disease, and you both gave me a killer case of it." -To the player and Omen in the poly route
* "And him? He's fucking mental." -To the player about Omen's fighting prowess

## Trivia

* According to the player, Alkar smells of earth and petrichor sometimes, and snow and warm hearth at others.
* He is almost always hungry due to Lycans having a very fast metabolism.