Van Helsing

You are the last of a family of elite slayers.

You are a Van Helsing.

In fact, you were the most formidable foe that Dracula ever faced…over 130 years ago.

No one knows how you gained immortality, least of all you. It was a gradual thing, noticing that you no longer aged. You refused to let a single year go to waste though, creating the Helsing Institute where agents were taught to hunt those that deserved it and protect those that needed it.

So, when an ancient Entity reveals to the world that it’s going to destroy Earth in four months, you are tasked with hunting the Creature down and slaying it before it gets the chance.

However, you and this Creature are far more entwined than you could ever realise.

Will you remain the indomitable Van Helsing of legends or will this finally be your breaking point?

[Based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Van Helsing is an 18+ interactive work of fiction coded in Twine. Content warnings include death, murder, mentions of past child death, xenophobia, blood, gore, explicit language, explicit sexual content (optional), mentions of past self harm and attempted suicide, violence, mental illness and unhealthy coping mechanisms, grief, body horror, and harassment.]

-> play as Professor Van Helsing (MALE/FEMALE/NONBINARY).

-> customise your Van Helsing: appearance (both now and in flashbacks), gender, personality (kind of SEMI-SET), relationships, hunting style, etc.

-> romance four(?) love interests.

-> poly routes: the count(ess) & the ex-spouse | the count(ess) & the wolf.

-> locate and destroy the end of the world (or romance it).

-> hunt monsters or try to befriend them and give them a home and a purpose at the Helsing Institute.

Miron | Miruna Dracula

[Hungarian | Vampire | 400+ | 6’4ft]

Your (im)mortal enemy turned frenemy and consultant for all things supernatural. You never managed to slay Dracula all those years ago, but you were the only one that came close enough that they actually feared for their life. Unfortunately for you, you gained their respect because of it and in turn, ended up with a very powerful, very clingy vampire following you around like a lost puppy for over a hundred years.

Considered the most powerful vampire in existence, Dracula’s attitude can reflect that. The Count(ess) is charming, graceful, and calculating, with an edge of arrogance. However, you don’t have to know what they are to know how deadly they are - it just seems to radiate off of them. Not that that’s ever really bothered you, much to their eternal delight. Once your sworn enemy, they now offer advice and guidance if needed and their company, even if it’s really not needed.

 Osyka Tsosie

[Arapaho | Werewolf | 102 | 6’1ft (human)/9’0ft (Wolf)]

As a Werewolf that was born rather than turned, Osyka is a rarity these days, and a powerful one at that. They and their small pack joined the Helsing Institute after they were rescued from overzealous slayers by you and your agents over fifty years ago. They’ve become one of your best agents, so much so, that you’ve recently promoted them to your second-in-command. A role they’ve fallen into with ease.

Osyka is quiet, commanding, and dependable. They’ve been the steadfast leader of their pack for many years and that has translated well into them becoming your right hand. They’re the one that keeps a level head in times of chaos and everyone respects them for it. You and Osyka have developed a strong bond over the years and they show immense loyalty to you - they’re probably the closest thing you’ve had to a best friend since Jonathan and Mina.

Elijah | Eliza De Boer

[Dutch/Irish | Banshee | 160 | 5’10ft]

Your childhood sweetheart and once beloved spouse, your marriage and Eli’s mind fell apart after the murder of your son, Coen. It’s been years since you’ve seen them, and now they’ve turned up at the institute, hardened and as beautiful as the day you married them. They’re extremely evasive about where they’ve been the past one hundred odd years, and their arrival seems to bring more questions than answers.

Once gentle and soft-hearted, Eli has seemingly done a complete 180 since you last saw them. Now far colder and willing to say and do the things that most shy away from, Eli is not the spouse that you remember. The brutal murder of your son and the fact that they sensed it, but still couldn’t save him, broke something inside them. The wariness in their eyes when they look at you hurts, but you can’t begrudge them for their grief - the only comfort is that sometimes, you catch glimpses of the person they once were and that brings hope that you haven’t completely lost them.

Victor | Victoria Frankenstein

[Swiss | Cambion | 79 | 5’7ft]

The quirky doctor and grandchild of Victor Frankenstein, creator of Frankenstein’s Monster. They’re the current guardian of the Monster and they work for you at the Helsing Institute. You aren’t entirely sure how to take Vic at times, especially considering you vaguely knew their grandfather and didn’t like him, but their intelligence and inventions are vital to your goal.

Quirky and abrasive, Vic can be difficult to get along with at the best of times. It’s taken some time for you to wrap your head around talking to the genius, but after 20 years, you like to think you know them quite well these days. They can still drive you up the wall, but you wouldn’t trade them for the world…or that’s what they tell you. You’re not so convinced when they blow up the lab for the fourth time in a week…at least the Monster is polite and genuinely helpful.

??? [???]

“My pretty, little fireheart,” the entity purrs as it drags a claw down your cheek. “Cease fighting the inevitable and embrace the chaos of a life at my side.”