History VideoGame / Unavowed

'''Kalash:''' No, I'm Kalash.

* UngratefulBastard: Galene was defeated by the Unavowed some centuries in the past, but Kalash decided to spare her life, referring to the fact that Unavowed's mission is ostensibly to pacify supernatural treats, not to act as butchers and exterminators of supernatural creatures, and instead had her agree to a treaty that banished her to the North Woods in Central Park. Galene was, however, not appreciative at all of the mercy she was shown, and while she has been adhering to the treaty, she has been plotting ever since to find a way subvert it and kill Kalash for her humiliating defeat and subsequent entrapment. Such an opportunity would show up in the form of the demon-possessed Player Character... And true to form, [[spoiler:should the Player Character decide to extend the same mercy to her as Kalash did, even in spite of everything she has done, by using his wish to wish for peace rather than the alternatives ([[TakenForGranite transforming her to stone]] or [[KillItWithFire outright burning her to death]]), she will spitefully declare that she will find a new way to subvert the old deal, even if it takes her millennia]].

* CantHoldHisLiquor: NiceGuy Logan is described by everyone who knew him before [[TropaholicsAnonymous AA]] as having been a ''mean'' drunk. He knows it, and entering a bar leads to a cutscene where he needs to steel himself against the prospect. Despite knowing this, the game doesn't give you the option of leaving him outside when you go into Vinny's on Staten Island (probably for in-engine reasons and the game does acknowledge it in dialogue, but still).%%Although maybe you can finish the mission without going into Vinny's if Logan is with you? Need to follow up on that.

* InVinoVeritas: In one mission Mandana imbibes a whole bottle of wine by [[spoiler:temporarily [[GenieInABottle inhabiting the bottle]] as a hiding place]], and as a result [[CantHoldHerLiquor gets absolutely smashed]] (although maybe the exotic method of "drinking" makes alcohol more potent than usual). She drops into a pseudo-Irish accent and slang centuries out of date, uses a few contractions, and is generally much more emotional (not to mention sentimental) than she is sober.

* NiceGuy: Logan is soft-spoken, kind, thoughtful... and six years sober. He was apparently [[CantHoldHisLiquor a]] ''[[CantHoldHisLiquor mean]]'' [[CantHoldHisLiquor drunk.]]

* SinisterScimitar: A heroic version with Mandana, who wields one as her WeaponOfChoice.

Unfortunately, your old life is in tatters. You have no home, no friends, and are wanted by the police for all the grisly crimes the demon did while wearing your skin. The Unavowed, desperate for support in a time where hostile supernatural actively is sharply on the rise for unknown reasons, and seeing your potential after your ordeal from beyond the veil, decides to recruit you into their organization, putting their trust in you to help turn the tide.

Unfortunately, your old life is in tatters. You have no home, no friends, and are wanted by the police for all the gristly crimes the demon did while wearing your skin. The Unavowed, desperate for support in a time where hostile supernatural actively is sharply on the rise for unknown reasons, and seeing your potential after your ordeal from beyond the veil, decides to recruit you into their organization, putting their trust in you to help turn the tide.

* BrokenRecord: From the good people of Staten Island, regarding the recent rash of murders: every one of them, just tragedies. That's all they were, just tragedies. Not quite a MadnessMantra since they're [[MoreThanMindControl not even aware they're doing it]]. Also in "cop" origin where everyone says the fight [[spoiler:that didn't actually happen]] was "like a Creator/BruceLee movie", every single one of them (the game's also given away by one of the people who says that not knowing who that is).

* BrokenRecord: From the good people of Staten Island, regarding the recent rash of murders: every one of them, just tragedies. That's all they were, just tragedies. Not quite a MadnessMantra since they're [[MoreThanMindControl not even aware they're doing it]].

* TrenchcoatBrigade: Subverted with Eli Beckett -- veteran OccultDetective, Fire Mage, [[BadassInANiceSuit nice suit]], NiceHat, practically immortal... and an accountant in his mundane life, who still kind of looks like one. He's skinny, shorter than the Player Character, and his clothes look a little big on him.

* YouDidntAsk: Actually a limitation in [[spoiler:Melkhiresa]]'s powers. [[spoiler:As a knowledge demon (or rather ''daimon''), it possesses practically limitless knowledge, but it cannot recall or divulge any of it of its own volition -- it must be asked a direct question by its summoner before it can access what it knows.]]

* CavalryRefusal: Early on, Kalash attempts to make an appeal to the Unavowed's chapter in Dublin for assistance in getting the current string of supernatural crisis under control. Their leader, Lady Aralax, turns down his request, saying that they are currently having too many problems of their own to deal with.

* CavalryRefusal: Early on, Kalash attempts to make an appeal to the Unavowed's chapter in Dublin for assistance in getting the currect string of supernatural crisis under control. Their leader, Lady Aralax, turns down his request, saying that they are currently having too many problems of their own to deal with.

* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: Upon investigating the Eddings' house, the PlayerCharacter discovers through a vision that their demon-self talked Art Eddings into having a tryst with them. One of the possible responses to this revelation is tell your companions who witnessed it, never to talk about it again.

* ActorAllusion: Logan Cunningham plays [[TheDanza Logan]][[invoked]] Brown -- after having played another hero with a floating, zany sidekick in ''VideoGame/{{Primordia}}'', also published by Wadjet Eye.

* SkunkStripe: Mandana mostly looks quite young despite her 400-odd years, but she does have a few strands of gray hair visible under her hijab.

* HumanMomNonHumanDad: Played straight with Mandana -- her mother Keara was an Irish pirate queen, her father Kalash a Jinn.

* TokenHuman: Seemingly the PlayerCharacter at first -- the other members of the Unavowed include a BenevolentGenie, his [[HalfHumanHybrid half-human daughter]], a [[PlayingWithFire Fire]] [[WitchSpecies Mage]], and a guy who [[ISeeDeadPeople can talk to the spirits of the departed]]. Eventually, however, it turns out that having been possessed by a demon has left its mark and the PC is more unusual than it first appears, especially with TheReveal that [[spoiler:you were playing as the demon rather than the possessee the whole time]]. Hotheaded Staten Island cop Vicki actually fits the bill better -- the only supernatural things about her are being void-touched (which just means anyone who's seen through the WeirdnessCensor that protects most mundanes) and, after being recruited, having a veil placed on her gun which lets her fire it without most mundanes paying the noise any mind.

* WitchSpecies: Mages (with a capital M) run in families (usually [[RecessiveSuperGenes skipping a few generations]] at a time), are extremely LongLived, and have innate powers which can manifest at any point in their lives. Eli's abilities didn't awaken until he was fifty -- [[spoiler:his great grandson's awaken while the latter is still a baby]]. Since Eli is the only Mage he knows, how typical he is is up in the air.

''Unavowed'' is a 2018 UrbanFantasy AdventureGame, developed by Creator/WadjetEyeGames. It takes place in the same universe as the developer's previous games, ''VideoGame/TheShivah'' and ''VideoGame/TheBlackwellSeries'', albeit with a markedly sharper focus on said setting's fantastic and supernatural elements. Writer and head-developer David Gilbert have cited ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', ''ComicBook/Hellblazer'', and Creator/WhiteWolf's ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness'' as strong influrences for the game's story and atmosphere.

''Unavowed'' is a 2018 UrbanFantasy AdventureGame, developed by Creator/WadjetEyeGames. It takes place in the same universe as the developer's previous games, ''VideoGame/TheShivah'' and ''VideoGame/TheBlackwellSeries'', albeit with a markedly sharper focus on said setting's fantastic and supernatural elements.