List of characters in the Gabriel Knight series

This is a list of fictional characters from the "Gabriel Knight" series. This includes the video games ', ', and "" as well as the novelizations of the first two games. Characters are organized by their importance in the games.

Major recurring characters

Gabriel Knight

: "GK3 Voice: Tim Curry"

Gabriel Knight is the central protagonist of the series. Aside from his double duties as a novelist and supernatural investigator, Gabriel is also the proprietor of St. George's Rare Books in his hometown of New Orleans. Charismatic, sardonic, and intuitive, he has a way with women that has at times proven to impede the progress of his cases. When the series starts, Gabriel is a down on his luck author whose instinctive drive to solve a killing spree ultimately leads him to discover his family's ancient heritage as a line of supernatural detectives; the Schattenjägers. Upon the conclusion of his first case, Gabriel moves to Bavaria to reluctantly take up his birthright. His next two cases as a Schattenjäger are chronicled in the second and third games of the series.

By GK3 Gabriel has taken on the job of a "Schattenjäger" (Shadow Hunter) full-time. He is hired by Prince James of Albany (in the GK3 graphic novel) to protect his infant son, Charlie, from a group of vampires called "The Night Visitors", later revealed to be the "Adepts of the Holy Blood". Charlie is kidnapped as Gabriel becomes paralyzed (through unknown means). He follows the kidnappers to a train where he is knocked out, waking up at the Couiza station and making his way to "Rennes-le-Château" where he begins to investigate the area and tour-group staying at the Rennes Hotel.

Eventually Gabriel is revealed that Prince James Stewart is a blood-descendant of Jesus and confronts the Adepts in the newly-built, underground Temple of Solomon. In the aftermath of his battle with the demon Asmodeus and the death of Montreaux, the head-vampire, Gabriel, Mosely and Mesmi discover the body of Jesus that is carried off by Emilio Baza through a shining portal. When Gabriel returns to the hotel he discovers that Grace has left for India.

It is also revealed that Gabriel is a descendant of a Roman soldier who nailed Jesus to the cross. The Schattenjäger talisman and dagger being made by blessed steel turned gold.

Grace Nakimura

: "GK3 Voice: Charity James"

Grace Nakimura is Gabriel's one time assistant, researcher and, eventually, investigative partner . At the start of the series, she has taken a hiatus from her Ivy-league doctorate ambitions and moved to New Orleans and took a job at St. George's Rare Books on a whim; partly to seek adventure, and partly to escape the oppressive tradition her Japanese parents try to push on her. Optimistic and intelligent, Grace has strong sense of danger, a willingness to believe in the supernatural, and a talent for research. When not book-keeping and researching for her employer, she practices Tai Chi and oil painting, two talents which prove useful in Gabriel's first case. The second entry in the series sees Grace taking a more proactive role, becoming a playable character who takes up the research and historical context aspect of the game, much to Gabriel's chagrin. She at times displays a hostility toward people who are unwilling to aid her in her research, in particular Gerde, the housekeeper of Schloss Ritter. Her perseverance proves vital to Gabriel's investigation and his life, leading him to re-examine his over-protective attitude toward her and regard her as a full partner by the time of the third game. While she often regards Gabriel with dismay and sarcasm, it is apparent that they do indeed care for each other, perhaps beyond the realm of the platonic.

In GK3 Grace falls asleep when Prince James's son is kidnapped and is brought to Rennes-le-Château by his men, Mallory and McDougall. Joining the tour Grace learns of and discovers "Le Serpent Rouge", a bizarre poem which contains clues to the location of the treasure. Over the course of the game Grace not only discover that the treasure is not in fact what she thinks but also that Emilio Baza is the Wandering Jew (more details below). In the final parts of the game she assists Gabriel through a radio as he faces the many dangers of the underground temple. By the end of the game she leaves Gabriel in order to go to India.

=Franklin Mosely= Voice by "Mark Hamil"

Franklin Mosely is Gabriel's best friend since childhood. At the beginning of the series, he is working as a detective for the New Orleans Police Department. He dismisses the supernatural aspects of the Voodoo Murders investigation that Gabriel pursues, but as the facts of the case become undeniable, he proves himself as a strong ally in helping to solve the case. He returns in the third game, where he "coincidentally" is touring the same area in the Languedoc of France where Gabriel is investigating a kidnapping. He displays a suspicious interest in Gabriel's case and a reluctance to reveal his actual intentions. He and Gabriel have a playfully antagonistic relationship, with Mosely often ending up as the butt of Gabriel's jokes. He harbors a secret crush for Grace, and takes offense at Gabriel's demeaning treatment and overall attitude toward her.

In GK3 Mosely has joined the tour of Rennes-le-Château which raises Gabriel's suspicions that he may be up to something. He and Gabriel are old friends. Mose is notably as a comic character even bringing his gold blaiser from the first game with him. It is later used by Gabe to acquire a WWII issue Harley from the moped-rental, leaving mose with the worst bike in the lot.

However, Mosely is a competent cop, helping Gabe investigate the murder-scene of Mallory and McDougal and later joining Gabe and Mesmi as they enter the underground temple.

Mose is revealed to have been sent by the CIA to investigate the area, this is revealed after he steals Larry's manuscript from Gabriel. Over the course of the game he also tries to get close to Grace but never gets a chance to express his feelings due to the relationship issues between her and Gabriel.

Gerde Hull

Gerde Hull is the maid of Schloss Ritter; Gabriel's ancestral home. When Gabriel first meets her she appears as an anxious, enthusiastic, and misguidedly optimistic young woman. Her overwhelming concern and eagerness to help Gabriel find his great uncle Wolfgang is indicative of her love for him and, following Wolfgang's death in "Sins of the Fathers", she agrees to stay on to help Gabriel out of loyalty to his memory. Still grieving, she presents a marked sadness in the second game, yet a rebellious resilience to Grace's hostile attempts to supplant her as Gabriel's research assistance. After eventually caving to Grace's will, the two women ally to save Gabriel's life. As Gerde maintains her position as the caretaker of the castle, she does not appear in the third game, which takes place entirely in France.

"Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers"

Malia Gedde/Tetelo

Malia Gedde/Tetelo is Gabriel's love interest in the "Sins of the Fathers." A wealthy African-American socialite, she is reserved and shuns from the public eye, as well as Gabriel's initial attempts to woo her. After reluctantly caving to Gabriel's advances, they fall in love. Gabriel comes to discover, however, that Malia is a member of the extensive New Orleans Voodoo cartel that is responsible for a spree of murders. Under the possessive influence of the loa Tetelo, of whom she is a descendant, she commits the ritualistic murders of the cartel's enemies during ceremonies against her own volition. Despite her obligations to her family and her cult, Malia defies Tetelo in order to save Gabriel's life, and he in turn must decide whether to save her life or betray her to end Tetelo's influence on New Orleans once and for all. The player's choice affects the outcome of the game.

Dr. John

Dr. John is a Voodoo scholar from Haiti and curator of the Voodoo Museum in the French Quarter. He is happy for the opportunity to impart his extensive knowledge to Gabriel, but reveals little of his personal life. He owns a boa constrictor which Gabriel comes to suspect is the snake present at the crime scenes. When his suspicion turns out to be correct, Gabriel discovers that Dr. John is more than a Voodoo historian, but Malia Gedde's right hand man and high priest of the Voodoo cult. After Grace is kidnapped, he attempts to kill her as per Tetelo's demands, but is stopped by Mosely.

Other characters

Wolfgang - Gabriel's estranged great-uncle.

Willy Walker - Proprietor of a local voodoo novelty shop.

Watchman Toussaint Gervais - A watchman and groundskeeper at St. Louis Cemetery #1.

Professor Hartridge - A professor of African Studies and expert on Vodun at the [Tulane University.

Magentia Moonbeam - A Hoodoo fortuneteller.

"The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery"

Baron Friedrich Von Glower

Baron Friedrich Von Glower is the charismatic founder of the Royal Bavarian Hunting Lodge, a men's social club and hunting lodge. An observer, Von Glower spares little detail about his personal life and history, preferring to glean what information he can regarding Gabriel's personal life and intentions. He immediately takes a shine to Gabriel, taking him under his wing despite criticism from the club members, particularly Von Zell. Von Glower is governed by a philosophy similar to Primitivism and Hedonism, and chooses each club member by how well he believes they will adapt and adhere to the philosophy.

Baron Garr Von Zell

Baron Garr Von Zell is a banker from a wealthy family, and was at one time Von Glower's protegee. He is arrogant and quick to anger. As a result, he has fallen out of favor with the rest of the club members, who have accrued substantial debt to him.

"Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned"

Madeline Buthane

: "Voice: Jennifer Hale"

The tour-group leader who is later revealed to have her own agenda. She flirts with Gabe and Mose in order to get information from them and in the end turns out to be an Agent of French Intelligence. She has red hair and appears to attract the attention of most men around her. However, she and Grace have a rather hateful relationship throughout the game. She is frequently seen smoking.

It is also safe to assume that she was aware of Mosely's potential affiliation to the CIA and of Buchelli's affiliation to the Vatican as she manages to steal Larry's manuscript from Mosely (or perhaps he gave it to him free-willingly).

By the end of the game however she seems to have slightly fallen for Gabriel, who at first was very attracted to her physically, but now more concerned with Grace, rejects her.

Emilio Baza

: "Voice: Billy West"

A Middle-Eastern gentleman claiming to be a muslim. Emilio is initially one of Gabe's suspects for the kidnapping, but later his attention is drawn to other more likely suspects. He is a vegetarian.

Emilio is in fact the Wandering Jew or more appropriately, Ali, the son of a Grand Master of the Secret Brotherhood who drank Jesus's blood and was given his power. Ashamed by what he had done Ali swore never to use his power for anything. He does seem to possess an acute knowledge of events around him though and helps Grace by leaving a poem, a book on the Grail theory as well as notes in various locations around Rennes-le-Chateôu before revealing his identity to her.

Emilio's bizarre condition has left his finger-tips smooth which is why neither Gabriel nor Grace is able to extract fingerprints from his belongings. At the end of the game he takes Jesus's body through a shining portal.

John Wilkes

An Australian who believes that Sauniere discovered lost treasure in a cave hidden somewhere beneath the Rennes-le-Château area. He carries a seismic survey machine that becomes the butt of ridicule for Gabriel. Wilkes himself appears arrogant at times and constantly tries to hit on Madeline, with little success. He later turns his interests towards Grace, who plays along in order to discover Wilkes' findings. He has a musculine built and a prominent moustache.

He, in fact, discovers the temple and its entrance and is killed by Montreaux's lackeys as a consequence. His discoveries do help Grace in her investigation.

Lady Lily Howard & Estelle Stiles

Two British women who grew up in the same village. Estelle is a long, pale woman. Her accent would indicate that she has North-English heritage (though this is not proof of Scottish nor Masonry roots). Lady Howard is a short, tubby woman with a powerful voice and the manners of a diva. Due to her ability to empathize the deaths at "the armchair" cause her to be very distraught.

Estelle worked in London as a nurse before going to see one of Lily's plays. The two apparently became friends. After Estelle's father died she inherited the cottage where the two lived for a while before moving out. Hearing of a discovery by a Chinese archaeologist, Dr. Wen, the two quickly began to search for the treasure in Rennes-le-Chateôu, hoping to find a deposit of similar Egyptian artifacts discovered by Wen, who could never find more because of an accident that put him in a wheelchair. Lily and Estelle are forced to make new calculations to the potential location of the treasure after the cave which Wen discovered becomes unreachable due to the land around it to be bought (possibly by Montreoux).

Estelle is very fond of Lily despite that she treats her with little to no respect. Their strange companionship has in fact lead to some suspicions on them being a lesbian couple. At least Gabriel and Grace seem to think so, for example at one point of the game Gabriel comments on the fact that there's only one bed in Lady Howard and Estelle's hotel room.

Vittorio Buchelli

Vittorio Buchelli (properly "bu-kelli", pronounced as "bu-chelli" by Gabriel) is an Italian tourist. A somewhat irritable man who seems skeptical about the treasure. He claims to have arrived from Naples by train around the same time as Gabriel. Investigating the Couiza Train-station, however, reveals that there is no Naples route. He is a balding man with black hair and a beard, he wears very casual clothes. He claims to be a scholar and not a seeker of fortune when questioned by Wilkes.

When Gabriel searches his room later in the game he is reveals Buchelli to be a Catholic Priest, finding a ticket-stub which proves that Buchelli came on the Rome-train.

He later tries to bury Larry's manuscript after stealing/receiving it from Buthane.

Prince James (Stewart) of Albany

Heir to the throne of Scotland and a descendant of Jesus. After hearing of Gabriel following the kidnappers to Couiza he becomes certain that the kidnapping was orchestrated by the Priory of Sion and thus involves the Freemasons in the investigation. Later, after his men (Mallory and McDougall) are killed by Montreaux's lackeys he comes to Rennes-le-Château personally.

Mallory & McDougall

Prince James's men who are sent by Prince James to handle the investigation of the kidnapping of his son. Both are obviously from Scotland and speak with a notable Scottish accent. Mallory is slimmer of the pair with red hair. McDougall is of a slightly heavier built and obviously the muscle as he holds Abbe Arnaud at bay while Mallory questions him about the Priory of Sion's involvement with the kidnapping. The pair drives a tan-green sedan.

They are found dead by the tour-group at the Armchair of the Devil.

Abbe Arnaud

A priest who is in fact a member of the Priory of Sion. He lives on the grounds of the St. Mary Magdalen's where he gives information about the church to tourists. His afficiliation with Sion is revealed when Gabe witnesses Mallory and McDougal interrogating him outside his home, where he first refers to the Priory as "the Order" (the true identity of which is later revealed by Grace). He does, bizarrely enough, appear at the hotel at the end of the game. He is an older gentlemen of slightly large build with greying hair. He sports facial hair and glasses. He plays a minor role, mainly showing the "priory's side" and giving some hints to the puzzles.

Larry Chester/Sinclair

A man living in a cottage in the Rennes area, Gabriel visits him after being recommended by Abbe Arnaud. Larry is an older gentleman with beard and moustache. He claims that his stay at the Rennes area is part of a sabbatical he is taking from teaching at a Prepschool in Manchester. Posing as an author writing about the Knights Templar, Chester is in truth Larry Sinclair, a Freemason charged with the duty of keeping an eye on the Rennes-area while composing a manuscript of Jesus's bloodline for the purpose of allowing the House of Stewarts to be appointed as the potential "rulers" over the European Union. Gabriel steals the manuscript and it is later stolen by Mosely, Madeline and Buchelli before all three are confronted at a meeting assembled by Gabe.

Excelsior Montreaux

The Leader of the Adepts of the Holy Blood who poses as the owner of a vineyard, Château de Serres. Gabriel and Grace each encounter him once before the game's final showdown. At the end of the game his true motives are revealed; Montreaux is a vampiric alchemist at the center of the kidnapping plot on Prince James' son, in an attempt to obtain the blood of Christ. Gabriel confronts him at the inner sanctum of the underground recreation of the Temple of Solomon where, after summoning the demon Asmodeus to fight on his behalf, Montreaux is defeated by Gabriel.

Asmodeus

Montreaux summons the demon Asmodeus in the Temple of Solomon to foil Gabriel's attempts to recover Prince James' son. In addition to the game's climax, Asmodeus appears in numerous images and references throughout the game, most notably in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Rennes-le-Chateau.

Other characters

* Jean, the Hotel Receptionist.
* Simone, the Hotel night Receptionist.
* Roxanne, the Hotel maid.
* Madame Girard, curator of the Museum.
* Bartender, he doesn't speak English.
* Taxi-driver, he drives Gabe to Rennes-le-Château (not shown: between the introduction cinematic scene and the beginning of the interactive part of the game). He can be questioned by Gabriel.
* Train-station worker, only appears at the beginning of the game and points Gabe to Rennes-le-Château.
* Vineyard woman, an old woman who apparently works at the Serres wine-press. She only speaks French and manages to frighten Grace. It is possible that she is Montreaux's wife
* Mesmi, Prince James's assistant and a member of the Secret Brotherhood

References

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