Hunt: Showdown 1896 When Shadows Dance

The When Shadows Dance DLC for Hunt: Showdown 1896 adds one Hunter, two Weapons, one Tool and one Avatar: Hayali, the Springfield 1866 Karagöz, the Scottfield Swift Hacivat, the Alert Trip Mines Lamba and a Hayali Avatar.

Hayalî

Hayalî is a Hunter whose life is veiled in tales and riddles, the result of a mind split in two. He was once a heroic soldier, apparently known to the Ottoman Sultan, and kept spirits high during campaigns with his father’s shadow plays. After something drove him to flee to America, he turned away from bloodshed and tried to earn a living in travelling shows, despoiled carnivals and dreaded circuses. He eventually returned to hunting in the shadows, enchanting his quarry before directing it to its death.

At night, Hayalî may perform shadow plays with Karagöz and Hacivat, two men with opposing temperaments: one canny, the other haughty. His translation from Turkish is imperfect, but their jostling can make even a solemn Hunter laugh or cry. If a performance runs too long, the figures’ movements become fluid, their speech seems to come from lungs, their bodies gain depth and the cloth appears to breathe.

In this living play, the two friends suffer a misfortune: Hacivat is confined to a cage, either a dark cell or an ornate room of the Kafes. Karagöz devises a plan, and they stage a bloody fight that leaves both faces unrecognizable. They bandage their wounds, and one leaves confinement while the other remains. Both depart with Karagöz’s familiar words: “May my transgressions be forgiven.”

Hayalî’s equipment

Karagöz, Hayalî’s Springfield 1866, delivers death in a bright flash. Hacivat, his Scottfield Model 3 Swift, is a composed companion for killing quickly and elegantly. Lamba, his Alert Trip Mine, is made from his uncle’s gas lamp, an heirloom that first enchanted him as a child; after it was smashed, Hayalî pieced it into a crude weapon.