A mysterious but legendary figure of 18th-century Europe. He may have been a great mage who operated in the shadows of French high society on the eve of the... [Read more]
Japanese: Ryouta Takeuchi
A mysterious but legendary figure of 18th-century Europe. He may have been a great mage who operated in the shadows of French high society on the eve of the Revolution, or perhaps an unrivalled con artist.
This remarkable man behaved like royalty, but also provided free medical treatment in the slums, earning the adoration of the common people.
He was arrested for masterminding the "Affair of the Diamond Necklace," a tremendous scandal that involved Marie Antoinette, the queen of France. However, he was released, an occasion greeted with thunderous applause from the common people of France. In pre-revolutionary Paris, he was considered a hero who toyed with the nobility while saving the poor.
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Dumas père portrayed him as a dark hero in his story, just like Monte Cristo. Hearing that, Cagliostro would likely smile, while Monte Cristo would almost certainly be displeased.
His flames are phantoms, illusions which attack the mind. Their effectiveness is accordingly reduced against anything which cannot think, though they will still work on machines if they have computational circuits.
Though released from the Bastille, Count Cagliostro was ultimately sentenced to exile. Hated by both nobility and the Church, he was eventually captured in Rome and convicted of multiple crimes, including involvement in an international conspiracy to overthrow European monarchies, membership in an illegal association, and heretical speech, ultimately receiving a life sentence.
There was no hero named Cagliostro. The man the nobles of the time discovered was in truth a wretched swindler named Giuseppe Balsamo. Or so it is said...
But no. Giuseppe Balsamo himself was himself a fabrication, a mirage, a fallen hero, created by nobles who feared the outcome of the revolution. The truth is that Count Cagliostro was a manipulator of the Mystics that lie in the shadows of the world—a mage.
...Which is also, in fact, incorrect. In actuality, he was not even a mage. He may have possessed extensive knowledge of various Mystics, the only mystery he truly mastered was that of Magic Crests that granted immortality and enhanced regeneration. He never once used magecraft to stir up trouble within the world.
Through a grand deception employing his vast knowledge and skill, he controlled the minds of others, acting as the fictional figure Alessandro di Cagliostro, and gained great honor.
...At least, that is what this game will go with.
He is an elusive figure whose nature can change at any given moment. In fact, he may not even have any one true identity. Those who knew him in life are said to have called him a hollow shell.
