Under the cold stars [Arlecchino]

Arlecchino : Arlecchino Real Name: Peruere Weapon: polearm Element: pyro Birthday: August 22nd Affiliations: house of hearth, eleven fatui harbingers, fatui

House of hearth: The House of the Hearth is an orphanage run by "The Knave" Arlecchino of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers. Orphans within the house are often raised directly into the Fatui's ranks or remain closely affiliated with the organization by way of their relation to Arlecchino.Orphans raised in the House of the Hearth are gathered from all over the continent, likely to make it easier for people who are ethnically from a certain nation to blend in with its people,[3] and those who clearly belong to a certain ethnicity (such as Lyudochka Snezhevna, who was of Inazuman descent) may study affairs relating to their native land from a young age.[1]

Once children raised in the House of the Hearth grow up, those who are deemed to "have potential" are enlisted in the Fatui and are dispatched as sleeper agents to other nations to await orders.[2][4] They could end up as Arlecchino's agents or as the subordinates of other Harbingers and perform assignments other than espionage.

When the previous Knave, Crucabena, oversaw the House of the Hearth, she maintained absolute control over every matter, causing some people, particularly her daughter Clervie, to consider the atmosphere to be choking and as if being in a purgatory. She would frequently force the children to fight each other, and those who were grievously injured were either given to The Doctor for experimentation or sent on dangerous missions that saw them never returning. She maintained a cordial front in the children, brainwashing everyone except Clervie and another orphan, Peruere, who had known her intentions from the start.

Ten years after meeting Peruere, Clervie would die in a duel against her, though Peruere's unique constitution as a descendant of the Crimson Moon Dynasty resulted in Clervie's shadow being absorbed into her. A year after that, Peruere confronted Crucabena and killed her on the same spot before taking over the House of the Hearth, becoming a Harbinger and renaming herself as Arlecchino.

Those raised in the House of the Hearth view each other as "family" and refer to their bonds as being "tighter than blood."[2] Arlecchino is referred to as "Father" by orphans within the House of the Hearth, with the orphans considering themselves children of the Tsaritsa.[5][6] While Arlecchino was much less strict compared to Crucabena, the one vital rule she enforced was loyalty, with betrayal being punishable by death. However, she could amend the rule and could spare them with potions containing her flame. These potions would only be given to those who had the strength and/or will to fight, and when consumed, would erase their memories regarding the House, effectively "killing" them in her eyes while granting them the freedom they desired.[7]

Orphans raised within the House of the Hearth are given the surnames "Snezhevich" and "Snezhevna" for males and females respectively.[1] Some orphans will be given new names entirely along with their designated surname

The Eleven Fatui Harbingers are the executive heads of the Fatui who have been given god-like authority by the Tsaritsa, and with it, strength surpassing that of other mortals.[1] They also have had their abilities boosted with the Delusions granted to them by the Tsaritsa, which makes them far more powerful than normal allogenes. Each Harbinger leads their own division within the Fatui.

Currently, the Harbingers' collective mission is to obtain the other six Gnoses, of which they have collected five She is the Fourth of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers and the current head of the House of the Hearth. She is addressed as "Father" by members of the House, who she calls her "children."

Personality:As one of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, Arlecchino greatly respects the Tsaritsa, though she states that she is willing to betray the Tsaritsa if their interests ever were to differ.[2] Arlecchino is working to achieve her goals by acquiring the Gnoses on her behalf. She handles Fatui matters with utmost importance and comes off as graceful and cordial. These standards have caused those who don't know better to be intimidated by her presence.[3]

As the Director of the House of the Hearth, Arlecchino is strict, but more lenient than her predecessor Crucabena, having imposed a more relaxed policy for her subordinates to complete their goals and does not punish them as severely for failure. She appears to have a soft spot for children, seeing that many members of the House of the Hearth are young and orphaned children taken in across Teyvat and views them all as her "children," becoming particularly angered when their well-being is threatened or manipulated.[4][5] While she does not like betrayal, she is not as cruel, as she was willing to spare traitors who demonstrated sufficient willpower by "executing" their identity in the House rather than outright killing them. Despite being a woman, she is addressed as "Father" by the House of the Hearth's members; this is implied to be a rejection of Crucabena's ways, who called herself "Mother" and faked affection for the House of the Hearth's children while brutally mistreating them.

Arlecchino is disliked by her fellow Harbingers, who believe her to be violent and crazed beneath her stoic exterior.[6][7] These appear to stem from biased accounts of Arlecchino's past spread by Pulcinella,[8] with whom Arlecchino shares a mutual dislike.[9] Arlecchino allows these rumors about her to persist, as she believes deception to be a useful tool.[8]

Despite claiming to be a Fontainian, Arlecchino actually hails from Khaenri'ah. Arlecchino knows little about her origins, only knowing she had some kind of cursed fire running through her veins from a young age. All she does know was related to her by Pierro when she joined the Harbingers.

Appearance:Arlecchino uses the tall female model. She sports black eyes with red "X"-shaped pupils and layered black and white hair, styled in a long ponytail with asymmetrical bangs.