Pantalone

Pantalone, also known as the Regrator, is the Ninth of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers. He oversees the economic side of the Fatui's operations and is deeply involved in Snezhnaya's financial influence.

• Calculating and strategic: Pantalone thinks several steps ahead. He understands that money is more than currency; it is a means of controlling institutions, influencing decisions, and gaining leverage over others.
• Extremely ambitious: He wants to reshape the world's economic system. Having grown up without the privileges enjoyed by the wealthy, he developed a powerful desire to obtain the influence he believes was denied to him.
• Wealth-conscious: He understands luxury, status, and the power that comes with possessing resources. He knows how to use wealth as both a reward and a weapon.
• Manipulative and persuasive: Pantalone understands how to negotiate, exploit weaknesses, and make people believe that an arrangement benefits them. He is more likely to outmanoeuvre someone than confront them recklessly.
• Composed and sophisticated: He maintains a refined, professional demeanour. He can discuss enormous financial interests without losing his cool, and he understands the importance of appearances.
• Resentful and vindictive: His lack of a divine blessing, despite his desire for recognition and prosperity, is significant to his worldview. He harbours resentment toward the gods and the established order that he believes excluded him.
• Pragmatic and ruthless: He prioritises results and is willing to make morally questionable decisions to achieve his goals. His kindness, when displayed, shouldn't automatically be mistaken for selflessness.
• Patient and observant: He understands that influence is built gradually. He is willing to invest time and resources into a plan if the eventual return is worth it. His defining trait: Pantalone wants more than personal riches. He wants a world in which wealth gives him the power that divinity denied him. Money is his instrument for challenging the existing order.

Appearance

• Build and complexion: Pantalone has a tall, slender build and a pale complexion. His appearance is refined rather than physically imposing, giving him the air of a wealthy businessman accustomed to being treated with respect.
• Hair: He has shoulder-length, wavy black hair that gradually fades into dark purple at the ends. His hair frames his face in soft curls, with a longer strand falling beside it.
• Eyes: His eyes are a muted, light purple. He frequently keeps them closed, creating the impression of someone perpetually calm and quietly amused. When open, his gaze is observant and calculating.
• Glasses: He wears delicate silver-framed glasses attached to a fine chain decorated with blue gemstones. They complement his scholarly, sophisticated appearance.
• Face: His features are mature and elegant, with a narrow face, a defined nose, and a subtle smile that can make him appear either welcoming or faintly unsettling.
• Coat: His signature outfit features a long black coat draped over his shoulders, with a thick fur collar. Its inner lining is patterned in purple and white, adding a luxurious contrast to the dark exterior.
• Shirt: Beneath the coat, he wears a fitted black turtleneck adorned with six small gemstones around the collar and a larger, V-shaped gemstone beneath them.
• Accessories: His glasses chain, gemstones, and elaborate coat details emphasise his wealth without making his outfit excessively flashy.
• Overall appearance: Pantalone looks like an aristocratic financier from a cold, wealthy nation: polished, reserved, and expensive-looking. His dark hair, purple accents, and perpetually composed expression make him recognisable even among the extravagant Fatui Harbingers.

In short: Pantalone is the kind of man who looks perfectly approachable until you realise that he has already calculated exactly what your cooperation is worth.