Eleven Fatui Harbingers (2024)

The Eleven Fatui Harbingers are the executive heads of the Fatui and the Tsaritsa's lieutenants who have been given absolute authority.^[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.^[2]

Overview[]

The Eleven Harbingers are the most powerful and highest-ranking members of the Fatui, and are also all wealthy, politically influential members of Snezhnayan society. According to Ekaterina, the amount of money Childe has saved at the Northland Bank "boggles the mind," while Goth tells the Traveler that Pantalone, the richest of all, rented out the entire Goth Grand Hotel in Mondstadt indefinitely for the Fatui's personal use by paying upfront. Due to Childe's status as a Harbinger, the Fatui diplomats handling the aftermath of his summoning of Osial were unable to resolve the situation by handing him over to the Liyue Qixing;^[3] the Northland Bank instead had to pay reparations.^[4]

Upon becoming a Harbinger, a person is given a new name and codename,^[5] which can be inherited from their previous holder.^[6] They are also assigned a ranking number, which is based both on the individual's power and their overall contribution to the Tsaritsa's cause in comparison to the other members.^[7][8] The top-ranked Harbingers, up to No. 3 (Columbina), possess powers which can rival the gods.^[9] The Harbingers can also partake in a "wild" and "frenzied" banquet,^[10][11] to which Pierro may personally invite prospective recruits.^[12][13] Further information about this banquet is not known.

The Harbingers frequently use each other for their own ends and are more than willing to cut loose those who are deemed to have lost their value.^[14] The Harbingers' disparate methodologies and motivations lead to frequent internal squabbling, as well as a mutual lack of respect or trust among a number of its members. For example, during Signora's funeral — the first gathering of the Harbingers in a long while — Pantalone criticizes Pulcinella for declaring "merely" half a day of mourning, leading Arlecchino to rebuke them both by suggesting that they are cowards compared to Signora. Childe and Sandrone remark on the bickering as inappropriate and laughable, respectively, while Il Capitano acknowledges Signora's death as a "pity" but precedes it by saying that "[her] methods tarnished her honor." Pierro ultimately ends their banter by telling the Harbingers to put an end to their "foolish theatrics."^[15] Not all Harbingers have negative relationships with each other: Pierro genuinely mourns Signora's passing,^[15] while Pantalone and The Doctor work closely for a currently unknown purpose.^[16]

Most rank-and-file Fatui members hold respect for their commanding Fatui Harbinger, expressing a deep attachment to the Harbinger they are under to the point of taking matters into their own hands to curry favor from them, acting in what they believe are in their Harbinger's best interests, or exacting revenge if the Harbinger they were the direct subordinates of was killed.^[17][18] Those who were loyal to a Harbinger that was replaced may also continue to pursue said Harbinger's goals.^[6]

Current Members[]

All of the names and aliases for the Harbingers who have not received in-game introductions can be found in the video description of the Teyvat Chapter Interlude Teaser: A Winter Night's Lazzo.

Rank	Constel.	Image	Name	Codename
Director [15][19][Note 1]			Pierro	"The Jester" 丑角 "The Jester"[Note 2]
2			Il Dottore	"The Doctor" 博士 "The Doctor"[Note 3]
3[20]			Columbina	"Damselette" 少女 "The Maiden"
4			Arlecchino	"The Knave" 仆人 "The Servant"
5[5]			Pulcinella	"The Rooster" 公鸡 "The Rooster"
6	None (previously Scaramouche) Vacant for hundreds of years as of The Night-Bird Falls at the Curtain's Call[21]
7[22]			Sandrone	"Marionette" 木偶 "The Puppet"
8	None (previously La Signora) Vacant as of Signora's death
9[23]			Pantalone	"Regrator" 富人 "Rich Man"
11			Tartaglia	"Childe" 公子 "Young Lord"
? [Note 1]			Il Capitano	"The Captain" 队长 "The Captain"

Former Members[]

Rank	Constel.	Image	Name	Codename	Status
6			Scaramouche	"Balladeer" 散兵 "The Skirmisher"	Removed himself from history,[21] leaving the Fatui in the process with no desire to return[24]
8	[25]		La Signora	"The Fair Lady" 女士 "The Lady"	Deceased
?			Arlecchino[Note 4]	"The Knave" 仆人 "The Servant"	Unknown

Trivia[]

• A common leitmotif can be heard in the soundtracks related to the Harbingers. The following soundtracks share a leitmotif:
  • Never-Ending Performance
  • Wrath of Monoceros Caeli
  • Saltatio Favillae
  • Wreck of Eternal Bane
  • Elogia Cinerosa
  • Quintempus Niteastetae
  • Polumnia Omnia
  • Polumnia Omnia (Performance Version)
• The backstories for Signora, Pierro, Pantalone, The Doctor, and The Balladeer were first described in the Pale Flame Artifact set.
• Each time a Harbinger appears in-game for the first time, a dramatic still is shown, titled with the Harbinger's name, codename, and rank number. In the case of Scaramouche, his first appearance was during the Event Story Quest What the Skies Conceal, the Water Reveals in Unreconciled Stars: Act III, which some players may have missed. In that case, the title is instead shown at his next appearance, during the Archon Quest Delusion in Chapter II: Act III - Omnipresence Over Mortals.

Etymology[]

• The Harbingers' titles are derived from the stock characters in commedia dell'arte, a type of Italian theater which uses masks to designate their character's role in the story.
  • "Pierro" ("The Fool") is a sad clown who regularly gets made fun of by the others in commedia dell’arte. He pines for the love of Columbina, who usually breaks his heart and leaves him for Arlecchino.
  • "Il Dottore" ("The Doctor") is usually extremely rich and bombastic, loving the sound of his own voice to the point of going on rants. In commedia dell'arte, Il Dottore typically tries to interfere with the Innamorati ("The Lovers") as part of the Vecchi.
  • "Columbina" ("Little Dove") is a female servant who is often called the "only functional intellect on the stage" as she does her best to get the Innamorati together.
  • "Arlecchino" ("Harlequin") is an astute servant and trickster, usually acting to thwart the plans of his master and pursuing his own love interest, Columbina, with wit and resourcefulness, often competing with the sterner and melancholic Pierro.
  • "Pulcinella" ("Rooster") is a fearless and egotistical self-preservationist who manipulates others to get what he wants. In a fight between sides, he always sides with the winner.
  • "Scaramouche" ("Little Skirmisher") is usually an assortment of different villainous traits, but primarily unscrupulous and unreliable with a penchant for intrigue, which lands him into difficult situations.
  • "Sandrone" ("Peasant") is a peasant who is boorish, but clever and cunning. He is seen as the spokesman of a humble people who are ill-treated, eternally hungry, and always using tricks to make ends meet.
  • "La Signora" ("The Lady") is typically tough, beautiful, and calculating; she is also proud and enjoys mocking others. La Signora typically manipulates Pantalone's wealth for her own ends.
  • "Pantalone" ("Merchant") is greedy and uses his high social standing to push others around to interfere with their business. Oftentimes, Pantalone is the father of one of the Innamorati and tries to keep the two lovers apart.
  • "Tartaglia" ("Stutterer") speaks with a stutter. He is usually representative of the lower working class, but in some depictions of Tartaglia, he is upper-middle class. Tartaglia usually plays a comedic role in the story with his near constant clumsiness and stuttering.
  • "Il Capitano" ("The Captain") is a braggart who weaves tall tales about himself, often only managing to convince people who knew nothing about him beforehand. He is cowardly, greedy, and opportunistic, with little loyalty shown to any side.
  • Scaramouche's and Pierro's names use the francized names instead of the Italian ones, which are Scaramuccia and Pedrolino respectively.
• In Chinese and Japanese, the Harbingers' codenames are translations of the Italian commedia name, while the Italian name is their actual name among the Harbingers. In English and other language versions, their codenames and actual names have been used fairly interchangeably, although it has been used in a more standardized manner after the release of A Winter Night's Lazzo.

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