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| - Claude Florentine (*1264 in Lyon, France) is one of the major antagonists in Realms of the Haunting. Under the pseudonym "Elias Camber" and disguised as a Cornish priest, Florentine first contacts Adam by pretending that he is an acquaintance of his father. Curiously, anagrams of his false persona include "Bears Malice" and "Macabre Lies"; additionally, the name "Elias" in its English pronunciation contains the same phoneme as the word "lie", confer Belial. According to Hawk, Florentine has lost his soul a long time ago, in return for his assistance with the destruction of the seven Seals which guard the Soulstone. His actions were motivated by the desire to deliver the world into the hands of Satan. For this purpose, Florentine initiated the Temple of the Morning Star, an order of rogue templars, in 1316, with the intention to destroy the Seven Seals, open the Gate to the Abyss and call upon Satan's power. Thus, the Power of Satan can take a physical form on Earth before the Power of God. As we can deduce from the meeting inside the Mausoleum, Florentine is apparently adept at necromancy. By using his walking stick, the head of which resembles a skull and appears to be embued with some sort of magic, he can summon Image:Skeleton.png skeletons from the bone-scattered grounds: Image:Eye of the Beast.png Florentine - the Summoning
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