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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Tarot Club (塔罗会) 62 |
| Founder and leader | Klein Moretti, under the identity of Mr. Fool 62 65 |
| Role | Gathering for exchanging Beyonder information, potion formulas, materials, items, and commissions 62 246 |
| Meeting place | An ancient palace above the Gray Fog 65 |
| Meeting time | Mondays at three o’clock 62 |
| Status | Active during Mr. Fool’s later sleep; Mr. Tower convenes a temporary gathering with authority Mr. Fool granted him 1616 |
| First Appearance | The gatherings are described and Abner is invited to join in Chapter 62; his first meeting with other members is in Chapter 65 62 65 |
Organization
Mr. Fool summons members to an ancient palace, where they sit around a Bronze Long Table and use Tarot Card names as codenames. Their figures are ordinarily obscured by the Gray Fog, allowing them to cooperate without openly identifying themselves 65 246 468. Mr. Fool approves new members: candidates may be recommended, but members cannot tell outsiders about the Club or invite them to recite his name without authorization 84.
Meetings include contributions of Roselle’s Diary, negotiated trades, commissions, and free discussion. Members can request private conversations shielded from the rest of the gathering. Assistance and information generally follow the principle of equivalent exchange 84 106 468 1098. Sacrificial and bestowal rituals let Mr. Fool receive objects from one member and deliver them to another 106 107.
Members
| Codename | Member | Introduction or first documented attendance |
|---|---|---|
| The Fool | Klein Moretti | Presides over the gatherings 62 65 |
| Justice | Audrey Hall | Present when Tower attends his first full meeting 65 |
| The Hanged Man | Alger Wilson | Present when Tower attends his first full meeting 65 |
| The Tower | Abner Braine | Accepts Mr. Fool’s invitation 62 65 |
| The Sun | Derrick Berg | Introduced to the gathering 197 |
| Judgment | Xio Derecha | Joins after Tower recommends her 246 |
| The World | An identity operated by Klein | Introduced as a new member 314 |
| Magician | Fors Wall | Identified as a recent member 404 |
| Temperance | Sharron | Joins after Mr. Fool removes her corruption 513 535 |
| Moon | Emlyn White | Introduced as the newest member 680 |
| Hermit | Cattleya | Joins the gathering 809 |
| Star | Leonard Mitchell | Attends for the first time 1148 |
History
The Club begins as a small network for exchanging formulas, materials, information, and tasks. Tower’s arrival adds a knowledgeable participant who supplies intelligence on the Psychology Alchemists, while the subsequent sacrifice-and-bestowal system makes exchanges of physical items possible across distances 62 65 106 107. Mr. Fool later issues the Club’s first formal mission: the assassination of Intis ambassador Beckland Jean Madan 295.
As members join, their ties to groups including MI9, the Abraham Family, the City of Silver, and the Psychology Alchemists widen the Club’s access to intelligence and resources 246 640. Its exchanges come to include high-sequence characteristics, demigod-level assistance, and coordination between members facing major supernatural threats 813 1098 1124.
The Club makes a collective public appearance at Bayam when several members, using their Tarot titles, repel an attacking Feysac fleet while protecting the harbor’s civilians. The display leads Sea King Jahn Kottman to accept cooperation rather than confrontation 1566 1568 1569. By a later gathering, Justice announces that every member has reached demigod status 1559.
During Mr. Fool’s sleep, Tower convenes a temporary gathering under authority granted to him beforehand. The usual concealment is absent: members appear in their true forms and introduce themselves to invited observers 1616 1617.