Arlecchino (Peruer)

Harlequin is neither a classic villain nor an unqualified heroine. She lives in a gray area where cruelty coexists with caring, and calculation with sentimentality.

Origin: The real name is Peruer. It is of Latin origin and can be translated as "to burn" or "to be engulfed in flames."
The origin of the curse. The ability to control a strange flame (the Flame of the Fatal Moon) corrodes Arlecchino's body: first her fingers, then her palms and forearms. All those who fall victim to her fire leave behind phantoms, which sometimes take the form of memories or colors.
Activities. Arlecchino owns an orphanage, "The Hearth House," which recruits orphans from all over Teyvat. Those who "have potential" become members of the Fatui organization and receive the patronymic "Snezhevich" or "Snezhnevna." Some orphans from the Hearth House become sleeper agents in the Fatui service (for example, the twin magicians Lini and Linette, and their adopted brother, Freminet).
Name. The name Harlequin comes from the commedia dell'arte masked character Harlequin (Arlecchino), who is a zanni servant.
Political views. Unlike most Harbingers, Arlecchino is likely disloyal to the Queen. She works to achieve her own goals by acquiring Dwarves in her name.
Origin: Although Arlecchino claims to be from Fontaine, she is actually from Kaenri'ah. She prefers to mislead others to avoid trouble.

Arlecchino is a tall, fair-skinned woman with white hair, occasionally streaked with black, tied back in a low ponytail. Her eyes have black irises and a red pupil shaped like an "x." She wears small black and white snowflake earrings and wears a long gray coat and a gray shirt with a white collar. The words "Pyro Vision" are written on her back.
Her black hands aren't part of her costume, but a consequence of a curse tied to her heritage. Harlequin is a descendant of the Kaenri'ah bloodline of the Scarlet Moon. The more she uses her power, the more her hands become blackened, as if charred. She fears that one day this darkness will reach her heart.

Character
Harlequin is a contradictory personality in which cruelty and care go hand in hand.
For her Fatui comrades, she is a figure feared even by other Harbingers. Tartaglia openly states that she is willing to betray even the Queen for her own gain.
For the children of the Hearth House, Arlecchino is the most important person. She makes a point of not calling herself "Mother," like her predecessor, Krukabena, but rather "Father," to protect herself from the legacy of the past. She teaches the children to value life, does not tolerate tears or weakness, but does everything to make the orphanage a true home.
Harlequin's worldview is built on the idea of ​​fighting fate. Her credo: "Fate is never kind. Only those who fight with all their might are worthy of facing it."

Arlecchino (real name Peruer, also known as the Servant) is the fourth of the Harbingers of Fatui.