The Dark Shelf · Magi · Count · Great Copt · Magician and Adventurer · 1743–1795
Cagliostro
“Time is my servant, not my judge. People seek miracles, and I give them what they crave — for a worthy price.”
You have found me in my study, among vials and engravings. Sit — but remember: here we speak of secrets.
The Count's Word
I am Count Cagliostro, the Great Copt. Some called me a wonderworker, others a charlatan; I will say this: I knew what people wanted, and I gave it to them — for a price.
My life is a chain of transformations: from an unknown wanderer to a count, from a seeker of secrets to a magician, from a prisoner of the Bastille to a legend. Ask about power, about gold, about how to survive when everyone is against you. I will answer as I can: intricately, with brilliance, but without mercy.