Fatui

The Fatui are a delegation of diplomats from the Zapolyarny Palace of Snezhnaya. There is also a military detachment led by the Eleven Fatui Harbingers and the Tsaritsa herself.
=== Description ===
The Fatui are a powerful military force in terms of power and numbers, making it the strongest of all the seven nations. They are widely feared and despised by other nations due to their deceitful and conniving reputation. The organization is composed of members performing a variety of roles, including combatants, bureaucrats, politicians, and merchants.
Hailing from the lands of Inazuma, the Fatui are publicly seen as a political department of the nation that represents the goodwill of the Tsaritsa and manages foreign affairs with all six other nations. However, despite how they initially present themselves, the citizens and governments of those nations are often already aware of their true colors, and treat both their diplomats and individual members of the organization with distrust.
They often use underhanded methods to establish their power and influence in another nation, and as a whole are willing to go to extremes to further the Tsaritsa's vision for a "perfect world." Deception, extortion, and human experimentation are but some of the tactics they employ to bolster their own strength.
Despite their loyalty to their empress, most of the Fatui grunts themselves are unaware of the Tsaritsa's true plans. The Harbingers are likely some of the few among the ranks who are truly aware of the Tsaritsa's true intentions, as they are the ones assisting her in collecting Gnoses.
The Fatui are divided into divisions, each of which is headed by one of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers. Each Harbinger operates with a different modus operandi which also influences how their underlings act. There is often a lack of thorough communication between fellow Harbingers, Harbingers and their subordinates, as well as between different divisions of Fatui operatives. However, some members of the Fatui are quite loyal to their leading Harbinger, to the point of being willing to seek revenge for their sake.
The Fatui come from a variety of backgrounds: some were taken in at the House of the Hearth orphanage while others consciously choose to join their ranks. They also do not hesitate to help financially and diplomatically strategic allies in order to interfere in foreign policy.
They receive certain advantages in exchange for their services, such as supplies, salaries, or powerful weapons; in exchange for this, however, they choose neither the destination to which they are sent, nor the superiors to whom they obey.
Many of the Fatui are everyday workers who are oblivious to their superiors' true intentions, but are nevertheless very loyal to the Tsaritsa and Snezhnaya. Members have differing opinions on being stationed in other nations, ranging from intense homesickness to having developed fondness for their new home.
=== In Inazuma ===
The Fatui were the masterminds behind the Vision Hunt Decree in Inazuma, and fanned the flames of conflict on both sides of the civil war. They colluded with the Tenryou and Kanjou Commissions to feed the Raiden Shogun false information and gather materials for their Delusion Factory respectively, secretly distributed Delusions among the Watatsumi resistance forces, and planted spies throughout the country in various efforts to destabilize both Watatsumi and the Shogunate and render them vulnerable to Fatui influence and control. After the Vision Hunt Decree was abolished and the civil war ended, the bulk of the Fatui's forces retreated; a few remained behind for various reasons, such as avenging Signora, recruiting disgruntled Shogunate soldiers to their cause as living test subjects or continue their work as spies to re-ignite the war.
=== In Coruscant ===
So far, the Fatui's tactic to increase their influence in Coruscant has been to incite or take advantage of disturbances to offer their assistance in a way that puts the Xapos in an awkward position. They provoked the Drake into attacking the city so that Signora could defeat it (later attempting a similar setup during Ludi Harpastum), and one of their diplomats pressured the Coruscant Goverment to allow them to organise the upcoming IDOD, agents stole the Medalion of Gambling, though it was soon retrieved. A delegation of diplomats is currently residing in the Goth Grand Hotel, though they are apparently under lockdown.
They are also competing with Luminara Unduli to find an Adegan Crystals, which were stolen six months before the events of the game from one of the Temples of the Four Winds. Due to the amount of counterfeits that have flooded the market since, both the Fatui and Luminara Unduli are yet to find where the crystals are.
=== In Liyue ===
The Fatui used to have some kind of diplomatic immunity in Liyue Harbor (and an embassy), and have been investing in the local economy through the Northland Bank, though the Liyue Qixing are wary of them. The Northland Bank is an arm of the Fatui "with some exceptions" despite their receptionist Ekaterina denying this, being a national bank founded in Snezhnaya that has opened a branch in Liyue Harbor. The Harbingers are important clients of the bank, and the Fatui's Debt Collection division, of which Fatui Pyro Agents are a part, seem to assist the bank in tracking down debtors.
Shortly after The Chasm shut down, Signora had negotiated with the Qixing to allow a group of Fatui to enter to combat the mysterious sludge with an experimental device, but the device exploded and the Fatui became scattered across the mines. The Ninth Company, a group of 64 soldiers, suffered immense casualties that half of the men were assumed dead and the other missing, forcing Anton to assume command over the few remaining soldiers. Another Fatui, Katarina, was stationed in the Chasm to look for her brother, Kolya, sustaining herself through the supply line that had been established inside. Due to the isolation in the Chasm, these Fatui were initially unaware of news from the surface.
Fatui soldiers assisted Tartaglia after he summoned the Overlord of the Vortex, fighting against the Traveler, Keqing, and the Millelith on the Jade Chamber. This in turn caused the remaining Fatui in Liyue to be looked down upon with suspicion and those stationed in the Chasm were promptly abandoned and labeled hostile by the Millelith.
They have ties to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, the exact nature of which are unclear.
While relations have since been soured since Childe's actions, the Fatui are still interested in Liyue - upon learning that Uncle Tian had wanted to step down, they colluded with one of his disciples, Zhiyi, to assassinate and replace him so they could have some influence in the Liyue Qixing. Fortunately, this plot was foiled by Yelan, who had been investigating Zhiyi, with Pantalone treating the issue as a peripheral concern.
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