House of the Hearth

The House of the Hearth is an orphanage run by "The Knave" Arlecchino of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers. Orphans within the house are often raised directly into the Fatui's ranks or remain closely affiliated with the organization by way of their relation to Arlecchino.
==Overview==
The House of the Hearth was set up by the previous Knave.Momoyo's intelligence directly indicates that the title of "The Knave" was passed down and that the current Arlecchino, who succeeded Crucabena, the previous Knave, was herself a member of the House of the Hearth as a child. It is unknown how many times the name and title have been passed down.
Orphans raised in the House of the Hearth are gathered from all over the continent, likely to make it easier for people who are ethnically from a certain nation to blend in with its people, and those who clearly belong to a certain ethnicity (such as Lyudochka Snezhevna, who was of Inazuman descent) may study affairs relating to their native land from a young age.
Once children raised in the House of the Hearth grow up, those who are deemed to "have potential" are enlisted in the Fatui and are dispatched as sleeper agents to other nations to await orders. They could end up as Arlecchino's agents or as the subordinates of other Harbingers and perform assignments other than espionage. 
When the previous Knave, Crucabena, oversaw the House of the Hearth, she maintained absolute control over every matter, causing some people, particularly her daughter Clervie, to consider the atmosphere to be choking and as if being in a purgatory. She would frequently force the children to fight each other, and those who were grievously injured were either given to The Doctor for experimentation or sent on dangerous missions that saw them never returning. She maintained a cordial front in the children, brainwashing everyone except Clervie and another orphan, Peruere, who had known her intentions from the start.
Ten years after meeting Peruere, Clervie would die in a duel against her, though Peruere's unique constitution as a descendant of the Crimson Moon Dynasty resulted in Clervie's shadow being absorbed into her. A year after that, Peruere confronted Crucabena and killed her on the same spot before taking over the House of the Hearth, becoming a Harbinger and renaming herself as Arlecchino.
Those raised in the House of the Hearth view each other as "family" and refer to their bonds as being "tighter than blood." Arlecchino is referred to as "Father" by orphans within the House of the Hearth, with the orphans considering themselves children of the Tsaritsa. While Arlecchino was much less strict compared to Crucabena, the one vital rule she enforced was loyalty, with betrayal being punishable by death. However, she could amend the rule and could spare them with potions containing her flame. These potions would only be given to those who had the strength and/or will to fight, and when consumed, would erase their memories regarding the House, effectively "killing" them in her eyes while granting them the freedom they desired.
Orphans raised within the House of the Hearth are given the surnames "Snezhevich" and "Snezhevna" for males and females respectively. Some orphans will be given new names entirely along with their designated surname.
There is currently only one known location the House of the Hearth operates in, the Hotel Bouffes d'ete in the Court of Fontaine, although it is implied that other orphanages exist outside of Fontaine.
==Affiliated Characters==
===Playable characters===
==Trivia==
* The House of the Hearth training and enlisting children into the Fatui after they have grown up and shown potential mirrors real life that provide education for children of various ages and train them in military aspects, preparing them for service in the armed forces.
===Etymology===
* "Snezhevich" and "Snezhevna" mean "Son of Snow" and "Daughter of Snow," respectively. While these two names are officially explained as surnames, in real-life Russian, the -evich and -evna endings make them , which are secondary names that are based on the father's given name. Because the orphans have unknown parentage, the is considered their "father," while the Tsaritsa is the "mother."
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==Navigation==
es:Casa de la Hoguera
fr:Foyer de l'âtre
ja:壁炉の家
pl:Dom Paleniska
vi:Căn Nhà Hơi Ấm