Vittorio Diolo

**Vittorio Diolo** was a professor at Pendle Hill Academy and Coven Wayfarer that specializes in teaching on the Faraway. He is introduced in Book 3.

## Background

Diolo participated in Coven training alongside Clara Clapper. However, under the Predator Spirit's influence, he failed his trial against the Nemesis Mirror once he attacked the examiner.

Diolo was a member of the Death Stalkers, an assassin creed dedicated to the Predator Spirit. After discovering the creed placed a hit on his former lover, Amelia Ward, Diolo quit the creed to protect her.

### Vittorio's Cave

Vittorio's Cave is located in the Forest where he hides his personal possessions and important documents pertaining to the Death Stalkers.

## Story

### Book 3

Diolo attends an event hosted by Lydia Summer's mother, Vivian Summers as Professor Kyle Wilson's companion. Before his student Bailey Ward can introduce herself, he leaves after Wilson spills wine on him. Later, when Bailey nearly dies resisting the Parasite Spirit, Vittorio saves her by countering the spirit's attempt to consume her magicka. He introduces himself to Bailey as the new Professor of the Faraway at Pendle Hill Academy and guides her on breaking the spirits bond by instructing her to arrange twigs underneath the ritual tree in the form of the Spirit of Love's sigil. Vittorio remarks that the sigil is a symbol of great power, and Bailey discloses that she had the symbol branded on her neck by Annie McGregor.

Bailey begins suspecting Vittorio as her mother's murderer after discovering his cracked Nemesis Mirror that is used to communicate with the violent Predator Spirit. She also finds several memory vials containing memories of murder, including a memory of her mother's ritual murder.

After the Coven member and his ex-girlfriend Clara Clapper is hexed, Vittorio promises to help her at his cave in the forest. Before he is able to, Vittorio encounters Bailey and knocks her unconscious to take her to her mother, who is still alive on Rabbit Island. He tells Bailey that he used to be a member of the Death Stalkers, an assassin creed dedicated to the Predator Spirit, and the memory vials of murder were a fake offering made to the spirit. Afterwards he left the creed to protect her. On the way to the island Vittorio accidentally confronts his Nemesis in the mirror that Bailey unwittingly brought, and falls under the influence of the Predator Spirit again. Convinced that the only good he is capable of is murder, Vittorio attacks Bailey with a knife. Bailey throws his memory vials overboard and Vittorio jumps into the sea after them. Initially believing to be dead after his Nemesis form disappears, Bailey discovers he is alive.

Diolo is killed by Mayor Wood with a pistol. His daughter, Officer Naomi Wood, helps her father cover up the homicide after being tricked into believing that he killed Diolo in self-defense.

## Relationships

### Amelia Ward

While dating Clapper, Diolo became attracted to Ward and broke up with Clapper to date her.

## Physical Appearance

Vittorio has dark brown, swept back hair, green eyes, and brown skin. He sports a circle beard. Vittorio sports a striped pink button-down shirt underneath a grayish blue v-neck cardigan, accessorized with pink rose brooch and diamond studded earrings. He is widely considered handsome at Pendle Hill.