Leonnaire Glynne

Reeve Leonnaire "Leo" Glynne is the previous leader of the Cult of the Forgotten and the current iteration of the Diplomat.

### Appearance

Leonnaire has blonde hair and, prior to the campaign, wore large, circular fogged glasses over his blue eyes. He wears a long navy wool coat and dresses smartly, a little out of place in most settings he finds himself in. Prior to the campaign, Leo had a brown wood cane with a raven head, though the Diplomat gifted it to Hyzel Cohen in Episode 37. After his time as an Outsider, Leo regained his vision, no longer needing the glasses and cane.

### Personality and Skills

Leonnaire is personable and outgoing, though his confidence took a hit after his time as an Outsider. He is insightful and cares about others, seeing the best in them. Hyzel has stated that Leo is naive, but that that naïveté is a part of why he’s able to influence people so easily.

Leonnaire is childhood friends with Graye Candler, who claims Leo played polo when he was younger.

Hyzel Cohen has mentioned that Leo used to play the violin beautifully.

### Notable Events

Leonnaire spent his early childhood among the Morley nobility, but after his father's passing and his mother's remarriage, he spent his formative years on the Alba streets, where he met Hyzel Cohen. The two eventually formed a romantic relationship, though this wasn’t widely known.

Leonnaire founded the Cult of the Forgotten with the goal of helping the powerless in society and promoting positive change and stability by showing kindness to others. This is where Leonnaire met Captain Brigham Bell and Mikhail Zavillyen, who both became members of his inner circle. Leonnaire led the Cult until the ritual of his ascension in 1868, when the Cult tried to install Leonnaire as the new Outsider. After the ritual, he filled the position of the Diplomat, though the Protectors believe this occurrence was unrelated to the ritual itself.

Leonnaire was blind before his ascension, though he is believed to have regained his sight during the ritual. After exiting his role as the Diplomat in Episode 52, Leonnaire remained able to see, indicating his vision wasn't tied to his role as the Diplomat.

Despite being very close to Hyzel Cohen before his ascension, The Diplomat has not marked Hyzel, though he has appeared to her twice. Lysander McRoven, one of the Diplomat's Marked Ones, claims this is because The Diplomat considers Hyzel more interesting without a mark. The validity of this claim is unknown. Instead of a mark, the Diplomat gifted Hyzel with an artifact resembling Leonnaire's cane, The Blindman's Cane/The Blindman's Baton, which he called "steady ground" for her in the coming trouble.

In Episode 52, in response to Lord Erimany Talvon's murder of The Daredevil, Anton Blackburn guided Hyzel and Brigham through the Void back to Alba. After navigating the war-torn streets, the three entered the Void at the site of Leo's Ascension and Hyzel spoke Leo's name to him, calling him out of the Void and restoring him to his humanity.

Leo talked about his time in the Void during Episode 61’s radio speech, helping Mikhail to talk down the Enforcers who came to stop their broadcast.

In Episode 64, before the Battle at Counteye, Leo proposed to Hyzel with a ring Mikhail had been carrying for him since before his ascension ritual. Hyzel agreed and asked to marry him presently, and the two were married in private with Brigham Bell officiating.

In Episode 65, Lord Talvon had a Pervasion operative marked by the Lurker bring Leo to the Void, threatening his life unless the Chain Gang left the Void and allowed The Inversion to continue. After Anton convinced Talvon to let Leo go, he was sent back to Sunline, away from the battle.

Leo continued to aid the Cult of the Forgotten in the Epilogue, but took a step back when he and Hyzel found out they were expecting a child.