Barmaid/Lore

—Anniversary Tales Collection Booklet

**Demi Bourbon**, also known as the **Barmaid**, is one of the **43** playable Survivors added to Identity V.

This page is a compilation of story content and Lore for this character.

## Biography

### Character Introduction

*Demi Bourbon and her brother Sam came to a small European town at the age of 16. Sam opened a bar, the business was flat at first, until Sam concocted a drink called "Dovlin", which became a big hit in town. However, when Demi was curious and wanted to try "Dovlin", Sam refused her for various reasons. One day Sam told Demi that he was closing the bar because he had been offered a job as a bartender, believing that the new job would bring them more income and a more stable life, but Sam never returned. To make a living, Demi had to reopen the bar. But the business was bad. On her 20th birthday, she received a letter. Inside the envelope with the red lacquer seal was a strange recipe. With the mentality of giving it a try, she entertained the regular customers of the bar, and the regular customers told her that this was "Dovlin". She believed that the recipe must be related to her brother's disappearance, so she decided to go to Oletus Manor.*

#### Trailer Transcript

*I was not a very strong kid.*

*It was my brother who always protected me.*

*When we first arrived at this village,*

*we did not know that our ancestors actually originated from here.*

*Thanks to my brother's special cocktail 'Delphis',*

*we made a living here.*

*Because of this cocktail, my brother was invited to the mysterious manor*

*and never came back.*

*One day, I received a letter containing the recipe of 'Delphis'*

*from the mysterious manor.*

*I think this is a sign,*

*meaning that I will become the protector from now on.*

## Deduction Quests

*All completed Objectives reward the player with +335 Logic points for the Logic Path. After the character's deductions are completed, their Worn Clothes will be available.*

## Letters

This section contains the letters the player receives after completing Barmaid's Birthday Event (February 14th) each year. Each is removed from the player's mailbox in a week, but can still be accessed from the Deduction Quest menu.

* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

## Barmaid Letters

### A message written on the back on an experimentation report (2021)

D,

We've extracted 9 samples from the things they brought back from the Mediterranean Sea and conducted a comparison with rats. Amongst the samples, one of them basically met your expectations.

Another one was lost.

That traitor stole it.

(It wasn't signed. There's a smudged light red stain on the bottom right corner of the paper.)

## Barmaid Letters

### A Message on the Back of Old Ferry Ticket (2022)

D,

Despite our many attempts, the new mice all died in fear with no exception.

This is clearly not what we expected to see.

We have two choices:

Start the "game" immediately or find that traitor.

Perhaps we should act separately.

(The ferry ticket was for a trip from Southampton to New York. It had not been used.)

## Lore Connections

### Mentioned Playable Characters

* Martha Behamfil
* Luchino Diruse

### A Page from Demi Bourbon's Experiment File (2023)

Serial No. 6-?-3 (The second digit has been altered repeatedly. The final decision is ?)

Name: Demi Bourbon

[Test Indicators]

1. Drug Tolerance?

2. Fearless "Pawn"

[Inclination]

The false "correct answer"

[Test Results]

1. Overall Evaluation

From an academic perspective, Subject 6-?-3 is far inferior to her brother, but it's clear that the fearlessness or even madness to challenge the rules need not be inherited by blood.

2. Methodology

Subject 6-?-3 arrived much earlier than I anticipated.

I initially attempted to control her with drugs, but when administering the second batch of reagents, there were some changes in the efficacy of the drug that proved to be stable over the course of many experiments. I was forced to make some risky decisions when faced with this situation:On the one hand, I couldn't let go of this unique test subject.

But on the other hand, keeping a rare "insider" like her in the Manor over an extended period is very likely to cause unnecessary issues and even ruin the entire experiment.

Based on previous experiments, the stability of the drug's effects on the subject deteriorates as the number of repeated experiments increases.

Thus, even if the aftermath of the previous experiment was still in progress, I decided to start a new test. Additionally, in order to fill up the vacancies in the experiment as soon as possible, the remaining samples from the previous experiment were introduced for a second time, while the new Subject 6-1-4 from the spare test subjects was used as well.

In this experiment of lies surrounded by the truth, Subject 6-?-3 remained fearlessly impulsive and even cruelly direct throughout the experiment.

The most obvious display of this is that I carried out an intervention on Subject 6-1-2, Subject 6-1-4, and Subject 6-?-3 out of concern for the experiment's stability. But unlike the other test subjects, Subject 6-?-3 made no amendments to the guidelines I provided.

On the strategic choice of how to win this game, Subject 6-?-3 gave up on discerning truth from lies from the very beginning. She chose to destroy the truth and lies.

3. Experiment Summary

In my initial plans for Subject 6-?-3 in the experiment, I planned to put her into the game as a control subject of the two reagents under development.

Obviously, I made a miscalculation about the "masterpiece" belonging to my former colleague.

Although the final effects of the drugs were completely different (opposites even), the core elements of both these reagents came from the same raw materials. This should be the cause of the strong drug resistance created by any interactions between them. Due to my miscalculations on the impact of this drug resistance, from the beginning until the end, this experiment was full of variables I failed to discover in time.

These variables eventually led me to realize that Subject 6-?-3 is an outstanding pawn in experiments, but I'm not the only player.

But perhaps I'm the better one. After all, I found my answer in the end, and he may never find out...

The problem we seek to solve has never been the same.

### Rewards

Every letter comes with 30 Fragments, and depending on how many years the player has participated and completed the Birthday Event would determine which letter they receive and the extra reward.

* If this is the first time the player has completed the event, they would get a portrait and the 2021 letter.
* If this is the second time the player has completed the event, they would get a portrait frame and the 2022 letter.
* If this is the third time the player has completed the event, they would get a dynamic graffiti and the 2023 letter.

2021 Portrait2022 Portrait Frame2023 Dynamic Graffiti
## Character Resources

The additional in-game and external documents for this character include:

* Character Relations
* Quotes & Media
* Event Appearances
* Mentions

The Character Relations menu shows how certain characters are connected and how they feel about each other. It also contains other personal information on characters that cannot be found anywhere else. It can be found in the Notebook, under the "Clues" tab.

As the Barmaid's Character Relations menu has not yet been released, there is not enough information to create a table.

### Personality Quiz Results

#### Halloween Quiz (DaShen)

You are similar to the Barmaid. For your hopes and goals, you are unafraid to give everything you have up; a chaser of your dreams. Just like how she never refuses to give up, you have a strong will and will never give up halfway through while working on something you love.

### Birthday Questions

*Only the questions and answers relating to her backstory were included here. The other questions not listed relate to gameplay.*

* 2022 Birthday questions:
	+ Question 4: *"Where did Demi spend her childhood?"* Answer: *"The slums"*
	+ Question 5: *"What's the name of Demi's brother?"* Answer: *"Sam"*
* 2023 Birthday questions:
	+ Question 4: *"What is the initial name of the miracle wine?"* Answer *"Dovlin"*
	+ Question 5: *"How many batches of reagents were made in the experiments Sam Bourbon participated in?"* Answer: *"3"*

### Quotations

* Deduction Star 2020 quotes:
	+ *"I miss that guy, Sam."*
	+ *"If I could turn back time, I would spend more time with my family."*
	+ *"Though the Dovlin is strong, it's delicious nonetheless. Would you like to try?"*
* Deduction Star 2021 quotes:
	+ *"Liquor tastes great, but don't drink too much."*
	+ *"Just eat when you want, and drink when you want. Stop overthinking!"*
	+ *"Your story isn't half bad, and perhaps it'll be even better with this drink I made."*
* Valentine's Day 2023 Cards:
	+ *"Which cocktail party did we meet at? Hah, that isn't important. Thank you for the card. Maybe we can get together for another drink sometime!"*
	+ *"Thanks for the card! I should hold a party on an occasion like this and drink with the people I like! ... Oh, right! Are you free to attend my party?"*
* 5th Anniversary Congratulatory Video quote:
	+ *"Let's hold our glasses for this precious 5th anniversary! Happy birthday! Oh, do you want a glass of Dovlin too?"*

### Japanese Twitter Replies

Please press "Expand" to see in-character replies from the official Japanese Twitter.

Phonograph (Barmaid)

Luminous Cup

**Barmaid** has been mentioned in the following documents for other characters:

## Canon Manor Game

We can gather who was in a canon Manor Game together by information in Letters and Diaries, and very occasionally from character quotes during events. Demi Bourbon's name appears in two different letters that are written during the period of a Manor Game, but she is confirmed to be in the following Manor Game:

Edits to this table can be made here.

## Compiled Overview

The following section contains an overview based on canon information.Please note that some information may be missing as it may not have been provided from official sources. See the given references for further information.
#### Backstory

When Demi was born, she was very weak and was not expected to survive. She managed to live, but her mother was not happy with her and saw the white hair Demi had as an unforgivable sin. Demi was seen as a disgrace to her mother. Demi and her mother lived with her adopted older brother Sam in the slums until their mother died, and they crossed the sea to Europe. Once there, Sam and Demi opened "Bourbon's Bar" and it did very well as it sold a specialty Dovlin designed by Sam. However, he closed down the bar to get a more stable job, but disappeared as soon as he left to start it. Demi re-opened the bar, but without the Dovlin it was not going well, and she experimented to try and recreate it.

She was unable to until she received a mysterious letter with the Dovlin recipe, which turned out to be the correct recipe. Believing the letter will help her find her brother, she tracked down its origin to a strange manor.

#### Alternate Theories and Conclusions

The below article or section(s) contains speculation, analysis, or theories which may include unconfirmed information.When adding content, use references to link or explain **legitimate/official** supportive evidence for specific theories, otherwise it may be removed.
* Someone seemed to have been interested in Demi and her mother for their high drug resistance. It is unknown why.
* There are several theories as to what caused the white streak in her hair, but it should be noted that she has had it since she was very young, potentially even as an infant.
	+ One theory believes that Demi has poliosis, which can cause hair to turn white due to the lack of melanin. She may also have vitiligo as there is a white patch of skin near her lock of white hair. As poliosis causes depigmentation of the hair and vitiligo causes depigmentation of the skin, it is possible that she has both conditions.
	+ Some theorists believe that Demi was abused and the white streak was caused by stress.

## References

1. ↑ Official Japanese Reference Book
2. ↑ Backstory from the official Identity V website - https://idv.163.com/character/index.html
3. ↑ Official background trailer with English subtitles - Facebook
4. ↑ Translation by @IdentityV\_\_Sub.
5. ↑ Translations by @fc\_idv.
6. ↑ The name "Demi Bourbon" is in Luchino Diruse's 2021 letter, and just the surname "Bourbon" appears in Jose Baden's 2021 letter
7. ↑ The abuse is hinted at by the bloodied and torn shirt that was embroidered with D.B. - Demi Bourbon

### Manor Game Table References

1. ↑ See Evil Reptilian's 2022 Letter.
2. ↑ Seer's 2021 Letter states that his game has 4 participants, confirming that he was in the second Game 6.
3. ↑ See Seer's 2022 Letter.
4. ↑ Luchino's serial number was 6-1-4 in the first Group 6 game.
5. ↑ Barmaid's 2023 Letter states that her game has 4 participants, confirming that she was in the second Game 6.
6. ↑ Coordinator's 2022 Letter states that her game has 4 participants, confirming that she was in the second Game 6.