Duc des Esseintes

Duc Jean Floressas des Esseintes is a man in Lausanne, Switzerland, as well as a ruler in Dream Lausanne.

The Duke is a dapper, rotund gentleman who looks about 40, with an impeccably waxed moustache. While he originally seemed friendly and affable, some of you noticed that he seemed to be a man of many facets, not all of them visible.

A man sharing the same name and title was found to have lived in Paris some time ago, although if it was the same man he would be 90 now, and not 40. That man was mentioned in a string of unsolved murders, although he never was convicted of anything.

According to the journal of Edgar Wellington, he is the one who interested Edgar in the occult and provided him with "dream drug", initially saying only that it would combat insomnia. The drug allowed Edgar to visit Dream Lausanne, a different version of Lausanne, in his dreams. It seems Edgar did not fully trust the Duke, as he had never mentioned to him that he owned one of the scrolls until the day he mentioned it to you, fearing the Duke's "ruthless greed".

The Duke is a ruler in Dream Lausanne, where he calls himself a Prince. He recovered the scroll there, after a show trial.

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