Roi des Thunes
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Le Roi des Thunes (English: The King of Beggars; unknown – 1791) was the slang title held by the leader of the Cour des Miracles, a Parisian counter-society devoted to criminals, beggars and thieves.
Biography
The individual bearing the title during the French Revolution recruited a former taxman named Aloys la Touche, who would later become his right-hand man. He later became aware of the existence of the Templar Order, and appealed for membership, claiming the advantages of his underground connections. However, the Grand Master, François de la Serre, refused him membership in the Order because de la Serre did not believe his position was fruitful, stating he had no need for the "intrigues of rats."
The Roi des Thunes vowed revenge on de la Serre, and was later presented with an opportunity to carry it out by the Templar Charles Gabriel Sivert, who was secretly participating in a coup d'etat within the Order, led by François-Thomas Germain.
Germain later accepted the Roi des Thunes and la Touche into the Order. At a party attended by de la Serre in May 1789, Sivert and the Roi des Thunes planned to assassinate the Grand Master. Sivert lured de la Serre out to the palace gardens, where he attacked him. However, de la Serre managed to fight Sivert off, wounding the latter's face. Nonetheless, the Roi des Thunes snuck up from behind and struck de la Serre with a poisoned pin crafted by Germain, killing de la Serre in moments.
As the two Templars made their escape, Sivert called out the guards and framed Arno Dorian, who had witnessed the murder of his adoptive father. Around 1791, three Assassins were sent to locate the Roi des Thunes and his agents. However, two of them returned with no leads, while the third was killed by the Templar.
Arno eventually found the Roi des Thunes with the help of the Marquis de Sade, who hoped to take over the Roi des Thunes' criminal empire. La Touche warned his master of Arno's imminent arrival, much to the Roi des Thunes' shock that he had been tracked down too soon.
When Arno attacked the Roi des Thunes who was sitting on his throne, he realized that it was an ambush. The third Assassin killed by the Roi des Thunes was used as a decoy, while the Roi des Thunes and his snipers tried to shoot Arno. Despite this, Arno managed to elude the snipers and assassinate the Templar. After the Roi des Thunes' death, the Marquis de Sade quickly took over his position.
Gallery
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Concept art of the Roi des Thunes
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