About the cards
The cards used by Rodolfo once a month for the purposes of divination are an ancient set consulted only by trained scholars. Cartomancy is not for amateurs. These are "Diambi" or "Corteo Cards", which have four suits – Fishes, Birds, Salamanders and Serpents – representing Water, Air, Fire and Earth respectively. Each suit has ten numbers and four court cards – King, Queen, Prince and Princess.
There are twenty-two major trumps, which differ from those of a traditional Tarot pack, although some, like the Fool, the Magician and the Lovers, are the same.
Rodolfo does not do readings for other people nor does he consult the cards to tell him what course of action to take. He lays out a reading, as he scatters his glass stones and rolls his dice, to see patterns in what is happening around him. It is one of the many ways in which he tries to protect Silvia and the city. But he lacks one important piece of information when he tries to see the pattern which the cards, stones and dice try to show him at the beginning of Stravaganza - City of Masks. He does not know who the young girl is.
If you find all the keys to the secret area, you can download the cards as wallpaper for your computer.
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