Valentino Cavalcanti

A Venetian aristocrat born in the early 18th Century, Valentino spent most of his youth as an infamous rake, wasting his family's wealth on carnal pursuits. This libertine outlook, and his declining fortunes, led him to occult practices, and eventually, infernalism. It wouldn't take long for the jaded noble to be seduced by a Demon of Lust and made its host. However, unknown to Valentino at the time, his demon was a servant of Abaddon.

Bolstered by his newfound powers, Cavalcanti set to prey on the wealthy families of Venice, charming, seducing and securing marriages, leaving a trail of tragically dead wives. His ambitions were eventually uncovered by local authorities, leading to Cavalcanti fleeing Venice in favour of Nice by the time he was fifty, where he encountered Madrigal and after a tempestuous and rather violent affair, was introduced to the rest of the Cabal.

Cavalcanti lent his seductive edge to the cause, and spent the ensuing decades pursuing his own fantasies and assisting the Cabal. His most noteworthy act that is currently known is brokering the sale of the Windham Estate to Olivia Smith, in exchange of the notes of Professor Maxwell.

After Hector Pendleton's usurpation of the Cabal later that year, Cavalcanti was among those who sought to flee Portsmouth. However, when his taint by the Abyss became obvious, he was left to die by his comrades in an alley, where he encountered the Krewe during the Portsmouth Incident of 1874. After a brief exchange of words, Cavalcanti was transformed into an obscene-wax creature by the Abyss, and was put down for good.