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| - The Harlequin or The Nameless Vampire Guards are the closest thing to police that vampires in the Anita Blake universe have, and were created by the Mother of All Darkness, modeled in style on the Commedia dell'arte. There are four masks that each member must wear to conceal their identity:
* White - Observation
* Red - Pain, punishment
* Black - Death
* White with little gold musical notes - They wish to meet, not torment or kill, but to talk Their names are: Harlequin, Punchinello, Scaramouch, Pierrot/Pierrette, Columbine, Hanswurst, Il Dottore.
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| - The Harlequin or The Nameless Vampire Guards are the closest thing to police that vampires in the Anita Blake universe have, and were created by the Mother of All Darkness, modeled in style on the Commedia dell'arte. There are four masks that each member must wear to conceal their identity:
* White - Observation
* Red - Pain, punishment
* Black - Death
* White with little gold musical notes - They wish to meet, not torment or kill, but to talk They are based on the myths of the wild hunt and were established to control the vampires. It is composed of very old and powerful vampires who are capable of not just manipulating the behaviors and emotions of humans or younger vampires and lycanthropes, but even master vampires, or alpha weres. They owe allegiance to no one line, can fly and punish the wicked and kill mysteriously and quickly. Their names are: Harlequin, Punchinello, Scaramouch, Pierrot/Pierrette, Columbine, Hanswurst, Il Dottore. Once a member dies, their name and mask are supposed to be retired. Mentioning the name Harlequin without being contacted by them first is cause for death sentence, until Jean-Claude inherits them after Marmee Noir's death and changes the rule.
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