Clauneck

“	Praise the Lamb, conduit to great power, promised liberator of the One that Waits below. so the cards showed me, once. Many lifetimes ago. (Or has that yet to be?)	”
	— Clauneck speaking to the lamb for the first time

Clauneck is a resource NPC in Cult of the Lamb. He provides the Lamb with Tarot Cards.

Description[]

Clauneck runs the Tarot Card shop in the middle of the woods. The shop is signified by stars hanging by an entrance to a room. He deals 2 Tarot Cards (you can only take one) and gives the option to buy another dealing for 10-40 Coins (the amount of coins differs per region, and there is a cooldown for buying dealings.)

Clauneck is a triangular feathered creature wearing a pointed red cowl. He sits cross legged with his palms touching and eyes closed as if in prayer. He sits on a carpet in front of his tent and is usually surrounded by red candles and tall grass in the woods.

He has a strong resemblance to and is the brother of the weaponsmith, Kudaai. He also somewhat resembles Chemach, the Relic provider, who is his sister.

Dialogue[]

First Encounter[]

"Praise the Lamb, conduit to great power, promised liberator of the One that Waits below.
…so the cards showed me, once. Many lifetimes ago. (Or has that yet to be?)
I have always drawn your cards, Lamb. And yet, this is the first.
Take these cards, and I will draw another each time we meet. When drawn by me, they will grant you power.
What power? Well, that is both known and unfathomable. The cards, they shall decide."

The first Tarot card of the game is drawn.

"Your deck decides your fate. You may find more upon your Crusades, and I will draw from them. Look upon it now."

The Hearts I, The Lovers I, True Sight, Telescope, Diseased Heart, The Arachnid, Divine Strength, Master of the Art, Fervour's Harvest, Shield of Faith, Divine Curse, Fortune's Blessing, Death's Door, Rabbits Foot, and Gift from Below are all unlocked.

Before Drawing Cards[]

“Are we all but players in this game of chance?”

“Lend yourself to the draw of a card.”

“I can feel Fate’s hand on the cards this night.”

“Tell me, Lamb; do you believe in destiny immutable?”

After Drawing Cards[]

“You cannot argue with the draw. One might as well argue with the ocean.”

“Your cards have been drawn. The path lays ahead.”

“The Fates have spoken. Who will listen?”

“All is as it should be, as it ever was, as it always will be.”

After encountering Chemach (Relic Hint)[]

"Sister Chemach's madness was foreseen in the first turn of the cards, drawn by her own kin. As I have always done.
Is destiny the grail which must be pursued? Or the force which drives one onward?
Come. Let us draw once more.
The first card, a beacon. The second, a shadow. The third, something lost, or perchance taken. Card inverted, it must be sought.
The cards speak. A relic calls. Yours to seek and to claim."

Relics[]

Clauneck's relics
No.	Name	Quote	Description	Unlock	Charge Time
4	Blessed Clauneck's Mirror	Borrow from tomorrow's fortune.	Destroy all active Tarot Cards. Each destroyed card will give half a Blue Heart.	Unlock Blessings of the Relics by performing sermons in your temple.	Fragile
5	Damned Clauneck's Mirror	Agony of the past, serve me in the present.	Destroy all active Tarot Cards. Each destroyed card will give half a Diseased Heart.	Unlock Damnation of the Relics by performing sermons in your temple.	Fragile
6	Clauneck's Mirror	The face that stares back; yours, and yet not.	Destroy all active Tarot Cards. Weapon and Curse level increases per destroyed Tarot Card.	Unlocked by default.	Fragile
7	Blessed Clauneck's Hair	Plumage of luck and grace.	Deal damage to all enemies based on the amount of Tarot Cards you hold. Chance to gain Blue Hearts.	Unlock Blessings of the Relics by performing sermons in your temple.	Average
8	Damned Clauneck's Hair	Cruel fortune, be kind to me.	Deal damage to all enemies based of the amount of Tarot Cards you hold. Chance to gain Diseased Hearts.	Unlock Damnation of the Relics by performing sermons in your temple.	Average
9	Clauneck's Hair	Feathered and fortuitous.	Deal damage to all enemies based of the amount of Tarot Cards you hold.	Unlocked by default.	Average
50	Clauneck's Shoe	Does he even know that it's missing?	Fire three projectiles for each equipped Tarot Card. If you have no Tarot Cards, fire two projectiles.	Go behind the lighthouse in Pilgrim's Passage after hearing Clauneck's clue on how to get it.	Average

Trivia[]

Clauneck is the name of a demon of wealth that appears in the Key of Solomon. He also is known to grant wealth and find stolen or lost items for the summoner.
Based on the relics, it is implied that Clauneck is damned similiar to the bishops. Their hair is red and would normally be yellow like their brother Kudaai. This would also imply that they are not wearing any clothes with the exception to their pointed cowl.

He is barefoot, but apparently wears green crocs with a little black crown shoe charm.
Clauneck and his siblings are each one of the 3 primary colors and shapes. Clauneck is a red triangle, Kudaai is a yellow square/rectangle, and Chemach is a blue circle/oval.
Clauneck's mirrors represent the past (Damned Clauneck's mirror), present (Clauneck's Mirror), and future (Blessed Clauneck's Mirror)
Clauneck and his siblings might represent the past, present and future. Chemach has relics from past gods, Kudaai is still making weapons, and Clauneck uses tarot cards, which are used to tell the future.
Clauneck and his siblings are children of the first god making them some of the oldest beings in the game.
In Greek Mythology, there are 3 titan brothers that parallels Clauneck and his siblings. Titans are elder beings that predate the gods. Prometheus, the titan of foresight, is similar to Clauneck, who uses tarot cards to see into the future. His brother Epimetheus, is the titan of hind sight. Clemach is stuck in the past and obsesses over collecting relics of old gods. Menoetius is a titan of destruction and rage. Kudaai creates weapons whose only purpose is to destroy.