Brahe

Brahe Prokhorovitch Trubetskoy was the third person who took on the identity of Reed Miller and a former Snezhnayan Grand Duke who served as the last Governor of Nod-Krai shortly after the Cataclysm.^[2] He was the incarnation of Reed Miller responsible for setting up Reed Miller's legendary treasure vault, and authored various notes found in the Nod-Krai region.

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Brahe was the adoptive son of Prokhor Trubetskoy, the governor of Nod-Krai.^[1] Unlike his contemporaries Avrelian and Alia, whom he regarded as true idealists, Brahe viewed himself as a realist who understood the "soil of malice" inherent in human nature. He dedicated his life to creating a great legend that would serve as a source of hope for the poor while making it impossible for villains to exploit his friends' noble legacies.

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Following the events involving the Ultimate Calamity (the Cataclysm), Brahe reflected on the deaths of his friends, the pure-hearted Avrelian and the kind Miss Alia. He observed that after their passing, their noble ideals were exploited by self-important profiteers and bandits who used their names to justify malice. Brahe, viewing himself as a man of ordinary character born to a greedy father, realized that goodwill was useless when poured into the "soil of malice."

To protect his friends' legacies from further corruption, he decided to smother their history under a layer of fabricated myths. Exploiting the unreliability of Snezhnaya’s civil system, he faked his death in the official records, effectively becoming a ghost to the state, and created the legends surrounding Reed Miller.

The Legends of Reed Miller

Brahe spent years intentionally muddying the history of the Master Thief Reed Miller. He authored various contradictory accounts under pseudonyms such as "Brahe the Bard" and "Grand Duke Trubetskoy," inventing a sweeping legend of a Great Treasure. His strategy was to ensure that any future villain attempting to claim Reed Miller's legacy would be seen as a clown in a ridiculous story rather than a serious political figure. He even fabricated a companion named "Wagtail" to further distance his accounts from reality.

Just three weeks after Brahe had set up Reed Miller's treasure vault, it was discovered by Dmitri Dubrovich Sukhotin, a former Chief Instructor of the Snezhnayan Royal Military Academy. Sukhotin, believing Brahe to be a common thief, attacked him. Brahe managed to parry the strike using a gauntlet that once belonged to Avrelian. Upon recognizing the artifact, the two ceased hostilities. Brahe learned that Sukhotin had been living as a hermit, acting as a secret guardian for orphans and the poor in the borderlands. This encounter deeply moved Brahe, reinforcing his desire to leave behind something meaningful for those who truly needed it.

The Proof of the Cognoscenti

In his final days, Brahe refined his vault into a trial known as the Proof of the Cognoscenti. He filled it with Iron Coins and various treasures, not as a reward for greed, but as a test of sharp instincts and talent.

He concluded that while he could not change the world's inherent malice, he could at least ensure that his Great Treasure remained a harmless name that could never be used to cause harm, leaving the keys to his legacy for a worthy successor.

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Etymology

• Brahe refers to two closely related noble families of Scanian origin that played significant roles in both Danish and Swedish history.

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Brahe
Chinese (Simplified)	布莱赫 Bùláihè
Chinese (Traditional)	布萊赫 Bùláihè
Japanese	ブライヒ Buraihi
Korean	브라헤 Beurahe
Spanish	Brahe
French	Brahe
Russian	Браге Brage
Thai	Brahe
Vietnamese	Brahe
German	Brahe
Indonesian	Brahe
Portuguese	Brahe
Turkish	Brahe
Italian	Brahe

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