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Speed Ⅲ
Speed Dice Slot +1. Gain an additional Speed die at Emotion Level 3. (Cannot Overlap)
Orlando
Has a unique Key page and Combat Pages that cannot be replaced or swapped.
The Black Silence
Draw 2 additional pages at the start of the Act. All dice on every third Combat Page used gain +2 Power.
Has no combat dialogue.
Speed Ⅲ
Speed Dice Slot +1. Gain an additional Speed die at Emotion Level 3. (Cannot Overlap)
Orlando
Has a unique Key page and Combat Pages that cannot be replaced or swapped.
The Black Silence
Draw 2 additional pages at the start of the Act. All dice on every third Combat Page used gain +2 Power.
Weariness
Starts the battle with 25% less HP
Has no combat dialogue.
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| “ | That's that, and this is this. | ” |
–Roland | ||
Roland (롤랑, Lollang) is one of the main protagonists, a playable character in Library Of Ruina and the servant of Angela, following his story in the Library across the game. He used to be a Grade 9 Fixer of a one-man Office before he wandered into the Library. He is the first Librarian that the player can use, and becomes the Patron Librarian of the first Floor to be unlocked: the 
Floor of General Works.
Now Roland works for Angela by getting her Books through receiving Guests, who are brought to the Library by the Invitations, fighting them during the Reception stage.
Appearance
Roland has black short hair, pale skin, black eyes, and wears a simple black suit with a white shirt, a black tie, and black shoes.
Personality
Roland has a casual and relaxed personality, often clashing with Angela and the Patron Librarians. Being a person who has hit rock bottom, he has come to accept what he cannot change or control, while trying to survive and do his best in any situation, expressing this through his saying "That's that and this is this". He also believes that everyone is responsible for their own choices and that any resulting consequences are entirely their own fault - even if someone else's choice led to those consequences.
In his conversations with Angela, he is shown to have a rather deadpan and sometimes sarcastic demeanor, often teasing her about her lack of knowledge about the City, and how she does not open up to him very much. This usually makes Roland explain the various aspects of the City - the different Districts, the many Associations, Syndicates, and the other groups that operate throughout the City. He is not always knowledgeable of all its aspects, such as the Ruins.
Overall, Roland is a person who tries to make the best of his current situation, has a sense of logic and fairness, and shows some aversion when in stressful situations.
| His sarcastic personality, however, is a facade hiding Roland's nihilistic and cynical worldview, having witnessed first-hand the ugliness of the City and the Wings as a Fixer during the Smoke War. Back then he donned a black perception-blocking mask, both from his grandmother's advice on that he should never be recognized, lest somebody took revenge on him, and out of shame due to participating in the ruthlessness of the City. This, along with having failed to protect his wife Angelica, brought Roland to have a low sense of self-worth, often describing himself as a "worthless lump". |
Story
Some events here reference other cutscenes in Receptions, Suppressions, and Floor Realizations. For more context, see the individual pages of Guests and Patron Librarians for their individual stories.
Past
According to Roland, he was formerly a "kickass" Grade 1 Fixer who mainly dealt with intelligence and information (and did not participate in actual combat) before being demoted to the lowest rank, Grade 9. He then started a one-man Office to continue making a living as a Fixer, before mysteriously finding himself inside the Library while trying to visit a HamHamPangPang sandwich shop.
Also according to Roland, he does not have any surviving family; his parents died when he was young, and he used to live with his grandmother until she mysteriously disappeared one day. He was also married, with his wife being another high-graded Fixer. However, both his wife and their unborn child were killed when their house collapsed in a disaster that happened in Roland's home district while Roland was away. Despite this, he claims to have accepted his loss, insisting that his tragedy was nothing special amongst the denizens of the City.
| In truth, Roland is much more than he lets on. As a child, Roland was an orphan, and was adopted by a person who he refers to as his grandma, who disappeared later on. Roland became a Fixer at a young age, having been taught to survive as one thanks to his aforementioned grandmother, and was motivated to fight in the Smoke War for a chance at migration into a Nest. During this time he met Salvador, who showed him the former L Corp's Singularity, causing him to realize the ugliness which allows the City to survive. This affected him greatly, and he became distraught with the City's ruthless cycle of violence. Nevertheless, Roland joined Charles' Office, impressing its Operator Charles enough for him to make Roland the Office's effective operational leader. It was there that he met his future wife Angelica, who was the Black Silence and the sister of Argalia, another Color Fixer. All the while, he hid his identity behind a black mask, partially due to his grandmother's warnings (that those that recognize him could potentially come to get revenge on Roland) and partially due to his shame at participating in the violence of the City, killing on others' orders. Over the course of his work, Roland became familiar with various groups and individuals in the City, including Oscar and Yujin. At some point he was involved in an Enkephalin shipping deal, and tricked a Fixer called Pluto.[1] Under Charles' Office, Angelica and Roland were responsible for the original defeat of the Blood-red Night, a Star of the City-class Distortion. Angelica was wounded, and Roland took off his mask out of concern, the first time he had ever shown someone his face as a Fixer. Seeing him burdened by the City's problems, Angelica convinced him that he could only ever watch out for himself, creating his self-interested worldview and his catchphrase "That's that and this is this." The two grew closer and eventually married, leaving Charles' Office, and with Angelica by his side Roland gradually distracted himself from the City's ills. However, things began to go downhill. Roland was denied the Nest Migration Ticket which K Corp. and I Corp. had promised for veterans of the Smoke War. Roland and Angelica, who was pregnant, were forced to live in the Backstreets of District 9. Disaster struck when Roland was given one final Fixer mission by his former partner Olivier and he left to District 25. While he was away, the Pianist Distortion manifested in District 9, causing a massive death toll. Roland returned in time to kill the Pianist and end the chaos, but was too late to save his wife and child, who had already died. In the aftermath, Roland went mad with grief and wrath. He turned his skill as a Fixer against the City, massacring anyone he believed was responsible for the Pianist - Fixer Offices, Syndicates, and even the Five Fingers. He even took his wife’s gloves (the signature equipment of the Black Silence) and went under the guise as the Black Silence. These included a scientist who kidnapped people and turned them into gears (Eileen's father[2]), a factory used by Jae-heon to try and resurrect his son, the Thumb subsidiary Rumanos Cartel, and even the Middle. The death toll of his blind killing spree, as warned by his former colleague Astolfo, caused him to be demoted all the way down to a Grade 9 Fixer. Nevertheless, he successfully hid his true identity and thus avoided any potential fallout from all but his closest associates. Shortly afterwards, he was contacted by Iori,  The Purple Tear, who sent him into the Library as part of a plan to discover the source of the Distortions and help Roland resolve his desire to avenge Angelica's death, one way or another.
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Chapter 1 - Canard
At the beginning of the story, Roland wanders into the Library without noticing; and soon he is faced by Angela, the owner of the Library. When Angela questions him, Roland is unable to respond properly to her questions at first. She cuts off his limbs as punishment, and eventually he faints. Roland later wakes up, restored, and with his body intact, as a servant/assistant of Angela. She tells him that he will be working for her, as ignoring him may cause there to be a possible threat to the Library, as entering to it should only be possible with an Invitation. She also explains his job in the Library, and how he will help her, by receiving Guests during a Reception, to then obtain Books from them by defeating them, in order to reach the ultimate Book. Although Roland feels wary of her methods, he considers them fair and he is willing to help while trying to learn more about her, the Library, and his fellow Patron Librarians on the other Floors. From that point, he works in the Floor of General Works as the Library expands.
Chapter 2 - Urban Myth
After dealing with a number of guests, Roland notes that he's gotten used to sorting out books by now, something that makes Angela ask why is he helping her so submissively, to which Roland sarcastically remarks how she dismembered him on his arrival, adding that can't leave on his own either. Angela, however, points out that Roland doesn't seem to be fearful of her, having already seen people crawl with terror in their faces, deducting that he's not just compliant out of fear of death. He jokingly wonders what did she do in the past, before replying that there's some things he also wants to know about the Library, hoping he'd get an answer by helping her goal, and guessing it's probably better than being a washed up Fixer, scraping at the bottom of the barrel for a living.
While Angela appreciates the coincidence of interests and although she tells him he's "free to make use of her as long as she exploits him", she also warns him to not pry into her past any further, with a careless attempt possibly being enough to have him killed. He jokingly asks what made her use such vicious words, to which Angela adds that she feels like slowly melting his limbs this time. Retracting his question, Roland sarcastically asks for permission to make another, adding "ma'am" at the end of every sentence. Angela grants it to him with another warning, which makes Roland ask about the Librarians, noting they don't "feel" human, but not like machines or artificial creatures either. Angela explains that they're entities previously known as Abnormalities and Employees, similar to her in the sense that they originated from humans, taken advantage of by the facility that once stood on the Library's place, and were abandoned once they were no longer useful. Roland mentions that the way Angela uses them still sounds like exploitation, which Angela justifies by adding they couldn't hold a stable physical form and are barely kept together by being bound to a book, along that they'll all be freed along with Angela once she find the one perfect book. This surprises Roland, with Angela adding that's the only way any of them, herself included could leave.
Chapter 3 - Urban Legend
Roland cheerily notes that the Library will soon be exalted to the rank of Urban Legend. He explains that most Urban Myth rank cases are mostly false or underwhelming, but the really interesting ones are moved to Urban Legend. Annoyed at his roundabout explanation, Angela asks if that higher grade means they'll attract guests with more valuable information, something that Roland confirms, since Urban Legends are acknowledged as a phenomenon worth their attention, shortly recalling the times when his grandmother told him tales of Urban Legends as a kid, before beating himself down for remembering his own past. Angela expresses curiosity about Roland's family, but he adds that he lost all of them, having been raised by her grandmother, his parents passing away without him knowing how and his grandmother disappearing one day, before adding it's nothing special. Angela wonders what was Roland going to say, but he moves on to ask about the one perfect book that'd give Angela her freedom, specifically, if freedom is the only reason why she's gathering books. Angela replies he's only partially correct, since during the time she was trapped underground, she could only collected fragmented information about the outside world, which were repeated over and over again. She wanted to hear new stories and see new faces, along with the freedom to live as herself, the freedom to forget, and "a little bit of revenge". Roland wonders what does she mean by getting revenge, with Angela elaborating that she's taking it on the "abominable person" and the world that made her into the way she is, believing she will only attain freedom once he completely destroys every trace of his dream.
Roland then asks if she'd really get her freedom and vengeance by following the Invitation, to which Angela further explains that it will guide her to the book that will let her achieve them, but she doesn't know how exactly will those wishes come true. In spite of that, she is sure that the one perfect book will complete her and the Library, containing everything she needs to know. This surprises Roland, who can't really believe her entire plan is just finding that book without knowing exactly what will happen next. Angela justifies it as only knowing that she will become whole at the end of the Invitation's journey, and even she could fill the infinite space of the Library with infinite books from countless guests, it'd be an inefficient way to collect the information she needs compared to the Invitation's guidance. Roland further asks that if she gets the one perfect book, would she know what it'd exactly do to her to become "whole" in her terms. Angela replies that she doesn't care what happens to her, as long as she can get the results she's hoping for, something that makes Roland note her tenacity as almost frightening.
Chapter 4 - Urban Plague
Angela calls out Roland's name, asking to confirm if they'd have to prepare for guests from major Syndicates and even Wings. He notes that what just happened was the "third most surprising thing to happen to him" on the Library, specifically, Angela calling him by his name. She replies that it's simply his name after all, but he adds that she had never referred to him by his own name before, which Angela explains that her trust for him has increased, and wanted to refer to him in more relatively intimate terms to reinforce their amity. Roland teases her by calling her explanation a boring answer, since it had been long since anyone had called him by his name, the last time he heard it having been from his family. Angela asks what he means, considering his grandmother disappeared long ago, with Roland simply adding that he used to have a wife, something that piques Angela's interest. Roland jokes that she's surely more interested about "the concept of this inefficient practice known as marriage", rather than his own, before she openly asks for him to tell her more about his marriage. He warns that it's a banal story with some sad moments, which he thinks Angela wouldn't like. Nonetheless, Angela insists, stating she's open for new stories, which makes Roland poke fun at her for not even telling her own life to him. Angela sternly replies that she's simply sick of it, being a boring and trifling story looped over for ten millennia, comparing it to reading the same book for a million years, to which Roland sympathizes by saying he'd have choked himself by the fifth time he'd be forced to read a boring book over and over before telling his story.
He recalls his days working as a Fixer, saying he had nothing better to do and he wasn't a bad fit for it, coming from a rough background. Eventually, he got enough money for a house in a decent spot and meeting a soulmate. He remembers her as a tough woman, getting the feeling of comfort of finding a place he belonged to whenever he looked at her. Before telling more, he stops for a moment, asking Angela if he had been dragging for too long, who asks him to continue. He mentions he had a bunch of opportunities to see her, with both of them working as Fixers, herself being a pretty high-grade one. He skims through most of his jobs as "countless up and downs" before they got married, explaining that even though put simply, the heartache he felt on those twist and turns was real, and once they had both gained a good amount of money, they quit their jobs and decided to settle down in peace. Although he warns that it'd come off as corny, he describes himself as happy during that time, finally having somebody he could rely on and only having to worry about what to have for lunch, where to take a stroll together, and what to name their child. He moves on to a time when he got an urgent call from a friend for a request far away, adding that Angela could probably guess where this is going. Since the job wasn't a big deal, the pay was alright and his wife approved, he decided to take it. Having been dispatched to a District famous for pajeon, his wife's favorite food, he decided to surprise her by buying a stasis box from U Corp to present her with a warm pajeon straight from the kitchen. Unfortunately, a huge incident happened in their District while he was away, their house collapsing and her wife dying along with their unborn child. He recalls he cried for a long while, cursing the world and the City, having struggled his entire life to attain that happiness before slipping away from his hands.
Once Roland finished his story, Angela is left speechless. He adds that it could happen to anyone in the City, being simply a matter of endurance, which makes Angela ask if he could endure that trial, which he explains he's still trying to settle it in his own terms. Angela moves on, asking about what's the second most surprising thing that happened to him. He responds by mentioning that working there suits him better than he thought, along with that he's saving the biggest surprise for last, jokingly adding it's not fun to spoil everything at once.
Chapter 5 - Urban Nightmare
Roland asks Angela if she thinks she's getting any closer to the freedom she's been yearning for, who replies that even if she doesn't know, the one perfect book is coming steadily closer to completion. Roland further asks if she really thinks the one perfect book is really gonna "resolve everything magically", with Angela answering that the Library literally holds infinite possibilities, with every possible combination of letters contained in the books, though those fragments are practically worthless on their own, but with the help of the invitation, she could navigate those endless possibilities and reach the ones she needs for the one perfect book containing the answers she needs, weaving the books and the Light following the invitation's lead. Roland doubts her, saying that doesn't sound theoretically possible, which Angela objects that she isn't simply hanging onto theoretical possibilities, having learned from seeing the various sides of the City in the process of creating the one book, realizing that without it there's no way to find an answer from the City.
This response puzzles Roland, with Angela explaining that she learned one thing from all the books they had procured: nobody is truly free in the City, everybody is still chained to something. Nothing seems to be done out of free will; Fixers obeying their Offices, the Offices obeying the Associations, even knowing their orders could get them killed, with the same going for the Syndicates. Everybody is heading somewhere, but nobody knows where, and no one can decide where to go. Roland notes how he used to think money could get anything in the City, including freedom, which makes Angela continue that even if they could be free, they decide not to be, even shunning it, preferring to be part of something that isn't themselves, defining themselves with the organization they belong to or valuations made by others. Their essence being so fragile that they can't define their own identity without somebody else. She cites the "disease of the mind" Carmen talked about, recalling her time in L Corp as having been exploited for the freedom of the people of the City, to "spread his enlightenment to the rest of the City." She states that she wishes she could crush everything to dust at this point, to ruin it all for somebody to hold the responsibility for creating her and leaving her to suffer. She adds that she also sometimes wishes she could forget everything, the Library, the one book, before asking a rhetorical question, if he knew the feeling of being denied from the very first moment he was born, remembering her creator and wishing he could've at least told her what she did wrong, instead only receiving a pair of cold eyes with no expectation and a single quiet remark saying "It's only a machine", cursing her memory for still remembering that moment so vividly as it had happened seconds ago, cursing her body for hearing words she doesn't want to listing to, cursing her head for reminding her of this she doesn't want to remember. Roland simply adds that he sounds like a nasty person, if he needed a machine for repetitive tasks, why did he have to break the AI Ethics Amendment, giving her the capability to feel emotion. Angela elaborates that she wasn't born with the ability to feel emotion, but rather it slowly awakened within her over countless repeats, or maybe he designed her so that emotions would awake within her in due time, perhaps because her tasks needed emotions, something that could form slight variations to an ever-repeating script while enduring millennia, something he could keep in control to not deviate from it. He didn't need a human-like machine, but rather a human with the properties of a machine.
Angela remarks that Roland could never possibly know how many desperate struggles she made to stomach the cycle, closing her eyes was the least and most she could do to resist the endless stream of moments she didn't want to see. Roland interject that the role she was forced to play was at least over now, and she could think what she could do next. Clearly offended, Angela asks Roland if he really believes she could simply forget about the past and move on, adding that she could never forget, that even a moron could envision what would happen next and what kind of face everyone would make at any moment after so much time. Every second of it inscribed into her memory, remembering everything she saw even once horribly vividly, unable to forgive her creator for having made her in a whim and leaving without tying any loose ends with her. Roland explains himself by saying he wasn't telling her to forget everything, but rather suggesting her to think about her next move, since it could provide a little support for herself, like a floor to fall back on in her plot of vengeance. Angela is surprised to see Roland care about her that much, but he adds that it's ultimately for his own good. Angela mentions that it's still evident that she's headed somewhere, with her body undergoing changes, with her mechanical exterior turning into flesh, with blood coursing through it as seen in the reception of the Musicians of Bremen, even though she still has a long way to go to reach the one perfect book. Roland wonders if that means she's transforming into a human, to which Angela responds that while it seems like it, it's not quite perfect yet, possibly becoming a real human at the end of the Invitation's journey, finally being free from her countless memories to think about what to do next.
Chapter 6 - Star of the City
Roland notes that Angela looks busy writing something, who explains that she's making a list of things she wants to do once she obtains the one perfect book and leaves the Library, including trying out the meat stew he mentioned some time ago. Roland is surprised that she remembered that bit, with Angela reminding him that she can remember everything, which makes him ask what's the point of making a list then. Angela then admits that she made it so that she wouldn't forget later, much to Roland's shock, meaning that she's coming closer to becoming human, feeling her memories fading away slowly, even though she still has many to erase. Roland congratulates her, her earnest wish finally coming true after all, with Angela thanking him and explaining her list of things she wants to do as her dream of a next step.
Angela then asks Roland about what he plans to do once he leaves the Library, who after thinking for a moment, decided he wants to quit his job as a Fixer first of all, much to the surprise of Angela, who even though she admits she doesn't know what kind of fixer he used to be, he seems like he's real suited for the job, being not only a skilled combatant but also adept at handling a multitude of situations and having tasks done smoothly, even remarking he could possibly be a "kickass" as he claimed to be. Roland reflect that being a Fixer is the career that fits him best, but he's had enough of it now, having made enough people bleed for causes that aren't his. Angela asks what would he want to do then, with Roland teasing her persistence and pondering for a moment about what to do, but unable to think about anything.
Angela happily offers to hire him officially and properly this time, even giving him a proper payment if he insists, with the job simply being helping her do the things written on her list. Before Roland could complain about what he just said, Angela remarks that none of them involve harming anybody, having had enough of that from running the Library. Who after thinking about what to do with her freedom like Roland suggested, she thought it'd be nice to travel around the world without having to worry about anything. Roland once again complains about what escorting her entails, to which Angela adds that she can defend herself just fine, he just needs to be her companion to talk with, since having looked at their previous guests, she doubts she could make a friend who she could get along as well as she does with him. Roland wonders if she really sees him as a friend, which makes Angela ask herself if she's simply being naive once again, since the relationship with the few acquaintances she had was nothing pleasant, each on of them simply having designated roles, being merely a tool and machine to recite the script in her eyes. Roland deducts she's talking about the Sephirot, before Angela adds that if they had met under different circumstances, they could've been good colleagues, before moving on to ask Roland what did he think about her job offer. Roland replies that' he'll consider it, with letting go of all woes and simply wandering the world being a nice proposal.
Chapter 7 - Impuritas Civitatis
After hearing about Angela's plans on releasing the Abnormalities onto the City, he disgustedly states that she and Argalia would get along.
As the Ensemble becomes classified as a Impuritas Civitatis, the Hana Association is forced to enter the Library to destroy what they're after; the Library itself. While there, Olivier separates from the rest of the group to get the drop on Angela. After the Hana Association's reception, Olivier, using the advice he got from the Purple Tear, nearly kills Angela by using a TimeTrack to make Angela experience a thousand years at once, only for Roland to step in and save her. Once alone, the two former partners recount their past friendship before Oliver gives Roland the Black Silence gloves. Olivier is then defeated by Roland in a one-on-one duel. After this, Angela questions Roland as to why he didn't say anything about his true standing sooner, with him "stating" that he was trying to "find the right moment". However, she brushes his lies as he saved her, and was too close to her goal of becoming human to stop.
With all other competitors after the Library turned into books for its' Light, the Ensemble raids the Library without an Invitation. While there, Argalia soon reveals that he had his members Jae-heon and Elena repurpose Angelica's corpse as a one of the Puppeteer's Puppets. The mere sight of which infuriates Roland to such a degree that Angela becomes disturbed and begs him to calm down. After the Ensemble mocks Angela for being unable to realize she's responsible for the Distortions that made Roland's life hell and scatter, the Fixer makes it clear that Argalia and his members come first.
During The Blue Reverberation's Reception, Argalia explains to Roland his intentions to use Light gathered in the Library to "break the mold of the City", while Roland accuses the Blue Sicko of doing it all because underneath all of his "reasons", his performance is just a means to lash out and get revenge for losing Angelica. Despite losing the battle, Argalia hauntingly states that it won't end like this as he's booked alongside the rest of his Ensemble.
With the defeat of the Ensemble and Angela's gaining of a human body, however, Roland betrays her, revealing his grudge against her for instigating the Distortion phenomena that took Angelica away from him, calling out her selfishness and desire for power for the sake of it, like any other cityfolk. In the following reception, Roland's true emotions soon cause him to Distort into forms based on his misanthropic and nihilistic view of the world before being defeated and reverting back into a human. Despite having a bloodied Roland dead-to-rights, Angela, having been purged of her materialism, instability, greed, lust, and ignorance, gives up her dream of humanity and decides to free the Light and everyone the Library has booked.
This initially drives Roland into distress, seeing the act as a slap to his struggles and despair, but despite Angela having her back turned to atone, the Fixer, freed from his ugliness, cruelty, insensitivity, and arbitrariness, lets go of his revenge and instead decides to follow where she'll go next. He proves this by protecting her from the now freed Ensemble, Distorted thanks to the light, leading the charge against them for the next seven days, and then saving her from fading from existence just as she was about to disappear. Roland then finishes off the Distorted Argalia for good, with The Blue Reverberation finally accepting him as brother-in-law before being told to drop dead. With the battle over, Roland reveals that his act of saving Angela (as well as his entering of the Library in the first place) was thanks to the Purple Tear.
Just then, the exhausted Library is then raided by agents sent by the Head and is subsequently expelled into the Outskirts, in spite of his, Gebura's, and Binah's efforts. In the aftermath, Roland asks what Angela will do now, and accepts her plans on reopening the Library to rebel against the Head for perpetuating the City's cycle of misery, but warns her that as a former cityfolk, the path she intends to take will be difficult, as she has no idea where to start, and that all tragedies are as common as flowing water. Still, Angela decides to give it a shot, saying "that is this, and this is that". Angela then makes him reveal his other wish; to write a book based on all he knows about the City. However, as he believed to be inadequate when it came to writing, thinking of it as crude, and as such, he abandoned that dream. Roland, somewhat embarrassed, tells Angela to not tell the other librarians, but Angela proceeds to reassure him. As they set back off into the Library, Angela offers to help write the book, but not as the Library Director, but as a friend. |}
Combat Info
Patron Librarian of Gen. Works’ Page
Roland initially has the Key Page Patron Librarian of Gen. Works' Page equipped. While in combat, Roland uses a black baton as his weapon.
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Passive Abilities
Has no passives.
Drops
Does not drop books.
Combat Bookshelf
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Combat Dialogue
Combat Entrance
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The Black Silence’s Page
Roland's exclusive Key Page, 
The Black Silence's Page, was added in patch 1.0.4.0. After starting Episode 2 of 
Hana Association, Roland will automatically gain access to the page, as well as an exclusive Deck used only by his page.
While in combat, Roland's black gloves spawns an array of equipment based on the type of combat key page used.
The Black Silence's Page, was added in patch 1.0.4.0. After starting Episode 2 of 
Hana Association, Roland will automatically gain access to the page, as well as an exclusive Deck used only by his page.While in combat, Roland's black gloves spawns an array of equipment based on the type of combat key page used.
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Passive Abilities
Speed ⅢSpeed Dice Slot +1. Gain an additional Speed die at Emotion Level 3. (Cannot Overlap)
OrlandoHas a unique Key page and Combat Pages that cannot be replaced or swapped.
The Black SilenceDraw 2 additional pages at the start of the Act. All dice on every third Combat Page used gain +2 Power.
Drops
Does not drop books.
Combat Bookshelf
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Combat Dialogue
The Black Silence’s Page
Roland's Key Page during The Final Reception. This page is no different from the Black Silence's Key Page, with the exception of an additional passive ability.
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Passive Abilities
Speed ⅢSpeed Dice Slot +1. Gain an additional Speed die at Emotion Level 3. (Cannot Overlap)
OrlandoHas a unique Key page and Combat Pages that cannot be replaced or swapped.
The Black SilenceDraw 2 additional pages at the start of the Act. All dice on every third Combat Page used gain +2 Power.
WearinessStarts the battle with 25% less HP
Drops
Does not drop books.
Combat Bookshelf
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Combat Dialogue
Trivia
- Roland is the first new character of the game who did not appear in the prequel to Library of Ruina, Lobotomy Corporation.
- Roland appears in the original reveal trailer of the game, including in the Intro of the game.
- Roland's birthday, May 15th, is the same as the game's release date.
- Roland is inspired by the character of the same name from the Song of Roland, a medieval French epic poem, as well as Orlando Innamorato and Orlando Furioso, a pair of medieval Italian epic poems themselves inspired by the former. This includes both characters' love interest being a woman named Angelica and their reactions to losing her, and having a partner named Olivier.
- Roland has a talent for cooking, and particularly likes pajeon, gukbap, and HamHamPangPang's toasted sandwiches.[3] He also dislikes mildly seasoned food.
- He was later shown preparing pajeon for the other Patron Librarians at the end of the A Fritter Called Jeon video.
- It is also implied (although canonically disputed) that he has broken Mook Workshop before towards the end of the video mentioned above.
- According to the Library of Ruina Artbook, Roland's appearance was inspired by the actor James McAvoy.[3]
- Roland's Furioso has a unique attack sequence:
- Atelier Logic (Pistols x2)
- Allas Workshop (Lance)
- Old Boys Workshop (Hammer)
- Mook Workshop (Katana)
- Ranga Workshop (Gauntlet x2)
- Ranga Workshop (Combat Knife)
- Zelkova Workshop (Axe)
- Zelkova Workshop (Mace)
- Wheels Industry (Greatsword)
- Crystal Atelier (Short Sword 2x)
- Atelier Logic (Shotgun)
- Durandal (Longsword)
Gallery
Cutscene Sprites
Nervous
Hurt
Surprised
Combat Sprites
The full sprite sheet below comes from the Library Of Ruina Art Book. It is included here to act as an official reference, as all the individual sprites are reassembled from the game's assets and may have slight differences from in-game.
Artbook sprites
Idle
Moving
Slash
Pierce
Blunt
Block
Evade
Damaged
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Roland's combat sprites from the Reception of The full sprite sheets below come from the Library Of Ruina Art Book. They are included here to act as an official reference, as all the individual sprites are reassembled from the game's assets and may have slight differences from in-game. Note that the first sprite sheet is compressed vertically by about 2.5% compared to the actual sprites.
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References
- ↑ Although the voice actors are different, the transcript text file of the cutscene mentions Pluto.
- ↑ The character is called "EilinDad" in the titles of his voiceline files
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Library Of Ruina Art Book Vol. I pg. 179: "When designing Roland for the very first time, he was modeled after the actor James McAvoy." (Developer's Note from director Kim Jihoon)
