Arthur Russell is a mysterious man who connects many different characters due to his mail correspondence with them.
Compiled Overview[]
Not much is known about him, but he does seem to be one of the higher ups in an organization that seems to mainly hires out investigators.
One of his investigators was Volcker Berglund who was looking into Lakeside Village on the request of Fiona Gilman. However, after not hearing from Volcker, he sent a second investigator called Chris, who was unable to find any of the oddities mentioned by Volcker, nor could he he find Volcker himself. All that remained was an abandoned village and mine, as well as a polluted river near a burned plantation.
After the Moon River Massacre, Mike Morton hired Arthur Russel to investigate Margaretha Zelle, her upbringing, and her life before the circus. He also told Arthur not to investigate the death of Murro as Murro's remains were unlikely to be found in that fire. Arthur also investigated the "Faceless", who he discovered was actually Sergi (rather than everyone's initial opinion it was Joker).
Alternate Theories and Conclusions[]
- Some theorists speculate that Arthur Russell's true identity is actually Arthur Byers, previously known as the anonymous writer of "Lakeside Trails", due to them sharing the same first name.
- Arthur Russell is potentially an alias for another name, adding some credibility to this theory. However, it begs the question as to why he would only change his last name rather than both of his names.
Mentions[]
Letters[]
- Acrobat's Letter (2020)
- Dream Witch's Letter (2020)
- Evil Reptilian's Letter (2020)
- Priestess' Letter (2020)
- Mercenary's Letter (2020 & 2022)
- Smiley Face's & Weeping Clown's Letter (2020)
- Wildling's Letter (2020)