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This article is about the noble family the Barma Dukedom.
You may be looking for the country they originate from.
The Barma family once devoted itself to researching alchemy and magic in its search of knowledge.

—Retrace XLIII: Crown of Clown

Introduction

The Barma Dukedom (バルマ (こう) (しゃく) () , Baruma Koushaku-ke) is a noble family from Jun Mochizuki's Pandora Hearts. One of the Four Great Dukedoms, it has a reputation for being eccentric and difficult to deal with among other nobility. However a majority of the reason for their reputation is the Barmas hailing from a neighboring country, and are thus considered foreign. Despite the country they currently reside in having been their home for decades and generations, the Barmas are nonetheless outsiders in much of higher society. The Barmas specialize in the research of magic and alchemy, including the distorted and mysterious powers of the Abyss.

Though the Barma Dukedom has no known heirs, it is served by Reim Lunettes and lead by Duke Rufus Barma, who is Contracted to the Barmas' Black Winged Chain, Dodo.

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Over one hundred years ago the Barmas were exiled from their home country after losing a power struggle, causing them to retreat and live in the country the story is set in for the rest of their lineage. One day, the heir to the Barmas Arthur was befriended by Jack Vessalius of the Vessalius family, who wished to contact his sister Miranda through him. With the individual help of both siblings, Jack manages to find and reunite with Lacie, a Baskerville girl with whom he was obsessed. However Lacie was soon executed by her elder brother Oswald, next in line to inherit the name of Glen Baskerville, so in her memory Jack sought to cast the world into the Abyss. Miranda was his primary accomplice in masterminding this event, helping him to gather information and manipulate the necessary parties. Miranda's involvement in this scheme would eventually lead to her falling into the Abyss alive and turning into a Chain.

Despite his efforts Jack failed at his original goal, though he succeeded in killing Glen Baskerville, dissolving the Baskerville Clan, and dropping Sablier into the Abyss. This event would come to be known as the Tragedy of Sablier, and through his manipulation the Baskervilles would be blamed for the devastation and he himself cast as the hero who stopped them. He stole from them the Doors to the Abyss and using such power, established the Four Great Dukedoms and Pandora. Due to their personal involvement in the Tragedy, the Barmas were one of the families chosen to be made a Great Dukedom, finally granting them the power and prestige they longed for since exilement.

In the Tragedy's aftermath, Jack enlisted the help of Arthur in arranging several things as per his careful design. He had Arthur command the alchemists under the Barma family to create the Stone Seals, which sealed Glen's soul using Oswald's body. Arthur was also given the task of writing Jack's memoirs, which would help to manipulate the narrative surrounding the Tragedy. However sometime later, Jack told Arthur the truth; but despite his horror at finding out, he could not speak of it lest Miranda's responsibility cause the Barmas to lose the only power they had left. And so, Arthur abided and helped Jack fake his death. However in a secret desperate plea for repentance, Arthur hide the truth of the Tragedy underneath several ciphers within his memoirs, which would only be decoded and discovered decades after his death.

Overview[]

Arthur Barma was the Duke of the Barma Dukedom more than 100 years ago, brother to Miranda Barma and practitioner of sorcery. Fresh from exile from The Barma Homeland, Arthur Barma was an awkward fellow whom Jack Vessalius took advantage of in the time leading up to the Tragedy of Sablier. Jack used Arthur to get to Miranda so that he could learn more about the Baskervilles and the Abyss, thus allowing him to plot the world's destruction by severing the Chains of the World. Following the Tragedy of Sablier, Jack revealed the truth to Arthur, and manipulated him by using Miranda's role in the Tragedy of Sablier as leverage, having Arthur chronicle fake events within his memoirs that portrayed the Four Great Dukedoms as the heroes and the Baskerville Clan as the villains of the Tragedy. Afterwards, Arthur would fool four other mages into believing that they were binding the soul of Glen Baskerville using Jack's body - when in reality, they were using Oswald's body to prevent his return via the Rule of 100 Cycles. Arthur later died of a high fever.

Miranda Barma was an Heir to the Barma family more than 100 years ago and sister to Arthur Barma. Notorious for collecting the heads of her victims, and a known practitioner of alchemy and chemistry, Miranda was the co-conspirator to Jack Vessalius' efforts during the Tragedy of Sablier; doing so in the pursuit of obtaining Oswald's head. While her hand in Jack's plans lead to his success, when Jack offered a wounded Oswald to her so that she could claim his head - Oswald retaliated by mortally wounding Miranda. Oswald ensured that Miranda would not die before Sablier dropped into the Abyss however, as he saw her as being unfit for the Rule of 100 Cycles, instead condemning her to the life of a Chain; ultimately becoming Demios the Executioner.

Rufus's Grandfather was the Duke of the Barma Dukedom more than 50 years ago, Rufus' Grandfather actively sought to take down Illegal Contractor, Kevin Legnard during his pursuit of souls. Alongside his Chain, Albus the White Knight, Legnard saw success in sacrificing 116 souls to the Abyss before being dragged down to its deepest depths. Rufus' Grandfather's attempts to foil Kevin Legnard were implied to have cost him his life.

Rufus Barma is the Eldest Duke of the Four Great Dukedoms. Rufus hungered for information and dealt with it as though it was currency. Rufus was the first to uncover the truth of the Tragedy of Sablier by deciphering Arthur Barma's Memoirs, revealing Jack Vessalius to have been the cause of the cataclysmic event. Following this, Rufus feigned loyalty to the Baskerville Clan in order to protect Sheryl Rainsworth and secretly continue to support Oz's plans whilst thwarting the Baskervilles from behind the scenes. Despite Oswald eventually discovering Rufus' treachery, Rufus escaped with his life and his plot proved successful, as a second tragedy and the rewriting of time itself were avoided thanks to his efforts. Rufus had a Legal Contract with Dodo for more than 30 years, up until he destroyed the Barma Key. When the Key later reformed, so did Rufus' Contract with Dodo, which he continued to possess until his death three years later.

The Yura family[]

The extended family of the Barmas, the Yuras were allowed to remain in their home country despite their relationship with their relatives. The father of Isla Yura is said to be the highest-ranking nobleman regarding power in the Barmas homeland, implying that the Yuras were not impacted by the Barmas' opposing role in the power struggle prior to the Tragedy of Sablier.

Isla Yura is the son of the most powerful man in The Barma Homeland, distantly related to the Barma Dukedom. Isla Yura was fascinated with the power of the Abyss after discovering a hidden temple containing one of the five Sealing Stones. Seeking information, Yura manipulated a vulnerable Bernice Nightray - who had recently lost her eldest son and her brother to the Head Hunter - in order to get close to Bernard Nightray and strike up a deal allowing him to experiment on the orphans of The House of Fianna in Sablier in relation to Humpty Dumpty for his own personal gain. Years later, Yura met Oz, and planned The Feast as a recreation of the Tragedy of Sablier under the facade of a second Coming of Age Ceremony for Oz. Killed by Jack Vessalius during The Feast.

Valets[]

Calum Lunettes was the grandfather of Reim Lunettes and the previous best friend of Rufus Barma. Calum often managed to keep Rufus in-line somewhat when he was Rufus' valet, however he was forced to quit his position after taking a bullet for Rufus during an assassination attempt.

Reim Lunettes is the second son of Earl Lunettes, and a man of high standing within Pandora. Reim is a close personal friend of Xerxes Break and the valet of Rufus Barma, having worked for Rufus since he was eleven years old. Reim is known for his formal, conservative personality and his meticulous schedules. He currently holds a Legal Contract with March Hare. In the end of story, he is married with Sharon Rainsworth, the only heiress of Rainsworth Dukedom.

Gruner was the valet of Rufus Barma, stationed in the village of Toll at the time when Rufus located the second Sealing Stone. Rufus tasked Gruner with guiding two Pandora members through Carillon and to the location of the Seal, doing so once again with Oz, Gilbert Nightray, Sharon Rainsworth and Alice when the two Pandora members failed to return. Gruner stayed behind whilst Oz, Alice, Gil and Sharon contacted Rufus, only to be killed alongside Rytas and Marie by Vincent Nightray and Demios the Executioner shortly before he destroyed the Seal.

Insignia/Marks[]

Due to their foreign origin, all of the family members had a slightly different appearance than that of the other characters in the series. They had own style in dressing, and what became their own distinctive characteristic is their crimson-coloured hair. They also had an unique musical instruments from their homeland (which also became their own distinctive characteristic along another dukedom), which named morin khuur.

Properties[]

As one of Four Great Dukedoms, Barma Dukedom had some properties which shown along the series, such as :

  • An opera house
The Barmas had a large opera house, which in episode 21 and episode 22. This large opera house filled with many engraving-ornament, and probably golden colours is dominated interior of this large opera house. Some green curtains also decorated this interior. The opera house also filled by illusions who created by Rufus with Dodo's power.
are a collection of coded notes of the Tragedy of Sablier and the aftermath of the Tragedy as Jack Vessalius felt they should be told. The final chapter included the truth about the Tragedy of Salbier however, unbeknownst to Jack, and acted as a cry for help on Arthur Barma's behalf because of Jack's influence.
As one of Four Great Dukedoms, Barma Dukedom keep a Door to the Abyss which extracted from the ruins of Sablier after the Tragedy of Sablier. From this Door to the Abyss, the Duke of Barma could make an Illegal Contract with Dodo, the guardian of Barma's Door to the Abyss.
Barma Dukedom's Key to the Abyss is formed in a pair of earrings, which also contained a rare flower from the Barma Homeland.
  • Morin Khuur
It's Barma's native musical instrument.

Members[]


Current


Former


Other


Chains

Powers and Abilities[]

  • Knowledgeable: The Barma Dukedom became known for its extensive collection of knowledge in regards to the other Dukedoms, the Abyss, individual people and connections to past events.
    • Rufus Barma was the first to uncover the truth of the Tragedy of Sablier
  • Sorcery (Various): Multiple members of the Barma Dukedom were also known to have been practicing mages and alchemists around the time that the Tragedy of Sablier occurred. This is implied to be knowledge from the Barma Homeland.
    • Miranda was seen performing magic ceremonies and taught sorcery to Vincent Nightray.
    • Arthur was able to divide and seal a body to prevent a soul from returning to Earth.
    • Isla Yura, thought not part of the Barma Dukedom, apparently had some magical ability, as he drew the ritualistic symbols that trapped Oz and forced him to the ground when he first stepped on the underground temple's floor (though it's likely that Yura taught himself his magical abilities by using the information passed down by the mage who bound Glen's soul).
  • Weapon Proficiency: Some members of the Barma Dukedom were shown to be proficient in various weapons.
    • Rufus Barma used a bladed fan and was proficient in hand-to-hand combat.

Appearances[]

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Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • While their homeland is never named, the fact that an instrument from their culture is a Morin Khuur suggests that the Barma family may have originated from a country similar to Mongolia.

References[]

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Characters

Main: AliceGilbert NightrayOz Vessalius
Vessalius: Ada VessaliusAda's CatsJack VessaliusMrs. KateOscar VessaliusRachel CecileSara VessaliusXai Vessalius
Nightray: Bernard NightrayBernice NightrayClaude NightrayEchoElliot NightrayErnest NightrayFred NightrayHansLeoMrs. FinnRaymond NightrayVanessa NightrayVincent Nightray
Rainsworth: EmilySharon RainsworthShelly RainsworthSheryl RainsworthXerxes Break
Barma: Arthur BarmaCalum LunettesGrunerMiranda BarmaReim LunettesRufus Barma
Baskervilles: CeliaDugFangGlen BaskervilleGlen Baskerville (♀)JuryLacieLeviLilyLottieNoiseOswald
Abyss: The Core of the AbyssThe Intention of the Abyss
Other: Flower GirlThe GeneralHarris WatsonHeadhunterIsla YuraJyantaMariePhillipe WestRytasTurnerWilliam West
Chains: AlbusB-RabbitBandersnatchCardsCheshireThe CookDemiosDodoDormouseDuldeeDuldumEquusFawnFlower Girl's ChainGrimGryphonHedgehog ChainsHumpty DumptyThe Intention's DollsJabberwockLacie's ChainLarsLeonMad BabyMad HatterMarch HareOwlRavenRocking-Horse-FlySnap-Dragon-FlyTove
Caucus Race: Dahlia GarlandGarland ButlerGeraldGreat MotherJosephineMarcelMia

Nobility Barma DukedomBaskerville ClanNightray DukedomRainsworth DukedomSinclair FamilyVessalius DukedomWest Family
Terminology Species & Factions: Black Winged ChainsChainsContractorsIsla Yura's CultPandora

Objects: Arthur Barma's Memoirs"Chains"Doors to the AbyssJack Vessalius' Pocket WatchKeys to the DoorsSilent Clock TowerStone Seals
Events: Coming-of-Age CeremonySuccession CeremoniesTragedy of Sablier
Miscellaneous: AngelsChildren of Ill OmenLacie (Song)Holy KnightStatice

Locations AbyssBarma HomelandCarillonDimensional PlaneÉbaucheHouse of FiannaLacie's TombLuca's GateLutwidge AcademyReveilSablierTower
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DVDs IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXBonus Story
Guidebooks & Artbooks 8.518.524 + 1Official Animation Guide〜Odds and Ends〜「There is.」
Light Novels 123
Drama CDs Pandora Hearts Drama CDNightmare of Vessalius Academy!Alice's Tea PartyAnimedia Radio SpecialRadio Special 1Radio Special 2Radio Special 3Retrace 42.5Another Story of A Promise Lost
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