多洛斯侠盗列传 Tales of the Dolos Rogues

悬锋史官托勒密所著史传。本卷讲述贼城多洛斯三百侠盗中部分侠盗的事迹。 A historical record written by Ptolemy, the Kremnoan historian. This volume chronicles the adventures of several figures from among the three hundred rogues of Dolos

三百侠盗之三百零一，「欺世之人」赛法利娅

The 301st of the 300 Rogues: The "Deceiver" — Cifera

赛法利娅，又名赛飞儿，其人以捷足善奔、伶牙俐齿著称，常披一兜帽披风，时人多称之为扯谎猫赛飞儿或者捷足的赛法利娅。后人往往并不将其算入三百侠盗之列，因她崭露头角之时三百侠盗俱已成名良久；而其行骗偷盗生涯，至瞒神伟业落成之时，不过区区二十余年。

Cifera, also known as Cipher, was famous for her swift feet and sharp tongue. She often wore a hooded cloak and was commonly referred to as the "Lying Cat Cipher" or "Swift-Footed Cifera." Later generations often don't count her among the 300 Rogues because by the time she gained prominence, the 300 had already become legends, and her career as a swindler and thief only spanned around twenty years by the time the Divine Deception was accomplished.

赛法利娅的事迹，笔者整理之时仍不禁啧啧称奇：如此年轻的姑娘，较之其他侠盗可谓籍籍无名，竟能统络三百同行，实现瞒神伟业，甚至背负起「诡计」的神权。莫非，一切果真皆是预言中的命定之事？

Cifera's story, as this author recounts it, is simply astounding: A young woman, practically unknown compared to the other rogues, managed to unite the 300 and pull off the Divine Deception, even earning the divine authority of "Trickery." Was this all truly fate as foretold in prophecy?

自赛法利娅接过扎格列斯神权至今，已有约九百年。有关「多洛斯瞒神伟业」的记载并不明晰，只因当时黄金战争正盛，各邦自身难保，并无太多空暇在意逐火之旅之外一颗灾厄泰坦火种的去向。但彼时漂泊的吟游诗人却堪称全程目睹了那场幽灵日的诡计盛宴，将其写为诗歌，代代相传。

Since Cifera claimed the divine authority of Zagreus, nearly 900 years have passed. The records of the "Divine Deception of Dolos" are unclear, largely because the Chrysos War was raging at the time and every state was preoccupied with its survival, leaving little time to track a Coreflame of the Calamity Titans, and making everyone focus on the Flame-Chase Journey. However, some bards who were there witnessed the entire "Spirit Day" deception feast and later recorded it in poetry, passing it down through the generations.

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在赛法利娅决心夺取扎格列斯火种的计谋后，她便迈开传说中能日行千里的脚踵，在翁法罗斯大地上寻找散落如星火的三百侠盗。其中，听闻瞒神伟业即将开启，有一百零三位侠盗主动请缨；有八十七名侠盗恰好身在多洛斯，赛法利娅花费一月时间挨个探访、说服；有六十五位侠盗归隐祖辈故乡，赛法利娅花费五个月时间逐一拜访，同样一一说服；有十九位侠盗身陷囹圄，其中有两名即将问斩，赛法利娅与「金织」借助外交手段将其救出；最后，有二十六位侠盗不知所踪，赛飞儿花了两年零五月方才寻齐。

After deciding to seize the Coreflame of Zagreus, Cifera set off with her legendary steps that could cover a thousand miles a day, searching for the scattered 300 Rogues across Amphoreus. Among them, 103 rogues volunteered when they heard of the upcoming Divine Deception; 87 were in Dolos, and Cifera spent a month visiting each, persuading them; 65 had returned to their ancestral homes, and Cifera spent five months visiting and convincing them; 19 were imprisoned, two faced execution, and Cifera, with the help of the "Goldweaver," used diplomatic means to rescue them; finally, 26 were missing, and it took Cipher two years and five months to find them all.

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最终，拢共耗费四年零七个月，三百零一位侠盗在幽灵日前夜于多洛斯城聚首，经过简单的动员与商议，翌日，侠盗们借助「门匠」的力量散往不同的城邦，将平生最渴望一试、却从未敢施展的诡计，不顾风险一一实践。其人各自实现了何种诡计，史有载者，笔者均已于其个人传记内记录。

In the end, it took four years and seven months for all 301 rogues to gather in Dolos on the eve of Spirit Day. After a brief mobilization and discussion, the next day, with the help of the "gatekeeper," the rogues scattered across various city-states, each executing the trick they had most longed to try but never dared. What each of them accomplished is recorded in their individual biographies.

扎格列斯，其本体仅在幽灵日出没，会被优秀的诡计吸引。幽灵日一役使三百大盗近乎全员锒铛入狱，但是也终于引出了臭名昭著的贼神。这位诡计泰坦对此次谎言的盛宴大为满意，专程前去嘲讽每一位罹受牢狱之灾的侠盗。轮到赛法利娅这第三百零一位侠盗时，已是幽灵日的幕匿时最后时分，扎格列斯特地亮身于赛法利娅面前，声称知晓她费大气力弄这么一遭幽灵日盛宴，正是为了引自己现身。现在它如约来了，可赛法利娅不过凡人，又能奈诡计的尊神如何？

Zagreus, in their true form, only appears on Spirit Day, drawn to masterful deceptions. The events of Spirit Day led to the near-imprisonment of all 300 rogues, but also brought forth the infamous God of Thieves. This Trickery Titan was delighted by the feast of lies, taking the opportunity to mock every rogue caught in the snares of the law. When Cifera, the 301st rogue, was finally captured, Zagreus revealed themself to her in the final moments before Curtain-Fall Hour at the Spirit Day. Zagreus knew she had gone to great lengths to orchestrate this Spirit Day feast, all to summon them into the open. Now, Zagreus had come as promised, but how could a mere mortal like Cifera ever hope to defeat a god of trickery?

但在贼神现身的一瞬，早埋伏于此的「金织」阿格莱雅便瞬息间以真言金线锁住扎格列斯。扎格列斯正欲以谎言的神力隐匿身形逃离，却发现它以神力捏塑的谎言在金线面前无所遁形。原来赛法利娅早已与阿格莱雅定下计谋，借助「门径」之半神缇里西庇俄丝的预言推算出贼神的出没时间，阿格莱雅实施抓捕，最后由赛法利娅借机弑夺扎格列斯的火种。

Yet, the instant the god of thieves appeared, Aglaea the Goldweaver, who had long been waiting in ambush, swiftly ensnared Zagreus with a golden thread of truth. Zagreus, attempting to use the divine power of lies to vanish, soon found that its fabrications had no place to hide before the unyielding golden thread. It turned out that Cifera and Aglaea had devised the entire scheme, using the prophecy of the demigod, Tribios, to predict the god of thieves' appearance. Aglaea executed the capture, and in the end, Cifera seized the opportunity to kill Zagreus and claim the Coreflame.

至此，「多洛斯瞒神伟业」完成。在幽灵日盛宴后，赛法利娅用计废除了多洛斯的禁诈令。史料记载她与「金织」阿格莱雅一同回了奥赫玛，并通过火种试炼，成为「诡计」之半神，迄今仍偶有其人的目击记录。

Thus, the Divine Deception of Dolos was completed. Following the Spirit Day feast, Cifera used cunning to lift Dolos's ban on deception. Historical records state that she returned to Okhema with Aglaea the Goldweaver, and through the Coreflame trial, became a demigod of "Trickery," with occasional sightings of her even to this day.

至于多洛斯三百侠盗，有人说他们都死于狱中，也有人说他们被赛法利娅以「诡计」的神力一一救走，绝大多数得以善终。无论如何，自瞒神伟业后，三百侠盗均销声匿迹、再无事迹流传。正如悬锋勇士荣耀的终点便是登王，对于一介盗贼来说，以瞒神伟业作为行骗生涯的终点，亦不失为一件美事。

As for the 300 Rogues of Dolos, some say they perished in prison, while others claim they were rescued by Cifera through the divine power of "Trickery," with most living out peaceful lives. Regardless, after the Deception of the Gods, the 300 Rogues disappeared, their tales fading into obscurity. Just as the end of a Kremnos hero's journey is crowned with ascension to the throne, for a mere thief, ending a life of trickery with a Divine Deception is no ignoble fate.

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