# Faustina — The Black Mask character guide

> Faustina in The Black Mask by E. W. Hornung.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** this poor Faustina

**First appearance:** 0005-the-fate-of-faustina

## Snapshot

A dark, handsome Italian woman with a profile cut like a cameo, Faustina recognizes Raffles behind his mask and calls him by name, reopening a past he thought buried.

## Who they are

Faustina stands at the center of a tense drawing-room scene, confronting a masked intruder with marble composure until Raffles reveals himself and she cries out his name. Her marriage to a dissipated man and her old fondness for Raffles create a triangle of loyalty, memory, and danger. She matters because she alone knows Raffles is alive, and her silence or speech could undo everything he has built.

## Relationships

### [Stefano](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/characters/stefano)

_family_

Faustina and Stefano are siblings, bound by a complex family loyalty that sometimes conflicts with their individual desires.

### [Bunny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/characters/bunny)

_social_

Bunny and Faustina are cautious acquaintances, with Bunny wary of her dangerous allure and ties to Raffles.

### [Stefano](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/characters/stefano)

_family_

Faustina and Stefano are siblings, bound by a complex family loyalty that sometimes conflicts with their individual desires.

## In the story

### [The Fate of Faustina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/the-fate-of-faustina)

Raffles' lover, murdered by Stefano and Corbucci.

### [An Old Flame](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/an-old-flame)

The old flame who recognizes Raffles, creating a moment of peril.

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