Professor Layton - Setting and Characters

Setting and Characters

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The game takes place in and around contemporary London. The titular character is Hershel Layton, a professor of archeology at the fictional Gressenheller University, who prides himself on gentlemanly conduct and puzzle mastery. He is often followed by his self-proclaimed apprentice, the 12-year-old Luke Triton, who also proves adept at solving puzzles. Following the events of The Curious Village, Layton is joined by Flora Reinhold who helps to tend his university offices but also seeks to go on Layton's adventures. Layton's mysteries often run him into the police chief of Scotland Yard, Inspector Chelmey. Layton also encounters a gifted inventor named Don Paolo (aka Paul), who is a master of disguise; he claims to be the nemesis of Layton, due to losing the love of his life, Claire, to Layton's charms. During the prequel trilogy, Layton's former assistant, Emmy Altava, joins up with him and Luke.

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