Tancredi

Tancredi is, apparently, a demon of the lower air, an Aerial Power delighting in the destruction of human cities, that was inadvertantly awakened by Fernando Jose Salas del Monte during the Giro d'Italia 1914 when he played the flute on the approaches to Rome. The demon materialised as a misty figure when the boy stopped and relentlessly pressured him into playing on all the way into the Eternal City, then turned into a living fog-storm, with a gigantic body of wind and mist, attempting to take the entire city apart. In the process, Tancredi drew the ire of Anser, defender of Rome, who despite his initial anger at Fernando made a deal with the Spaniard, staying behind to delay Tancredi while the boy searched for a way to stop the demon. Ultimately, it was George George who saved the day by playing the flute backwards, unsummoning Tancredi from the capital. Surely this being will never be heard from again.