The Major Arcana of the Tarot is a very essential part of the Persona series; each Arcana represents core traits, both for Personae as well as the people who inhibit the world. Every bond you forge with another character will have ties to a specific Arcana. Here, we've provided that list, as well as resources to help you decide (or further research) the various Arcana!

It's good to note that we've provided links both to the Megami Tensei wiki and Wikipedia, if for nothing more than the SMT/Persona interpretations of Arcana are modified quite a bit from the traditional Tarot. HERE you can find an overview of the Major Arcana. If you would like more information, this site is also a valuable resource.

( MAJOR ARCANA INFORMATION. )

So you've decided to bring in a character who can access the Velvet Room. These characters are fairly uncommon and are called "Wild Cards" due to their affinity to wield several Personas of every Major Arcana.

The Persona users of the first two Persona games can be considered partial Wild Cards and are also able to access the Velvet Room. They are only "partial" Wild Cards because they have different positive and negative affinities for Personas of different Arcanas, however in every other way they are nearly identical to the Wild Card Persona users of Personas 3 and 4.

For the first time, in the evening between the day change from Day 14 and Day 15 (March 5th, 2012 OOCly), all Wild Card characters (including characters from Persona 1 and Persona 2) will be able to access the Velvet Room through their dreams.

That exchange will commence as follows:

The Dream:

( Your rest that night is not very restful at all... )



After this exchange, the very next day (or a little later, if it takes your character that long to visit the shopping district), your character will notice a blue door near the bookstore in the shopping district. He or she will step through and the following exchange will occur:

The Return:

( Step through using the velvet key... )

Basically, Igor will explain the concept of Personas (which your character, if they are from Persona 1 or Persona 2, may already be aware of). He will also explain social links, and further answer any questions your character may have at the time while still being incredibly vague and not helpful over-all. Just perfect, right?

This process will be repeated every app cycle. A day or two after arriving in Inaba, your Wild Card character will have the above Dream, and he/she will encounter the Velvet Room door in the shopping district shortly thereafter.

The Velvet Room door is always there! It will never disappear from this moment forth. Characters with the Wild Card ability are free to come and go as they please, alone or in groups. There will also be a door within the TV World near the Junes entrance.

A current list of Wild Card characters can be found here. All Wild Cards will have to sign up in order to be included on that list, including characters from the first two Persona games.

Please, have fun in the Velvet Room. And do be sure to come again soon...