Talk:Witch Hunts/@comment-3414884-20160131090627

Interesting note: Three or four of the Accessory items are created by historical figures that technically existed after the Witch Hunts,  while the lore implies that Bayonetta and Jeanne are the only Witches left at all because of the Hunts and that the Clan is mostly dead except for them.

The Immortal Marionette refers to "Bloody Mary"/Mary I of England, who was born 18 February, 1516 and died 17 November, 1558.

Pulley's Butterfly was crafted by Turandot, and Turandot existed (as an opera) in 1924. The text it's based on was written in 1762, and that was based on the story of Turan-Dokht collected in the 12th century. But since the trivia in the Accessories page refers to the opera, let's just say Turandot was "born" in 1924.

Sergey's Lover referring to Catherine the Great, depending on Old Style and New Style dates was either born on 21 April 1729 or on 2 May 1729, respectively, then died either on the 6th of November or on the 17th. Alternately, if the witch is Matryona Nikonova, she was born in 1885 and died 1952.

The woman referred to in the Mallet of Rewards, Izumi no Okuni, was born in either 1571 or 1572.

So, the lore does not contradict itself in that Bayonetta and Jeanne are the only Witches who survived the Hunts as they were there when it happened. All these other Witches were not involved and are dead by the time Bayonetta resurfaces. The interesting thing is that these women still rose up to make Infernal Pacts and become women of renown, creating magical items that Bayonetta would later use, so the Clan existing is not a requirement for a Witch to become one. It's possible that the same thing applied to Sages, so every once in a while in history there would have been a Lumen or two arising without the Sage clan (it's also possible Balder would have gone to kill them as they showed up to be sure he was the only one). Granted, the lore could very well disregard actual history and say that all these women were born before the 1400s and had already crafted their items before the Hunts that killed all the Witches except two, but the concept of Witches and Sages rising independently presents further ideas for plots.