Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World (Hinges of History, 6)

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Persephone is queen of the underworld, and Cerberus is the three headed hound, defender of the underworld in Greek mythology. Crusader and Vestal would be considered heroes; the Occultist and Hellion would be considered heretics. Each character here has a theme around the way they make money. The Antiquarian is the game's money farmer, the Grave Robber steals from the dead, the Highwayman steal from the living, and the Man-at-Arms was a mercenary.

Thomas Cahill

Possible reference to SCP or SCP Containment Breach, with the characters referring to SCP-049, SCP-035, SCP-096 and a guard.All follow a faith of some sort, making them holier than others. 'Thou' is a word frequently used in the Bible and replaces the word 'you'. Also possibly a reference to the Metallica song of the same name. Reference to the setup being the first many players will form, and possibly the film of the same name. Alternatively, this may refer to the classic film Casablanca wherein the police captain, Renault turns to his subordinate on several occasions and instructs him to "Round up The Usual Suspects". King Cadwalla of the Gewissae kills King Ethelwalh and devastates his province with plundering and slaughter Old Faithful is a geyser in US Yellowstone National Park famous for reliably erupting many times each day. Presumably whoever named this party found it to be a very reliable composition. All of these characters will kill or tamper with the dead for a separate cause, be it war, money, or religion.

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A reference to "Cry havoc! And let slip the dogs of war" from Act III, Scene I, Line 288 of William Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar Along the way, we get the birth of nation-states, Humanism, Protestantism, movable print and the growth of literacy, and much more. Between two healers and two high-health high-damage heroes, this party compostion can endure and dish out a lot of punishment. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost—they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. Here the name is more of a pun, as the names of the Heroes here are the Arbalest, Antiquarian, Abomination and M an- at- Arms.Reference to trench warfare, with the heroes each having abilities which relate to it (plague grenade, abyssal artillery, flashbang, and command) The book introduces (at least to me) many of the artists who had an impact on the time. Cahill explains aspects of Albrecht Durer's art that for this reader, helped me to interpret the art and place it in its time frame. He analyzes the different Davids as well as Carravagio's work, among others. Also, who knew that 'speaking in tongues' originally referred to people who were babbling? The life and doctrine of the primitive Church are followed in Kent: Augustine establishes his episcopal see in the king’s city

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All members of the party move around in the party using various skills. Jester with Dirk Stab, Solo, and Finale, Grave Robber with Lunge and Shadow Fade, The Highwayman with Duelist's Advance and Point Blank Shot, and the Bounty Hunter who can push, pull and shuffle the enemy party. Both characters are performers (Jester is a musician, Shieldbreaker is a dancer) and thus could be seen entertaining.A triumph of popularization: extraordinarily knowledgeable, informal in tone, amusing, wide ranging, smartly paced.” — The New York Times Book Review

David Bryan

Jin-Roh (Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade in the US) is a 1999 anime movie about an alternate history where Germany conquered Japan during World War 2. Full Book Name: Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World

A play on the Christian "Holy Trinity", but probably referring to the classic Dungeons and Dragons 4-class party: Fighter, Rogue, Cleric, Wizard. All of these travelers have an above average health pool. Also possibly a reference to the FromSoftware video game series, Armored Core. Reference to Leprosy, the disease that Lepers suffer from. Causes severe nerve damage that later manifests in rotting flesh. Artema" is possibly Artemis, a Greek Goddess known as a hunter with a bow, thus referencing the series of three party-shifting fighters, and a character shooting a bow. Oswald asks the Irish to send him a bishop: when Aidan arrives, he grants him the island of Lindisfarne as his episcopal see