God Complex

Archimandrite

archimandrite = president of a monastery

Helot

Helot = Spartan serf

Hipparchus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipparchus

Southern Dwarves

In the language of the Nelmacchians, the southern dwarves are called mikrainos. (To distinguish them from the northern dwarves, the zwerge).

Gobbling Jack Redux

Look at page 70 of the Shaman's Handbook.
Possessing Fiend.
Although its nature has caused it to "Evolve" unique spirit/ some unique powers. It gains power each cycle it possess and kills progressing in Hit Dice and Abilitites until some proscribed event occurs . For example, it takes a yound man. Then porceeds to kill according to its nature ( Priests, acts of selflessness, young woman, virgins of either sex, criminals, rapists...whatever needs to be determined ), gaining hit dice, advancing as it kills. Then some event occurs, ( witnesses a selfless act, is Named by having the victim identify the host as what it is, a powerful turning, failing to kill a loved one of the host by proscribed time) causing the fiend to be dispelled and de-invested of its gained power. Only to be called forth by its "Trigger" ( Nameing it in Fear, Worship, spilling blood of an innocent in a certain alley at a certain time. etc.)

Quote of the Day

"We have subjected the corrupt militocracy of the north to civilian control, as is proper." - General Maximus of the Army of the Republic, upon the taking of Hopeful.

Hellenistic Words

Some words in Ancient Greek which may be useful in constructing flavor and classes:

Perimaktria

Two or more clerics are assigned to every wizard cadre in the Republican Army. These clerics are called Perimaktria which means "those who purify by magic."

Rex

Vermis Rex is actually the father Typhœus, a fire-breathing dragon with 100 heads that never rest. Typhœus was birthed by the titan, Gæia, in a last ditch effort to defeat the Olympians. It was usually thought that Gæia birthed Typhœus alone, but the unknown truth is that he was fathered by Vermis Rex. (This is a very well-kept secret, which is why he was not banished by Zeus to Tarterus with the rest of the titans.) Vermis Rex (new name?*) is now very, very upset that he had escaped imprisonment for so long, only to be banished to this Demi-plane of Imprisonment.

Gobbling Jack

Despite discussions regarding Gobbling Jack in Hopeful, it should not be placed there. Gobbling Jack is an intrinsic piece of the folklore from Gildé.

Gobbling Jack is a mysterious serial killer in Gildé. No one has accurately described Jack, although more than one person has described him as a reddish mist.