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The Chess Set of Charlemagne So, you want to know about the Chess Set of Charlemagne? Well, while we did start to create a history explaining the background of the chess set, it's travels throughout the world, potential "mystical powers" for each of the pieces, how they could be used (both individually and as a set) to perform occult actions, and so on, it was never finished -- mainly because it wasn't entirely relevant for the LARP. All that mattered, really, was the facts that the pieces were gathering in St. Louis -- now how they got there and what their back story was. However, we still have the breakdown of what pieces were what, and those are presented here: The Light Set (Heavenly Forces) King's Rook: Charlemagne King's Knight: St. John the Baptist King's Bishop: The Pontiff King: Jesus Queen: The Virgin Mary Queen's Bishop: Mary Magdalene Queen's Knight: St. Sebastian Queen's Rook: St. Joseph Pawns: The Seven Heavenly Virtues (Charity, Faith, Fortitude, Hope, Justice, Prudence, and Temperance) and Eve, Mother of Mankind The Dark Set (Infernal Forces): King's Rook: Beelzebub King's Knight: Herod King's Bishop: The False Prophet King: Lucifer Queen: The Whore of Babylon Queen's Bishop: Mammon Queen's Knight: Belial Queen's Rook: Azazel Pawns: The Seven Deadly Sins (Pride, Greed, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Gluttony, Sloth) and Lilith, Mother of Demons Do with this information what you will -- but now you know! |