[quote=@Drunken Conquistador]
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That was actually not my intention. I don't know much about the Dark Souls lore to make intentional connections :p. Anything related to the whole "doomed attempt to regain his honor" part of the character?
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Something about the iconography he carries, something about the honor and doom bit, something about the peculiarity of trying to keep away decay using vanity, something in the gods you mentioned, the classical heraldry and his skillset. It's a good vibe.