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* Shiro's [[Sacred Artifact]], a magical tome, is a reference to a famous artifact in [[Wikipedia:Lovecraftian_horror|lovecraftian horror]] called the [[Wikipedia:Necronomicon|Necronomicon]] where the book contains accounts of the [[Wikipedia:Great_Old_Ones|Great Old Ones]], their history, and their means of summoning them. Though not in its original incarnations, popular depictions have caused it to garner the side effect of causing madness to whoever read it as well as being bound in leather with the appearance of a mutilated face. | * Shiro's [[Sacred Artifact]], a magical tome, is a reference to a famous artifact in [[Wikipedia:Lovecraftian_horror|lovecraftian horror]] called the [[Wikipedia:Necronomicon|Necronomicon]] where the book contains accounts of the [[Wikipedia:Great_Old_Ones|Great Old Ones]], their history, and their means of summoning them. Though not in its original incarnations, popular depictions have caused it to garner the side effect of causing madness to whoever read it as well as being bound in leather with the appearance of a mutilated face. | ||
** In the Lovecraftian universe, the book was written by the "Mad Arab" named [[Wikipedia:Abdul_Alhazred|Abdul Alhazred]], which was the pen name Shiro used during his anonymous online conversations with another person with the pen name [[Shuichi|Cain]]. | ** In the Lovecraftian universe, the book was written by the "Mad Arab" named [[Wikipedia:Abdul_Alhazred|Abdul Alhazred]], which was the pen name Shiro used during his anonymous online conversations with another person with the pen name [[Shuichi|Cain]]. | ||
** The | ** The design of the of the Necronomicon is based on [https://evildead.fandom.com/wiki/Necronomicon_Ex-Mortis it's incarnation from the movie, Evil Dead]. | ||
** Abdul was described as having worshipped [[Wikipedia:Yog-Sothoth|Yog-Sothoth]] and as such, when Shiro caused an [[Exception]], [[Yog-Sothoth]] was summoned. | ** Abdul was described as having worshipped [[Wikipedia:Yog-Sothoth|Yog-Sothoth]] and as such, when Shiro caused an [[Exception]], [[Yog-Sothoth]] was summoned. | ||
* Shiro's summoning mark is on the palm of his right hand, it has the appearance of a semicircle with a face of the [[Evil|Evils]] he summons. | * Shiro's summoning mark is on the palm of his right hand, it has the appearance of a semicircle with a face of the [[Evil|Evils]] he summons. | ||