The people of Poland

[B.T.]

Slightly OT, but it fits in here nicely:
Maybe this is a kind of silly idea, but I thought about it for some time.

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

This could be the opening for a GM to put a high-level, charismatic religious figure NPC into his campaign -- whether in Poland or not.

When you have a look at the military signs of the most important armed forces, there seems to be a preference for a five-pointed star. The US military and the Soviets use this emblem. As a red or as a white or black star. A religious madman could argument, that this is the pentagram of a devil's worshipper in disguise.
This has not necessarily to be a Polish "pious" man, but I thought about a local "militia", that tries to fight against all folks, that have to be (from the mad priest's point of view!) sent by the Devil.

Given the state of mind of several people on the edge of insanity, this could be a hook for a small, area based adventure. I'd put it into Poland because of the high percentage of catholics. (Just in case you'd ask: No, I don't think that such an idea would be common!)

If the pope had been killed or if he had moved to another city in Italy or even to a city in France (Avignon had been the city, where some medivial popes resided.), such reasoning might be the trigger for a mad religious character.

Okay, end of OT, back to topic