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* [[Abdicate the Throne]]: {{spoiler|At the end, in favor of Ptraci.}} |
* [[Abdicate the Throne]]: {{spoiler|At the end, in favor of Ptraci.}} |
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* [[All Myths Are True]]: Like the real Egypt, Djelibeybi has several different gods for the same thing (in the real world, due to Egypt assimilating Greek, Hittite, Sea |
* [[All Myths Are True]]: Like the real Egypt, Djelibeybi has several different gods for the same thing (in the real world, due to Egypt assimilating Greek, Hittite, Sea Peoples, and other nations' gods alongside their original ones). So this means that they all fight for who gets the job of moving the sun around, with a nearby priest acting as a sports commentator to describe it. |
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** Subverted when Teppic's father meets [[Grim Reaper|Death]], and is confused because he does not look like a giant scarab. Apparently, Death ''used'' to look like whatever people expected the personification of death to look like, until it became too tiresome and he decided to settle for the "[[Dem Bones|skeleton with a scythe]]" look. |
** Subverted when Teppic's father meets [[Grim Reaper|Death]], and is confused because he does not look like a giant scarab. Apparently, Death ''used'' to look like whatever people expected the personification of death to look like, until it became too tiresome and he decided to settle for the "[[Dem Bones|skeleton with a scythe]]" look. |
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* [[Anachronism Stew]]: The Tsortean delegation is stated to be mimicking Djeli culture imperfectly; in particular, their clothing is based on clothing from multiple different eras of Djeli history. A footnote explains that it's comparable to an ambassador to the UK wearing "a bowler hat, a claymore, a Civil War breastplate, Saxon trousers, and a Jacobean haircut". |
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: The Tsortean delegation is stated to be mimicking Djeli culture imperfectly; in particular, their clothing is based on clothing from multiple different eras of Djeli history. A footnote explains that it's comparable to an ambassador to the UK wearing "a bowler hat, a claymore, a Civil War breastplate, Saxon trousers, and a Jacobean haircut". |
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* [[Creature of Habit]]: Dios, literally. |
* [[Creature of Habit]]: Dios, literally. |
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* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The Assassin's Guild school's final exam resembles the UK driving license test. |
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The Assassin's Guild school's final exam resembles the UK driving license test. |
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* [[Doublethink]]: The religious beliefs of the Djelibeybians are obviously contradictory, with multiple "supreme" gods ruling the other gods. Dios believes in all of them |
* [[Doublethink]]: The religious beliefs of the Djelibeybians are obviously contradictory, with multiple "supreme" gods ruling the other gods. Dios believes in all of them {{spoiler|even though he invented most of them himself}}. |
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* [[Due to the Dead]]: A handmaiden gets in trouble for not volunteering to accompany the king. |
* [[Due to the Dead]]: A handmaiden gets in trouble for not volunteering to accompany the king. |
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* [[Endless Daytime]]: Thanks to Djelibeybi's many sun gods fighting over control of the sun. |
* [[Endless Daytime]]: Thanks to Djelibeybi's many sun gods fighting over control of the sun. |
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