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The man known as '''Amon Tillado''' shall never have his name erased from the dark and unforgotten history of [[Mordavia]]. Said to be one of the first to hear the voice of the [[Dark One]] [[Avoozl]], Amon Tillado arrived in the town of Mordavia roughly two generations prior to the events of [[Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness]] in order to answer his call. Rallying ''"the myriad kooks and crackpots who seek desperately for someone to tell them what to think and do"'', among the townspeople, Amon Tillado and his followers established the [[Cult of the Dark One]] and dedicated their lives to the worship of and eventual summoning of Avoozl into [[Gloriana]].
The man known as '''Amon Tillado''' shall never have his name erased from the dark and unforgotten history of [[Mordavia]]. Said to be one of the first to hear the voice of the [[Dark One]] [[Avoozl]], Amon Tillado arrived in the town of Mordavia roughly two generations prior to the events of [[Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness]] in order to answer his call. Rallying ''"the myriad kooks and crackpots who seek desperately for someone to tell them what to think and do"'', among the townspeople, Amon Tillado and his followers established the [[Cult of the Dark One]] and dedicated their lives to the worship of and eventual summoning of Avoozl into [[Gloriana]].
==Background==
==Background==
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Amon Tillado is a pun on the Spanish wine variety [[Wikipedia:Amontillado|Amontillado]], famous from Poe's horror short story "''[[Wikipedia:The Cask of Amontillado|The Cask of Amontillado]]''".
Amon Tillado is a pun on the Spanish wine variety [[Wikipedia:Amontillado|Amontillado]], famous from Poe's horror short story "''[[Wikipedia:The Cask of Amontillado|The Cask of Amontillado]]''".
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"Mad Monk" is also the name of another character from a Sierra game, the [http://conquests.wikia.com/wiki/Mad_Monk Mad Monk] from ''[http://conquests.wikia.com/wiki/Conquests_of_Camelot Conquests of Camelot]'' but is not known if it is a direct reference. Similary that Mad Monk had a Lovecraftian influence.
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"Mad Monk" is also the name of another character from a Sierra game, the [http://conquests.wikia.com/wiki/Mad_Monk Mad Monk] from ''[http://conquests.wikia.com/wiki/Conquests_of_Camelot Conquests of Camelot]'' but is not known if it is a direct reference. Similary that Mad Monk had a Lovecraftian influence
, or maybe even a reference to Rasputin who was also known as the Mad Monk, and had similar mysterious legends surrounding him
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However, more than likely the inspiration for both characters, and possibly even Ad Avis, is that of the Mad Arab, Abdul Alhazred from H.P. Lovecraft's books the author of the Necronomicon. Amon Tillado likewise was the author of the Necrophilicon.
However, more than likely the inspiration for both characters, and possibly even Ad Avis, is that of the Mad Arab, Abdul Alhazred from H.P. Lovecraft's books the author of the Necronomicon. Amon Tillado likewise was the author of the Necrophilicon.