Talk:Abbey of the Everyman/@comment-3503432-20121201222100/@comment-109.155.22.115-20130617172702

Yes, I'd imagine that they use the stars (confirming MR Bioshock's suggestion of their importance), but that the Overseers tend to put you to the sword if you idolise the stars in their own right.

The Litany on the white cliff (the ingame book) is probably equivalent to the 'Hail Mary' etc., wherein rehearsal of such is considered a reflection of one's loyalty to the faith. I hear that not being able to say such prayers was considered a symptom of witchcraft back when witchhunting was a thing. King James (I of England, V! of scotland) DID write the Daemonologie in 1597, but I'm not sure which precise year the inquisition (the event already mentioned) ended (although the organisation itself, the Tribunal of the holy office of the inquisition, was actually disbanded in 1834 under the reign of Isabella II, following their already apparent decline).

The Abbey of the Everyman's increased control in the Lord Regent's reign reminds me a bit of the increased involvement of religion in the authoritarian government featured in V for Vendetta (if you read the book, you'll spot high-ranking members of the authoritarian government featured in the book attending a sermon, & a poster reading "strength through purity, purity through faith").

However, this resemblance is most likely exclusive to my perspective. Then again, some lower ranks of the City watch in Dishonored do wear caps similar to those worn by the state guard in V for Vendetta (if you get what I mean). But again, my opinion.

And please, if I've got my history wrong, don't hesitate to correct me. We all learn something new, right?