The artist is probably inspired by classical images of the "Good Shepherd", bucolic figures of young shepherds tending their flocks that were adopted in early Christianity as symbolic figures of Jesus caring for his faithful. The saint, on the other hand, looks directly at the viewer, thus establishing a connection. John the Baptist, is not found in this work. The aforementioned lamb, symbol of Christ and his sacrifice on behalf of humanity, a common attribute of St.
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", a reference to the phrase "This is the lamb of God who cleanses the sin of the world". In addition, the character points with his left hand to a wide rod, topped in the form of a cross, while with his right hand he holds a phylactery on which we can read "Agnus dei. In spite of the fact that he has been represented beardless, when he usually has long and shaggy beards, there are several attributes that allow us to identify the figure as St.
#Phylactery of the shepherd skin#
A young shepherd of classicist aspect, summarily dressed in a wide mantle in which the author has imitated the skin of a feline, is located in the foreground, sitting next to some trunks, in front of a closed background that remains open in the right area. John in the desert, whose copy is in the Uffizi Gallery and was made around 1518-1520, probably by Cardinal Colnna. This painting is based on a work by Raphael, known as St.
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It presents faults in the painting and repainting. This may be cast twice per day.Italian School, Circle of RAFAEL DE SANZIO (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520) XVI Century. They may do this twice a day.Įvasive: Seeming to go spectral in form, an Anu’zurbi cannot attack, but cannot take damage for a total of fifteen seconds. This drives their soul desperate to die and pass on, but they return ever prescient of their lives, and in turn an endless cycle.Īppearance: Tattered and Flowing Robes, Glowing Lantern of whatever static colour chosen, metal gauntletĬommune with Dead: After a short one minute ritual, the Anuzurbi may communicate with the Dead for five minutes. Imen’sara proclaims that as an Anuzurbi dies over and over, the begin to remember more and more of their lives, but nothing that will help them figure out their unfinished business.
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The past of the Anuzurbi is forgotten, save for snippets and glimpses that they can not truly comprehend. The tattered remains of their minds are projected outwards in a physical form which hold the lanterns to guide themselves through the physical world. When a magical person, or highly spiritual person dies to a High Technological device (Such as being killed purely by a gun or a chainsaw), their iron laden blood forms the canopic lanterns that their tethered spirits are housed in to forever shine on. Connected as they are to the Magical, Anuzurbi are spellcasters through and through, unable to use High Technology but able to wield spells with prowess.
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Instead an Anuzurbi is formed, a Spirit who is now bound to the world by a phylactery which takes the form of a canopic lantern, forever burning their soul guides their tattered form.Īnuzurbi are highly anti-technologist and very magiphilic, their spiritual leader, an ancient being by the name of Imen’sara tries to shepherd magically inclined and convince those technologically loving to abandon their ways. Killed by technology, there are those who cannot pass on to the next world whatever that might.