
The setting for Heavy Feathers borrows heavily from both from Egyptian
mythology and Zelazny's Amber universe, but without remaining terribly true to
either one. I've picked the elements that I think will make for a better
game; this means that there will be many inconsistencies to those familiar with either setting. For example, I've mixed and matched Egyptian and Greek
names for gods and locations, rearranged the participants of many myths, and
totally omitted some fairly important deities like Hathor.
Similarly, the Oberon analogue isn't the parent of the elders, Gerard is in line
for the throne, and the center of the Amber universe, the Pattern, is basically
missing (though some of its functions have been subsumed into the Land of the
Dead). I think I've left enough intact to reward those who are fans of
both settings, and keep anyone who knows something of either from being too at
sea.