I recommend Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable as a wonderful source of tales and names... for out of there I plucked:
Tancred - the naive Cavalier hero. Name taken from the histories of the First Crusade, in which Tancred was the greatest of the Templar heroes. Played as a pure, noble, amiable hero throughout the saga who never really understood the importance of what he was.
Malvolio - a swish evil Assassin. Name taken from a character in Shakespeare, but as it translates as 'He who wants bad things to happen' he was always going to be Evil. Played as a man who liked doing evil because he thought it made him look good, and who embraced every power that came his way. A charming devil.
Diocletian - the bitter aethiest Wizard. Name taken from the Roman Emperor Diocletian, who so persecuted the Christians it was claimed he was the anti-christ. Played as a man who hated his heritage and fought to defeat his Father out of bitterness. A hard man to like.
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