Oedipus Redivivus

Sorry, one more thing: as my chief beta reader intuited quite correctly, two of the arch sinners are transparently based on my biological father. (He's dead, don't worry - I don't go around slandering people who might read something and have their feelings hurt.) And for all his faults, he was a very practical person, so I'm sure if I could get some use out of his bad habits, he'd be all for it. But, he really was only of use for Heresy and Wrath. The others - I'm on my own!