The Tarot cards and/or their esoteric symbolism play a role in the story. The Tarot are a type of playing cards, usually numbering 78, used for card games in Europe since the 15th century, and from approximately the 17th century began to be used by mystics and occultists for divination. 56 of the 78 cards, from which the common deck of 52 cards is ultimately derived, are known as the minor arcana, and like the common deck is divided into four suits and have pip cards numbered from 1 to 10 and four face cards (King, Queen, Knight, and Page). The remaining 22 cards are known as the trumps or major arcana, such as the Magician, Strength, The Star, etc. which depict symbolic scenes.