Although Tetsuyama was born the second son of a fairly minor regional lord and was infamous for a youth of excess and erratic behaviour, he was thrust into a position of leadership when his elder brother took monastic vows and renounced the clan's leadership.
Note to self: Lean into the Wham! references; last Wintermorn, somebody gave somebody their heart.
One of the most prominent female intellectuals of the Elven Empire, Sibylla of Isidorus is best known for her book of Descriptions, one of the most thorough compendiums of scholarly knowledge coming from the Imperial era.
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That that he named no fewer than seventy cities after himself, fifteen after his father, six after his favourite horse, and four after his second-favourite horse is generally taken as a sign of his exceedingly high opinion of himself.
The best pirate in the South China Sea. Written by an Italian in the 1800s. Not translated into English until 2008.
Luca Pertico's account of his travels were published within his own lifetime and instantly proved both enduringly popular and endlessly controversial. Given some of the outlandish things described in his accounts, his reliability continues to be debated by scholars, even as the most salacious aspects of his writings continue to be enjoyed by the general public.
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