Government Family Circus…
The Progressive movement has always sought to place the “state” at the center of all human existence and your Mandarin has found a prime example of that in this article.
There is an old saying that you can choose your friends but you are stuck with your family. With relatives like these Thanksgiving Day is going to be a real drag…
The Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order in 1309, and introduced the Gormogons into England during the 18th Century.
The Mandarin enjoys spending time with his pet manticore, Βάρἰκος, or Barry (who can be found in the Bestiary). When not in the Castle…well, frankly, nobody is quite sure where he goes.
The Mandarin popularized the fine art of “gut booting,” by which he delivers a powerful kick to the stomach of anyone that annoys him. Although nearly universal today, the act of gut booting or threatening someone or something with a gut boot is solely due to him.