Lezarouth Rice

Lezarouth Rice (b.96, d.144), along with Dr. Julia Renalda-Jen, compiled the first encyclopedia of the Known Worlds. He was known for being friendly and engaging. He was a brilliant linguist and writer, as well as a talented artist, working in a variety of 2D and 3D media.

Early Life
Lezarouth was reticent about his early life, and most of what is known is gleaned from later journal entries and letters. He was born on Ragny, but exactly where he does not say. It is believed he was the son of a frontier family. He has never mentioned brothers or sisters. His mother had been a teacher before the family went to an archipelago where his nearest neighbors were miles away over ocean or mountain. He said he was happy living there.

Tragedy struck the family, however, when a dispute over land resulted in a duel between the father and a neighbor. Having no beet, they dueled with shovels (see Vengies for a discussion of the Hellish duel). Father's blow struck the neighbor's shoulder, causing a pinch in his spinal chord that left the man quadripeligic, but the neighbor's blow crushed Father's skull.

What happened to his mother is not mentioned in any of his letters, nor has Dr. Julia illuminated anyone. What is known is that Lezarouth spent his teen years in the Ragny capital living with a young historian by the name of Mai-mai Antonia. The exact nature of their relationship has been a matter of some debate. Apparently, she had some maternal feelings for him, for she ultimately sent him to Saint Vengeance to the University of Hwahnlaan. But the possibility of a romantic entanglement has been hinted at, and Dr. Julia's famous narrow-eyed look in response to the question do little to dissuade the rumors.

The bulk of their work was done between 118 and 135.