A United Europe…
Your Mandarin happened upon this article from Reuters regarding former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s call for a “United States of Europe.”
Now if your Mandarin recalls correctly, the last time a German Chancellor looked to unify Europe it ended with a gunshot in a bunker underneath Berlin.
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.