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==== Captain Sir Burton ==== | ==== Captain Sir Burton ==== | ||
''to | Though largely remembered for his translations of works such as 1001 Nights and feud with explorer John Hanning Speke, Richard Francis Burton had a rather interesting life. Burton was born into the Grand Families and was recruited into the Star Chamber almost immediately after leaving Oxford. Burton's respect for the Star Chamber only lasted for a brief moment. | ||
After an incident involving "grotesques", Burton was recruited by Faction Paradox (possibly being recruited by himself). Due to Burton's excellence at blending into foreign cultures, he began to climb the ranks of Faction Paradox. This record was marred by an incident in 1845 where Burton accidentally revealed his knowledge of the occult to the Star Chamber. He later made an expedition into Africa, ostensibly to find the Nile but actually to find the Mountains of the Moon (a colony of Mal'akh). This expedition was the source of Burton's feud with Speke and ultimately led to Speke's death at the hands of Lord Byron (whom Burton began a feud with). | |||
==== George Gordon, Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale ==== | ==== George Gordon, Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale ==== | ||
''to be written'' | ''to be written'' | ||
