Beda, The Old

Beda "The Old" was a chronicler and historian whos was born in the Forgotten Past and died in the year 12. a.f.C. He's known to be the founder of modern time recoding as well as the "School of Beda," a movement and philosophy of historians and chroniclers to note important historical events to maintan old knowledge and wisdom for the generation of tomorrow.

## Appereance

Beda recieved his epiphet "The Old" during his lifetime, meaning that he was already advanced in his age when he created his way of time recoding as well as the "School of Beda." As a imperian scholar, he weared a long brown coat and a pair of sandals. Because of his old age, his hair turned white with some yellow cast. He had a beard, so long that it hid his chest and tried to cover up his semi-boldness with a cowl. His age gave him bad eyes, so they were always described as "milky" by his students and made him "appear blind."

## Personality

Not much is known about Beda himself, because he rather spend most of his work writing about historical events instead of himself. His assistant Florin who was also the first follower of the "School of Beda" described his master as "(..) a bit tyrannical when it comes to order and maintenance and a strict teacher as well, but intelligent and cultivated (..)" He was a introverted person and spend most of his time in his private libary and office rather than with other people except his students and a critic of the Minervian Republic. While he worked most of the time from his home, he tought in schools als well, creating a group of followers who should become the first students of the "School of Beda"

## Life

Everything in his life before the foundation of the "School of Beda" stays a great mystery. Beda never recited something from his early life in his writings and never told one of his students about it, except his assistant Florin who gained his trust. But even Florin himself just citet that not more about him than "(..) Master Beda told me that his father was often away and he never really had the oppertunity to get to know him. He even died in the abscence of his family. (..) That's why he understands General Agustus so much, I think. Both wished for more time with their fathers (..)"

In some part of his life, Beda "The Old" became a respected teacher in the schools in Minerva. He often criticised historians at his time, that they dont maintain scriptures right and often fabrictae things in their historical inverstigations, if something is unclear. In his opinion, chroniclers and historians have to stay sceptical and write about historical events objectively. Scriptures that are too old to read must be renewed and archived probably. With proper knowledge about the past, it will be easier for people in the present to form their future.

Many young scholars and students stood behind his opinion and founded the "School of Beda," a movement that teaches proper historical recordings and how to archive and renew old scriptures. The movement still exists to this day with most of their followers being monks of different religions and scholars from all over the known world.

### a.f.C

The acronym a.f.C stands for **A**fter **T**he **F**irst **C**hronicle and was established after the first chronicle of Beda about the year one. (The same year the "School of Beda" was founded) It contains every historical event and discovery of that year and also serves as a presentation on how to write a proper chronicle.