Lanno Agazii

**Lanno Agazii** was an Arcallosi naturalist, explorer, philosopher, and author. Considered to be the "Father of Modern Science", his studies are considered instrumental in creating the fields of philosophy, physics, chemistry, zoology, botany, and geology. Born to noble birth, he desired not to pursue politics, instead preferring to use the Agazii family wealth to chronicle knowledge.

Studying a mixture of sources, from works carried over from older Vinitican texts whose original copies are now lost to time, to contemporary Arcallosi and Luangese philosophy, he was able to write and compile information in his books. From these prior sources, he drew further conclusions and created his own theories.

## *Agriologissima Oriellosei*

His largest and most famous work, the *Agriologissima Oriellosei*, contains a whopping 30 books, divided equally into five sections:

1. An introduction to the work as a whole; also, musings on epistemology. One of the longest books.
2. A method by which science should be conducted. Book 2 is considered to be the standard of scientific investigative rigor.
3. Arithmetic. Basic proofs of math, from which he supposes the rest of science is based upon.
4. Geometry. Shapes, lines, and angles.
5. A proof of the roundness of the earth, comparing two wooden poles at separate latitudes.
6. Basic physical mechanics and magical principles of the world.
7. The Four Elements: fire, water, earth, and air. Ideas about their nature, and how they interact with one another to create new materials.
8. Alchemy and chemistry, their relationship with magic as well.
9. Astronomy; the nature of the sun, moon, stars, and Eftar.
10. Meteorology; the origins of weather.
11. River geomorphology. Erosion, water origins, and sources, and the formation of the Augapall river delta.
12. Sedimentary rocks: dividing rocks between *Zettasorel* (volcanic/hot-formed rock) and *Kirraiorel* (cold-formed sedimentary rock) stones.
13. A theory on how marine fossils got into the Asturii and Vasuri mountains, by claiming that ancient seas once covered the mountains but slowly drained. A brief crisis fearing that one day the oceans will disappear altogether.
14. Volcanic rocks/*Zettasorel,* and the formation of economically important minerals in them.
15. A theory on the formation of the Kinoku Plateau, proposing that due to the presence of basalt and lava tubes that the plateau is the remains of a large and heavily-eroded volcanic region.
16. An introduction to biology, discussing biological principles. Here he proposes the use of the trinomial naming system of family-genus-species.
17. Studies of terrestrial herbs and fungi; their growth patterns, and their medicinal uses. Brief talks on recreational drug use.
18. Marine "plants": seagrasses, kelp, sponges, corals, barnacles, and other benthic organisms like sea pickles.
19. Trees; a breakdown of trees into different families. Division of trees and shrubs into conifers, palms, and broad-leaved trees.
20. Crops and agronomy. Details on how to grow many food and industrial crops, finished with musings on beer and wine.
21. "Simple" animals: cnidarians (sans corals), worms, and mollusks.
22. Insects, arachnids, and crustaceans.
23. Fish, including cetaceans. The first known differentiation between cartilaginous fish and bony fish, drawing a connection between rays and sharks.
24. Amphibians and reptiles. Includes a "rather poorly-placed" ode to the Pitagnagoii.
25. Birds and augury.
26. Mammals, including animal husbandry and breeding techniques.
27. Ideas on thought and sentience, the division between animals and sapient races.
28. The physical nature of humanoid races; humans, elves, dwarves, and others. Anatomy and physiology.
29. Medicine and surgical practice.
30. A book of sources, and a thanks to his benefactors and source authors. The longest, and often most overlooked book due to its nature.

Many critics of the Agriologissima exist. Some argue that the work was not compiled by a singular individual, and that Agazii was a fraud; others point to how the text becomes disorganized and informal at times, mostly in the sections pertaining to listing species of organisms, as well as the alcohol section. Nonetheless, the text is considered instrumental in its methods, and most modern scientific work is based on its discoveries.