#itally

Pepi Merisio. Grandma splitting Wood on the Stairs, Italy. 1952

“walk on by” / Triest / Italy / ©julialametta

this man. THIS MAN.

he is one of the most TERRIFYING and EVIL villains in the 7th Sea fantasy world. He’s a regular human, with no sorcery whatsoever. But he has incredible amounts of political and economic power backing him up, and is one of the most deadly swordsmen in the entire world, a master of political manueverings, backstabbings, and poisonings. his wife is one of the most powerful sorceresses in the world, and he keeps her under his thumb by beating her and emotionally abusing her. when the swordsman’s guild sent agents to bring him under control, he slaughtered them all single-handedly and has been mailing tiny pieces of their bodies back to the guild one by one over the course of several years. his ultimate goal is to destroy all of his political rivals and the Vaticine Church and forcefully consolidate the sorcerous power of his country by enslaving and abusing the wives of his rivals so he can conquer the world. and this is just the tip of the iceberg. He is a man so powerful and so evil the mention of his name sends shudders through any who hear it across the entire continent, yet he maintains a suave and charismatic demeanor no matter what he is doing.