Dovvan Vendershmuut

Dovvan Vendershmuut (105 FT- 177 FT) was an Authoranian author, inventor and scholar who is most famous for writing the official History of Authorania. Vendershmuut is also known for his masterclass on the Morthanian Language.

Early life
Vendershmuut was born in Moraseau of Authorania to Jonnann Vendershmuut, a scholar from the Kingdom of Aldyyr and Laisia Olla'ar, an inkeeper in Moraseau. Vendershmuut's father was human while his mother was and Elf which meant he was a mixed breed. In Vendershmuut's personal biography, he states that he was often a victim of racism in school even though he did not look human. Due to the bullying Vendershmuut had little friends and a limited social life in his youth, deciding instead to read and write.

Vendershmuut's father was a famous language scholar from Aldyyr, who originally traveled to Authorania to study the Authoranian language. His father was an important figure in the studying of the history of the Authoranian language and helped write the book on it. Vendershmuut sited in his biography that on many occasions he accompanied his father to work and there he got inspired to study the dead language, Morthanian.

As a teenager, Vendershmuut was hard at work studying old books and expanding his knowledge on the history of Authorania. At around the age of 15, Vendershmuut would begin his research for an Authoranian history book he wanted to write, however, his research on the Morthanian language took precedence in his studies.

The Morthanian Language Study
At the age of 20, Vendershmuut moved away from his parents and began his long journey to completely crack the ancient Morthanian language. The Morthanian language was not completely extinct however since Testamentary priests studied the language in order to read the Testaments that were written in the language. However their fluency in the language was limited to religious texts and they could not read anything else other than religious texts. Around this time, public interest in Morthanian history boomed as archaeologists and historians began uncovering Morthanian tombs, statues, stone slabs and underground structures.

One underground structure, named the Morthanian Ballroom, was a massive underground room, full of statues, artifacts and most importantly, the walls were covered in Morthanian writing. This was a massive find for Vendershmuut because the Morthanian Ballroom showed Vendershmuut that the Morthanian text in the Testaments were not the same as the Morthanian text on the walls. This lead Vendershmuut to officially state that the text within the Testaments was not Morthanian but was actually an early form of the Authoranian language written with Morthanian lettering, which he coined as Early Authoranian. This changed everyone's understanding of Morthanian and put a lot more work onto Vendershmuut who now had to translate a language completely by scratch.

After years of studying different artifacts, temples and writings, Vendershmuut finally comprised book called "The Morthanian Language Study". This book outlined the Morthanian Language's speech, grammar and writing system. After publishing his book, he was heavily scrutinized by the Testamentarians for suggesting the language in the First Testament was early Authoranian and not Morthanian. However, his book became highly regarded and his work was praised.

Authoranian History
After completing his book on the Morthanian Language, Vendershmuut decided to invest the rest of his time into the study of Authorania's history. Vendershmuut was fortunate that most of Authorania's history was written in books, so he did not have to deal with trying to search for sources like he had to with Morthania.

Due to the complexity of Authorania's history and some of its sources being exaggerated, it took many years for Vendershmuut to finish his book. When the book was finally complete, he decided to release it in volumes, so it could be added to over the years. The original release was 5 volumes, today it's up to 7 volumes.

Inventions
Vendershmuut is also well known for being an inventor, although he didn't make many due to his time being invested in writing books. Most of his inventions were miscellaneous redstone contraptions, however his most notable invention was the glass lantern.

Death
In 175 FT, Vendershmuut was diagnosed with Ser-Voy-Meria Disease, which is a fatal disease of the brain. Due to the disease's slow fatality rate, Vendershmuut decided to work with medical professionals to find a cure for the disease.

It is speculated that because of the testing he underwent, he accidentally cut his survival time significantly. In 177 FT, two years after being diagnosed, Dovvann Vendershmuut died in his home at the age of 71.