The Life of Jacot den va Waldisse (artifact)
The Life of Jacot den va Waldisse is a relatively short book discussing the Marcher Anti-Magi Jacot den va Waldisse's life from humble beginnings as the son of a miller in a destitute village to their refusal to accept their lord's attempts to restrict their Pathchoice and harried escape to the Crucible to join the Orders and the Path of Nullification to his fighting in and death during the Red River War. Told by a contemporary, Jacot's comrade and believed best friend Sir Michael Vavassky, the book is considered a classic of Marcher poetry and comradery. Vavassky's loss and sadness at Jacot's horrible death at the hands of the Arch-Lich Stavro—Jacot having given his life to ensure the Lich was distracted away from several wounded men (Vavassky included)—evident in every sentence and stanza of poetry added to break up each chapter.
Modern scholars have suggested that Jacot and Vavassky had a far closer relationship than friendship, though this remains highly controversial.