LE wizard. Reversion to the mean, but aside from the fact that he lives in Vyre he's not fundamentally a bad sort.

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"What will you leave your father, dear?"
"The silver shod steed that brought me here."
"What will you leave your mother, dear?"
"My wedding shift that I do wear
But she must wash it very clean
For my heart's blood sticks in every seam."
"What will you give your sister Ann?"
"My silken snood and my feather fan."
"What will you give your brother John?"
"A rope and gallows to hang him on."
- Steeleye Span, "The Cruel Brother."