I've done this sort of thing before. Not prophecies so much, but you'd be surprised how many people want to realign their ancestral lines to seem nobler, or rewrite their family history to remove more morally questionable episodes." He paused to recall a recent rewrite. "One lord wanted the murderers removed from his family line. His family was so corrupt, he ended up with three virgin births, two generations removed entirely and a lady who gave birth at the age of two. Still, no one questions it as there is evidence in the archives." Bubo smugly tapped a book. "There is one thing though, faking a prophecy in the past is easy, you already know the result. How will you make this come true in the future?"" I have someone in mind for it, but I'm not sure he'll go for it. But then prophecy is all optional anyway." Corvid looked up as if a thought had occurred to him. "I'd best go check on my man, I've not met him yet. Dylan Perry
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Some people would like to go back and rewrite their family history in order to make themselves look better. One person wanted to change the family tree in order to remove the murderers from his family tree. He had three virgin births, two generations removed entirely and a lady who gave birth at the age of two. Still, no one questions it as there is evidence in the archives. The person, who was not named in the quote, is talking about a recent book called Scroll of The Twelve by Fyodor Dostoyevsky which has been rewritten and rewritten and retold and retold for centuries.

Source: Gods Just Want To Have Fun

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