without a hint of political maneuvering, philosophical rambling, or mathematical formulas.
Well, Lom wanted to invent a flying machine to quickly travel between mountains, and during one of his experiments, he didn't allocate enough stats and crashed.
Fortunately, his goddess preserved his health, but he had to relearn how to walk for several years. And then everyone recognized him by his limping gait with a cane, which gradually became the subject of harmless jokes.