Leonardo Da Miragliano
"These are nice drawings. They are by your children, yes?"
- – Reputed remarks of High King Thorgrim Grudgebearer, on being presented with a copy of the Notebooks of Leonardo da Miragliano by the Emperor Karl Franz
Leonardo da Miragliano is one of the greatest inventors ever born in Tilea, who for some reason reminds many of one certain inventor that lived in real-life Italy in the 15th century. At first he worked in his homecity for prince Cosimo (whose name is also very, very reminiscent of one certain Italian prince), but then was invited into The Empire, where he founded the Engineering School.
He was the mastermind behind one of the most skub Empire technologies, Steam Tank. Sadly, he died recently while trying to invent the flying machine. However, he is still playable as a part of Dogs of War, with his inventions that can be used in a battle, such as Sphere of Alchemy, Archimedes-esque Prism of Power that can steal and use Winds of Magic and Compass of Silver that can detect magic.
See also Leonardo da Vinchi or Leonard of Quirm from Discworld.