We, the academic circles of the city of New Tyr, think it is essential for everyone to know about the dictator's history that now controls most of our world. Our extensive research has led us to believe that before the Knowledge Hoarder became a Calamity tier creature, it was born as a simple Mana Lizard. Of course, we would not claim that such a powerful being could evolve from a [common] monster; instead, we believe that it was initially born as a [rare] variant with a high [wisdom] bonus and possibly a special [trait]...

-Excerpt written by the scholars from New Tyr before the 4th Inquisitorial Order burnt the city to the ground for heresy