Though he had grown old and physically frail as he approached the twilight of his life, Damius remained mentally sharp right up to the day of his death, many people close to him claimed. Victor is cited as one of the most influential people in the modern era, with his changes able to be felt in every aspect of life throughout the world. Almost all modern diplomats, if not every single one entirely, cite Victor Damius as a prime influence in their method of negotiating, including Veddel Markwell and Michael Avleston above, but also Markwell's brother Malric, the late prodigy Dominic Pavellan, magister of Ceryne Malos Tregello, and countless others.