Ahaha, yes. Unusual is certainly a good word for it. But he would rather put emphasis on the fact that they are men of talent themselves.

[After all, he was one such man that Lord Cao Cao had seen fit to take under his wing, even despite what had happened and how they had come to know one another to begin with. Killing a man's most trusted officer didn't tend to win many the favour of one of the most important men in the land, but Jia Xu had been... lucky, he supposed.]

So the one that you are acquainted with is similar in that regard, then? [He shook his head, amused by the idea.] You sound as though you have many a tale to tell.