LaTeX/Initials

Initials
A common feature of literary works is initials, i.e. decorative first characters on the first page of a chapter in a book.

The lettrine package
The lettrine package available in most Latex-distributions (Miktex, Texlive) seems to be the most mature package to add initials. The package is highly configurable and easy to use.

Example:

https://ctan.org/pkg/lettrine