Gunk

Gunk Kumjeyr is the former leader of the Liberational Army of Serrona and founder of Unitist Socialism, also a former Chancellor and Politician of Nova Azcoria.

Early Childhood
Gunk was born in Old Azcoria, at the time called the Kingdom of Azcoria, in 65 TE. Gunk was originally raised in a builder family. Being apprenticed to their father, Crag, and helping him build or repair various buildings in Prosperíta. Alongside being taught building skills, Gunk was taught by a family friend, Errico, how to read and write. In writing Gunk found one of his passions, and when his mother told him stories of the USSE, her motherland, and it's revolution, he discovered his second, socialist, passion. Though his family was far from rich, Gunk's childhood was comfortable and didn't experience much tragedy, until the Azco-Kaladianian War. During the war, his father was conscripted to fight in the Azcorian military, dying in the Battle of Prosperíta. Gunk's mother, similarly, died in the ensuing carnage of the battle, leaving Gunk in the hands of Errico.

Later Childhood
After becoming an orphan, Errico and Gunk joined the Azcorian refugees and fled to present day Horizonte. Here Gunk continued to hone his writing skills, alongside doing odd jobs to provide for themself and Errico, who had become sick in his old age. Though they had never previously had a lot of money, Gunk and Errico found themselves in deep poverty. Being forced to take loans from the Allevatoris in order to feed themselves. Despite this, after years of saving enough gold and silver for it, he was able to attend the National University of Horizonte. Here they studied history, writing, and politics. However, after Errico's death to sickness, his debts were passed onto Gunk. Forcing him to flee the country in order to dodge the Mafia's loansharks. During this exile, they travelled Serrona, most notably going to his mother's homeland, the USSE. Here they read the manifestos and ideologies of Xeroise and Aboniert, refining his already present leftist beliefs.

Return to Azcoria
Eventually, after striking a deal with Paying Allevatori, Gunk was able to pay of his debt via working for Foie Gras. One of the Allevatori's building companies. Thanks to this, Gunk was able to return to Azcoria, becoming more involved with politics. After talking to one of the Azcorian Reformist Party's leaders, Nicholas, Gunk joined and quickly rose through the ranks, representing the Socialist wing of the party. Following the loss of the Chancellor elections for the ARP, and it's following fall into irrelevance. Gunk, leading the Socialist wing, split from the party and formed the Worker's Party of Azcoria (WPA).

Time as an Activist
After the WPA failed to get into Parliament, Gunk shifted their attention towards activism and protest. Helping form a variety of organisations dedicated to either involving themselves or reporting on Azcorian politics, these organisations include, SELWA (then NALWA), AIM, and Red Quill. AIM, or the Azcorian Independence Movement, in particular came about after discussions between Paying and Gunk, both of which wanted the independence of Nova Azcoria. The two organised a variety of protests and demonstrations, including the occupation, and following riots, of the Horizonte Saki Bar, and the March on Lazodi. These demonstrations, combined with Government talks between Azcoria and Batu, resulted in the independence of Azcoria, and inspired Gunk to create the ideology of Unitist Socialism. An ideology based on Democratic and Market Socialism, and united but separate leftist movements. During this time, Gunk also adopted Cubism, becoming a Priest and attending it's ceremonies.

Time as a Politician
Following the WPA's entrance into Parliament, Gunk began to write and campaign for a variety of legislation and policy changes, including the Rights and Freedoms Bill, Ecological Preservation Bill, and Social and Labour Regulations Bill. Alongside this, Gunk was appointed as Minister of Culture, where he both created the position of Batuan Cultural Representative, and organised the Dahkmir Festival. As of now, Gunk leads the largest opposition party in Azcoria, and has established themselves in Azcorian politics and society. During this time, they also married Mik Kumjeyr, a Baian Socialist, and adopted his last name.

Time as a Chancellor
Thanks to the resignation of 4-term Chancellor Millie, and the lack of an effective right-wing successor, the WPA and Gunk were able to win the Chancellor elections. The term saw Azcoria at one of it's weakest points, with a deficit threatening to bankrupt the government, an economic lull, entrance into three wars, and various fictious plots against or for the government. In this period, Gunk's husband, Mik Kumjeyr, died as a result of Barbossan pirate attacks, leading to a spiral of Gunk's capabilities and energy. Thanks to this, in combination with the aforementioned crisis, Gunk refused to run for a second term, citing a lack of personal trust in their ability to run the nation. The WPA, in an internal election, elected Fio as his replacement, with her winning the following election for Chancellor. Following this, Gunk retreated from public life.

Time as a Revolutionary
After three Chancellor's and a near nation-destroying crisis, Gunk returned from seclusion in an attempt to overthrow the government. This was caused by Chancellor Koru's illegal dissolution of Parliament, resulting in mass unrest and discontent. However, while some pursued non-violent means, Gunk, using the paramilitary wing of the WPA, the Free Army of Azcoria, to issue an ultimatum to the government. The ultimatum was as follows:


 * 1) The reinstatement of Parliament
 * 2) A government guarantee to support the economy
 * 3) A government guarantee to protect democratic freedoms and worker's rights
 * 4) The dissolution of authoritarian bodies, such as the AIC

The ultimatum, with a deadline of 12pm GMT, Saturday, was refused by the Government and demanded that the FAA demobilise and disarm or face consequences. Following the deadline, FAA soldiers set off various bombs and explosives on government and infrastructure targets including the Horizonte bridges, the home of Chancellor Koru and the AIC Headquarters. None of the attacks killed anybody, and the attacks against Koru's home and the AIC Headquarters resulted in minimal damage to the buildings themselves. However, the attacks against the bridges were much more successful, making it impossible to easily cross the river. Alongside this, soldiers, led by Gunk, stormed the Capitol in an attempt to seize the Government and capture or kill Chancellor Koru. A battle between FAA and Gendarme forces resulted, with casualties mostly being FAA soldiers, and eventually resulted in the destruction of rebel forces. Gunk was among the dead, and their body was stolen by friends and allies from Manzland, where he was then buried. The surviving rebels were conscripted into repairing the damages caused by the battle and bomb attacks, and the government repeated their refusal of the demand.

Time as a Freedom Fighter
Thanks to being infected by Vampire Koru during the Second Battle of Horizonte, Gunk was able to avoid death and emerged from his grave in Manzland to travel to Nova Azcoria. Meeting with allies in both Azcoria and Manzland, Gunk created the Liberational Army of Serrona, a terrorist group seeking to overthrow tyrants and curb foreign influence in Serrona. Their first action would be the kidnapping of Chancellor Koru, a failed action that nonetheless got them support from Cubists, Radical Cubists in particular.

Since then, as Nova Azcoria has gone from occupation to independence to occupation again, Gunk has remained as a revenant of the past era. A husk of the Azcoria of old, and of its Revolutionary socialist tradition. In times of great strife and chaos, Gunk has often returned to free Nova Azcoria, only to return to the grave and watch it fall, once again, into chaos and foreign domination. For centuries this cycle of revolution and collapse has gripped not only Gunk's unlife but Azcoria as a whole. Suffering under the boot of Vulperians, the AWE, Nova Azcoria and Gunk have gone through a dance of permanent Revolution. However, as the Azcorian Democratic Republic emerged like so many Republics of old, Gunk found themself helping the rise of a socialist Azcoria. An Azcoria that, for the first time in history, was truly free from the shackles of capitalism and imperialism. Faced with such a beautiful state and a glorious future, Gunk, for the first time in a millennium, laid to rest, joining the long-dead of Azcoria's past and their husband, Mik.