John P. G. Rex

John Pitchard Grasson Rex, also known as John P. G. Rex,  'Ghost' or simply Rex Senior, was a politican, media mogul & diplomat from Carthya. He is most famous for being the founder of the world's longest running television network, RNBC, his internal & extenal political work, as well as his eventual capture & execution by Westreach during the second occupation. John was an early member of Carthya alongside his brother, Waihua Wehe-Rex, and transformed House Rex from a regional political dynasty to an international political player.

Early Life (818-845 ACA)
John was born to a middle-class family in the capital of the Second Tsardom of Ryzan, Tossagrad, in 818 ACA. Not much is known about his life in Tossagrad, other than a fishing trip at the age of 8 with his father, Jerimiah Rex, which was found in what remained of his father's old journal. It is believed that his unique medical condition, sporadic depigmentation, was developed from birth. This caused his skin to lose its colour, reverting to a shade of grey. This is what garnered him his nickname of 'Ghost', which people initially considered to be the 'G' in his name.

At the age of 26, he was sent alongside a group of settlers to Carthya in 844, moving into his brother's home in the western side of the city. It was through his brother that he first got into politics, as well as the art of public speaking & broadcasting. However, he spent the first year of his new life in the city in the local mines, where he made his first riches, enough to fund a political campaign in the upcoming regional elections. He ran against his brother for the 846 regional nomination for the Carthyan Democratic Party, however, ultimately came in third, with his brother going on to win the election by a 60% majority.

Political Career (845-865 ACA)
John would remain in his brother's party after his initial defeat, believing he could pull ahead in the next election and score the nomination. This all changed when the Bardonians invaded in 848 ACA, and with the quiet resignation of Wehe, John became the intermediary Regent of Carthya. He was much more of a moderate than his brother, opting to try and stay under the Bardonian's radar whilst still supporting the Republican cause. After his brother's death in 850, John would organise his burial in the centre of Carthya, and draw gradually closer to the Republican movement. He would step down from the position of intermediary Regent following Ryzan's independence, allowing the democratic process to continue.

Under the Ryzani Republic, he would first find work in the Public Works sector, before eventually working his way up to becoming a National Liberal Party Duma delegate under the Avaleskei Administration. John would push for larger public works projects and taxing of the royal family during the Third Tsardom of Ryzan. He would resign from his position in the Duma in 865 despite an NLP election victory, opting to instead go into the media sector. John was also elected the diplomatic envoy to the Aurlunor Velande between 852 & 865 ACA, familiarising himself with Aurlunoren culture and meeting his wife, Vixel Venyadis, who he would marry in 855, having his first & only child, John Pitchard Rex the following year.

RNBC (865-872 ACA)
John founded the Ryzani National Broadcastin Corporation, or RNBC, in 865 ACA alongside Alvertex, as he felt that the new Second Republic of Ryzan needed a TV station, to further its influence in the world. Alvertex was on board with the idea, as he was the head of the Ryzani Independent, the most popular newspaper in the nation. Over the following year, John built RNBC Tower in Volkoregrod, the original home of the station. The first broadcast of RNBC News was aired on the 19th Huruwas 870 ACA, and was a huge success with the public, with viewing estimates placing roughly 33% of the Ryzani population tuning in the live premiere. However, later broadcasts were postponed due to time restraints. The station announced a hiatus after the Bardonian invasion of Ryzan began in 873 ACA.

Death (873-875 ACA)
John would be drafted into Task Force Volkoregrod to fight against the oncoming Bardonian invasion in 873. Gaining relatively decent military skill during this time, he would be deployed to the Battle of Tossagrad the following year. However, the battle was a tactical nightmare, and John was among the 300 soldiers captured following the battle. John would be imprisoned in Fort Oren, one of three known Bardonian labour camps constructed under the Westreach government. It was here that he was tortured and experimented upon, to find the source of sporadic depigmentation and to see if it provided any major health benefits or defects.

However, after a year of occupation, the Bardonians opted to begin wiping out the native Ryzani population, beginning with the incarcerated. On the 19th Heicane, 875 ACA, John P. G. Rex was executed by firing squad, one of the first of over 110,000 ethnic Ryzanis killed over the 8 years of Bardonian occupation. His body was further experimented on after his death, before being buried in a mass grave north of Tossagrad alongside 4,100 incarcerated individuals from Fort Oren. Whilst the camp was destroyed, with only the walls remaining, the mass grave was found by the rebel armies, with John's body being given a military funeral and the medal of Hero of the Republic, First Class in 880 ACA, before being buried in the Rex Family Graveyard next to his brother.