John P. Rex

John Pitchard Rex, also known as John P. Rex,  'Junior'  or Grand Master Rex, was a politican, media mogul & attempted peacekeeper from Volkoregrod. He is most famous for his escapades during the War in Ryzan, and his role in influencing Aurlunoren foreign policy through the Fallen Kingdom of Zhanundeor. John was key to the history of the Fourth Tsardom of Ryzan, as well as influencing modern literature, analysing historical events through the lense of Just War Theory.

Early Life (855-873 ACA)
John was introduced to Aurlunoren culture at a young age, as his mother made sure that he knew everything she knew and more, so he could grow up to be a wise man, being privately educated in Lhumar alongside this. John, like his father, developed sporadic depigmentation at a young age, and would receive cosmetic surgery once he was fully grown to reverse the effects of depigmentation on his face, however he would still suffer from the ailment on the rest of his body for the rest of his life, covering himself from head to toe in lavish robes to coat his skin. He would also receive purple contact lenses from a young age to cover up the sour yellow colour of his eyes, which was seen as the sign common among plebian settlers in Aurlunor.

His father would visit frequently from the diplomat's office in Carthya, however John never developed a significant relationship with him. This left him feeling devoid of guidance as an early adult, which impacted him mentally and led him to make rash, impulsive decision based upon his emotions as opposed to his knowledge. He would finally travel to Ryzan in 870 ACA, seeking a political career similar to his predecessors, however struggled to get off the ground.

Return to Aurlunor (873-883 ACA)
In 873 ACA, Bardonia launched their long-awaited invasion of Ryzan. John signed his father up for the draft in Volkoregrod, however during the Battle of Tossagrad he was captured and imprisoned in Fort Oren, before being executed in the Bardonian Executions alongside 9 of his compatriots in 875. After hearing of the news, a 20-year-old John went into mourning, and after his mother disappeared the same year, he feared he might be next. So, in 876 ACA, he fled to the Aurlunor Velande in a merchant ship as a stowaway. He arrived in Quacomar from Volkoregrod the same day, and after living in poverty on the streets for a day, he was taken to Lhumar to be a servant builder.

Shortly after he arrived in Lhumar, he met Nori, who was kind and welcomed him to the city. He was granted citizenship on the level of Civilised by the Velereth in the cities of Lhûmar and Esteconmar. John pursued and turned down multiple jobs of power in the Velande, however did not take up any for a long time. He was more eager to return to Ryzan, however gradually fell in love with Aurlunor, hoping to one day raise a family there.

The War in Ryzan (883-895 ACA)
Shortly after the Allium-Coalition War and Ryzani independence in 883 ACA, John returned to Ryzan with the plan to consolidate the power that his family once held over the state, and he soon got that opportunity when he took control of the Ryzan First party from Svletanna Korola and merged with the Unionist Party to create the Ryzani Democratic Party, which splintered the vote and created chaos in Ryzan, allowing him to rise further in power through the media, and making himself more of a household name via surveys. In the meantime, he found a pastime in palaeontology, spending many summers doing digs in the Ardol Formation and other dig sites along the Phagosian coast and the Aurlunoren mainland. He would be given military roles during the early stages of the War in Ryzan, before his role was reduced to a diplomatic one as the President took total control of the army. After the Vyspos Conference, John was identified by Aurlunor as the Fengáran (Celestial King In Exile) of Ryzan, or Zhanundeor, as he fled to Aurlunor on the fear that the Greater Syltor Empire would attempt to assassinate him. He was collected by the Aurlunoren military and taken to Lhumar, where he was made Fengáran Rex I of Ryzan, as the state ceased to recognise Ryzan as a state.

Later Life (895-927 ACA)
John was treated lavishly by the Aurlunoren government during this period, being provided a new home, Shui Manor, for House Rex to call home for an indefinite period of time. John would move in with his fiancé, Marian, after their collection by the military. The two would be married the same year, becoming part of the Aurlunoren government following the Malyan Settlement. They would have their first and only child, John Pitchardson Rex, in 898 ACA, with John hoping to have a much closer relationship with his son than his father had with him, introducing him to palaeontology & Aurlunoren customs. The family would buy a holiday home in Hloamar in 912 ACA, later meeting a young Tara Sauranis whilst on holiday there. John would suffer from a series of health issues in his later life, mainly arthritis, which ultimately crippled him for the last 11 months of his life.

John P. Rex would pass away on the 18th Luyander, 927 ACA. His funeral would occur in Lhumar, before his body would be transported all the way to Carthya to be buried in the Rex Family Graveyard. Marian Rex would ultimately remarry to Jun-se Khamen al-Qamiya the following year, having another child, Bjorn Rex Shan-Khamen al-Qamiya, however she would pass away during childbirth. John Pitchardson Rex inherited the majority of his father's riches, including his assets, which he later used to fund his future business ventures.