Aldern Thibeus

Aldern Thibeus is a Non-Binary Senator/Mayor from Valore. They are also the Minister for Infrastructure in Valore. They are also a published writer, philosopher, historian and poet, having many of their works being prolific and stored in numerous libraries across the world of Eldham, their works include "The Snake" and "A Brief History of Eldham". They are also relatively skilled at the banjo and guitar, and have composed such works as "The Traveller's Ballad" and "Death to Ellysia".

They also had a large hand in forming the nation of Valore, in which they were once the leader, but resigned in a single year. They went on to create the creole language of Verdenlange, and have worked with many linguists across Eldham to translate words and phrases between these languages.

Upbringing
Aldern Thibeus was born Qeren Palatris in a lowly mountain village in Northern Rathnir, to a elf mother and human father. The village was situated on a island, seperated from the rest of civilisation by an enormous sea. Their island would be constantly passed through the hands of different nation, and so, growing up, Aldern developed a strong dislike of monarchist nations and their petty politics. This would be the base for their handling of nations in their future.

When they were 15, they attempted to sail to the mainland, to get a glimpse of society. Unfortunately, a storm blew their ship far off course and they ended up in the UBSR. They grew to admire the nation as one of the few democratic nations in Rathnir.

It would take them another year to return home, with knowledge of great nations, and international politics. they taught whatever they learnt to the people of the village, who were fascinated by their tales of great nations, and all-encompassing world wars.

They became a respected teacher in the village who would share knowledge, and read books that they had brought back with him to others. These books included philosophy, prose, poetry, religious texts, and anything and everything on history.

When they were 18, they decided to sail back to the UBSR to learn more. But once again, they were blown far off course. All the way to a new continent, Eldham. they were one of the first arrivals, their landing on Eldham being around the same time as Athaz the Traveller' s. They became enamoured with the rich cultures and beautiful biodiversity of Eldham, and decided to stay there for good. It was also around this time that they adopted a new name given to them by the natives, Aldern Thibeus.

Verdenland
Aldern, now 21, had explored Eldham for 3 years. They had filled many journals full of knowledge gleamed from the deserts, jungles, and plains of Eldham. But, they needed a place to sit and write, so they decided to search for a nation. Around this time, the rush for Eldham had begun, and countries began popping up everywhere. They eventually settled on Verdenland, a quiet, peaceful nation in the Northwest. They quickly rose through the ranks, and was inducted into the Council of Verdenland.

There, they fought for greater citizen freedom, as well as more spaces for farms throughout the nation. They founded 2 towns, Thoburn, a farming town, and Port Haven, a trading port connecting Verdenland to its nextdoor neighbours, Tetra. During this time, they also founded the United Nations of New Rathnir, which would later change its name to the Association of Eldham States.

They would help resolve many border disputes, and would later merge the AES into the United Nations of Eldham, as the Conflict Resolution Council. They also helped multiple projects get off the ground, including the Roads of Eldham project and the Anti-Banditry Association.

Eventually, their's and Amdiux's disagreements reached a boiling point, with Thibeus voting against nearly every vote by Amdiux. So, after that, they decided to secede.

Valore
Seceding would not be easy, however. They needed more support. So, they enlisted the help of 2 council members who were disatisfied with Amdiux, Thayn Chew and Micro. Thayn was the mayor of Solhom, and, like Thibeus, had many disagreements with Amdiux. Micro was the mayor of Ookpik, and also had qualms with Amdiux.

The three of them, and their 4 cities formed the nation of Valore. They announced their secession to Amdiux, who immediately tried to declare war on them, but stopped after realising how much bad press it would be for him. So, they turned to diplomacy.

Amdiux offered them a deal: $50k, and he would let them go. However, the three of them did not have enough money to pay Amdiux, so they tried whittling down the price. Meanwhile, Thibeus would approach multiple nations and ask for their help. Then, midway through the negotiations, Amdiux announced that he would leave the server, and give all of Verdenland to Valore.

It was an unexpected move, but not unwelcome. So, they set about setting up the nation. Aldern Thibeus and Thayn Chew would become the democratically elected Speaker, and Micro would keep their position as a mayor.

Over the next month, the nation rapidly grew in population, from just 10 people to 40. Midway through their second term, Thibeus resigned from their position as Speaker to deal with mental health issues, and Agetio Sekovich took their place. Meanwhile, Thibeus continued to build the nation. The capitol of Albora was built by them alone, and they headed the Ministry of Infrastructure.