Vandoro I Umbra-Goldstone

Vandoro II Umbra-Goldstone
"If I can, I will."

April (ooc: June 27th) of 2021, to March 18th, 2022

The Life of Vandoro
Vandoro was born into the Goldstone Family of Auszan, Akratia, and lived his life in both Sparewood and Haven until his life was ended in the streets of Terroja City, Montroig. He is best known for his political activities in Late Uldarash, but is most memorable for his impressions on his contemporaries. His character has been described as "kind and funny" to his friends, but research has noted a shift in his personality when he entered the political ring in Chevkri. His story is numerous and abundant, however, due to the Umbrian Civil Wars, much of his documentation comes from his published works and foreign accounts of who he was.

Before Civilization (Auszan)
Vandoro's early work comes from files uncovered in Friholm City's archives that date back several decades ago. The date of his actual birth is unknown but it can be attributed to sometime in early April of 2021. Pieces of his own personal work accounted that he was born to Vandoro I Goldstone, and an unknown mother in Auszan. This would mean that Vandoro would have been born as an Akratian Citizen, but by that time the empire was suffering from the civil war and would have collapsed not so long after. Vandoro was born into the Sparewood Chapter of Sheepists, those who believed in Pinkoism and later The Sheep of Many Colors. He would have lived in an agricultural society, before entering actual proven records on June 27th, 2021, when he was first recorded by the local Auszan census.

Friholm Renaissance (Friholm, Sparewood)
He attended the local Friholm boarding schools to learn the Common Tongue in the coming years, and earned his Friholm citizenship after finishing primary school. At the age of 16, he participated in Friholm politics and soon entered the first Council after organizing Friholm's 1st National Assembly. He was part of writing Friholm's first constitution, and also viewing the Battle of New Dorasterrock as part of the Friholm contingent to fight Bardonia. He later retired from Friholm politics and lived a humble life for a decade. He made a living by painting, and with access to the global market provided by Friholm at the time, he made a good income selling artwork to local nations.

Disillusion (Leaving for Haven)
Vandoro saw his Umbrian people slowly intermix with the Friholmians and lose their national identity and culture after just one generation. The textile industry that the Umbrians relied on so desperately in the city was faded out with the domination of state-run businesses, and the fizzling out of the guilds that protected them. The Umbrians had to resort to marrying into other richer noble Friholmian families and adopting their customs in order to make a living. Vandoro refused to marry, and blamed the Friholm government for being too "conservative". In frustration, he went back into the political scene in his early 20s and attempted to fight local politics by forming a Democratic party, which was deemed illegal by the Doge, who established a firm monarchy under his rule. Disillusioned, he bought a local ship to sail from Sparewood, and go back to the land of Umbria in Haven. However, he found a different path by finding a poster on the ship that was traveling to Haven. A Loyalist poster requested soldiers to sign up for the Uldarash Civil War. Instead of docking in the city of Russantia, capital of the Province of Umbria, he decided to find a smuggler ship that would take him to Terroja instead. Vandoro became a Epic Loyalist.

The Loyalist (Fighting for Loyalist Uldarash)
Days before the Battle of Terroja, he was brought up by Loyalist General Arcadian Retter, who made him a soldier after exhibiting "a fire for liberty within his heart" (Arcadian's Account of Vandoro). He took the loyalist oath to both Caterina and to the ideals of a democratic Uldarash, and went on to fight at the battle. The battle was lost, and Vandoro suffered major injuries at the hands of the Auroran Knights. The city was burned, and Vandoro had to flee to Amarillo while he recovered. He never saw another battle after that. He continued to write about his accounts about observing the decline of Montroig. He reported mass famine and Imperialist raids on the Athenj Forest. He participated in one of the skirmishes as logistics, and claimed to have aided in the evacuation to Tiatua. It was assumed Tiatua would suffer an assault by the Imperialists, and he aided in constructing its defenses. However, that battle would not come and he would continue to live in the slums of Terroja waiting for an eventual fight. But then, peace was signed and Loyalists surrendered.

Montroigan Nationalist
Vandoro, in his rambles near the end of his life, always said that the time after the Civil War were his best moments of his life. It was around this time when he got a slice of what Montroig's politics were, as there was huge debate as to what this country was/should be going forward from defeat. He participated in the Silverfish Pandemic, turned infected, but was cured after Alphonsine Gooblegins's sacrifice. He became the Minister of Culture for the Republic, and was renowned as being one of the best ministers in a long time. After leaving the ministry, he went on to find a place to make a ranch in Chevkri. After this, records of Vandoro become sparse and we need to rely on very thin sources.

What We Know About The Sack of Nullaria
We know Vandoro attempted to contact mercenaries to sack and destroy Nullaria. We also know that during this ordeal, Vandoro attempted to subvert the people of Nullaria into thinking he is with them on their side. However, he plotted with the Uldarash military, headed by Ganeff, Ren, "Bucktootha" (pig man goes by a different name), and friends, to sack the city. It is unknown if he had any part in the slaughtering of Nullaria's people, however evidence points to the possibility he did in fact commit war crimes.

What We Know About His Time In Chevkri
He was part of the conspiracy against Neon Belgrave, and causing his resignation and the installation of Chidius as Apex. He was an avid supporter of a democratic Chevkri. He did sack the position of Zodrom, which caused a lot of controversy in which he publically apologized. He sold land to Alfheim. Rumors about his time as the Hand were that of self-mutilation, stress, and violent outbursts towards his companions and foes. He descended into madness. As his time as the Hand of The Apex, he referred to himself as the Handless Hand.

Resignation and Life As The Caretaker of The North
As Caretaker of The North, he went on to govern his province up until his death. He had a child, through unknown circumstances, whom he called "Arcadia". He created the Goldstone name, and overall his reign over the North is believed to have inspired a revival of Umbria. However, after Arcadia went missing on the island of Canine, he supposedly took the nearest horse and rode to Terroja. He confronted Ward Ganeff who was visiting the city at the time, but later died to Ren Morningstar, who slew him in the throat. Vandoro's body was never recovered.

Conclusion
With his death ended the last believer in the Pink Sheep and Umbria's branch of Sheepism. Chevkri contemporaries point to him, and to Neon Belgrave, as the reason for Chevkri's divide and collapse. However, he is also known for being incredibly influential in Haven's art scene and improving the culture of the regions he worked in. His evil spirit, El Vandero, would go on to terrorize Umbria for some time, even burning the city of New Coolio, causing the Umbrian Civil War. Vandoro was a very complex character, in which if Chevkri did not collapse, we would have known a lot more about and have more resources to work with. As of writing this documentation of Vandoro, The Horde, led by the Lorent and Vinovia, are burning through the continent of Haven and consume Umbria. Russantia itself has been ransacked, along with the ruins of Royal Harbor, so it is unknown if resources are still present to tell about his later life.

Thus, ends the story of Vandoro.