Baekry Mezaria

Dr. Baekry Toviyah Ishmael Mezaria, Rione di Fortisola (born Baekry Toviyah Ishmael) is a scholar, author, diplomat and entrepreneur living in the city of Carvay. He is the founder and Admiral of the RMAP Guild and the Governor of Fortisola.

Dr. Baekry Mezaria is credited as the author of multiple international treaties, including the Treaty of the Phagosian Seas and the Treaty of Carvay. He is also the author of multiple historical research works which cover a wide range of topics.

A knossian by birth, Baekry assimilated quickly into carvaian culture.

Early Days
Dr. Baekry Mezaria first appeared on Rathnir on the 13th of September in the small town of Illyrix in the provincial lands of Neos Knossos. He travelled to the city and offered his services to the dual-monarchs Realz and Delta. Initially a builder, King Delta quickly noticed his skill in management and diplomacy. As Baekry gradually was given more responsibilities within the city-state, Neos Knossos began to flourish. He was granted the title of Vizier, second only to the Kings of Neos Knossos, and is the author of the Akrogos io Knossos, the first known constitution written by a western nation. It was during this time that Baekry married the Doge of Carvay, 8jaaroud Mezaria.

After a period of rapid expansion and prosperity, Neos Knossos began to stagnate as the ruling class of Neos Knossos increasingly struggled to maintain the levels of productivity experienced earlier. Baekry Mezaria proposed a governmental restructuring with the intention of more distinctly defining the responsibilities of the nobility and the citizenry, but this was declined by both Kings. As the government became more and more decentralised and new colonies were founded without the ability to sustain them, Baekry resigned and returned to his hometown.

However, Illyrix was suffering a shortage of funds and after the Kings refused to lower the tax rate and tributes from the provinces, Baekry fled to Carvay. to live with his husband. After the move, Baekry withdrew from public life, focussing on his home life and assimilating in carvaian culture. During this time, Dr. Baekry Mezaria wrote and published two historical studies, one on the history of Neos Knossos and another on the Chocolate Wars, earning his doctorate in history.

Rione of Fortisola
In mid november, Dr. Baekry Mezaria was tasked with establishing a military outpost for Carvay in the Ombra Gulf and given the title of Rione (Governor) of a Carvaian province. After a period of construction, Dr. Baekry Mezaria delegated future management to Ferm and returned to Carvay.

RMAP
Upon return to Carvay, Baekry petitioned the Doge to found a corporation that would oversee the cartographical efforts of Carvay. The Doge accepted and allowed Baekry to found the Rathnir Mapper's Associated Press (RMAP), which funded expeditions to map the Serene Republic. After the completion of the map of the Most Serene Republic, Dr. Baekry Mezaria expanded the Guild's business ventures drastically, involving the Guild in the book trade and banking sector, amongst others, to increase revenue.

Political Efforts and Beliefs
Dr. Baekry Mezaria has been a proponent of federalism and a strong centralised government backed by an effective bureaucracy.

Federalism is a rare political belief in western Rathnir as the city-states that formed the VAWR were highly decentralised and prefer high levels of independence and autonomy. As such, Dr. Baekry increasingly found himself accused of imperialism after some unconfirmed controversial statements made in private conversation which are fervently denied by him and his associates.

Dr. Mezaria was the figurehead of the Vastallosi Unification movement, which sought to bring the individual city-states into a democratic federative union. This effort was the driving factor in the establishment of the VAWR.

Currently, Dr. Baekry Mezaria is working with the citizenry of Carvay and Port Ravenus to increase government participation.