Aldern Thibeus

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 his handling of nations in his future.

When he was 15, he attempted to sail to the mainland, to get a glimpse of society. Unfortunately, a storm blew his ship far off course and he ended up in the UBSR. He grew to admire the nation as one of the few democratic nations in Rathnir. It would take him another year to return home, with knowledge of great nations, and international politics. He taught whatever he learnt to the people of the village, who were fascinated by his tales of great nations, and all-encompassing world wars.

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

When he was 18, he decided to sail back to the UBSR to learn more. But once again, he was blown far off course. All the way to a new continent, Eldham. He was one of the first arrivals, his landing on Eldham being around the same time as Athaz the Traveller' s. He 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 he adopted a new name given to him by the natives, Aldern Thibeus.

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

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

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

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

Valore
Seceding would not be easy, however. He needed more support. So, he 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, he turned to diplomacy.

He 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 his second term, Thibeus resigned from his position as Speaker to deal with mental health issues, and Agetio Sekovich took his place. Meanwhile, Thibeus continued to build the nation. The capitol of Albora was built by him alone, and he headed the Ministry of Infrastructure.