James Faustino

 James Florence Faustino Sr. was a Huitcan refugee taken in by Sirradra, and founder of ENNN. The stress of leading the company eventually leading to his retirement on Rathnir. Spending his final years marrying the love of his life, having a child which he loved, and dying at a ripe age.

Personality
From the perspective of the average person, James Faustino is nothing short of a savvy businessman. He is an impatient man who always wants to get something done, and everything to fall exactly where it's supposed to. But to those who know him personally, James as a kind soul. Caring deeply about his friends, which he always keeps close. With that said however he makes friends very quickly, emotionally attaching himself to most people he talks to on a consistent basis.

Childhood
Born to noble parents of the Huitca Federation in the capital city of Tlahatl. James would find himself receiving the highest education in a wide variety of topics. Leading a life that was overall privileged. Until of course, in his teenage years, when the Huitca Federation was dissolved. Surrounded by chaos in a now unstable part of the world, he and his family were forced to flee and falling federation.

Nomadic Years
However, according to James's own account, out in the wilds, his family would be found by a group of bandits who would quickly rob and imprison them. After many weeks trapped in the bandit's camp, James would manage to escape. Continuing his travels into the wider world of Rathnir on his own. These travels would span over many years, walking from continent to continent, country to country as a vagabond. Until he finally found a home, a nation nestled in the very corner of the world.

Migration to Sirradra
Eventually he came across The Autokratoria of Sirradra, which, after a quick immigration process, welcomed him in with open arms. Giving James a small but cozy home in the southern town of Vassa in the province of Enthica-Novoros. For a time doing odd jobs to help the town and make some cash.

Later learning of the Enthica-Novoros province's many political parties. He would quickly become a member of the Enithican labor party. Purely for their support of, and success in bringing religious freedoms to the area in the past. Something that James wanted to support in his new home, considering his dedication to, and open expression of, his Cardinalist faith.

Establishment and First Growth
A year or so later, James, purely for the fun of it, would create and publish the first issue of The Vassa Times. A newspaper named after the town in which he lived. Covering everything from local news, to foreign affairs. The paper instantly gained relative success in the area. Especially with its only competition, the Enthican Times, already on decline, assimilating itself into the Vassa Times soon after the release of its first edition.

General Overview
With that assimilation, James and the former head of the Enthican Times, Amy Spud, would create ENNN, or the Enithica-Novoros News Network. A company comprised of both the Vassa Times and the Enthican Times, both occasionally posting their own respective newspapers. With the Enithican Times being a quick, bite sized, one page style newspaper. While the Vassa Times was much more polished, taking longer to write every issue. The company quickly started doing fairly well. However, with this popularity came a greater work loads. That, along with the lack of help writing the Vassa Times, and on top of that matters in his own personal life, the company would become more of something that stressed him than anything else.

Abandonment of Cardinalism
Meanwhile, as Faustino continued to manage and write for ENNN, he would become familiar with politics across the world. Including developments in his home continent of Ummarnu. He would watch as events would unfold, and as Ashai reformed the territory of the fallen Centarii republic into a new part if its nation named Huitca, led by Rex Ferdinand. At first he found himself excited by the restablishment of his home, happy at the thought of maybe going back. But his excitement at the prospect would quickly fade as an endless stream of internal disagreements in the government and general bull came from the local political sphere.

He would learn of problem after problem in the new Huitca, and it got to the point that he felt ashamed to call himself Huitcan, and even a Cardinalist. So, after much thought and inner turmoil, he forsook his religion, and abandoned his Cardinalist roots. If Tlahatepa, Meclahua, Cualitzin, and Xoalcoatl would allow his home to devolve into what he saw now, how could continue to he pray to them?

The Enithican United Front and The Election
With the rising popularity of ENNN, Faustino was becoming a small, but still relatively popular and influential person across Enithica-Novoros. Attracting the attention of a newly forming political party in the province, the Enithican United Front. A center-right party comprised of influential people from across Enithica-Novoros. All running together for all five seats of the local government council.

James would choose to join the party alongside Ateus Van Luscius, Jermy Ad Alendir-Vulidion, Maximal Teutoncus Ad Alendir, and Ze Alaric Thalos. All of which had contributed to the province in their own way, and all of which had earned a spot in the party.

Personal Contribution of Faustino and Results of Election
James would, over the course of the election, do much for the EUF. He would design and distribute promotional posters for the party. As wells as use his executive spot in ENNN to edit the paper in favor of the EUF. Doing everything from framing opponents in a poor light, to subtly painting his friends positively, and even retroactively changing the results of surveys to make it look like the EUF was doing better than it was.

All of which worked, as three of the five EUF members got spots on the council, securing for the party an EUF majority. Meanwhile, James, although happy for his friends that they won the election, however did not secure a spot on the council himself.

Mental Breaking Point and Retirement
With the ruining of his homeland, overwork from ENNN, losing the election, and his personal life all starting to pile on James's mind, he began to have trouble keeping up with managing and writing for ENNN. So, after months of continuing to work, the quality of his work declining, James would retire from ENNN.

(Out of character for a second, in reality I took a break from Stoneworks for the foreseeable future due to the stress of running ENNN. Also, side note, when I say "personal life" what I mean is "irl life" - vincube)

Marriage, Children, and Final Years
After this James would lead a life of relaxation and please in Vassa, the town which had become his own. Over the years much would happen, some of his friends would die, others would move on. But eventually he met another kind soul, and after a long time, the two would marry. Her name was Donna Schneider, and she made James the happiest man in the world.

Together the two would have a child, James Florence-Schneider Faustino Jr. A long name, but one they both loved for a boy they both loved. Together they would raise him, bringing him up not with as much privilege as his father, but in a safe community, where nothing bad would ever happen to him.

Years later as they grew older however, James Florence Faustino and Donna Schneider would die one day peacefully in their sleep, together. Leaving their son with a legacy to fill, a shadow to escape, and the new world of Abexilas just around the corner, full of opportunity.