Lafayette Harmen
Summary
Lafayette Harmen was the former Governor of the Pallolina, the first General of the Continental Vinland Military, and the first President of United Vinland. Lafayette is widely praised as the father of the country and is seen by many as one of most crucial figures in the creation of United Vinland.
He is an older man with curly white hair and despite his age, he kept a large, strong stature. He is often seen carrying his personal firearm, Providence, strapped to his back.
Colonial Pallolina
Lafayette was the youngest son of the Governor of Pallolina, Limsmith Harmen and his wife Parling. His mother, Parling, did not survive his birth, and this tragedy was the first of many that filled Lafayette's life. Due to illnesses, spontaneous violence, and random accidents, all of Lafayette's six elder siblings died before Lafayette's tenth year. As Limseth's sole remaining heir, Lafayette was constantly by his father's side as Limseth needed his son to understand what it meant to be a leader, and when he wasn't following his father, he was training with the various quartermasters of Harmeny in the tactics and methods of fighting and warfare. This training was prescient as Limseth died after a Godsphere fell off the front of an Ultima Church and crushed the Governor following a service. Alone, Lafayette was named Governor of Pallolina at the young age of fifteen.
Thanks to the years shadowing his father and his inherent personal strength, Lafayette led Pallolina in a fair and honest manner, and the Pallolinans adored their young Governor in return. He dealt with dissent in a quiet and private manner while also being open and respectful toward any critiques from Pallolina's citizens as well as Romeo the Rational's administrative rulings on behalf of Deus Ultima.
It was during this time he met Martha Allen while he was taking a walk on the shores of the Swirling Ocean outside of Pallolina's capital of Harmeny. She was a painter who loved to paint the sea, and the two soon struck up a relationship. In a life that had experienced so much tragedy, Lafayette found genuine happiness with Martha, and the pair soon married, although the deaths of all of his siblings as well as his own mother led many to speculate that Lafayette did not want Martha to have any kids. Despite this, the couple eventually had a son named William.
As the year's went by and Pallolina continued to experience a prosperous calm, the order from Deus Ultima to annihilate of all Lyanans, an event known as The Culling, shattered this peace and tranquility. As protests spread around Pallolina about whether the Lyanan slaves should be killed, Lafayette ordered for the state to disobey this commandment as he petitioned Romeo the Rational to rescind his father's commandment. During his peititon to Romeo the Rational, Lafayette met a fellow petitioner, Ari Clerks, one of the pre-eminent businessman from the Jullicut colony, and as their petitions were ignored, Ari suggested that they bring together various influential figures from all of the colonies to find a way out of the oppression and violence that came from Deus Ultima's commandments. As protests for various issues swept the colonies,
President Lafayette Harmen was assassinated by the demigod Allegore and Deus Ultima loyalists in Valhalmont in year ten of United Vinland. A direct descendent of Pallolina Harmen, Lafeyette was the youngest son of Pallolina Governor Limseth Harmen and late wife Parling who died upon Lafeyette’s birth. Due to his six elder siblings also dying from various tragedies, Lafayette was named Governor of Pallolina at the young age of fifteen following the death of his father. He married Martha Plester and the pair had one son, William. A widower after his wife, Martha, fell ill at the onset of the War of Revolutions, Lafayette Harmen formerly declared independence on behalf of the colony of Pallolina and began to form the first colonial forces in the War of Revolutions. Following Valhalmont’s invasion of Regenia and the subsequent ratification of the United Vinland Constitution, Lafeyette was selected to be the first President of United Vinland. He is survived by his son William who is currently a member of the court of Deus Ultima.” -