Valanous

Thexolino Unilavalanousi (3020-3130), more commonly known by their political name Valanous, and occasionally known as Valanous VI or Valanous of Angibala to distinguish them from previous senators and consuls of that name, was a Weunese politician and lawyer.

Early life

Unilavalanousi was born in the agricultural district of Angibala in Weun's northern hemisphere in 3020. The child of two wajwoshi farmers and a district magistrate, Unilavalanousi showed early promise academically, and upon their graduation from the Royal Academy of Angibala, enrolled at Ithica Iniversity and would graduate with a degree in Pentarchate law in 3036. Unilavalanousi would subsequently serve as a lawyer in the Weunese capital of Rinajuen, before returning to Angibala to run as the Weunese Improvement League candidate for the Senate under the name of Valanous in 3052. Victorious in their election due to the incumbent's ongoing scandals, Valanous would manage to hold onto their senate seat for thirty-seven years as a competent defender of the region's agricultural interests, before being elected third consul in 3089.

Consulship

Valanous would serve as Third Consul of Weun for three terms, from 3089 through 3107. Although their initial years were undistinguished, following the departure of second consul Quirine in 3093, Valanous, who had been head of the Senatorial Committee on Intrapentarchic Harmony, was appointed the Voice of Great Weun to the Pentarchate, and took an increasing interest in Pentarchic affairs. This came to a head in 3096, when Valanous, having only barely won reelection, sought to garner popular support by being the first of Weun's consuls to retract the consular order to extradite the Upsilon Thirty-Seven. This action improved Valanous's typically flagging numbers, and Valanous responded by leaning heavily into the idea that they were a defender of freedom and justice against other worlds in the Pentarchate, in particular the Iridium Throne. Although this strategy somewhat paid off, in that sympathy for Valanous following the attempt on their life following the First Congressmoot was crucial in securing them a third term in 3101, it inflamed tensions between the member states of the Pentarchate considerably, and was a core factor in the rejection of the First Congressmoot's results by Varuk Mai and the subsequent War of the Three Mais. Other factors, including Valanous's natural unpopularity and a decline in support for WIL, led to their failure to achieve reelection in 3107.

Later life

Valanous would spend several years as a lobbyist before returning to the Senate in 3122. In 3127, they, along with twenty-two other senators who called for Quellidora Rex to abdicate following the revelation that she had provided covert support to Varuk Mai MMCVI during the War of the Three Mais, were arrested and detained on the secret prison-aerostat Station 109 in Zebraka's upper atmosphere by the Royalist faction during the opening days of the Zebrakan Wars. The ultimate fate of Station 109 and those imprisoned on it is unknown, but it is assumed to have been destroyed during the Triarchate intervention in 3130, and its remnants are presumed to lie deep within Zebraka's mantle.

- Academician Khalnik (talk) 19:23, 17 January 2019 (PST)