Jacques Vanel

Baron was a leading Secularist politician in the Serene Duchy of Aeldrum during the mid-400s A.U.
== History ==
Baron Vanel rose to prominence in with as speech to the Aeldrum Parliament strongly opposed to the increasingly popular Church of the Spires. In , he was appointed as Aeldrum's Minister for Secular Affairs and Aeldman Values.
Details of apparent human sacrifices used for religious augury by a radical Spiran sect in the colonies came to light in , leading to violence between Spirans and Secularists and prompting Vanel to call for the abolition of the Church of the Spires. He was later assassinated by Spiran radicals outside of the Empire Club. Leaked correspondence from the Aeldman Department of Intelligence later suggested that the supposed ritual sacrifices might have actually been an attempt to slander the Church of the Spires, with many in Aeldrum speculating that the late Vanel may have been behind it.
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