Longinus (NowhereMash)

Longinus is an itinerant arms dealer and former African warlord who believes himself to be a servant of God.
Born Prosper Kouassi in a small central African nation, Longinus grew up to become a warlord and the leader of a rebel group that tore the country of his birth apart in bloody civil war. He was nearly assassinated by a mercenary he had formerly employed, and afterwards believed that God had given him a second chance. He was baptized by a local priest at the same spot where he was nearly killed, and was "reborn" as Longinus. However, the people of his country were unconvinced by his claims of redemption, and he was quickly chased out of the country.
Longinus traveled with various religious missionary expeditions, searching for the blood diamonds that he helped export during his time as a warlord. However, as he discovered more and more wartorn countries that resembled the land of his birth, he felt his true calling was to provide the tools necessary for the children of God to fight for their freedoms. Using some of the contacts from his old life, Longinus became an arms dealer, specializing in supplying the "good" side of civil wars with the goods to fight their oppressors.
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