Admiral Beauregard Swintus

== Overview ==
Beauregard O. Swintus (Y4072 – Y4150) was a PVT military leader who served as Triarch of the Ministry's Navy for the Theocracy, as well as a Sanctificator to the Synovian Defence Force. He served with distinction in the 1st Battle of Saltstraumen, was Chief Pontiff of the Ministry's Army during the Y4110s and played a prominent role in the Gulf Of Kemet during 1st Battle of Bulwark. Swintus was nominated for the Mark Of The Mendicant three times, and received it for his service in the Axios Campaign. This made him along with his father Daniel J. Swintus the first father and son to be awarded the mark. He was one of only five men to rise to the rank of Triarch of the Ministry's Navy, and the only one conferred the rank of Chief Pontiff in the Ministry's Army.
=== History ===
==== Early Years ====
Originally raised in a military family in the Iron Coalition, Swintus was valedictorian at the Faraday Academy and High Sightmaster at the Coalition Military Academy at Silmar Point, where he graduated top of the class of Y4095. During the IC occupation of Pinamoy city Te'Ri, he conducted a reconnaissance mission, for which he was nominated for the Iron Horn. In Y4110, he was promoted from High Sightmaster to Admiral and became Master Armiger of the 23rd Valk Division. On the Western Front during the Cressidus Offensive, he rose to the rank of Squad Admiral, was again nominated for an Iron Horn, and was awarded the Iron Shield twice and the Black Hammer seven times.
==== Defection to the Pax-Viribus Theocracy ====
By Y4114 Swintus had amassed a large amount of accolades to his name, becoming one of the top military figures in the Iron Coalition. His prowess and potential influence were seen as a threat to certain shadowy figures in the Iron Apparat and elsewhere, who subsequently plotted to oust him from his station. A concerted effort was undertaken to paint him as a PVT sympathizer, using it as a pretext to detain or even execute him. Officers loyal to Swintus notified him of this plan however, and he consequently decided to flee the Coalition, lest he be found and put to death. Shortly thereafter, he traveled with a cadre of loyal followers under cover of darkness to the PVT city of Zion, where he plead clemency to Sacred Ministry of Faithful Purity. They granted him clemency, and in return he became a high Divinator in the Ministry's Navy. His first battle as a PVT officer was the 1st Battle of Saltstraumen, where his tactical brilliance led to a stunning PVT victory. It was not long before he rose to the rank of Triarch of the Ministry's Navy, with many accolades to his name. In an act of defiance to his former leaders, he still wore his Iron Coalition uniform, reminding them of their bitter mistake.