Jay Haney

* Basic Info
* Occupations

### Title(s)

Communications Minister of the Sandy Clay Commonwealth:M5-09 412 ASB - M2-11 437 ASB

Member of the Council of Thirteen:

M2-11 437 ASB - M8-22 437 ASB

Chief Councilman of Clayistan:

M6-16 447 ASB - present

Member of the Council of Fifteen:

M8-22 437 ASB - present

### Preceded By

Communications Minister of the Sandy Clay Commonwealth:Jonah Deleon

Member of the Council of Thirteen:

None, position created

Chief Councilman of Clayistan:

None, position created

Member of the Council of Fifteen:

None, position created

### Succeeded By

Communications Minister of the Sandy Clay Commonwealth:None, position dissolved

Member of the Council of Thirteen:

None, position dissolved

Chief Councilman of Clayistan:

None, currently holds position

Member of the Council of Fifteen:

None, currently holds position

## Biography

### Early life (392 ASB - 412 ASB)

Jay Haney was born on M3-10 392 ASB in the city of Sunbell during the rule of the Revolutionary Republic of Sandy Clay.

On M5-09 412 ASB Jay Haney was appointed Communications Minister of the Sandy Clay Commonwealth by Prime Minister Claysando Ardash.

### Communications Minister (412 ASB - 437 ASB)

On M3-07 429 ASB the Sandy Clay Commonwealth under the orders of Prime Minister Claysando Ardash declared war on the Kingdom of Clayistan on the grounds of the Prime Minister being the rightful heir to the throne with him going as far as to take the regnal name Claysando II thus beginning the War of Heordian Deposition. Jay Haney ordered all radio transmissions between Clayistan and the Sandy Clay Commonwealth severed.

On M1-21 435 ASB following the surrender of Dervot IV of Clayistan's forces Claysando II, Jay Haney and Claysando II's other lesser ministers left the parliament building in Sunbell four hours early for a meeting in Terracotta City to discuss whether or not to declare war on the Empire of Shale who were currently invading the rest of the Soil Texture Continent. Half an our after leaving the party of ministers were informed over radio that the parliament building had been attacked and successfully defended the group the was instructed to get to safety as quickly as possible in case there were more attackers in the area, Claysando II ignored these instructions and ordered his driver to return him and his ministers to the parliament building so they could see the aftermath of the attack. Haney saw that the parliament building had been essentially destroyed, the lead soldier informed the group that that a high powered piece of artillery in on a nearby rooftop had been used to destroy the building and that the attackers had been from the Empire of Shale, Claysando II ordered the soldier to drive to Terracotta City and give the army leaders there his declaration of war against the Empire of Shale, before the soldier left he informed them that a hole had been discovered beneath the parliamentary building. Claysando II decided to have himself and his thirteen ministers descend to the bottom of the hole. Haney and the others discovered three rooms at the bottom of the hole; a medieval armoury, a living room and a chamber that appeared to be designed for holding a prisoner. The group discovered on the floor of living room an unconscious man who had fallen over and hit his head when the parliament building was attacked, he was identified by the Minister of Health and Welfare Doctor Samuel Welkon as a Shale, Welkon was then ordered by Claysando II to keep him alive and sedated. Several pieces of technology were discovered in the chamber the most prominent being a large disc of wires bound by metal rods, with some sort of apparatus designed for automatically injecting medical syringes laying nearby, the Minister of Science Chester Comb noted the similarities between the disc here and another disc that he studied on Tannhure the previous year. The group fashioned a carrier out of the cushions on the couch in the living room and ascended to the surface with the unconscious Shale man, once on the surface returned their vehicles and drove to Terracotta City left their vehicles and hired a series of taxis to take them and the unconscious Shale to the port town of Sheraton where they hired a boat to the newly occupied Tannhure which arrived at it's destination on M2-03 435 ASB. Claysando II had the Shale attached to the disc and walked over to a machine with multiple switches on it and flicked a switch the Shale man then awoke and demanded to know where he was, Claysando II then continued turning on the other switches. Claysando II ordered all of his ministers to head back to Sunbell save for Chester Comb. Haney was invited back to Tannhure on M5-18 435 ASB where was was informed that the man was the Emperor of Shale.

On M2-11 437 ASB the Clayistan Sovereign Reaffirmation was signed, annexing the Sandy Clay Commonwealth into Clayistan. The treaty also established the Council of Thirteen which was made up of the former ministers of the Sandy Clay Commonwealth and held veto power within the Kingdom of Clayistan.

### Under Claysando II (437 ASB - 445 ASB)

On M8-11 441 ASB following the Clay-Red War Jay Haney met with Claysando II and attempted to convince him to declare his second born son General Amaan Ardash heir to the Kingdom of Clayistan. Haney brought up that Amaan both a war hero and a brilliant tactician which Claysando II's oldest son Yusuf Ardash was not. Claysando II told Haney that he would think about what he told him.

Claysando II died on M10-08 445 ASB.

### Under Manterro II (445 ASB - 448 ASB)

On M10-11 445 ASB Claysando II's oldest son Yusuf Ardash was declared King of Clayistan under the regnal name Manterro II, despite the advise of Haney and other members of the Council of Thirteen. On M10-20 445 ASB the Council of Thirteen held a meeting where Haney described his frustration at Yusuf being named king. Other council members went on to describe there own problems with decisions made by Claysando II and their lack of input on them. The Council of Thirteen decided that they needed to begin working on a way to gain more influence over the decision making in Clayistan. It was decided that the Council of Thirteen would begin manipulating military records and orders so that if a war broke out the could convince Manterro II to hand over control to them.

M5-10 446 ASB The Kingdom of Clayistan declared war on the Clay Loam Confederation, two days later the Council of Thirteen convened over radio and decided that Umar Quinn and Samuel Welkon, would work towards inciting a revolution in the Labour City of Annaractine. On M8-10 446 ASB the state owned workers within the Labour City of Annaractine revolted against Clayistan and captured the city, they then declared the Annaractine Republic and began spreading out and taking more towns and villages in the area. A month later Jay Haney met with Manterro II and requested that he give the Council of Thirteen direct control over Clayistan. He declined.

On M4-08 447 ASB the Kingdom of Clayistan launched an invasion of the Silt Fleet. On M4-20 447 ASB the Annaractine Republic persuaded Ceramica to declare independence as the Grand Duchy of Ceramica. On M6-16 447 ASB in response to the recent developments in the country Manterro II gave complete control over Clayistan to the Council of Thirteen in an attempt to win the various wars that he had started. That same day the Council decided that Jay Haney would serve as Chief Councilman of Clayistan.

Soon after becoming Chief Councilman of Clayistan Jay Haney realized just how bad of a situation he was in and four days after he gained his position peace was made with the Clay Loam Confederation. On M7-27 447 ASB the Basil Kingdom, Nova Purpura and Sloam Island all declared independence from Clayistan. On M8-22 447 ASB in an attempt to bring about victory in the various wars that Clayistan was fighting Jay Haney invited Clay Generals Warren Grimes and Philip Patel into the Council of Thirteen thus making it the Council of Fifteen. On M12-07 447 ASB the Council of Fifteen decided that the best coarse of action for Clayistan was peace and made peace with the five breakaway states along with the Silt Fleet, Manterro II publicly supported the decision.

On M1-04 448 ASB Jay Haney was contacted by Samuel Welkon who told Haney that Manterro II had been snooping around his house and may have found evidence of their involvement in the Annaractine Uprising. Haney decided to play it safe and had Manterro II's private radio system bugged. Six days later Manterro II contacted his brother Amaan Ardash in Magnare through his private radio system whilst Haney was listening in. He told Amaan of the Council of Thirteen's involvement in the Annaractine Uprising and of his intention to dissolve the Council of Fifteen and have its members arrested for treason. Whilst the conversation was still taking place Haney contacted fellow Council of Fifteen member Chester Comb who was also in Magnare and told him to stop whatever he was doing and go kill Amaan Ardash. Jay Haney then entered into Manterro II's private radio room and shot him in the back of the head.

Shortly after killing Manterro II Jay Haney attempted to contact Chester Comb but was instead greeted by his apprentice Evan Heord who informed Haney that Comb had just been assassinated, before Haney disabled his radio he told Heord that he was now in the Council of Fifteen as he had been Comb's designated successor. That night Haney informed Amaan Ardash that his brother Manterro II had been assassinated. The day after Amaan Ardash had all ports in Magnare, Pragornia and the Associated Islands cut off from Clayistan.

On M1-10 448 ASB Manterro II's son Osian Ardash was declared King of Clayistan under the regnal name Claysando III. Due to Due to his young age it was decided that Claysando III would not rule immediately, instead the ruling would be done by the Council of Fifteen who were also in charge of completing the young king's training.

### Under Claysando III (448 ASB - present)

Jay Haney had the Clayistan Naval Body (CNB) launch an invasion of their holdings on the PMC on M4-30 448 ASB in an attempt to reopen the area. They suffered heavy losses at the hands of both Amaan's traps and his own navy which he personally led, four days after the attack Amaan Ardash declared that the areas under his control were now independent from the Kingdom of Clayistan as a new state which he dubbed the Magnare Authority, he declared himself Dictator of Magnare. The Kingdom of Clayistan did not recognize this new state.

On M3-07 449 ASB the Independent Governate of South Bay was partitioned between the the Kingdom of Clayistan and the Clay Loam Empire ending its existance as a sovereign state. A day after the partition the the Annaractine Republic and the Grand Duchy of Ceramica severed all ties with Clayistan. On M5-05 449 ASB the Grand Duke of Ceramica Andrew Grain secretly contacted **Jay Haney** and requested that he annex the Grand Duchy of Ceramica back into the Kingdom of Clayistan on the condition that he maintain both his title and lands. The Grand Duchy of Ceramica was annexed into the Kingdom of Clayistan on M5-07 449 ASB as the Duchy of Ceramica with Grain's title changing acordingly.