Oliver Hayes

**Oliver Hayes**, also known as **Oliver I** or **Mr. Hayes** is an Avalonian politician who co-founded the Kingdom of Avalon, serving as the first monarch of the kingdom, with his friend Monty Marshall as the knight and prime minister.

## Early life (1836-1857)

Oliver Hayes grew up in a small village to a native mother and an English father that was closed to the outside world, only ever having interaction with his family and two cousins. As a result of this, this made Oliver anti-social in his teenage years and adulthood. He used to go missing days at a time as he would go explore forests, lakes and grassy plains where he would build himself little huts, hunt and create his own weapons to fend for himself - he had become someone who was self-sufficient and did not depend on anybody else. At aged 18, he ventured off from his village due to being fed up with the scolding and mistreatment he was put through there and discovered Avalonia. It was rocky, as Hayes' anti-social tendencies grew causing casualties, he was convicted of these crimes in 1849 and his crimes were seemingly forgotten about as more dangerous criminals emerged to-and-fro. He did not have any formal education apart from the University of Western Monsburgh in which he grew finally close to a rival of his, Monty Marshall. Hayes graduated in 1857 with a degree in architecture and political science despite having to learn how to read and write during his university years.

## Career & Past time (1858 - 1860)

Oliver worked as a bounty hunter for a year and a half of his life, bringing in lost pets and capturing pests causing havoc around the region. He found a past time in farming and horse training, he had built himself a ranch not far from Avalon and built himself houses, stables, a barn and multiple animal- and food farms.

## Reign (1860 - present)

When Oliver and Monty Marshall founded Avalon, they quickly sought to establish a functioning government that prioritized democracy over having statesmen appointed by the king, unless if strictly necessary. Him and Marshall agreed on the principles that the Prime Minister of Avalon should take care of domestic issues; such as infrastructure, colonial ambitions and pleasing the population, while the monarch would meddle with foreign affairs and diplomatic relations.

During the Civil War, he didn't find joy in his reign due to the Republic of Avalon cracking down on hired hits. Hayes left Avalon temporarily due to this, believing Avalon had lost its way.

For much of his reign, he was absent from Avalon due to this reason. The ambitious King Oliver travelled around the world and formed diplomatic ties with Great Britain, Prussia, Siam, the United States and the Qing Dynasty, travelling to each one personally with a set of delegates and translators.

He made an official return to Avalon in the summer of 1870 to help more with internal issues.

## Avalonian Civil War (1864-1865)

After the Civil War had broke out, Oliver and his loyal supporters, the ADL, set off to support the country and fend off the republicans. The Avalonian people saw their King as a figurehead during the war, giving him the cognomen *The Saviour of Avalon* as Monty S. Marshall was given the title *The Lion of Avalon*. Oliver took on the hobby of poetry, to cope with the ever-growing war and it's tolls taken on him and everybody involved.