Frevin Banyel

Frevin Banyel in the Prime Minister's Office, Szendrodvarke

**Frevin Banyel** was a Jazberki politician from the city of Szendrodvarke and was a major leader in the early history of New Jazberk. Originally a member of the Federalist political group in the Republic of Volaysia, but later his views evolved from wanting greater autonomy from Jazberk to wanting full on independence for the Province, leading to him quitting the Federalists and founding the Liamist People's Party.

## History

### Turbulent Childhood (1892)

Frevin Banyel was born in 1892 to a devout Liamist family in the city of Szendrodvarke in Jazberk. Although not rich, the Banyel family was powerful due to their position as priests in the Jazberki Sect, and Banyel was educated by skilled teachers who ensured that he had a nuanced view of Helinska.

In 1907, when Banyel was 15, the Cataclysm ravaged Helinska, leaving the entirety of the Banyel family dead with Frevin the sole survivor. Frevin spent the rest of his childhood living with members of the Liamist clergy, who adopted him due to their relationship with his parents.

### Early Life (1915-1928)

In his early years, Frevin Banyel was a big follower of Gideon Arany- the first Lemet of Jazberk and the first Federalist Governor of the Province who fought tooth and nail to preserve Jazberk's culture and traditions.

In 1915, due to the lack of good universities in Szendrodvarke, Banyel moved to Jabeyrack City and studied to become a lawyer. In 1919, Banyel returned to Szendrodvarke after graduating, and began practicing as a lawyer in the city.

In 1923, following the election of the Unitarian Bela Almasy to the post of Governor of Jazberk, Banyel started an anti Unitarian protest in Szendrodvarke, and his protest was attended by many Federalist politicians like Olros Vandenya and Fenyes Savansh. Following this protest, Banyel joined the Federalist party, alongside the Liamist Foleshi Priest Hend Viskov.

Banyel remained a Federalist from 1923 to 1928. However, his beliefs slowly shifted in favour of full independence as preached by Gideon Arany rather than greater autonomy within the Republic of Volaysia as espoused by new Federalist leaders like Fenyes Savansh. Eventually, Banyel decided to form his own party in Szendrodvarke called the Liamist People's Party, and began to call for an independent nation in Szendrodvarke. Many Federalists- like Olros Vandenya and Hend Viskov- quickly defected to the LPP, and the Federalist loss to the Unitarian Bela Barta in the same year merely increased Federalist defections to the LPP.

### Szendrodvarke Riots (1929)

In 1929, the situation in Szendrodvarke was bad. Slums had clogged up the once beautiful city, while the Unitarian Government made several unpopular decisions- such as making several Liamist temples open to tourism and the arrest of Longerian Priest Fevin for "Inciting Violence"- made the situation even more tense.

After the Rise of the Longerians resulted in Kavasia V becoming the leader of Jabeyrack, the Liamist People's Party began to get support from the Jabeyracki Council Police. With this newfound funding, **Frevin Banyel** led a largely peaceful protest through Szendrodvarke (*Main Article: Szendrodvarke Riots)* and managed to gain independence from Republic of Volaysia. Although the President Lozka Cehrayi was unhappy, he was unwilling to begin a war with Jabeyrack, and let New Jazberk remain independent.

### Prime Minister of New Jazberk (1929)

Following the Liamist People's Party's liberation of New Jazberk, the LPP won a majority in the New Jazberk Parliament. Frevin Banyel was easily chosen as the first Prime Minister of New Jazberk, and announced that the country would be a secular republic. Unfortunately, the High Command of the Longerians and Cendiv of the Jabeyracki Council Police wanted New Jazberk to be a Lemetiate, and through a series of shady assassinations and by elections, the Longerian wing of the LPP gained a majority in the Parliament. Faced with this pressure, Banyel reluctantly gave in and declared New Jazberk as a Lemetiate with himself as its Lemet.

This arrangement would not last long however, as the recently formed Jabeyracki People's Party began to cooperate with the New Jazberk People's Party to restore a Secular Republic in New Jazberk. This culminated with JPP leaders Lassov and Yaeliv kidnapping Banyel in an attempt to make him restore New Jazberk to its earlier state. Banyel refused though, knowing that he would not be able to pass anything without the support of the New Jazberk Parliament, and decided that being killed by the JPP would be a better option rather than burning bridges with all his friends, families and colleagues. Banyel was assassinated by the JPP in August 1929, and despite his giving in to the Longerian Sect near the end of his life, he is still remembered very fondly, and is considered the second best Leader of Jazberk, with Arbus Evin being considered the best.