Vidiano Nicole La Bella-Gotti

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Vidiano Nicole La Bella-Gotti is a Miran Noble from the nation of Luia. Born into the famous Bella-Gotti family, Vidiano is a distant cousin of the prominent Bella-Gotti of Hera who govern many cities in the nations eastern provinces.

## Early Life

Vidiano was born to the lady Amina Bella-Gotti of the Heran Bella-Gotti family. His father, Antero Carrano was a minor noble in Torra, and a minister for the Sciascia family who governed the March. Vidiano was raised in the court of Marquis Gioele Sciascia, where he was taught the art of statecraft. At 16 Vidiano was enrolled in the Military Academy of Torra, where he was taught basic military tactics, and first learned Ice magic.

After graduating at 18, Vidiano was enlisted into the Luian Army with the rank of Lieutenant where he was put in charge on a number of infantry patrols, in which he gained some amount of fame for his campaign to eradicate phage from Luia. Though his tenure in the military was short, he was able to greatly reduce the population of Phage in the area around Torra, and was eventually promoted to the rank of Captain, and given charge of a task force dedicated to phage extermination.

His deployment would end with an injury at the hands of a phage in NT 747, leaving a permanent gash in his upper torso. In the weeks following his return, he became engaged to Lea Rizza, who he first met and fell in love with while attending the Military Academy. Lea, being the daughter of one of Torra's most prominent businessmen would help Vidiano secure further influence in the nation, and potentially help him in a future career in politics. Only a few months later, Marquis Gioele Sciascia died from pneumonia, leaving no heirs, and launching Luia into a succession crisis.

## Appointment to Marquis

In an emergency session of the Miran Federal Council, the various councilors chose to elect Vidiano as the new Marquis, citing his successes in the military, his wide popularity in Luia, and his close relationship, and familiarity with the late Marquis. It has been since rumored that the election of such a young, little known noble to the title of Marquis, essentially dropping a sovereign nation into his lap, is so radical and unexpected a choice that the vote was likely heavily influenced by the Heran Bella-Gotti family, seeing Vidiano as a method through which to plant their roots in Mira.

Vidiano accepted the title, and assumed the role of Marquis in December NT 747, and has been Marquis for nearly 4 years now. His reign has seen the expansion of the military, and the militarization of Torra, with the construction of a new barracks, and new walls for the city currently underway. His anti-Phage task force has further been expanded, and he is expected to soon launch a grand campaign to eliminate many of the thousands of phage who are loose in the countryside. Additionally, there have been rumors that the Heran Bella-Gotti family may be planning on expanding their business empire to Luia, hoping to further entrench their position in the minor state.

## Relation with Bella-Gotti Family

Vidiano is only a distant cousin of the true Bella-Gotti family, and further was born of a matrilineal marriage, thus leading to many to call into question his true place in the Bella-Gotti family. Despite this, after his ascension to Marquis, the Heran Bella-Gotti have taken quite well to Vidiano, and have since offered for Vidian to visit them in their primary residence in Castello Bella-Gotti to discuss his place in the greater family.