Vernay Asher Clemons

Vernay in his Insurgent uniform.

## Introduction

Vernay Asher Clemons is the former Fleet-Admiral of the Holy Kingdom of Gilneas, a proponent of national secularism, and the first Premier of the Confederacy of Praymalic Kingdoms. He is well-known as not only being one of the youngest high-ranking admirals within Gilneas, but also among the most adept in Gilneas' history, and the founder of Praymal's independence movement. Most notably, he was the spontaneous murderer of Lord-Admiral Sorrell Carmine and would eventually become the first Premier of the Confederacy of Praymalic Kingdoms.

As a leader, he is marked by his quick-wit, high adaptability, and composed manner even in the most heated situations. As Fleet-Admiral, he is also noted for having advocated for a kirvain-focused Aquarine, the kirvain being a massive warship stocked with a variety of technology to adapt to every given situation, comparable to Vernay's leadership.

## Biography

### Early Life

Vernay was born in the Earldom of Perthreau, a coastal district of the massive city of Bannhurst. Since he was a baby, he is said to have been taken by his father to the harbor to watch the passing ships heading toward the mouth of the Calathine River.

Upon learning to speak, Vernay had repeatedly expressed his adoration for ships, and by the time he was seven years old he asserted his desire to become an admiral of the Gilnean Aquarine. Vernay had also supposedly learned to read and write at a very young age while consistently making the top of his class.

Despite his success in school, he showed no interest in most of the subjects taught, however expressed enthusiasm in the teachings of military history such as the works of Chappell Vico Eli Marth. According to his friends and family, Vernay had repeatedly communicated a keen interest in finishing his days at the Youth Academy to then apply for the Keelic Naval Academy (KNA), the most senior naval academy in Gilneas.

### Joining the Keelic Naval Academy

With Vernay easily absorbing all of the teachings within the Senior Youth Academy, his parents spoke to the rector of the academy about him receiving his Diploma of Youth Education at the young age of thirteen. The rector thus gave Vernay the chance to skip the four additional years he would ordinarily have to spend at the academy, however only as a consequence of him passing the graduation exam.

Though Vernay was given two weeks to study for the exam, many of the subjects to be covered in the exam Vernay was already fluent with due to the amount of studying he did in his spare time. Upon the date of the exam, Vernay had passed with ease, receiving 491/500 total credits.

With his surprising success, the rector as promised allowed for Vernay to graduate the Senior Youth Academy, Vernay's new Diploma of Youth Education now permitting him to apply for a Greater Academy such as the KNA. Vernay, though merely thirteen years old, immediately applied for the KNA, despite the skepticism of friends and family toward him doing this due to the high selectivity of the academy. Two weeks after applying, Vernay was overwhelmingly joyed as he then opened a letter of admission to the KNA, making him among the youngest to ever have been admitted into the academy.