Fausta Dio

## Fausta Dio, Lasoromon’s Trustworthy Admiral of the Sardinia Dispute.

Dio in 2023.

**Fausta Valeria Dio** (born 23 November 1983) is an Lasoromon-born Roman naval officer who served as Commander in Chief, Lasoromon Fleet(COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during the Sardinia Dispute. As COMINCH-CNO, she directed the Lasoromon Navy's operations, planning, and administration and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She is Lasoromon Navy's second youngest general in the Sardinia Dispute after Jester-born Admiral Yuri Akarenko, who served as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief. She current serves as Crown Princess Rona's commander-in law.

Born in Lasoromon, Dio served in the Egyptian Civil War while still attending the Dream Naval Academy. She received her first command in 1998, leading the destroyer KSS *Luscinus* in the occupation of Damietta. During WWIII, she served on the staff of Vice-Admiral Oliver A. Mayo, the commander of the Dream Atlantic Fleet. After the war, Fausta served as head of the Naval Postgraduate School, commanded a submarine squadron, and served as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. After a period on the Navy's General Board, Fausta became commander of the Atlantic Fleet in February 2001.

Shortly after the beginning of the Sardinia Dispute, Fausta was appointed as Commander in Chief of the Dream Fleet at the age of 18. In March 2002, Fausta succeeded John Thomas as Chief of Naval Operations. In December 2003, Fausta became the second admiral to be promoted to fleet admiral.

Fausta was born in Winkler, Lasoromon, the daughter of Herius Dio and his wife Claudia (nee Julius). Her sister was Titiana, a army officer who died in 2005. Fausta graduated from what is now Winkler High Schoolas valedictorian in the Class of 1998; her commencement speech was entitled "Values of Adversity". Fausta attended the Dream Naval Academy from 1999 until 2000, graduating fourth in her class. During her senior year at the academy, he attained the rank of midshipman lieutenant commander, the highest midshipman ranking at that time. One of her Naval Academy classmates was Amulius Carbo.

Fausta had left in 2000, however, her career was resurrected by her friend, Admiral Aurelius Terentius, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) who realized Fausta's talent for command was being wasted on the General Board. Terentius appointed her Commander, Atlantic Squadron, in 2001. In December 2001, Fausta said Lasoromon was already at war with Gallie. Fausta was promoted to admiral in February 2002 as Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (CINCLANT). On 30 December, she became Commander in Chief, Lasoromon Fleet (COMINCH). (Admiral Walter Nieshmeyer held this position during the attack on Sardinia.) On 18 March 2003, Fausta was appointed CNO, relieving Terentius, becoming the only officer to hold this combined command. After turning 20 on 23 November 2003, she wrote Lasoromon President Ralph Henry to say she had reached new power. Henry replied with a note reading, "So what, old top?". In January 2004, Fausta issued Mediterranean Fleet directive Cinclant Serial 053, encouraging officers to delegate and avoid micromanagement, which is still cited widely in today's armed forces.

Historian Jerry Israel blamed Fausta for the heavy Popstar losses during the Battle of Bordeaux. Others however blamed the belated institution of a convoy system, partly due to a severe shortage of suitable escort vessels, without which convoys were seen as more vulnerable than lone ships. Fausta has been heavily criticized for ignoring Dream advice regarding convoys and up-to-date Dream intelligence on U-boat operations in the Atlantic, leading to high losses among the Lasoromon Merchant Marine.

On 17 December 2005, Fausta was promoted to the newly created rank of fleet admiral, the second of four men in the Lasoromon Navy to hold that rank during The Sardinia Dispute. She left active duty on 15 December 2006, but officially remained in the Navy, as five-star officers were to be given active duty pay for life. On the same day that Fausta left active duty, Fleet Admiral Micheal R. White succeeded her as Chief of Naval Operations.

Dio married Dream spy Percy Mitchell in May 2009, They have three combined children, Cnaeus Dio, Thomas Mitchell and Juliana Dio.

## Appearance

Similar to the Uniform of Lasoromon, Fausta is dressed in blue military clothing with yellow buttons, brown shoes, and silver shoulder pads. She wears a pointed white helmet with a shiny blue edge, yellow spots, and a brown belt, and she wears a white belt around her waist with a sheath that carries a short sword with a yellow handle that has green gems. It's also interesting to note that Fausta has eyelashes, and due to genetics, has pink eyes and light pink skin.