Geldon Bramton

> The Cult's claws no longer play a role in glorious Kanoria! Now that we have rid ourselves of their influence, Liamists and Patuljacs, Orcs and Elves, Kanorians and foreigners, all live together under the republic! Remember, people of Kanoria, how you lived under the Despotate of Ionia, and then under the boots of the Tarnists. Remember never to go back to that past!
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> Geldon Bramton, first Prime Minister of the Republic of Kanoria

## Positions

### Position

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kanoria

## Position

### Position

Leader of the United Democrats of Kanoria

## General Information

### Party

United Democrats of Kanoria
Republican Party of Remfel

### Species

Human

**Geldon Bramton** was an anti-Tarnist Republican leader in the Tarnist Republic of Kanoria and later the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Kanoria. Later, when the Kanorian Revolution of 1938 began, Bramton began a leading figure in the Western regions of Kanoria, and his alliance- consisting of the United Democrats of Kanoria, the Kanorian People's Party and the Liamist Equality Party- managed to take control of territories stretching from the Asron Hills to the Laron River.

Bramton reigned as Prime Minister of the Republic for ten years. His party won the elections of 1938 with a majority of 46 out of 60 seats in the Chamber of Councillors, and the number of Bramton loyalist Kanorian Councillors never fell below forty five. His reign ended with his death in 1949, leaving his *protégé* Marco Velsin to take control of the UDK and contest the 1949 elections.

Although Bramton was beloved and popular, he was also corrupt and harsh on the Opposition. During his reign, the KPP (the principal opposition to Bramton) and their leader Ambros Fischer were embroiled in a myriad of scandals, many of which were invented or exaggerated by Bramton supporting officials.

## History

### Early Years

Geldon Bramton was born in 1872 to a fairly rich family in the Principality of Vennau. When the Despotate of Ionia conquered his nation, his family were passive observers, too scared to do anything. Similarly, they did not side with or against the Ionian Rebel Alliance, instead trying to survive without drawing undue attention to themselves.

The Bramton family managed to survive the Cataclysm and Ionian Genocide relatively unscathed, but tragedy would soon strike with the rise of the Cult of Tarn and the establishment of the Tarnist Republic of Kanoria. Bramton's brother- Paul Bramton- was massacared alongside his family for being Liamist in 1920. Geldon's parents were long dead, but the murder of his brother spurred him out of his inaction.

### Republican of Remfel (1920s-1930s)

In 1921, after the death of his brother, Geldon gathered a large group of Liamist and anti Tarnist individuals and led a raid on a local military outpost. The group was able to secure several equipments and good equipment. The local Kanorian soldiers- seen as traitors- were murdered in their sleep.

Soon after the raid, Bramton formed the Republican Party of Remfel and began a long guerilla war against the Tarnists. The RPR was brutal, and took no prisoners. Hundreds of police officials and military officials were killed, while Tarnists in particular were targetted. Several Patuljac members of the RPR also helped sabotage Kanorian Golem production plants. Car bombings, poisonings, shootings in broad daylight- nothing was too daring for Bramton's fighters.

The RPR even managed to destroy a fabled Tarnist Golem by shooting several anti tank missiles at it. The Golem's husk was left in front of the Tarnist Mayor's office, with a warning that he would be next. Bramton stayed true to his word- merely a week after destroying the Golem, his fighters managed to storm into the Mayor's office. The Mayor was then dragged onto the street and executed. The High Leader of the Tarnists himself visited Remfel to order better management in the region.

By the 1930s, Bramton had made his strategies slightly less brutal. He reduced the murders and killings in favour of robbing TROK offices and freeing prisoners. Several Deserters were also welcomed into the RPR's ranks, and Bramton lost his reputation as a savage killer in favour of a heroic Republican fighter.

### The Kanorian Revolution (1938)

In 1938, a large-scale uprising broke out against the Tarnist Republic of Kanoria. The eastern region of Kanoria- which included a coast recently seized from the ailing Kingdom of Dhern Kaldür- was engulfed in chaos, with several small Republican groups like the RPR vying for control, while Westists, Longerians and Communists were all involved in the area.

Jabeyrack- not wanting the Socialist Republic of Kokinos backed communists to gain too much power- sent a team of JCP agents led by the infamous officer Vagron to establish a Republic in the East. The team ended up encountering Bramton's RPR first, and managed to convince Geldon to hold a large scale meeting of moderates in Remfel.

The meeting went well, and many small Republican Groups, the Liamist Equality Party led by Harnanz Belvon and the Kanorian People's Party led by Ambros Fisher agreed to work together to establish a democratic Republic that would stretch from the Asron Hills to the Laron River. With the November Purges of 1938 eliminating the last remnants of Tarnist influence with the region, Geldon Bramton would soon turn to securing his power in the new Republic of Kanoria.

### The United Democrats of Kanoria (1938)

As soon as the Republic of Kanoria was established, Bramton wasted no time stitching together an alliance. He browbeat and coaxed the various moderate Republican parties into uniting under one banner, and even managed to convince the large Liamist Equality Party to merge with him. This alliance together formed the big-tent United Democrats of Kanoria, with Geldon Bramton as its leader and Harnanz Belvon as its treasurer.

The party was formed so soon that Ambros Fisher and the Kanorian People's Party were left floundering and without allies. Led by the charismatic Bramton, the UDK won 45 out of 60 seats in the Chamber of Councillors during the 1938 elections, with the KPP maintaining only a small presence outside of the Laron coastal cities.

### Patuljac Integration (1940-1941)

The Patuljac Kingdom of Remogdin, which was situated beneath the Republic owned Asron Hills, had remained neutral during the Kanorian Revolution. Hoping for peaceful integration, Bramton led an envoy of UDK officials to meet King Kor'Omgen VII. The two leaders quickly became good friends, and Geldon managed to befriend Chief Arkom Flintaar of the Flinte'D'Kam tribe as well.

Kor'Omgen readily agreed to joining the Republic, and Remogdin was officially integrated into the Republic of Kanoria in August 1940. A few months later in 1941, at the behest of Kor'Omgen, Arkom Flintaar and several other Patuljac leaders joined the UDK. In the 1944 elections, Patuljac voters overwehlmingly supported the UDK, and several Patuljac candidates were elected to the Chamber of Councillors.

### Scandals and Corruption

While Bramton was ruling the UDK, the party was at the epicenter of several Scandals and Controversies. Bramton also misused government officials to drown the opposition Kanorian People's Party- namely its leader Ambros Fisher- in scandals and controversies that were often exaggerated or made up, while at the same time playing down UDK related scandals.

### Electoral Performance

Under Geldon Bramton, the UDK enjoyed brute majorities in the Chamber of Councillors, with their seat share never going below 45 out of 60. In the country's first election, the UDK achieved its lowest tally of 45 seats. In the subsequent 1944 elections, they reached their peak of 52 seats and in Bramton's final elections- those of 1948- the UDK secured 49 seats.

### Death (1949)

Geldon Bramton died of heart complications in 1949, just a few months after winning the 1948 elections with a thumping majority. On his deathbad, Bramton asked Harnanz Belvon and Arkom Flintaar to back Deputy Prime Minister Marco Velsin as the next leader of the UDK, a request the two leaders would uphold.

## Legacy

Overall, Geldon Bramton is remembered as the most influential man in the Republic and a good Prime Minister. His rule over the ROK was dubbed the "Geldon Era" or the "Golden Era" by many. Although his administration was corrupt, and the opposition Kanorian People's Party unfairly bogged down in fake cases, Geldon's rule is remembered as flawed, but positive, and he is considered one of the tallest leaders of the Kanorian Revolution in both the ROK and the PDRK.