James Duckworth

> Your honour, in my defence, they deserved it.
>
> - James Duckworth

James Duckworth is a human who was present in the founding of Cinfrost and was the emperor of Bazil. He has shown to be volatile, and has shown to be opportunistic and have signs of mental illness.

## Biography

### Life in Cinfrost

James Duckworth created the Northern nation of Cinfrost together with Peerman IV in the early history of the realm. He was the treasurer of Cinfrost and personally tended to Gunter the Indomitable, whom they both believed was the incarnation of a deity both James Duckworth and Peerman IV believed in. There was growing discontent in James, as he believed his ruler, Peerman IV, was making rash decisions by allying with Veilmar to lay waste to the fledgling nation of Corvus on 2 Blume 01.

### Regicide at Julshof

After the war with Corvus had been won, Veilmar celebrated with a wedding between Iuliana Adriana and the noble Egg on 9 Blume 01. James Duckworth lay a trap at the photography podium, and when a photo was made of Iuliana Adriana and Peerman IV, he detonated the explosives, killing them both. Duckworth's involvement in the regicide would not be known until way later, thus he was able to get away without punishment and succesfully inherit Cinfrost assets. He would later settle the City-State Detlas.

### Founding of Bazil

Shortly after James created the City-State of Detlas, the Firth Band appeared and rose to prominence and declared a war against the world. After a large period of inaction, an effort was created to stop the pirates led by Julie Fink, spearheaded by Lonattra. The nations of Ira, Corvus, Terram and Detlas would merge into a single nation: Bazil. As everyone else refused or was unfit to take the crown, James Duckworth I was crowned emperor of this new nation on 6 Solnis 01. After the creation of Bazil they slowly put an end to the Firth Band, as nobody heeded the emperor's orders. Bazil successfully drove the Firth Band away on 10 Ardornis 01.

### Detlas Democide

As Bazil had achieved its goal, there was no reason for it to stay whole. There was a gentlemen's agreement on Bazil's founding that if the Firth Band were destroyed, the individual states would get their independence, however this was never written in any constitution. James tried to put off granting Bazil's independence for as long as possible, but he relented and planned a party on 7 Yornis 01, a celebratory dinner where the Bazil states would get their independence. James Duckworth I however had different plans for the City-States, and he planted a device that would drop stalactites on the heads of the Bazil population. His plan had worked, on 7 Yornis 01 Lonattra Jonghe, Lev, Fiona Rose and Justicius were all assassinated. James was immediately apprehended by Lyke Klok, Waldo Wentworth and Saiha Mei, as they witnessed this happening. This was the cause of the DP-1 case.

### DP-1 Case

On 3 Padret 01, the DP-1 Case opened. James' attorney, Waldo Wentworth, tried to argue that it was James' right to execute his population, as they were insubordinate during the Firth Band war. the prosecutor Lyke Klok argued that the Detlas Democide was a major breach of Human rights. Lyke Klok won the case, and James was sentenced to death by falling stalactites, even though he wished to be executed by Gunter the Indomitable, as per his beliefs. When it was clear this was not possible, James Duckworth drank cyanide to go out on his own terms.