Nathan Waffel-Paine

Nathan Waffel-Paine

Full Name: Nathan Waffel-Paine

Alias Nathan of Natopia, Nathan the Only, Nathan Shepherd, Nathan Dariolin, Theodores Athanatos, Sighard Gafolgyld, The Once-Living God

Physical Description

Gender: Male

Species: Human

Race: Mehl

Hair Color and Style: Short, dark brown

Eye Color: Brown

Skin Color: White

Other: Was made of butter after 1590

Biographical Information

Father: Ædwynne Shepherd

Mother: Jayna Lindenstream

Date of Birth: 1455

Place of Birth: Lindstrom, Natopia

Date of Death: 1589 (shot); 1607 (melted)

Place of Death: Eliria; Lindstrom

Current Residence(s): n/a

Nationality at Birth: Natopian

Current Allegiance(s): Natopia

Occupation: Grand Chancellor, Emperor, Duke of Elwynn, Prince of Elwynn

Nathan Waffel-Paine (born Nathan Shepherd in 1455) was a long-lived Natopian and Elwynnese statesman, who was Emperor of Natopia until 1557, Duke of Elwynn (c.1552-1555), and Prince of Elwynn (1586-1589). While in Elwynn, Nathan adopted the surname Dariolin (he was briefly known as Sigurd of Ettlingar Freyu during the Froyalan days). While in Athlon, and while fulfilling his duties as Pentheros of the Bovic Church, he used the name Theodores Athanatos. In Stormark he adopted the name Sighard Gafolgyld. He had two sons, Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion (adopted with husband Elijah), and Naian Moonoak (sired with Guinevere Moonoak).

Biography

Early Life

Nathan was the only son of Ædwynne Shepherd (1420-1500) and Jaynae Shepherd (née Lindenstream) (1425-1505). He was born somewhere near present-day Lindstrom before the arrival of Nett Opaegh. His paternal family can trace its origin back to Mehl shepherds and farmers on Yellow Island. His maternal family has distant Elfinshi and Draconian connections. He was 16 when the city-state of Nett Opaegh's Awe (Natopia City) was founded in 1471 and joined the civic government soon after. He worked in the domestic affairs department as an architect and engineer, helping to design the city's earliest buildings. He researched the Jasonian anti-grav technology smuggled away from the Flying Islands by Nett Opaegh. This research was instrumental in allowing Opaegh to outfit several important civic buildings with limited anti-grav capabilities. The massive energy requirements resulted in constant steam and smoke, resulting in the city's early nick-name The Floating City. This limited levitation was used to impress or frighten the various other inhabitants of Yellow Island (the Andi, Hazel, Haas, and Neemites) and caused them all to ally or become subjugated to the city-state. Nathan's experience would later allow him to found Dingo Enterprises, which was responsible for Lindstrom's architectural designs and the designs used for Natopia's Spacefleet.

Political Career

In 1488, Nett Opaegh died without leaving a designated Presidential heir. Nathan, who had risen to the position of Minister of Domestic Affairs, met with two other government officials, Aaron the Commander of the Military, and Joel the Minister of Foreign Affairs at a small bar in Natopia City known as the Black Hole Bar and began to conspire how to resolve this succession crisis. It was agreed to create a five-branch government, and to invite leaders of the other Yellow Island tribes to form a new government. Nathan's role was determined to become Grand Chancellor, and he served in this role until 1506.

Nathan's tenure as Grand Chancellor culminated in the Venerable Union of Aligned States, a political merger between Natopia, Lavalon, Faronia, and New Germany, that left Natopia as the senior partner. Nathan had been working for months within Lavalon's government as Chief Justice, and guiding policy with a branch of the Free Juice and Bagels Party. The merger was proposed at a time when Lavalonian activity was low, and Natopian activity was high and met with initial excitement in both nations. However, mere weeks after the union was ratified, the Lavalonian judiciary (from which Nathan had recently resigned from) declared the merger illegal and removed itself from the merger.

Beginnings of Natopian Royalty

Partly in response to the collapse of VUAS, Nathan proclaimed an end to the Natopian Republic and assumed the title of King in 1506. Several years later, due to rapid expansion, Nathan became Sovereign Natopian Emperor in 1508.

First Marriage

Nathan was married to William for a brief time before William's death. William was from Cerulea. They adopted no children.

The family of Nathan is very hard to discern. As he lived a very long time most of it has been buried under the weight of history. When Nathan came to rule Athlon during Athlon's very first years he took on the Greek patronymic naming convention, "Theodores Piotesanthropou Dozes" which alludes to the name of his father: "Piotesanthropou" which in early Natopian was written as AEdwynne. His mother, Jaynae was mentioned briefly in the very early records. They would have had his old family name, Shepherd, and not the dynastic name he chose for himself (Waffel-Paine, which itself has no bearing on the family's origin). He had no siblings, hence his ruling name epithet "Nathan the Only."

Imperial and Royal House of Waffel-Paine

Emperor of the Natopians: Nathan, Nathaniel, Naian, Asara, Zakyyr Kaiser of Shireroth: Ayreon II, Noor, Ayreon IV Ruler of Elwynn: Nathan, Erion, Elijah, Nathaniel Queen of Goldshire: Noor Founder: Nathan Avatar: Nathan II

His entire family is ethnically Mehl, except for his grandmother who is Elfinshi. Before Nett Opaegh, there were no written records among the ethnic Mehl so we see a very sudden modernization take place over only a few generations. Beyond these immediate family members whose birth and death dates could have been written down from verbal records, any other ancestors are lost to pre-history.

Married to William Strauss from 1548 to 1559 when it was annulled by the Pentheros.

Second Marriage

Nathan was then married to Elijah Ayreon from 1588 until Elijah's death in 1598. He did not remarry.

He has two children: Naian Moonoak (sired with Guinevere Moonoak) and Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion (adopted with Elijah Ayreon).

Life in Elwynn

Nathan served as the 21st and 30th ruler of Elwynn, first as a duke and second as Prince of sovereign Elwynn.

Nathan died on the floor of the Elwynnese Senate in 1589, taking a bullet intended to assassinate his husband, Elijah.

Resurrection and Melting

Nathan was, however, resurrected as a being made of pure butter. His second life was haunted by the fact that he was now a divine entity. This caused his reign to tend towards instability, and eventually decay and insanity. He melted in 1607, aged 152, finally allowed to die permanently.

Ancestry

Preceded by: Nett Opaegh as City President	Grand Chancellor, King, Sovereign Natopian Emperor c.1488–1533?	Succeeded by: Brian Capelle as President
Preceded by: Brian Capelle as President	Bovic Emperor of Natopia 1533?–1556	Succeeded by: Konrad von Zeck
Preceded by: Butter Bull as Lord of Natopia	Sovereign of Natopia, Chancellor of the Dominion 1575–1607	Succeeded by: Christo Eucalyptos as Chancellor of the Dominion
Preceded by: Andrew Allot	Duke of Elwynn c1553–1555	Succeeded by: Leo Fenrir
Preceded by: Daniel Kalirion	Prince of Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu 1586–1589	Succeeded by: Aurangzeb Osmani as Regent
Preceded by: William Strauss	Chancellor of the Frenzy 1568–1607	Succeeded by: Christo Eucalyptos