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[b]Handler Name:[/b]

[b]Character Name:[/b]

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[b]FC:[/b] (If image, please insert in spoilers, otherwise links are fine too. Keep in mind these are world leaders so they will not be teenagers.)

[b]Country/Teritory/State being represented:[/b]

[b]Character background/justification:[/b] (Please make this as extensive as you can as this is your reason for being at the summit/the leader of your chosen location. This should include your professional background as well as your education and why you were chosen to represent this particular nation. If using a PC, any links to show political affiliations, influences and other justifications are also encouraged.  Minimum 200 words. )

Handler Name: Gary

Character Name: Yusuf “al-Iblis” son of Issaq

PC or NPC: NPC

FC:  

Spoiler:

Country/Teritory/State being represented: Somalia

Character background/justification:
It is said that no man is born with evil in his heart. Unfortunately, this common wisdom doesn’t account for a certain Somalian exception, Yusuf son of Issaq. Born in the far east of the Ogaden region, Yusuf came into the world alone killing his widowed mother with his birth. It is rumored that when his grandmother finally happened upon the pair that the young child had somehow severed the connection to his dead mother and that, instead of crying as most newborns do, he silently gazed up at the older woman with the hungry eyes of a predator.

Despite his less than ideal introduction to the world, Yusuf lived a surprisingly normal life under the watchful eye of his grandmother. He played with other kids whenever he got the chance, listened to his elders, and helped around his grandmother’s modest home. Sure, he got in trouble from time to time, but what kid doesn’t? Yes, by 1977 the ten-year-old Yusuf seemed on track to live an exceedingly normal life.

July of that same year, however, changed everything when the recently independent Somalia pushed into the Ogaden region in an attempt wrest the land from Ethiopia. A month into the conflict, a small Somali detachment mistook Yusuf’s village for a hostile military encampment and in an early morning raid set about mowing down the populace. Bullets flew through the furniture, walls, and people, but not a single one touched Yusuf as every projectile bent around him like water about a rock.

When the sun’s first rays threw the Somali detachment’s mistake into sharp relief they scrambled to cover it up. Going through town the soldiers searched for survivors and then lined them up in the center of the village. Starting at one end of the line a large man of Somali descent began methodically executing each survivor with a single shot to the back of the head until, at last, he came to the end of the line where Yusuf knelt awaiting his fate.

Bringing the hot gun barrel to the back of Yusuf’s head, the large man said nothing before lazily pulling the trigger. However, the loud report that should have followed never came; the gun jammed as if by magic. Swearing, the large man pulled out his sidearm, brought it to Yusuf’s head, and pulled the trigger. Nothing. He went through another five guns before being stopped by one of his men who suggested that they take the boy with them.

And so began Yusuf’s life as a soldier.

The Somali detachment took the young boy back with them into Somalia where they disavowed from the government and became a private militia. It was in service to the militia that the young boy not only learned to wield a gun but also a wand. The soldier who had suggested abducting Yusuf was, in fact, a wizard himself who recognized the potential in the boy—seven guns in a row don’t jam by themselves—and trained him in both Muggle and Wizarding warfare.

Over the next forty or so years, Yusuf carved a bloody swath through Somalia and fashioned himself a throne. In the unrest of the civil war in the 90’s he honed his especially brutal streak leading a group of guerillas on violent sprees of murder and depravity earning the moniker of al-Iblis along with a disproportionate amount of riches. Then, with the relative political moderation that arrived at the turn of century, Yusuf took a step back from the Muggle world and turned his eye to the Wizarding community of Somalia. Much like in the Muggle world he consolidated power through fear, blackmail, and murder. No one stood in his way for long because while he had a brutal streak a mile wide he was also as cunning as they come.

Thus, by right of conquest and regional supremacy alone, this Somali strongman now attends the proposed meeting with the aim of ripping the veil of secrecy from the Wizarding world for his own purposes. He is convinced that the revelation of the Wizarding community will engender chaos worldwide and it is in this chaos that he plans to make his move. After all, in a world of chaos and strife, the devil rules supreme.

Handler Name: Kiera

Character Name: Lucien Lysander Lamarck

PC or NPC: NPC

FC: Adrian Grenier

Spoiler:

Country/Teritory/State being represented: Canada

Character background/justification: Lucien was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to an upper-middle class family who wanted only the best for their darling boy and his younger sister, Marcella. His parents placed a large emphasis on education, working hard to put their children through prestigious private schools, and later, university. Lucien lived a sheltered life, and grew up oblivious to and unaffected by hardship. While his family prided themselves in being forward-thinking and liberal, none of them had first-hand experience with any of the issues for which they so strongly advocated. They were a financially stable, picture-perfect family, who did their utmost to protect their children from the world, while stressing the importance of standing up for those who were less fortunate. They were vocal in fighting for equality and defending human rights.

Thus, Lucien grew up with a progressive attitude toward most issues. He was a feminist, an LGBTQ+ ally and gay rights advocate, an environmentalist, and a pacifist. Graduating with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, he went on to become a politician in the muggle world, affiliating himself with the Canadian liberal party (specifically the Ontario Liberal Party), though leaning towards the NDP, to which his priorities appealed. He quickly rose to prominence, popular with the younger generation, and was eventually elected mayor of Ottawa in 2018, at the age of 29.

Although his focus was mainly on the muggle world, Lucien grew up learning magic at home from his mother. His parents were more concerned with his muggle education, but when he displayed signs that he had inherited magic from his mother, a half-blood witch, she took it upon herself to homeschool him.

Oddly enough, although the family publically fought for the acceptance of other minorities, they remained silent on the one issue that applied to them: wizardry. It was easy to defend other people, when they could not be personally attacked for the things that they supported from a distance. It was another matter entirely to put themselves at risk by admitting to their own status as a minority.

After being elected as mayor, however, Lucien sought to use his new position of authority to change that. Shortly after the election, he began to establish connections within the wizarding government. He reached out to influential wizards, and worked to unite the two worlds as far as he could while limited by the Statute of Secrecy. Forming close ties with the Canadian Ministry of Magic, he intended to use his position to address wizarding issues as well as muggle ones in his jurisdiction. His goal was to work alongside the magical government to create a stronger, unified Canada.

He was chosen to represent Canada at the ICWW conference because, as a link between the muggle and wizarding worlds, he is considered Canada's resident expert on muggle/wizard relations. Thus, the Statute of Secrecy was determined to be his area of expertise. He is a close friend of the Canadian Minister for Magic, a trusted delegate, and an experienced politician.

At the ICWW conference, Lucien hopes to do away with the Statute of Secrecy altogether. He is tired of having to work around it to accomplish his goals, and wants the ability to address wizarding issues outright, rather than discreetly. Being an idealist at heart, sheltered from the world's cruelties by his parents, he strongly believes that people are inherently good, and he trusts the muggles not to react violently.