Yongchae of Gyokuk

Crown Prince Yongchae of Gyokuk (b. 10 Oct 3532), also known as Ryeo Yongchae, is second in line to the throne of the Kyo monarchy and he is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Dranland. Ryeo is also the Vice-Chair of the Kyo Defense Force (KDF).

Yongchae earned a BA in Dovani Cultures and an MA in Jienist and Sindo Philosophy from Haejo University. As an undergraduate, Yongchae was a classmate of Sun Ryoji, with whom he became close friends. This friendship eventually brought about Yongchae's entrance into the leadership of the KDF at the invitation of Sun.

The Crown Prince was elected to the Dranish Parliament in the January 3558 elections and shortly afterwards he was officially appointed, alongside Sun Ryoji, to the party leadership. In the following year, Ryeo Yongchae was appointed as the Dranish Foreign Minister in the Third Government of Hun Myon.

Quickly into his term as Foreign Minister Ryeo was faced by escalating tensions with Egelion, which was in open dialogue with the radical Hacia Casa party, which was seeking to eliminate the Dranish state in favor of making it a Egelian colony. Ryeo carefully addressed the tensions, seeking to downplay the rhetoric and avoid rash actions that would only cause greater hostility from Egelion.