Marcus Manticore

Marcus Manticore was Darnussian politician and activists who was great infulence for the rise of the Far-Right parties in Darnussia at the change of the 25th and 26th century. He was elected as President of Darnussia 5 times and singlehandedly controlled his party, National-Socialist Party of Darnussia, for nearly five decades.

Early Years
Manticore's family were indutrial workers in the city of Ghacrow, largest city of Darnussia at that time. Marcus was the youngest child and only son, with four older sisters. Relentless policies of the stronlgy conservative and capitalist government of that time made life hard for the poor family, driving Marcus to work full time when he was 13 years old. Unlike many of his comrades, Marcus didin't turn for leftist parties, he believed foreigners were to blame for stealing their jobs.

Marcus' father had fought with the Darnussian Liberation Army, that later became influential political party, but at the time of the Hobrazian Coup was just one of the meny resistance forces among Darnussia. DLA had continued it's activity after the liberation, forming clubs and bars for it's ex-members. With his father, Marcus met with many, younger DLA members and even took over one of the local youth divisions, turning it into streetfighters and hooligans who were constantly harrassing foreigners and known communists.

Political awakening
Marcus soon realized that the DLA had becomen old mens drinking and hunting club without a common enemy, so he set his views to one of it's predecessors, National-Socialist Party of Darnussia, which had operated DLA activity during the occupation. Manticore and his rogue DLA Youth Club joined the NSPD, which had been regaining support all the way from the disapearance of the Popular Revolutionary Front. Marcus shaved his head bald like many of the NSPD's younger members and continued his war against foreigners, especially Hobrazian and Lusitanian minorities.

Manticore became quickly wanted for several crimes, but only after he stabbed Lusitanian reverend to death he escaped from the city to countryside, all the way to Nihaton, far from Alkavon. There, under protection of the local members of DLA, he attended school for the first time since he was 13 years old. After his compulsory schooling he was captured and sentenced for taking part in the killing in January 2455. Manticore continued his studies in prison, where he sat two thirds of his 7 year sentence and was released for good conduct.

After his release in March 2460, he returned to Ghacrow and won the local elections for NSPD leadership.

Rise of the NSPD
Manticore took the organisation into his iron grip and reformed it into his very own dream. Connection with the DLA grew stronger, as well as the popularity. NSPD started to hand over flyers and held protests and speeches, especially in poorer areas like Red Stad. Manticore publicly ordered his goons to attack foreigners and minorities with all possible ways and without mercy. Major parties and politicians laughed at the NSPD that had been tiny and pathetic after their glory days hundred years earlier. In the 60's, Manticore also attended Red Stad Univeristy and majored in Political Science and Psychology. He graduated in 2471.

Manticore continued to work hard to make his party more visible to the common Darnussians. He reorganized DLA to be NSPD:s militia organisation, effectively cutting all ties between the mother organisation, NSPD and the ongoing violence towards foreigners. After years of hard work and the economic downfall of 2487, the NSPD had a major increase in 2488 elections, gaining 35 seats in parliament.