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| pronunciation = [ˈpʲi.tru erˈmɛni bunˈstraja]
| birth_date = -17 Alathran Zodiac (age 32)
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| disappeared_date = 16 Alathran Zodiac (January 23, 2022)
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| organization = [[Mufijo Faith]]
| known_for = Founding [[Wahat Almarjan]], Compiling the Holy Texts of Mufijo, Writing the Arcadian Constitution
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| height = 5'10"
| title = Altan of the Sublime Arcadian Altanate
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'''Pitru Ermení Punstraia''' also known by his adopted name Senate, was
==Biography==
===Life in Yuvantiya===
Pitru was born in the year -17 AZ, in the large village of Ddaza. The village was the center of the Ddaza Tribe, one of the 8 main tribes of the Arcadian ethnicity, then known as Yuvantiyans. While most Yuvantiyans followed the Mufijo Faith (then known as Triple Harmony or Lajrem Qarenna), the Ddazans had never been converted, owing to their relative isolation from other nearby peoples. Though the Ddazans despised Mufijo as a corrupting influence, a few citizens had in the past heard of Mufijo and converted to it. All the Mufijo worshippers in Ddaza had coalesced by the time of Pitru's birth into one clan, the Punstraia, to which Pitru and his family belonged. The Ddazans unsurprisingly discriminated against the Punstraia for being religious dissidents, with Pitru having vivid memories from his youth of the Punstraia leaders being harassed by the magistrates and elders of the village.
Pitru vaguely remembers his parents, two peasants of Clan Punstraia who held no sway or influence within it. His immediate family attempted to lay low and not attract attention
With his father now unexpectedly becoming the Sifan (leader) of the severely diminished Clan Punstraia, Pitru became the target of yet more discrimination and threats. he was constantly harassed with weaponry, and carried nothing on him to ensure he could not be robbed. He could not even sleep peacefully, with near nightly attacks on his family's home by disgruntled neighbors and religious fanatics. Despite these hardships, the Punstraia appeared to have a stray hope for their future. A sympathetic family in the village decided they wished to practice the faith of the Punstraia, reasoning that if the Punstraia had been saved from such a massacre, surely the Mufijo gods had some power. This family had a daughter around Pitru's age, who became fast friends with the young Pitru. The two eventually fell in love, and they were to be married, in the hopes they could continue the Punstraia line. Unfortunately, this was not to be. ▼
▲With his father now unexpectedly becoming the Sifan (leader) of the severely diminished Clan Punstraia, Pitru became the target of yet more discrimination and threats. he was constantly harassed with weaponry, and carried nothing on him to ensure he could not be robbed. He could not even sleep peacefully, with near nightly attacks on his family's home by disgruntled neighbors and religious fanatics.
▲When it seemed circumstances could not get any worse, Pitru's parents were both killed in an outbreak of a deadly disease known as the Ašvat Hibra (Great Reaper), the illness nearly taking his own life as well. By some miracle, he survived, but not before he was stripped of what little property his Clan had left. By virtue of the fact that all his relatives were now dead, the title of Sifan of Clan Punstraia passed to Pitru, although it became nothing more than another target on his back. At age 22, Pitru had become a farmer on the outskirts of the city and intended to live simply to preserve his shaky safety.
In 5 AZ, the Ašvat Hibra devastated several families who lived near Pitru's farm. This would be unremarkable in itself if Pitru himself was not infected, despite living in incredibly close proximity to the deceased. The Ddazan people were outraged, believing Pitru had cast some dark spell to infect and kill his neighbors, or had some secret cure to the disease he would not share. Despite there being no evidence to suggest these rumors were true, the unceasing outcry from the Ddazan people led the elders and magistrates of the tribe to a simple decision. Pitru, had to go.
Now fearing for his life, The future Altan took what little he could fit in small sack, fleeing Ddaza into the surrounding jungle in the midst of a terrible rainstorm. In this forest, Pitru collapsed to the ground and fell asleep, weak and weary from hours of running, only to be awoken by a grand spectacle. Before Pitru were the gods of his faith, Afi - the Sun, Jorb - the Moon, Xamu - the Earth. The three gods warned him of a search party out to kill him, prepared to carry out Pitru's execution ordered by the Ddazan magistrates. The gods pitied Pitru and gave him the option to stay and make a last stand for the honor of the Punstraia, or flee with their help to a land where he could be free of the ire of Ddazans. Preferring the live another day than join his murdered relatives, Pitru accepted the gods' gracious offer and was guided out of the jungles, where he collapsed yet again in a large meadow.
▲===Exile from Yuvantiya===
===Captivity in Lothridge===
[[File:Malnourished-Hippopotamus.gif|left|thumb|The Malnourished Hippopotamus, hunting bow of the Punstraia Clan of Pitru's birth]]
Pitru Before they took their leave, the gods gifted
Setting off from the pristine hills he had found himself in, Pitru travelled south, encountering the great [[Acquendavia|Acquendavian]] city of [[Lothridge]]. Although he made an attempt to evade being seen, fearing this foreign land in which he had been taken to, guards upon the Walls of Lothridge caught sight of him. Pitru was suddenly shot with an arrow in the leg, immobilizing him. The guards came down from their posts and took him into the city. The officers in Lothridge mistook Pitru as a [[The Kogongi People|Kogongi]] and decided to send him to re-education camps established by the Acquendavians to strip him of a culture he in reality knew nothing of.[[File:River Draxi in the Autumn (Shaders).png|thumb|314x314px|The river known to Pitru as the Draxí, in the autumn]]▼
The experience in this institution was agonizing for Pitru, most especially because he could not communicate with anyone, speaking only Ddazan (later Arcadian) upon his arrival in Alathra. As the Acquendavians attempted to "educate" the culture out of the Kogongi within the school, Pitru was left alone, neither practicing nor understanding any of the customs the teachers taught to be sinful. After about 4 months of witnessing constant brutalizing on the part of the Acquendavians, Pitru finally made attempts to learn the Kogongi speech of his fellow tormented inmates. Although the language was generally forbidden by the teachers in the camp, Pitru eventually learned some scattered Kogongi, and succeeded in communicating some general information about himself to other inmates. In their kindness, these Kogongi inmates helped Pitru to learn more of the Kogongi language, instilling a deep sense of gratitude to the Kogongi within him. These Kogongi spoke of a vibrant and peaceful culture across the sea from Lothridge. Intrigued, Pitru bided his time to try to escape to this homeland of the Kogongi. One night, when those guarding the school had become drunk for some sort of celebration, Pitru slinked away into the night, reaching a river by dawn. Although he had tried to bring some of the Kogongi inmates with him to help guide Pitru to their homeland, they were separated and ultimately captured by the Acquendavians. The Acquendavians continued to search for him throughout the night, but Pitru was able to hide in a river that he titled the ''Draxí'' [drɐˈçi], named in Arcadian from the flowers bountiful on its banks. When he believed the coast to be clear,
▲Before they took their leave, the gods gifted Senate with his family's hunting bow, the Malnourished Hippopotamus, an object he had left at his home in Yuvantiya. Although lost for two years after the [[Great Alathran War]], Senate would regain the weapon, retaining it in his possession until his disappearance from Alathra, upon which it became a sacred relic for the orowning of a new Gižaraša (Lord) of Wahat Almarjan. The bow was the only object Pitru had left from his old life in Yuvantiya.
▲Setting off from the pristine hills he had found himself in, Pitru travelled south, encountering the great [[Acquendavia|Acquendavian]] city of [[Lothridge]]. Although he made an attempt to evade being seen, fearing this foreign land in which he had been taken to, guards upon the Walls of Lothridge caught sight of him. Pitru was suddenly shot with an arrow in the leg, immobilizing him. The guards came down from their posts and took him into the city. The officers in Lothridge mistook Pitru as a [[The Kogongi People|Kogongi]] and decided to send him to re-education camps established by the Acquendavians to strip him of a culture he in reality knew nothing of.
▲The experience in this institution was agonizing for Pitru, most especially because he could not communicate with anyone, speaking only Ddazan (later Arcadian) upon his arrival in Alathra. As the Acquendavians attempted to "educate" the culture out of the Kogongi within the school, Pitru was left alone, neither practicing nor understanding any of the customs the teachers taught to be sinful. After about 4 months of witnessing constant brutalizing on the part of the Acquendavians, Pitru finally made attempts to learn the Kogongi speech of his fellow tormented inmates. Although the language was generally forbidden by the teachers in the camp, Pitru eventually learned some scattered Kogongi, and succeeded in communicating some general information about himself to other inmates. In their kindness, these Kogongi inmates helped Pitru to learn more of the Kogongi language, instilling a deep sense of gratitude to the Kogongi within him. These Kogongi spoke of a vibrant and peaceful culture across the sea from Lothridge. Intrigued, Pitru bided his time to try to escape to this homeland of the Kogongi. One night, when those guarding the school had become drunk for some sort of celebration, Pitru slinked away into the night, reaching a river by dawn. Although he had tried to bring some of the Kogongi inmates with him to help guide Pitru to their homeland, they were separated and ultimately captured by the Acquendavians. The Acquendavians continued to search for him throughout the night, but Pitru was able to hide in a river that he titled the ''Draxí'' [drɐˈçi], named in Arcadian from the flowers bountiful on its banks. When he believed the coast to be clear, Senate once again made haste towards the coast. Upon reaching a small bay, he found an abandoned boat, which he made use of to row far from the coast.
Upon sailing out to the sea, Pitru's tired state and lack of sleep became quite apparent. Phantoms from the sky dove down to harass him as he rowed. Not well experienced with boats, Pitru was helpless in his predicament, fully expecting to join his mother and father in the afterlife. However, like a beacon in the distance, Pitru noticed a large landmass on the horizon. He rowed towards it with great haste and difficulty, landing near a small fishing village. Going north, Pitru made his way through the Forests of Cotona, happening upon the city of [[Kais Kogong]]. Desperate for food, Pitru hiked towards the recently established town, not yet knowing he had found the Kogongi people his fellow inmates had told him of.
===Beginning a New Life===
As he arrived in the town, Pitru was greeted by a man in a toga. Noticing Pitru's sorry state, the man took him into his house to let Pitru rest and recover from the harrowing journey from Lothridge. When the man began to speak Kogongi, Pitru felt a great relief, finally able to understand an average person in the unfamiliar land he found himself in. The man said his name was [[Game Glider SKG|Glider Fraemani]], a Kogongi man who helped found the anarchist [[Kogongu|Federation of Kogongu]] in the very city Pitru stood. Over a drink, Pitru shared his journey from Lothridge, and gave vague hints to his foreign origins. As Glider shared similar experiences in the Acquendavian "schools," the two strangers became fast friends. Hours after his arrival in town, the druid Vasya made a routine visit to Glider's home. She quickly noticed Pitru in the corner of her eye, and the two greeted, with Glider explaining the situation
Over the next few days, Pitru would ingratiate himself to the Kogongi, yet he still longed to farm as he once had in Ddaza, rather than living in the burgeoning Kais Kogong. Pitru eventually decided to approach the Kogongi with a proposition. If he would be allowed to found a town on the sandy Arcadian Peninsula north of Kais, he would swear to stay loyal to the Kogongi and secure their hold on the peninsula. The Kogongi had little objection to the idea, and quickly agreed, sending Pitru north with Glider. upon arriving at the tip of the peninsula, Pitru found a suitable spot for a home and began building. He then a held a small ceremony, declaring the town of Wahat Almarjan, and himself as its Gižaraša (Lord). Soon after, Glider left south, and Pitru finished his home and plans for the mosque.
===Becoming a Leader===
This peaceful and static state of affairs continued until Pmak, an ethnic Kogongi not part of the nation of Kogongu, joined the town. Pitru eventually constructed a wall when threats of war against Kogongu were made, and Wahat would begin to grow, along with Pitru's dedication to his faith. Game Glider joined Wahat not long after, with Pitru naming him as Lead Architect. Pitru, Game Glider, and Pmak were then each visited by one of the Three Gods of Mufijo in their dreams, who instrcuted the three to found an independent theocratic homeland for the followers of Mufijo, and to name an Altan to lead it. The gods also bestowed the title of Mumba upon the three avatars of the gods. The Three Mumbas eventually got the approval of Kogongu to form their Altanate, and Pitru, being the founder of the town and the only one of his people who stayed faithful to the gods, was named as the Altan. Pitru rules as an absolute monarch, with the two other Mumbas acting as the only check on his power. Wahat has drastically expanded, and the Grand Mosque of Jiba the Wise finally resumed construction under the supervision of Glider.
==Political Beliefs==
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==Religious Beliefs==
Senate was the leader of the faith of [[Mufijo Faith|Mufijo]], and is known to be the hand of creation to the sun god Afi. He
== Trivia ==
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