Feolumaer Ervarold

Feolumaer Ervarold was a Troiyan political theorist, trade unionist, and activist. His strain of collectivist thought is known as Ervaroldism.

Ervarold joined the Party for Social Labour in 1900 when he turned 18, and quickly rose through the ranks. He was known for his charisma and public speaking skills, however he was criticized by other leaders of the party for his lack of understanding of theory. His popularity and power stemmed from his alliances with trade unions, and his direct involvement in organizing them and radicalizing them. In 1905, he was granted the position of Representative for the Unions inside the party, and was the leader of the party's syndicalist wing.

When the Third Kostenian War began, Ervarold was an outspoken opponent of the war. He believed it to be a petty war between imperalists, and did not have support for either side. At this stage, the two factions of the party was at its most heated - the syndicalist and revolutionary anti-war wing lead by Ervarold, and the accelerationist pro-war wing lead by Joryg Blayir. However, near the end of 1906, Ervarold was conscripted into the Troiyan Army and engaged in the Battle of Milogrât.

After getting injured in 1907, Ervarold returned home for a year. At this point, the party finally collapsed, when several members of the party were arrested for railway sabotage and anti-war sentiments. Although he remained as an outspoken representative of the trade unions, Ervarold spent the rest of his leave writing political manuscripts and journals, before returning to the front. He remained in the army until 1910, when he was dismissed. Immediately after leaving the army, he began to meet with several former labourist allies and leaders of small-scale labourist organisations, and in 1912 they founded the Troiyan Proletarian Party.

Ervarold published two main pieces of work, alongside many other manuscripts and lesser known essays from 1912-1919 - the manifesto of the TDS, and his own autobiography of his experiences in the war. He began to organize worker's strikes and peasant rebellions, and in 1917 was declared Troiya's most wanted criminal when he was directly involved in the murder of 3 Kopenburg policemen. He and most of the party went underground, helping with small scale operations mainly in East Kostenia. In 1919, the majority of his allies were arrested, and imprisoned or executed - the party was officially banned, with all of their papers and plans proving their involvement in treasonous activities were published. Ervarold himself, as well as his main allies Jorvik Eerv and Steven Orsulak, were not captured, and they snuck across the border to Sentryzijâ. Orsulak was identified and killed along the way, but Ervarold and Eerv managed to sneak through.

Upon arrival in Sentrysk, the two were arrested for having forged identification and passports. However, the chief of police recognized Ervarold, and let the two go. From there, they applied for citizenship and to join the Labourist Party of Sentryzija. In 1920, Ervarold moved to Isch and mingled in lots of Troiyan migrant societies and intellectual groups. He formed the Isch Society, officially the "Society of Labourist Sentryzijan Troiyans", and became an influential politician in the Troiyan Free Cities. He became well associated with Dânijâl Vârisk in the latter's later years, and attended his funeral upon his death in 1924. Vyðrin was not the greatest fan of Ervarold, suspecting him to be a spy from the mainland due to his suspicious entrance into the country.

In 1932, Ervarold was kidnapped on his way home from a rally at a trade union. His kidnappers remain unknown, however they handed him over to the Troiyan secret police near the border. From here, he was taken to Kopenburg. Ervarold was given a mock trial, where he was accused of high treason, sabotage and vandalism, murder, assassination, and being a Sentryzijan spy. He was given the death sentence, and 2 weeks later, he was publicly hung from the gallows outside Rorikstarnz Containment Facility.