Kuan Tavalankrez Térlen

Gyan Tavalankrez Térlen is a Torberian politician of mixed Tévnovan and Torberian ancestry. He is the leader of the Tévnovan Congress and is a member of the Parliament of Tévnova.

His political career began in 1962 when he was elected as regional leader of the Helsk branch of the Torberian Seltet Party. He would later become a close ally of Kárnt vák Szártan-Sétélla, becoming Secretary of State for Tévnova and spreading his ideas and support for his regime in the region. Later in the 1980s he would become disillusioned with Seltism and in 1982 formed the Tévnovan Congress, a political party made up of a number of different Tévnovan separatist and autonomist political parties.

= Biography =

Early life
Gyan was born with the name Kjánn Távalkiràt-Térlen, a torberianisation of his current name. He was born in the large town of Tavalankrez to a Torberian mother and a Tévnovan father. he studied at Tavalankrez boys school until he was 17, after that going off to work on a farm near the town.

From the age of 10 until he was 18 Gyan was very active in the X. In 1933 at the age of 16 he joined the Torberian Seltet Party.

Military service
At the age of 18 Gyan was called on by the Torberian government to fulfil 5 years of national service so he joined the Torberian Army. He showed prowess in firing a rifle and showed leadership skills, leading to his promotion to the rank of corporal. In 1941 He completed his national service and briefly returned to Tavalankrez.

Move to Helsk
After briefly returning to his home town, Gyan moved to Helsk to find work. He found work once again as a farm labourer. In 1945 he met his wife, Elan Helsk Lyn and they soon got married later that same year. In 1950 Gyans son Kinar was born.

In the aftermath of the 1956 Helsk Uprising Gyan was arrested by the Epirgarda, however he was released a week later with no charges.

Political career
In 1962 Gyan was elected as leader of the Helsk branch of the Torberian Seltet Party, quickly becoming an influential figure in the cities political landscape.

During [[Kárnt vák Szártan-Sétélla]'s visit to the city he met with Gyan to discuss the situation and potential plans to rehabilitate the city after its partial destruction during the 1956 Helsk Uprising. Gyan and Szártan work together and the plans for the city, soon becoming friends. Szartan encouraged Gyan to run for a seat in the All-Torberian Séltet Parliament and he subsequently won a seat. Gyan would become part of Szártan's cabinet as Secretary of State for Tévnova. Gyan helped to turn the mostly anti-Reform Tévnovan population in favour of of Szártan's reforms.

After a clash with Kebrennt of Tévnovan autonomy, Gyan began to feel isolated within the party. The constant back and forth between the hardliners and reformists led to little getting done and eventually he got to a breaking point.

Break with Seltism
In 1982 Gyan got to his breaking point and resigned as Secretary of State for Tévnova. He also left the Torberian Seltete Party. He soon after founded the Tévnovan Congress, a Tévnovan nationalist political party. Gyan had begun to develop ideas of Tévnovan nationalism ever since his unjust arrest by the Epirgarda in 1956 however it was not until later that he decided it was the right path. The party remained Szártanist in much of its policy and ideology. In 1983 he was elected to the regional party of Tévnova, his party becoming the second largest behind the Torberian Seltet Party.