Lukas Battlan

Lukas Battlan
Lukas Battlan
Race	Humekind
Age	36 cycles
Nationality	Directionland
Origin	Fort Shagogbot
Occupation	Member of Parliament; Imperial Knight
Affiliation	Parliament of Directionland; Imperial Army
Status	Alive
In-game appearance

Lukas Battlan is a Directian politician and knight from Fort Shagogbot. He serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Fort Shagogbot, and is the deputy leader of the New Dawn Coalition, a progressive party seeking a parliamentary majority.

About

Lukas Battlan is not a polished, silver tongued public figure, and he has never tried to be. Raised in Fort Shagogbot and shaped by the grit of frontier life, he is known for blunt honesty, a no nonsense approach to governance, and an uncommonly high tolerance for paperwork and political friction.

Although fiercely supportive of the Empire and the Crown, Lukas is not the type to follow orders blindly. He is known for holding institutions accountable from the inside, including conducting his own investigations when he believes the public is being misled.

Lukas' family originally hails from Simonville, but settled in Fort Shagogbot before his birth. He has retained a strong fondness for libraries since childhood.

Biography

Early life

Lukas was born in Fort Shagogbot to Varinia and Derron Battlan. Varinia worked as a teacher at the local school, while Derron ran a small cobbler's shop in the lower section of the city.

He later gained a younger brother, Eleric, and the two were notably close. Even as a boy, Lukas felt responsible for Eleric's safety, walking him to school and waiting after school to walk him home. As he grew older and eventually moved out, Lukas continued to check in through letters and frequent visits.

During his school years, Lukas performed well academically, in large part due to Varinia's encouragement at home. A formative moment occurred when a visiting MP spoke to his class about the Empire's politics and Fort Shagogbot's governance, an encounter that first sparked Lukas' interest in public service.

Derron often took his sons hunting, teaching them wilderness survival. Lukas remembered those trips as the rare moments when his father seemed truly at peace. Later, Lukas came to understand why. At home, the family struggled financially. Derron's shop brought in too little, and Varinia's pay could not cover the household's needs. Lukas would sometimes lie awake at night, hearing his mother weep while his father tried to comfort her.

Imperial Army and knighthood

At 16, Lukas enrolled in the Imperial Army to secure a military wage and help support his family. Throughout his training, he sent most of his pay back to Fort Shagogbot for Varinia, Derron, and Eleric.

His support materially improved their situation. Derron was able to expand the shop, adding a tailoring section alongside the cobbler's trade. In gratitude, his parents worked together to craft a red cape for Lukas, presented as both a gift and a symbol of thanks.

At 18, Lukas completed his training and was formally knighted, becoming Ser Lukas of Fort Shagogbot. As a young knight he remained politically attentive, following Fort Shagogbot's local council and imperial debates with increasing interest. In practice, his postings kept him away from home, patrolling the Empire's eastern fringes to hunt Netherkind incursions.

When Lukas was 20 and Eleric was 15, Lukas received urgent word from Fort Shagogbot: Eleric had been killed during a raid near the city's walls.

Entry into politics

Eleric's death ended Lukas' military career in practice and spirit. He blamed himself for not being present to protect his brother and withdrew from public life, isolating in a small house just outside Fort Shagogbot proper.

In time, Derron confronted him with the bitter reality that Lukas' patrol routes had never covered the area where the raid occurred. An old zoning law had long restricted military presence there, leaving a blind spot in the city's defenses. Lukas concluded that what had failed Eleric was not only circumstance, but policy.

Lukas entered politics with the explicit goal of changing that policy. At 22, he won election to the gubernatorial council and immediately proposed revisions to Fort Shagogbot's patrol routes and defense coverage. The proposal passed, and the changes were implemented. His visibility and popularity grew, and he eventually secured a seat in the Imperial Parliament as one of Fort Shagogbot's MPs.

A Mundus Reborn

During the political crisis surrounding former Chancellor Nathaniel Crowley's attempted coup, Lukas opposed efforts to strip the Emperor's rights and remove the Crown. After the matter escalated beyond Parliament, Lukas worked to rally support across the realm, coordinating with leaders in cities including Raven's Nest, Evergreen, St. Stylinson, and Niam.

In the aftermath, Lukas began investigating the Parliament building to uncover the broader scope of Crowley's plans and identify remaining collaborators. He exchanged information frequently with the Governor, both to keep Fort Shagogbot informed and to ensure the east remained prepared for further instability.

Lukas is known to have delivered an impassioned appeal to the High Raven of Raven's Nest, after which Raven's Nest sent troops to Fort Shagogbot.

Loopbreaker

With Dark Energy incidents escalating across the realm and the Empire under continued strain, Lukas has rejoined the knights to serve Directionland directly once more, balancing military duty with his political role where possible.

Notable Traits

• Blunt and direct, with little patience for political theater
• Former soldier and knight, with frontline experience on the eastern border
• Known for internal investigations and political "watchdog" work
• Cannot cook well, but reliably knows where to find good food while traveling

Favorite Foods

• Rabbit stew
• Shagogbot cookies
• Pumpkin pie

Rumors

Some claim Lukas is the only MP who has walked the entire railway line on foot just to "get a feel for the realm." Others insist he keeps a private file locked in his office containing information even the Crown has not seen.