Julien Ardentis Sartyr

Julien Ardentis Sartyr was a Hearthrunean politician and the former head-of-government of Hearthrune. A member of the Democratic Socialist Party, he previously represented Duvolle in the High Chapter between 1900 to 1910 and 1915 to 1920. Sartyr was elected as the President of the Chapter on 7 Wintertide 1920, and remained in-office until his abduction and death in 1924.

Death
In Highwinter 1924 Julien Ardentis Sartyr was abducted, prompting a 2 week long search and investigation into his disappearance before he was found dead by Aidian Special Forces members in a raid on a warehouse in Cor Urbis, Aidia. It was the second time that a Hearthrunean head-of-government had died in office.

Background
On 31 Highwinter, a press conference in which Sartyr was scheduled to attend and speak was abruptly cancelled. Hours later, a spokesperson for the Sartyr government announced that Sartyr was currently in medical care as he was afflicted with a severe case of testicular torsion, constituting a medical emergency.

3 days later it was announced that Sartyr had lost his left testicle.

Abduction
On 5 Wintersend, Sartyr was deemed a mising person by Algogille Metropolitan Police and Charmeroute Province Law Enforcement after he did not return to his Algogille home. On 10 Wintersend, the Hearthrunean Ministry of Intelligence released a report detailing the belief that Sartyr was abducted and was in Aidia.

Death
On 14 Wintersend, Cor Urbis law enforcement surrounded a warehouse in Cor Urbis, where they suspected Sartyr was being held. After a four hour long standoff and intermittent attempts at negotiation, which all failed, Aidian special forces raided the warehouse, prompting a firefight. The special forces killed 12 members of an unknown organized crime group, receiving no casualties in return. In a room in the warehouse, they found Sartyr's cannibalized, desecrated, and maimed body, which appeared to have been rotting for nearly 2 days.

The corpse showed signs of severe malnutrition, abuse, and torture. Further examination of the body showed that an attempt was made to disembowel him with a dull blade. His left eye had been removed and his right was severely injured. There were multiple lacerations across his back, face, and legs, and he had multiple shattered bones in his arms.

Aftermath
Shortly after the revelation of Sartyr's death, former deputy PM Lothaire Abeville was hastily sworn in. On 24 Wintersend his funeral was held, delayed from the original date of 19 Wintersend. The process of cremating Sartyr was very difficult, as it was first delayed due to the Empire wide two-day holiday announced following the passing of Caliantene monarch Gilliet V, causing the closure of all crematoriums in Hearthrune. As Sartyr's body had already rot to a considerable degree, his corpse was transported to a scientific institute in Algogille in a desperate attempt to preserve his body. However, on 16 Wintersend, a building fire caused by an electrical malfunction caused the destruction of Sartyr's corpse by flame. His supposed ashes were collected from the debris.

Legacy
Sartyr's four-year presidency caused a considerable impact, as he was considered as a very daring and blunt head-of-government. Sartyr spearheaded multiple major pieces of legislation, covering minority rights, climate change, police brutality, etcetera.