Name	His Excellency, Lord Ethan Robert Bartholomew Edgar Thorne
Appearance
Titles	Viceroy of Tozoria Grand Duke of Tozoria
Political Party	Traditional Party for Colonial Empowerment
Date of Birth Father Mother Spouse Children	7th April 1551 PD Robert Bartholomew Edgar Arnold Thorne Elisabeth Mary Jude Thorne Charlotte Louise Thorne William Louise 7 others
Religion Ethnicity	Stoinian Catholicism Tozorian
Age Hair colour Eye colour Height Species	68 T-Years Gray Blue 1.77 m Terran

Born into the Royal family of House Thorne of Tozoria as son of Grand Duke Robert and Grand Duchess Elisabeth Thorne. He now serves as the head of the Tozorian Sector in name of King Andrei III. He also is the head of the Traditional Party for Colonial Empowerment and is a strong support of his cause.

Early Life
As the heir to Grand Duke Robert, he was instilled with many traditions and responsibilities from an early age. He received the best education Tozoria could offer and later studied social sciences as a means to further help him into his political career which he wanted from an early age. After serving 8 years in the military his father died due to rare health conditions and was given the Grand Duke's mantle in 1582 PD at the age of 31.The young Grand Duke was met with critique and was part in several scandals. But he would wear his military uniform again when the Velutarians had rang the bells of war.

Velutarian War
Because of Tozoria's location they wore the brunt of the initial Velutarian offensives and suffered heavily from it. Lord Thorne took command of the 7th Star Corps and fought with guerrilla tactics during the war. When word has spread to him that MacArthur and O'Connell were squabbling with one another, he suggested to the Royal Court that he should be put as regent, however MacArthur quickly dismayed it as a mere political manoeuvre to gain more power, which Stoinia didn't need right now. Nonetheless his sector took the brunt of the Velutarians, while he lead his forces. Though some accounts have stated that he was a subpar High Admiral when it came to his confrontational tactics, wasting valuable resources on battles he didn't have a chance. Thorne stated that if Central Command wouldn't protect his sector he would.
Well into half of the Veluttarian War he had to evacuate one of his military bases due to being overwhelmed and had left the King's Colours behind. However the young heir to the Duke of Pretoria of House De La Rey, Koos had gathered his Company and went into the Velutarian crossfire to get the Colours back. Koos succeeded and left Thorne disgraced. He was spared for it, because the Stoinians couldn't afford to start killing each other. After 16 dreadful years of fighting, the Tozorian Sector was battered and for this he created his new political party.

Traditional Party for Colonial Empowerment
Because he felt betrayed during the Velutarian War he proceeded to form a new party. More militant than any party before in Stoinian history. This party was for the right of the outer colonies and grant them more leeway as to govern themselves. He has served as the head of the party from its first days and intends to keep it that way. This party is seen by many outer colonists as their true party as Lord Thorne isn't afraid to oust their problems into Congress and fight for them. Although in the initial years they barely got votes, with their mandates they won they made progress and steadily won more votes. Now they are in a position to gain new voters in the southern belt from Charia to Qingdao.

Public Opinion and Scandals
In the Core and northern sectors he is seen as a disturber of peace. Nothing more than an old child who hasn't grown up. His words are viewed as toxic, but they have a certain truth to them so he gets the southern voters. His policies are also viewed in the core as just paper stuff with nothing substantial in them to get work done, while the southerners see him as a man of great promise. 

As a young Grand Duke he was also spotted to bring several young ladies into his palace, though he evaded the press quite well. Rumours from the palace even say he had affairs with kitchen staff, even well into his marriage. Some speculate that he views himself a god above the law because of his family heritage.

After the Velutarian War had ended he wore his uniform constantly while getting fatter. It was viewed as disrespectful as almost all officers, even the high ranking ones, do their best to keep in shape and honour the military life. In the Core this is viewed as decadent and dishonourable, while in the south he is viewed as a martyr who proudly holds his military legacy. The fact that Lord Koos De La Rey had taken his Colours instead of him has also diminished some of his military prestige.

Metagaming Facts
House Thorne has vowed revenge on the monarchy as King Carol the Mad had accused them of attempting a coup. However because of his rash actions against them, he was quickly apprehended by the military. Carol knew of this because his lover was the daughter of the Grand Duke of Tozoria, whom he had an affair with and told him of the Grand Duke's plan. She knew of certain plans the Grand Duke had that would further strengthen their grip on the smaller houses in the Tozorian Sector. Carol interpreted this as a coup and gave the smaller houses in the Tozorian Sector financial support to gain more power and granting some families a higher noble rank. This set back the Thornes and thus Lord Ethan Thorne vowed for revenge against House Stoian for this injustice.
Centuries have past and the Thornes have regained their grip they once had over the smaller houses. This was also done through criminal activities and is unbeknownst to anyone, except those involved. Thorne is planning to gain more power until one day challenging the King himself for the Throne as compensation for the crimes the Royal House of Stoian had done to his.