Charles Bradsworth

Charles Bradsworth, or ‘the Man with the Golden Tongue,’ is the enigmatic leader of the Gull Flag Revolution in Iansisle. He first appeared on the scene in late 1948, soon after the German-Chiangese War ended. Bradsworth started giving a series of ‘soapbox lectures’ on the inequities of the Grand Empire in East Ianapalis, but soon crossed to the Government Sector after east-side police hassled him.

On 4 February 1949, Bradsworth was called before the Combined Parliament as part of a desperate ploy to shut him up. There, the Earl of Inswick, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced their intention to make Bradsworth the Ambassador to the Alliance of the New Highlands (ANH). Bradsworth readily accepted the appointment and his ‘Golden Tongue’ was soon safely out of Iansisle in Golden Agate, Larkinia.

However, after news of the fighting against the corporate powers which had usurped the government in early June 1952 reached the alliance headquarters, Bradsworth hurried back to the Shield. He united the revolting factions and by 3 August 1952 drove the corporatists from the city. Raising a red standard with the image of a soaring gull above Jameston Place and capturing the High King of the Empire, Bradsworth declared United Kingdom of the Shield. He has since served as Premier Interim of the Provisional Government, but repeatedly announces his intention to step down if the people demand it in the election of 18 May, 1953.