Elliott Dupont

Elliott Dupont
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Nationality	Cirréone
Title(s)	Vox Populi Cirréone
Age	37
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Elliott Dupont is a Cirréonese revolutionary, politician and political theorist and is the founder and first Vox Populi of the Second Commune of Cirréone. He was the founder and chairman of the (second) Cirréonese Stepanist Party, which led the Firework Revolution that established the Second Commune of Cirréone.

Born an orphan to a working-class family in Felicie, Dupont embraced revolutionary socialist politics, more specifically Stepanism, due to his uncle's Stepanist views and following his admission into the University of Milacieur. Dupont would form the underground Cirréonese Stepanist Party, would lead the formation of several trade unions in Cirréone and lead several strikes, before being briefly arrested for sedition and imprisoned. Following his sentence he would attempt to organise a revolution, however it would only result in several large-scale protest, violently supressed by the Federation government, known as the Felicie Revolt. After several more years of coordination and forming Stepanoff's Guard, the militant wing of the CSP, Dupont would launch the Firework Revolution by executing Manon Giroud, ousting the Federation Government and stablishing the Second Commune of Cirréone.

Early life

Childhood

⚠️The following information is considered external lore, containing events that did not influence the characters or the world of Cinder.⚠️
Elliott Dupont was born in Felicie West, an only child and an orphan, with his mother, Marie Dupont, dying in childbirth. Marie Dupont was a prostitute living in Felicie, being the reason behind which she met Dupont's father, Gerard Peurtrov. Peurtrov was an upper-middle class industrialist responsible for managing many FeliCoal sites in Felicie West. As his had mother passed, Dupont was taken care of by his uncle, Pierre Dupont. Pierre Dupont had fought in the June Revolution, 11 years prior, and so would be a large influence on Dupont's political radicalisation. According to those around him, the young Dupont is said to have read a lot in his spare time, being taught to read by his uncle.

When Dupont was 11, his uncle would become paralysed from the hips down in a tragic accident at his work place, forcing Dupont into child labour as to support both himself and his uncle. In this time in which Dupont would be working, his uncle would often discuss politics with him, being his first source of radicalisation. However, when Dupont was 17, his uncle would pass, leaving his entire life savings to Dupont, with which he would attend the University of Milacieur, studying philosophy.

University and political radicalisation

Upon entering the University of Milacieur, Dupont would begin to read into the philosophical works his uncle had recommended to him, namely Black Capital and Capital, And Its Crushing Weight, both by Valerie Stepanoff. Stepanoff's works would resonate deeply with Dupont, who would go on to read her entire catalogue of books in a matter of months, along with works by other Stepanist and socialist writers such as Sebastian Kouzmine and Leon Crivanne. It would also be at his philosophy class where he would meet Paul Grasé, who would become his life-long friend and right-hand man. Following his endeavours into Stepanist theory, Dupont would be invited to the university's League of Stepanists, a Stepanist circle of the University of Milacieur's students, by a classmate. Dupont would also bring along Grasé. Within a very short amount of time, Dupont would grow incredibly popular among the League for his impressive debating skills, evocative speeches, and deep understanding of Stepanoff's works and their principles. At age 19, Dupont would go to found his newspaper, 'Our War in Print,' a Stepanist publication, under which he would write by the penname 'Edouard Demonde' as to evade prosecution by the Federation Government. The newspaper would quickly gain traction in Stepanist circles as one of their only functioning publications. At age 20, Dupont would graduate from the University of Milacieur with a degree in Philosophy.

Revolutionary activity

Early activism and imprisonment

After graduating, Dupont would form an underground Cirréonese Stepanist Party with Paul Grasé, despite its constitutional banning, drawing in numerous Stepanist intellectuals and activists. From this platform, Dupont would inspire the formation of many trade unions in Cirréone and lead strikes. At the same time, Dupont became a regular patron of the Yellow Farmer, where he would bring political debates, eventually amassing a following in the fellow patrons, who would often come to hear him speak. When Dupont was 26, he would lead a major strike with the Coal Miner's Union, in which he would be arrested and imprisoned for sedition, sentenced to 3 years at the Diyonroux District Prison.

Once he had served his sentence, he decided he should travel and organise with foreign socialists and Stepanists. During this time, he would visit Crannoghold, Kraftia, Saristania, and most notably Paxia, where would meet Láng Jun, revolutionary socialist and future chairman of the Worker's Republic of Paxia. Following his return to Cirréone, Dupont would feel inspired to attempt a revolution.

Felicie Revolt and its aftermath

Aged 30, Dupont would lead a series of large-scale protests in Felicie, in hopes of starting a full-scale socialist revolution in Cirréone, however, the protests remained confined to Felicie as they were quickly violently supressed by the Federation Government, as there was no current militant wing in the Cirréonese Stepanist Party. The Felicie Revolt would be quelled in merely 4 days, and while seen as a failure, it would draw more and more socialist intellectuals into the party, seeing its efforts in the 'War on Capital.' Within a year of the Felicie Revolt, the Cirréonese Stepanist Party would double in membership, and Dupont would begin the militarisation of the party by forming Stepanoff's Army, disenfranchising many sects of the Cirréonese Army and subsuming them into Stepanoff's Army. ⚠️The following information is not considered external lore.⚠️

Dupont in the Yellow Farmer, speaking on the Crannog-Cirréone border conflict.

Over time, Dupont would slowly grow the party until he felt the time right for a revolution, holding off from severe acts and keeping to speeches, reports, and organisation. With the response from Manon Giroud as to the Crannog-Cirréonese border conflict, Dupont would famously give a speech at the Yellow Farmer, claiming it a distraction from the internal struggles in Cirréone and class conflict. Dupont would also famously give a speech on the formation of the Worker's Republic of Paxia, praising it, and calling for a revolution in Cirréone. The tipping point, however, would be with the Cirréonese elections, in which Manon Giroud of the Actuelian Party of the Republican Coalition would be elected Vox Populi Cirréone.

Dupont outside the former residence of Manon Giroud, following his execution and the Firework Revolution

Firework Revolution

The Firework Revolution would begin with the storming of the residence of Manon Giroud, in Léttona, on the evening of the election while Manon Giroud was celebrating his recent election. Stepanist forces would break down the door under command of Dupont, and would set alight to the building. Most guests would be killed by revolutionaries, or would run away. Dupont would then approach Giroud and, after a heated interaction, execute him by means of decapitation. Revolutionary forces would soon after storm and secure their position in the House of Peones, the Cirréonese parliamentary building, and then the rest of the nation, and would declare Elliott Dupont as Vox Populi of the newly formed Second Commune of Cirréone.

Dupont's government

Portrait of Elliott Dupont

Political ideology

Dupont is a devout Stepanist and believes that his interpretation is the sole authentic and orthodox one.