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the basics
FOLLOWED BY HATE
Name » Feliks Łukasiewicz
Nation » Rzeczpospolita Polska
Aliases ↓ Feliks Łukasiewicz
national nicknames
•Poland
•Polonia
personal nicknames
He doesn’t have any, he doesn’t like having nicknames, just giving them.
Apparent Age » 19
Actual age » From the baptism of Mieszko I: 1042
Gender » Male
Nation » Rzeczpospolita Polska
Aliases ↓ Feliks Łukasiewicz
national nicknames
•Poland
•Polonia
personal nicknames
He doesn’t have any, he doesn’t like having nicknames, just giving them.
Apparent Age » 19
Actual age » From the baptism of Mieszko I: 1042
Gender » Male
THE EXTERNAL
FUELED BY THE ENDLESS QUESTIONS NO ONE CAN ANSWER
Eye Color » Bright Green
Hair Color » Blonde
Height » 5’5”
Weight » 130 lbs
Skin Tone » Pale
Defining Features ↓
Though he may not get into much now, Poland used to be very strong and owned a lot of territories. The constant fighting it took to acquire them left him with scars scattered on different places of his body. He has a few scars on the left side of his body from the Polish-Russian War that are more noticeable than his other scars. Besides his scars, Poland is ridiculously skinny. He isn’t anorexic, but for a male he is incredibly thin and has been mistaken for a girl countless times because of it. He has no tattoos, for he believes that they are ridiculous. Other than that, there really not anything else odd about him.
Additional Features ↓
He stand at 5’5 and has shoulder length blond hair. His eye color is an unusually bright green that can mesmerize almost anyone. Feliks normally keeps his hair straight, but he will, on occasion put it in a ponytail from time to time. As for clothes, he’ll wear anything that makes him look good. Being the stark person he is Feliks can also be a bit….bold. He isn’t afraid to wear anything or nothing, really. It all depends on the mood he’s in.
Hair Color » Blonde
Height » 5’5”
Weight » 130 lbs
Skin Tone » Pale
Defining Features ↓
Though he may not get into much now, Poland used to be very strong and owned a lot of territories. The constant fighting it took to acquire them left him with scars scattered on different places of his body. He has a few scars on the left side of his body from the Polish-Russian War that are more noticeable than his other scars. Besides his scars, Poland is ridiculously skinny. He isn’t anorexic, but for a male he is incredibly thin and has been mistaken for a girl countless times because of it. He has no tattoos, for he believes that they are ridiculous. Other than that, there really not anything else odd about him.
Additional Features ↓
He stand at 5’5 and has shoulder length blond hair. His eye color is an unusually bright green that can mesmerize almost anyone. Feliks normally keeps his hair straight, but he will, on occasion put it in a ponytail from time to time. As for clothes, he’ll wear anything that makes him look good. Being the stark person he is Feliks can also be a bit….bold. He isn’t afraid to wear anything or nothing, really. It all depends on the mood he’s in.
THE INTERNAL
A STAIN COVERS YOUR HEART
Personality ↓
When one first meets the drastic Pole, they are sometimes left in shock. He can be a bit spontaneous and, to be honest, too bold. He isn’t afraid to do anything, especially when it comes to talking big to those who could eventually harm him. Feliks is, as one would say, all bark but no bite. Though, he isn’t afraid to fight back some of the time, for the most part he hides behind others. Feliks doesn’t take too many things seriously and tends to appear naïve. Being very laid back, he tends to find a place to sleep or day dream almost anywhere. This may also lead to him having a short attention span and not really caring most of the time.
When faced with a situation or a problem, Poland typically ignores it or tries to distract himself from it. If the problem is pushed, he’ll throw a tantrum, like a child would and do whatever it takes to get rid of it. Yet, sometimes the situations can’t be dismissed easily and ends up stressing the Pole out. This can cause him to be ornery and lash out at others, even his superiors.
Personally, Poland doesn't like many of his neighbors, including Germany and Russia for obvious reasons. He thinks they're wastes of space and bullies. Even after the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth broke apart, he still likes to call Lithuania a close friend since he was the only one who ever tried to understand the Pole. His goal to appear strong and correct all the time is what has driven him for the most part.
His daily habits consist of lazing around and eating Paluszki. Feliks doesn't understand why many believe he likes to crossdress. He blames Hungary for this. On his list of other things to tend to, Feliks is paranoid about the traces of communism that have been left behind during Soviet control.
Feliks has the ability to stick to people, whether the person wants him there or not. And in the end, one will realize his superiority complex can get in the way. He likes things to go his way, believing his ideas are always right. Unbeknownst to some, Feliks actually has a sweet side, though. This is only shown to those he considers to be really close. After a while, anyone he meets may end up considered as a best friend or acquaintance. If you would like to sum up Feliks in a few words it would be selfish, childish, and eccentric.
Likes ↓
Dislikes ↓
Lesser Known Facts ↓
[/s] [/size]When one first meets the drastic Pole, they are sometimes left in shock. He can be a bit spontaneous and, to be honest, too bold. He isn’t afraid to do anything, especially when it comes to talking big to those who could eventually harm him. Feliks is, as one would say, all bark but no bite. Though, he isn’t afraid to fight back some of the time, for the most part he hides behind others. Feliks doesn’t take too many things seriously and tends to appear naïve. Being very laid back, he tends to find a place to sleep or day dream almost anywhere. This may also lead to him having a short attention span and not really caring most of the time.
When faced with a situation or a problem, Poland typically ignores it or tries to distract himself from it. If the problem is pushed, he’ll throw a tantrum, like a child would and do whatever it takes to get rid of it. Yet, sometimes the situations can’t be dismissed easily and ends up stressing the Pole out. This can cause him to be ornery and lash out at others, even his superiors.
Personally, Poland doesn't like many of his neighbors, including Germany and Russia for obvious reasons. He thinks they're wastes of space and bullies. Even after the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth broke apart, he still likes to call Lithuania a close friend since he was the only one who ever tried to understand the Pole. His goal to appear strong and correct all the time is what has driven him for the most part.
His daily habits consist of lazing around and eating Paluszki. Feliks doesn't understand why many believe he likes to crossdress. He blames Hungary for this. On his list of other things to tend to, Feliks is paranoid about the traces of communism that have been left behind during Soviet control.
Feliks has the ability to stick to people, whether the person wants him there or not. And in the end, one will realize his superiority complex can get in the way. He likes things to go his way, believing his ideas are always right. Unbeknownst to some, Feliks actually has a sweet side, though. This is only shown to those he considers to be really close. After a while, anyone he meets may end up considered as a best friend or acquaintance. If you would like to sum up Feliks in a few words it would be selfish, childish, and eccentric.
Likes ↓
Dislikes ↓
Lesser Known Facts ↓
• Feliks isn’t afraid to stand up for what he believes in or to defend himself, even if he doesn’t do it often.[/ul]
Goals ↓
THE PAST
NOW I DON’T BELIEVE MEN ARE BORN TO BE KILLERS
Piast Dynasty
•966 AD – Mieszko I was baptized, adopting Catholic Christianity as the nation's new official religion.
•12th Century – Poland fragmented into several smaller states when Bolesław divided the nation amongst his sons
•1226 – Konrad I of Masovia (who was one of the regional Piast dukes), invited the Teutonic Knights to help him fight the Baltic Prussian pagans; this was a decision which would ultimately lead to centuries of Poland's warfare with the Knights.
•1320 – Władysław I took the throne and became the first King of a reunified Poland; Casimir III, his son, is remembered as one of the greatest Polish kings who is particularly famous for extending royal protection to Jews and providing the establishment of Poland's first university
•1370 – Casimir died, leaving no heir behind
•1347-1351 – The Black Plague did not reach Poland as it affected most parts of Europe.
Jagiellon dynasty
•1386 – Polish-Lithuanian union formed
•1410 – Battle of Grunwald with the Teutonic Knights, won; territory expanded to Livonia
•1466 – King Casimir IV Jagiellon gave royal consent to the milestone Peace of Thorn, which created the future Duchy of Prussia, a Polish vassal, after the Thirteen Years’ War
•1471 – controlled the kingdoms of Bohemia and Hungary
•1474-1569 – confronted the Ottoman Empire and Crimean Tatars; they were attacked on 75 different occasions; helped Lithuania fight the Grand Duchy of Moscow
•1543 – Nicolaus Copernicus, an astronomer from Toruń, published his epochal works, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), and became the first proponent of a predictive mathematical model confirming heliocentric theory which became the accepted basic model for the practice of modern astronomy
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
•1569 – Union of Lublin established the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a more closely unified federal state with an elective monarchy, but which was governed by the nobility, through a system of local assemblies with a central parliament; became involved in major conflicts with Sweden, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire
•1648 – the Cossack Khmelnytsky Uprising engulfed the south and east eventually leaving the Ukraine divided, with the eastern part, lost by the Commonwealth, becoming a dependency of the Russian Tsar; Sweden soon invaded, causing unprecedented damage
•1683 – Poland played a major part in relieving Vienna of a major Turkish siege which was being conducted by Kara Mustafa; though soon afterward, the commonwealth fell into decline as the government became ineffective due to large amounts of internal conflicts
•1764 – The royal election resulted in the elevation of Stanisław August Poniatowski, a refined and worldly aristocrat connected to a major magnate faction, to the monarchy; a one-time lover of Empress Catherine II of Russia, the new King spent much of his reign torn between his desire to implement reforms necessary to save his nation, and his saw it necessary to remain in a relationship with his Russian sponsor
•1768 – Bar Confederation; a szlachta rebellion directed against Russia and the Polish king which fought to preserve Poland's independence and the szlachta's traditional privileges
•1772 – the First Partition of the Commonwealth by Russia, Austria and Prussia took place after the nation tried to reform itself
•1773 – the king established the Commission of National Education, the first government education authority in Europe
•1778 – adopted the May 3 Constitution, the first set of modern supreme national laws in Europe; this document, accused by detractors of harboring revolutionary sympathies, soon generated strong opposition from the Commonwealth's nobles and conservatives as well as from Catherine II, who, determined to prevent the rebirth of a strong Commonwealth set about planning the final dismemberment of the Polish-Lithuanian state
•1792 – Russian forces crossed the Commonwealth's frontier, beginning the Polish-Russian War
•1793 – Russia and Prussia feared the mere existence of a Polish state and executed the Second Partition of the Commonwealth, which left the country deprived of so much territory that it was practically incapable of independent existence
•1795 – the Commonwealth was partitioned one last time by all three of its more powerful neighbors, and with this, effectively ceased to exist
Age of Partitions
•1807 – Napoleon I of France recreated a Polish state
•1815 – after the Napoleonic Wars, Poland was once again divided by the Allies at the Congress of Vienna
•1830 – the November Uprising; an attempt to free Poland of Russia
•1863 – the January Uprising; another attempt to free Poland
Reconstitution of Poland
•1918 – Poland regained its independence and was known as the Second Polish Republic
•1919-1921 – Polish-Soviet War
•1922 – Gabriel Narutowicz, inaugural holder of the Presidency, was assassinated at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw by painter and right-wing nationalist Eligiusz Niewiadomski.
•1926 – May Coup of Józef Piłsudski turned rule of the Second Polish Republic over to the Sanacja movement
World War II
•1939 – German invasion of Poland on September 1st, followed by Soviet invasion on September 17th; Warsaw capitulated on the 28th
•1944 – initiated Operation Tempest, creating the Warsaw Uprising; failed, ended in the destruction of the city
•1945 – Poland's borders were shifted westwards, pushing the eastern border to the Curzon Line; western border was moved to the Oder-Neisse line; new Poland emerged 20% smaller by 29,900 sq mi; shift forced the migration of millions of people, most of whom were Poles, Germans, Ukrainians, and Jews; Poland lost the highest percentage of its citizens: over 6 million perished — nearly one-fifth of Poland's population — half of them Polish Jews
Postwar Communist Poland
•1945 – he occupying Soviet authorities organised an election which constituted nothing more than a sham and was ultimately used to claim the 'legitimacy' of Soviet hegemony over Polish affairs
•1956 – the régime of Władysław Gomułka became temporarily more liberal, freeing many people from prison and expanding some personal freedoms
•1980 – Labour turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union "Solidarity" which over time became a political force
•1990 – Lech Wałęsa, a Solidarity candidate, eventually won the presidency
Present Day Poland
•1990’s – enabled the country to transform its socialist-style planned economy into a market economy.
•1991 – Poland became a member of the Visegrád Group
•1999 –Poland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance along with the Czech Republic and Hungary
•2007 – Poland joined the Schengen Area as a result of which, the country's borders with other member states of the European Union have been dismantled, allowing for full freedom of movement within most of the EU
•2010 – President of the Republic of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, along with 89 other high-ranking Polish officials died in a plane crash near Smolensk, Russia; The president's party were on their way to attend an annual service of commemoration for the victims of the Katyń massacre when the tragedy took place.
THE TRYOUT
I DON’T BELIEVE THIS WORLD CAN’T BE SAVED
September 1, 1939
German Invasion of Poland
It had started out like any other day. Poland woke up, took a shower, got dressed and lazed around his house trying not to be bored. At the time the Sanacja Movement was still in control and right now it did not really matter to him. Though, while it appeared a normal day, Feliks paced back and forth, thinking hard. All the people he had greeted this early morning seemed in high spirits while the nation himself seemed troubled. Perhaps he was over thinking? At first word of the growing German regime, Poland had become nervous. Yet he did not take any action, neither did England or France. Personally, he didn’t want to involve himself in anything else that could bring about more bad times for his people.
There was a knock on the door. “Come in.” he stated and placed his hands behind his back. A servant came in and bowed, “Sir, I must inform you that there is someone here to speak to you.” The man said. Poland furrowed his eyebrows. Who could possibly be here to speak to him at this hour? The servant moved out of the way and a soldier walked in. Something seemed off about him and Feliks knitted his eyebrows together. Before he could say anything, the soldier fell to the floor in a slump. Poland made move to go to him, but stopped short when he saw Germany standing there slipping a knife back into its hilt. Poland moved back to his position feeling more uneasy about this visitor. “Well…what an entrance, I must say. What do you want? You didn’t come here to speak, for sure.” Feliks said glaring.
The other nation merely scoffed as he stepped over the fallen Polish soldier and made his way over. “No, negotiation is…out of the question now. So just surrender.” Poland frowned and placed his hands on his hips and began to laugh. Was this man serious? “Surrender to what, Germany? All I see is you standing before me, not an army.” he sneered. Germany just looked at him in a menacing way. Feliks didn’t like that at all. Did Germany have something planned that he wasn’t aware of? “Right…so you can just, like, leave now. The door is opened-hey!” Germany had moved and lifted him off of the floor, holding him up by the collar. The Pole tried to wiggle free from the German’s grasp, but nothing seemed to help. After a few moments of just being held up, a fist came in contact with his face. His body could only four punches before it went limp.
He was thrown to the floor, his nose bleeding profusely. There was a sound coming from outside. Barely lifting his head, Feliks could make out the figures of soldiers and civilians. Screams; he had heard people screaming. Looking to Germany, Poland tried to stand up, but fell back down. “Like I said, just surrender before anyone else gets hurt.” The stubborn Pole shook his head, “Never! Why are you doing this?!” He had to get to a phone quickly. Somehow, he needed to contact England or France. Germany shook his head before walking over to the door, once again stepping over the fallen soldier and removing a pistol from his waist. Ice cold eyes met with dull olive ones and in a split second, the only sound to be heard were the three rounds of the pistol going off.
Poland lay on the floor, motionless. His breathing had become shallow and the pain from the bullets entering his chest was excruciating. He could hear nothing but the noise going on outside of the house. No, this was not how it was going to happen. Pulling himself up, Feliks bit his lip from the agony. Grabbing his pistol from the table out in the hall, he headed outside. Chaos, it was nothing but chaos and he could do absolutely nothing that could change the outcome…but he would fight nonetheless, with or without France and England. “Sir! What do you want me to do?!” the servant questioned running up to him in a panic. “Get Mościcki to notify England and France of the matter at hand. That is all.” With that, he went out to help his soldiers fight back the invading Germans.
German Invasion of Poland
It had started out like any other day. Poland woke up, took a shower, got dressed and lazed around his house trying not to be bored. At the time the Sanacja Movement was still in control and right now it did not really matter to him. Though, while it appeared a normal day, Feliks paced back and forth, thinking hard. All the people he had greeted this early morning seemed in high spirits while the nation himself seemed troubled. Perhaps he was over thinking? At first word of the growing German regime, Poland had become nervous. Yet he did not take any action, neither did England or France. Personally, he didn’t want to involve himself in anything else that could bring about more bad times for his people.
There was a knock on the door. “Come in.” he stated and placed his hands behind his back. A servant came in and bowed, “Sir, I must inform you that there is someone here to speak to you.” The man said. Poland furrowed his eyebrows. Who could possibly be here to speak to him at this hour? The servant moved out of the way and a soldier walked in. Something seemed off about him and Feliks knitted his eyebrows together. Before he could say anything, the soldier fell to the floor in a slump. Poland made move to go to him, but stopped short when he saw Germany standing there slipping a knife back into its hilt. Poland moved back to his position feeling more uneasy about this visitor. “Well…what an entrance, I must say. What do you want? You didn’t come here to speak, for sure.” Feliks said glaring.
The other nation merely scoffed as he stepped over the fallen Polish soldier and made his way over. “No, negotiation is…out of the question now. So just surrender.” Poland frowned and placed his hands on his hips and began to laugh. Was this man serious? “Surrender to what, Germany? All I see is you standing before me, not an army.” he sneered. Germany just looked at him in a menacing way. Feliks didn’t like that at all. Did Germany have something planned that he wasn’t aware of? “Right…so you can just, like, leave now. The door is opened-hey!” Germany had moved and lifted him off of the floor, holding him up by the collar. The Pole tried to wiggle free from the German’s grasp, but nothing seemed to help. After a few moments of just being held up, a fist came in contact with his face. His body could only four punches before it went limp.
He was thrown to the floor, his nose bleeding profusely. There was a sound coming from outside. Barely lifting his head, Feliks could make out the figures of soldiers and civilians. Screams; he had heard people screaming. Looking to Germany, Poland tried to stand up, but fell back down. “Like I said, just surrender before anyone else gets hurt.” The stubborn Pole shook his head, “Never! Why are you doing this?!” He had to get to a phone quickly. Somehow, he needed to contact England or France. Germany shook his head before walking over to the door, once again stepping over the fallen soldier and removing a pistol from his waist. Ice cold eyes met with dull olive ones and in a split second, the only sound to be heard were the three rounds of the pistol going off.
Poland lay on the floor, motionless. His breathing had become shallow and the pain from the bullets entering his chest was excruciating. He could hear nothing but the noise going on outside of the house. No, this was not how it was going to happen. Pulling himself up, Feliks bit his lip from the agony. Grabbing his pistol from the table out in the hall, he headed outside. Chaos, it was nothing but chaos and he could do absolutely nothing that could change the outcome…but he would fight nonetheless, with or without France and England. “Sir! What do you want me to do?!” the servant questioned running up to him in a panic. “Get Mościcki to notify England and France of the matter at hand. That is all.” With that, he went out to help his soldiers fight back the invading Germans.
The Player
I DON’T BELIEVE THIS WORLD CAN’T BE SAVED
Name » Katie
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