Acan Seosfje

Acan Seosfje /akan sᶴeɞɧɛ/ was an Ayatollah of Modhes Temple, and was briefly the Lamane of the Modhesian Domain of Nhuyrje. He spent most of his time as the Minister of Missionaries.

Acan Seosfje
Lamane
In office 13-4 41 PC – 12-2 42 PC
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position anulled
Minister of Missionaries
In office 9-9 36 PC – 13-4 41 PC
Preceded by	Mor Rokenaw
Succeeded by	Chuig'al Ebarh
In office 12-2 42 PC – 15-2 50 PC
Preceded by	Chuig'al Ebarh
Succeeded by	Ubin Jawami
In office 14-10 58 PC – 6-11 65 PC
Preceded by	Ubin Jawami
Succeeded by	Naudlhfekits Beshroqeil Ta'imohr II
Saltigue of Toron
In office 15-2 50 PC – 14-10 58 PC
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Elbag Rokenaw
Personal details
Born	8-1 2 PC
Died	8-7 69 PC
Partner(s)	Mor Rokenaw, Dvedvotsrualhts, Ubin Jawami, Pach'on Pi', Thuybnor Dagnon, Suloshoch Mazinand, Kiqaht Nang, Buten Gehr, Jirod Tgenohkti, Zwobarn T'sefisardu, Buten Gehr, Yorde Tranad, et al.
Children	Zalbead Seosfje Wipong Seasfje
Parents	Tuceing Seosfje (father) Eboul Seosfje (mother)

Early Life

Acan was the first son of Eboul and Tuceing Seosfje, lay bankers with priestly ancestors, in Cso'ii'. He came to the priesthood when he was already a teenager, to escape a perceived "dead end" life in finance. His late entry and poor grades held him back, working as a trainee servant well into his 20s. Despite non-ordination, he became a well known figure in priestly social circles due to his charismatic personality and alleged promiscuity. By the time he did finally make Chaplain, he had served as the personal assistant to several High Priests and Ayatollahs. He would continue to be traded around various ministries and provinces following his ordination.

Missionary Division

Acan ultimately chose to work within the Missionary Division by the time of his elevation to Mahant, where he became an outspoken voice in the favor of the lay missionaries. He believed that it was the moral duty of any well-off Modhes individual to spread the ways of enlightenment to the suffering, regardless of the Modhes' own priestly training. Ayatollah Mor Rokenaw took a liking to Acan, and upon his retirement recomended him as successor. Seosfje's ascension to Ayatollahdom was controversial in spite of this recomendation, due to his perceived youth and inexperiance, with Mor's daughter Khebag going to as far to label him a "one who has slept his way to power" and unsuccessfully petitioning Modhes Temple for his removal.

Under Seosfje's three reigns as Ayatollah-Minister the Missionary Division saw the height of its providence, with Seosfje himself acredited with bringing a positive image to the oft-maligned department. Some historians have however proposed that Acan's methods of drumming up support were harmful in the long term, as the budget and allowences of the department became tied to the fraternization abilities of the reigning Ayatollah, which none of Seosfje's successors could live up to.

Nhuyrje

In 41 PC, the poison gas covering Poison Gas Island, northwest of Niueyjar, suddenly dissipated. Upon hearing of the news, Acan is reported to have run at top speeds to everyone he could find, grabbed the first ship he saw, and sailed to the island at such speeds that the ship fell apart on arrival. This story is likely hyperbolic to some degree, as it does not account for the fact that the crew had a Deysachni flag on-hand, which they promptly planted into the coast. It is however true that the ship collapsed, and that the settlers were unprepared for a long stay, having to wait a day for supplies to arrive from Deysachin. In the following weeks a port settlement was established, entitled New Sjehwakna in honor of the province the Missionary Division was based out of, and a legal entity encompassing it was created, dubbed the Modhesian Domain of Nhuyrje. Acan was appointed as the Lamane of the domain, during which time he stepped down as Minister of the Missionary Division to focus on it. Seosfje frequently butted heads with High Priest Shuingwa Pridu'h of Cah Sie'e, whose diocese the domain technically resided in, over appointments of staff.

Nhuyrje had a difficult time existing, due both to being surrounded by the CNN and Modhes Temple's noncomittal policy towards it. The island held no native fauna edible to humans, and as such had to rely on constant shipments from Deysachin. On 12-2 42 PC the territory was ceeded to the CNN as a show of good faith in the newly founded House of Light allience. Seosfje would later comment that he believed Modhes Temple always intended on ceeding Nhuyrje to Niueyjar, and were just waiting for a chance.

Toron

Acan returned to the Missionary Division following the end of Nhuyrje, continuing in his previous administration. He frequently gunned for positions in other diplomatic departments, mostly ambassadorships, but was denied due to fears that he would bring missionaryism with him into diplomatic roles. He would however get his wish in early 50 PC when his close friend Dvedvotsrualhts offered him a position in the newly formed Cooperative Territory Of Haypcswah. While technically made the Governor-Saltigue of the village of Toron, his actual role was more comparable to a co-equal to Dvedvotsrualhts, spliting the responcibilities of Lamane between the two of them. This continued past Dvedvotsrualhts's exit from the island, and though Acan gunned to be his replacement, Modhes Temple rejected this for similar reasons to prior rejections. For a year Modhes Temple waffled over Dvedvotsrualhts's replacement, during which time Seosfje acted as the de facto Lamane. In the middle of this period the elderly Joruym'n Adn-Yus Olodhoi a'Gweh was briefly appointed as Lamane, only to die shortly after. It has been rumored he and Acan did not get along.

While he would himself not be allowed as Lamane, Modhes Temple did accept his proposal to appoint one Pach'on Pi' to the position. Pach'on and Acan were already well acquainted, both coming from Cso'ii', and Pach'on on several occasions remarked that Acan was something of a mentor of his despite the fact he never worked in the Missionary Division. Acan resumed his prior standing as co-equal head with Pach'on, slowly ceeding more power to the Lamane over time as Toron grew into a settlement in need of more frequent care. By 58 PC, Acan felt that he was no longer needed, and arranged to re-take his old position in the Missionary Division, recomending his pupil Elbag Rokenaw to replace him in Toron.

Continued activity and Death

In his third tenure as Minister of Missionaries, Acan oversaw public sentiniment towards the missionary ideology once again sour. By the 60s, Modhes Temple was a strong enough political pressance, and the priesthood overpopulated enough, that lay missionary work began to be seen as nothing more than an inconveiniance and a reputation hazard. While Acan was still able to bring an amicable face to the department, distain for missionaryism became a talking point for both the Vyitui-allied and Vyitui-opposed factions in politics.

In 62 PC, Acan Seosfje was diagnosed with Marcescent Wasting Disease. His health slowly declined over the course of the decade, leading to his stepping down in 65 PC. In his retirement he moved in with his old friend Dvedvotsrualhts, and attempted to stay politically active as a frequent guest on various east coast radio shows and talk shows. By 69 PC however he could no longer manage to leave the house, and he died on 8-7.

Personal Life

Acan was known for highly personable and friendly, earning the nickname of the "smiling face of the missionary" for his role in aiding the public opinion of the typically-unpopular Missionary Division.

Acan had two known children: a daughter named Zalbead with Suloshoch Mazinand, and a son named Wipong with Kiqaht Nang.