Nomiki Giannopoulos
Celestial Consul
1969 - Born in a small hilltop community in central Cassiopeia. Her father was a labourer on a small farm and her mother was a seamstress in the nearby town. She has an older brother Orestis who today runs a farm near where the family grew up.
1980 - Nomiki won entry to the local Grammar School. This took half its students from rich fee paying families and the other half from students who had passed an entrance exam or showed an artistic or sporting prowess. Those passing the exam won a scholarship until the age of 16. Nomiki was a scholarship student and excelled in History lessons.
1983 - At the age of 14 Nomiki had determined that she would like to be a Priestess and visited the Oracle for Demeter asking for omens to be worked out to see if she would be able to pursue this path. Despite not getting the Oracles approval she was told that there were other ways to serve and she began undertaking lots of voulenteer work in her community.
1987 - Nomiki graduated from Grammar School having done well in her exams, especially in History and Literature. She enrolled at Golgagra University as a part-time student while also working as an junior researcher for a small political party called the Dikaiosýni Party which focused on creation of social justice for all through an embracing of the nations ancient religion. It was not a hugely successful party but the experience stood her in good order as she also got involved in student politics while studying History.
1989 - Nomiki became the Golgagra University representative on the National Council of Students. She also set up the Golgagra Readers Club which was an organisation designed to try and promote reading and writing among young school children. It saw a partnership between University students and local primary schools.
1993 - Nomiki finished her degree and during her graduation ball meet Loukas Giannopoulos, the brother of one of her fellow graduates. The two began a relationship. Following graduation Nomiki went to work at Hermes newspaper as a researcher and occasional writer of articles covering historically significant anniversaries.
1994 - Nomiki and Loukas got engaged. Nomiki stood for election to the National Assembly she was listed at number 65 on Dikaiosýni Parties list and the party won only 12 seats. At this point Nomiki resigned from the Party blaming their leader for the poor result. She and several other former members of the National Council of Students who had now graduated formed the "Exochí Sýmmachoi" (Countryside Allies) party focused on trying to improve infastructure and conditions in the countryside.
1995- Nomiki and Loukas got engaged with their wedding blessed by the local Priest of Demeter. They left the capital and moved to the town of Parga where Loukas worked as a Architect while Nomiki wrote articles for Hermes on regional going ons.
1996 - Nomiki stood in the election for Mayor of Parga and came runner up.
1997 - When an outbreak of Foot and Mouth hit the countryside farms around Parga it was Nomiki and her Exochí Sýmmachoi Party friends who rallied forth and helped farmers inspect animals, cull and dispose of infected livestock and help quarantine farms. This was credited with helping stop the spread of the disease to wider parts of the Realm and along with 17 other members of the Party she was recognised by the then Queen with the Medal of Demeter for services to agriculture.
1998 - Nomiki stood for election again as part of Exochí Sýmmachoi. The party won only four seats however in Parga the party dominated the polls. Nomiki was listed second on the Parties list and was therefore elected to the National Assembly. With such a small share of the votes the party was largely ineffective however Nomiki was praised heavily by several other parties for her work in various sub-committees and was even at one point head hunted by the running Conservative Party however she refused to join them.
1999 - Nomiki was made head of the Media and Culture Sub-Committee in the National Assembly.
2000 - Nomiki assumed the leadership of Exochí Sýmmachoi after her friend Eleni Pitsiou resigned from the party because of ill health. Nomiki gave birth to her son Ilias with omens taken nothing special was reported except by the Priest of Ares who promised good health.
2001 - Nomiki mobilised around 150,000 protestors to stand against the Conservative Parties proposal to change laws governing fisheries in the Realm.
2002 - Nomiki once more stands for the National Assembly with the Exochí Sýmmachoi gaining 17 seats, as leader of the party she was listed number 1 on the parties list of candidates. She assumed leadership of both the Media and Culture Sub-Committee and the All Parties Women's Group.
2003 - Nomiki gave birth to her daughter Danai. With her and her husband Loukas being devout they had omens taken at several temples at the girls birth incase she wished to enter the Priesthood later in life. During readings from Hephaestus it was said that Danai would be blessed by this God.
2005 - As Queen Elisavet began to lose her mental capacities Nomiki was one of around 80 Assembly Members who signed a letter urging caution about the increased influence of the Generals in charge of the military. In the days that followed Nomiki and her husband reported several strange incidents at their home in Parga. This was echoed by the experiences of several other of her friends in the Assembly.
2006 - Nomiki stood once more for National Assembly with the Exochí Sýmmachoi which gained 14 seats which while a decrease was still impressive as pro-military parties dominated leading many to conclude that the election was manipulated. Nomiki lost her position as head of the Media and Culture Sub-Committe but retained leadership of the All Parties Womens Group. She opposed openly many policies put forward by the then Celestial Consul, Major General Konstantinos Hatziriga. On the 17th September 2006 she was attacked by a knifeman outside the National Assembly building and despite being close to military guardsman it was a member of her own party who intervened to protect her. This lead to the Exochí Sýmmachoi recruiting their own bodyguards.
2007 - On 8th February Queen Elisavet died putting in place a series of chain reactions as the leadership of the military blocked the immediate appointment of a new Queen and began to round up members of the Celestial Family. Many fled or went into hiding. The National Assembly was closed because of the imposition of martial law. Despite this Nomiki attended the Assembly gates everyday until 22nd March, by which time a total of 65 Assembly members had also joined her including all 14 of the Exochí Sýmmachoi party. On the 23rd March soldiers opened fire on the group with rubber bullets and tear gas. In what appears to be a simultaneous raid the families home in Prago was raided by the Army. Her husband Loukas and children Danai and Ilias however where not home and Loukas immediately managed to escape the country to Abertone. The Army claimed to have found bomb making materials in Nomiki's home and charged her with terrorist offences. On 28th March while being transported to court in Golgagra loyalist forces from the military attacked the convoy containing the Assembly Members who were arrested and expected to be sentenced to execution. Out of the 65 Nomiki was one of 37 to escape with the loyalists, the remainder either died in the rescue attempt or were recaptured and executed. Nomiki was offered safe passage to join her husband in Abertone but refused instead acting as an editor for the underground newspaper To Stémma (The Crown).
2017 - Having escaped capture several times she was asked by loyalist commanders to head to Drenovia where elements of the Navy had escaped and were serving alongside their Drenovian counterparts. She is responsible for becoming a secure link between these loyalist elements outside the nation and those inside. It was during this time that she had her first face to face meeting with her husband and children since they had fled a decade earlier.
2018 - On the 16th May Nomiki was with a loyalist rebel faction outside Metaxochori port to support the CNS Okeanos as it attempted to take the city. While not being directly involved in combat operations she acted as a medic and recorded the events with photos and video. During the fighting she broke her collarbone when an enemy shell exploded nearby and she was thrown to the ground by the blast. She though was able to film the future Queen Atalanta leaving the ship following the successful taking of the city. She captured an iconic image of the uncrowned Queen being given an honour guard by battle weary members of the elite Doru Hoplites who were making it clear they expected the Oracles to appoint her Queen.
On the 28th May she was one of the invited guests to the new Queens coronation where she was awarded the Medal of Ares for her actions during the Junta's reign in Cassiopeia. She was escorted on the day by her husband and children who had returned to Cassiopeia two days after the fall of Metaxochori.
2019 - With Queen Atalanta looking to extend the powers of the Celestial Consul and the need for a new National Assembly Nomiki reformed the Exochí Sýmmachoi party. Out of the original members only a handful were still alive. The work she had done during the Junta's reign, her defiance of their leadership and being involved in the Battle for Metaxochori saw many loyalists flood to her party and the Exochí Sýmmachoi won 52 % of seats with Nomiki as their leader. This was sufficent for her to be named Celestial Consul.
2020 - Nomiki's son Ilias becomes an officer in the Imperial Navy and is assigned to CNS Okeanos.
2021 - Nomiki is made a Lady of the Realm by Queen Atalanta.
2022 - Nomiki announces that she intends to stand down from the National Assembly at the next elections as she has been offered the role of Representative of Demeter which would give her much more influence on the nations foreign policy as the role of Celestial Consol is largely focused on home affairs.