Himmil Tornssen

Himmil Fridrik Tornssen is a Vithinjan politician and philosopher and the current Chancellor of Red, leading the Syndical Cooperatist faction of the government. He has held the Chancellor seat since 2007 while also holding the seat between 1992-1999.

Tornssen is often credited as one of the founding leaders of the Cooperatist movement, although denying it himself. Because of this he has held an unusual amount of power for his age since the Cooperatists came into power in the 80s, allowing for large-scale reforms towards a more internationalized nation. His near-fanatical ideals surrounding how to resolve political conflicts peacefully although controversial has made him especially popular, as most find that it is easy to get what they want from him. There are however many who view this less favorably, often pointing out his many attempts to make the King and the Boreal Syndicalists reconcile after the 1984 coup attempt. Tornssen has on a number of occasions mentioned how he attributes much of his continued success to his opponents viewing him as easy to work with and preferable to the alternative, something he views as proof that his ideas of total compromise work.

Early Life
Growing up during the 70s and 80s, in one of the most mixed-culture cities in Vithinja gave Tornssen a rare perspective of the Syndicalizations results. In his hometown just outside Tår Bringär he would directly experience the injustice of the local state officials when his family home was demolished to make way for a new railway. At first this pushed him towards a rebellious lifestyle in his teens, getting himself involved with the gangs of the city. All of this would change when his best friend, a pacifist who idealized the Vithinjan Compromise, hoping that a similar compromise one day could be reached between the Ruthans and Guerigs. That day Tornssen promised that he would see his friends dream true.

With his new goal Tornssen started to change the way he viewed issues. He started approaching his problems from the perceptive of reaching a compromise that would give him at least most of what he wanted. Something that was reinforced when he continued to finds success through his new efforts, soon getting him into a good school through a large chain of promises that would make everyone involved better off, although leaving Tornssen with little left himself. During his first year at university Tornssen found many who had similar views as him, or quite different views but would still cooperate with his methods.

Tornssen would quickly find his study time eaten away by new obligations of political activism. He joined a small political group known simply as "Gift", which can refer to a number of things. This group would be given an opportunity when the main Syndicalist faction started to lose support. What started as a small group mainly of university students would soon become the most popular faction in Tår Bringär.

Political Carrier
Became known nationally thanks to the Battle of Tingssundabron happening when he was visiting the capital. He was interviewed as one of the witnesses which served as a great platform to get both his name and his ideas out into the nation at large.

His ideas would pay of in the most unexpected of ways when it was time to start forming an opposition party to the leading Boreal Syndicalists. His promises of working together with most of the smaller factions making up the new Syndicalist opposition would suddenly turn his small party into one of the core components of the new Cooperatist coalition, a name he happened to come up with.

Philosophy
Tornssens philosophy is viewed by most as quite radical, although easily held back by those around him.

His ideas were already starting to form in his university years, where he almost worshiped the idea of proper conflict resolution and the best methods of deescalation. His belief has always been that these ideas should be extensively known and practiced not just in politics and business but in most everyday interactions.

His latest written works mainly relate to the ideas of Total Compromise, a path which would lead to world peace if enough people would listen to him.

Personal Life
Tornssen is known to be...

Tornssen is married to Olga Gudiinadotr, which is his fourth marriage. He has nine children, two of which is with Olga. Main issue in his previous marriages has been his habit of making friends with people his wives really dislike. This has not changed. In spite of this he has repaired his relations with all three of his former wives, all of whom are good friends with each other although disliking Olga. He has also been able to present himself as an ideal father figure to the public, making sure his political carrier doesn't distance him from his many children.