Eranquino Tăncino

Eranquino Tăncino (born 20 April 1961) is a Caphirian politician and businessman. He is currently serving his first term as a Caphirian Senator and was previously involved in politics at the provincial level in his home province of Amarsia. He is also the founder and former Chief Executive of Effrasă, a luxury goods conglomerate.

Born into the Equite class, Tăncino enlisted in the Imperial Legion upon his 16th birthday with hopes to ensure eventual admittance into a private university. Almost immediately after completing Basic Military Training (BMT) in 1977, Tăncino's legion, Legio DCXLVII, was deployed to Audonia as part of a broader peacekeeping mission. In the summer of 1981, an IED was detonated during a routine patrol on the Zaclarian border which resulted in over a dozen casualties. This led to the Tel Hariya Conflict between The Legion and Alainfisal (English: The Separation), a militant Islamist group. The conflict lasted five years, over which Tăncino was awarded several commendations for acts of heroism and meritorious service in combat. He retired from active duty in 1987 upon completing his mandatory lustrum.

As a civilian, Tăncino was given a Triumph and was given a full scholarship to Fortuna Institute, where he enrolled at the Montini School of Business. After graduating in 1993, Tăncino had the idea to create a group of luxury brands by acquiring brands with a prestigious history that had fallen out of popularity. While in school, he had befriended the son of Aletonessio Mardichellesci, the founder of several luxury houses. In 1994, Mardichellesci offered to sell one of his underperforming brands, Resevain, to Tăncino for a 25% equity stake in Tăncino's company, Effrasă. By 1999, Tăncino had turned Resevain into one of the most popular fashion brands: he took high risks by hiring controversial creative directors for each season. Mardichellesci was impressed with Tăncino's business acumen and sold two more of his own brands, Disere and Azal. Mardichellesci was also instrumental in the acquisition of Vevame Atelier to Tăncino in 2001. Today, Effrasă controls around 40 subsidiaries across five divisions - Fashion, Wines and Spirits, Perfumes, Watches and Jewelry, and Activities.

In the summer of 2012, Tăncino began showing an interest in politics after several years of incorporating political themes and motifs across some of Effrasă's flagship brands. He made a successful foray into elected politics when he ran and won the election for City Chancellor of Commerce and Trade in Istroupoli, Amarsia Province. During his two terms, he supported small business interests while advocating environmental protection and constructing numerous market centers. In 2017, Tăncino entered the election for City Prefect of Istroupoli and narrowly run due to a controversy with his opponent. In early 2024, towards the end of his term as City Prefect, Tăncino announced his intention to enter national politics by running for Senator in the upcoming 2025 Senatorial Elections.