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Safez of Roarborne (appeared 11 December 2025) is a Lionarchic politician and a member of the Central Command of the Lionarchic Roarist Party. He previously led the Lionarchic Roarist Party (LRP) as party leader until he abolished the position and replaced it with the Central Command.

Immediately after he appeared, Safez joined the Lionarchic Roarist Party and succeeded his cousin Scor as party leader. Similarly to Scor, Safez moved numerous family members, friends and close allies into high-ranking positions in the party. This led to significant resistance from several party members. Salah, the most prominent critic, demanded that Safez step down as party leader and democratize the party leadership. Following increasing pressure, Safez conceded and reorganized the leadership, forming the Central Command. He attempted to appoint himself as the chairman and select several family members and close allies to join the Central Command, but these moves were met with significant pushback. As a result, the chairman position remained vacant. On 11 May 2026, Safez successfully appointed Scor to the position of chairman and the two selected several family members and close associates to join the Central Command. This was generally regarded as a victory for Safez since he successfully retained his de facto leadership of the party.

Safez improved relations with several important plushies to increase his international recognition and acceptance. In February 2026, Safez recovered Spottelina Purr and Juniorientje Purr from the void and returned them to Spot Purr and Junior Purr respectively. While Junior Purr and other high-ranking heads of state initially appeared wary of Safez, this move increased his popularity significantly. The return of Spottelina and Juniorientje, two highly regarded figures in Juniorwood, led to rumblings in the void. This prompted several panthers to appear, including Pantheron, a long-standing nemesis of the Tigerium. Some have alleged this was intended by Safez. He supposedly used the diplomatic gesture to gain international recognition while also profiting from the distraction Pantheron would provide by re-establishing Pantheria.

Early and personal life

Safez of Roarborne appeared on 11 December 2025 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Shortly after Safez's appearance, six more Roarbornes reappeared from the void. Safez briefly headed the House of Roarborne, though he was later succeeded by his uncle, Sulay of Roarborne.

His three children, Sarsel, Sabbar and Saher, appeared in December 2025. Safez's wife, Regina Maluf, appeared on 16 February 2026. They married before they were absorbed into the void, though the exact date of their marriage is unknown.

Lionarchic Roarist Party rule (2025-present)

Safez joined the Lionarchic Roarist Party directly after he reappeared. He succeeded his elder cousin Scor of Roarborne as the new party leader. He immediately began integrating his family into important positions in party leadership. He designated Scor as the leader of the military wing of the party, the Lionarchic Roarist Armed Forces (LRAF). He also moved his cousins Sifad and Sabah to key roles in the party. This sparked significant backlash from several party members who argued Safez was actively practicting nepotism. While the party started suffering from internal discontent, it acquired around 15% of the vote during the first election on 2 January 2026.

Power struggle for leadership

The party grew progressively unstable. The most prominent critic, Salah, threatened to "rip the party in two" if Safez were not to step down as party leader and democratize the party leadership. Safez agreed to the demands and reformed the party structure. On 7 February 2026, he replaced the old leadership with the Central Command, a nine-man council led by a chairman. Safez initially proposed to name himself chairman, but Salah and other critics demanded he take the position of a regular member at most. While Safez accepted these demands as well, he filled the rest of the seats of the Central Command with family and close allies regardless.

While attempting to stabilize the LRP, Safez simultaneously sought to improve his position in the Lionarchy by expanding his military connections. On 13 February 2026, he aligned himself with general Umrad Makharat. Despite military personnel in the Lionarchy being prohibited from expressing political opinions, Umrad was caught toasting to Safez at a social event. While Umrad faced heavy criticism and calls for resignation, Safez's reputation remained relatively unscathed.

International recognition

On 21 February 2026, Safez recovered Spottelina Purr and Juniorientje Purr and escorted them to Juniorwood to meet with Junior Purr and Tijgertje. He handed the two Purrs over to them in an attempt to improve his international reputation and that of the LRP. Tijgertje and Junior stated they greatly appreciated the diplomatic gesture. The event was deemed a success by most party members.

The return of the two Purrs caused rumblings in the void. This resulted in Pantheron and several other panthers appearing. Allegations arose that it was a calculated plan to distract the Tigerian forces and to make them leave Lionarchic territory. Safez denied this and stated it was not his intention to make the panthers reappear. He added that he was not affiliated with Pantheron either. The latter statement was quickly proven false, as it was revealed that Safez held close ties to Haferys Ishtar, a Pantherian politician linked to Pantheron.

Increasing prominence

While his international reputation had significantly improved, he still faced heavy competition from other political parties in the Lionarchy. The left-wing in particular was heavily fragmented. Prominent parties included the Communist Lionparty (CLP), Lionish Socialist Movement (LSG), Socialist People's Party (SPV), Socialist Union Party of the Lionarchy (SUPL) and the Saharist National Covenant (SNC). In order to strengthen the LRP's position, Safez sought to impose his ideology on the other parties. He argued that if this were to be done successfully, voters wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the left-wing parties and the LRP. They would supposedly then vote for the LRP since it was generally considered the most prominent party on the left.

Alliance with the LSNP

Safez initiated negotiations with the far-right Lionish Social Nationalist Party (LSNP) led by Amin Zambada. Safez sought to overthrow the cabinet at the time (Mufasa I) by imposing a vote of no confidence. While Mufasa I was a minority cabinet, Safez first improved relations with Zambada. Both Safez and Zambada publicly stated their negotiations were successful. Safez called it "an unbreakable alliance between two natural allies". Zambada later revoked LSNP-support for the cabinet and a vote of no confidence was successfully passed on 25 February 2026.

The democratization of the party structure, the recovery of the two Purrs and the growing image of the LRP as the major left-wing party, were met with a boost in popularity. During the next election on 26 February 2026, the Lionarchic Roarist Party acquired nearly 20% of the vote, a five-percentage-point increase from its previous result. Safez was generally credited with this success and his popularity increased in the party. Throughout March and April, internal discontent and criticism towards Safez lessened because of the party success attributed to his actions.

Consolidating power

The Lionarchic Roarist Party suffered an electoral loss during the election in May 2026. While it lost seats, the LRP participated with four other political parties in the majority-Nasser cabinet. Safez started deliberately portraying Salah as an anti-state rebel, arguing that his resistance and harsh stance towards the Roarborne family could be interpreted as a threat to national security. He added it would be justified to act undemocratically to ensure Salah and other possible disloyal party members could not attain power. Safez proceeded to successfully appoint his cousin Scor as the new chairman of the Central Command. Together, they appointed other family members and close associates into the Central Command as well. While Scor was appointed chairman, Safez was still seen as de facto leader of the party. This was generally considered the end of the power struggle between Salah and Safez and a victory for the latter.

Safez and his allies publicly declared that the power struggle with Salah had ended and added that they would continue to consolidate power throughout the Lionarchy. Mufasa, leader of the National Lionparty (NLP) was outraged at these statements and rejected them fiercely. On 30 May 2026, Mufasa was ambushed and nearly killed. While he survived and suffered only mild injuries, he fled to the Tigerium. The Tigerium soon after granted him permanent citizenship. Safez publicly shamed Mufasa, calling him cowardly for fleeing. He added he was not responsible for the assassination, though several political opponents called this into question.

Safez later proposed two new laws in the National Congress of the Lionarchy. His first proposal was to set an electoral threshold of 10 seats (4%) in place. He also proposed that parties without a clear party leader cannot participate in elections. While his first proposal was swiftly accepted, the latter became highly debated, because it effectively banned the NLP following Mufasa‘s escape. However, opposing representatives were later barred from the National Congress and thus absent from the vote, resulting in the laws passing regardless.

Intervention in the LSNP

In February 2026, Safez allied with Amin Zambada, leader of the Lionish Social Nationalist Party (LSNP). Their alliance, based solely on strategic purposes, practically ceased to exist after a few weeks since they fundamentally disagreed on several issues. Instead, Safez grew much closer with Shadid of Sorbonne, a member of the LSNP who deeply distrusted Zambada. Shadid considered Zambada too right-wing and preferred to focus on Marxist principles instead, strengthening the state and putting less emphasis on nationalism.

On 31 May 2026, Shadid prepared to overthrow Zambada. He sent Shima of Sorbonne, Safi and Ibrim Douba to seize important party positions. Safez sent LRAF-forces to aid them in removing Zambada from power. The seizure of power was successful, and Shadid proclaimed himself as the new leader of the LSNP. Safez and Shadid began a new alliance, which was generally considered much more stable because of their ideological similarities.

Strengthening his reputation

In late May 2026, Safez started an aggressive media campaign to increase his popularity significantly. While he initially focused solely on his popularity in the Lionarchy, he later sought to strenghten his international position as well. In the Tigerium in particular, Safez's public image deteriorated significantly following the assassination attempt on Mufasa and the intervention in the LSNP aided by the LRAF. While he denied any affiliation with both events, he was deemed a suspect by most tigers. In order to restore his international reputation, he decided to visit several countries.

Visits to Juniorwood

On 31 May 2026, a few hours after he helped Shadid seize power in the LSNP, he visited the Purr family along with Sultan of Roarborne and Mustass Musa. During the meeting, Safez expressed that he does not desire to expand Lionarchic territory, instead preferring to focus on Lionarchic politics and improving the national welfare. He later refuted the claims that he was undemocratic, but also voiced that Juniorwood and the Tigerium were monarchic, and thus undemocratic themselves. He also proclaimed autocratic systems aren't always deplorable, arguing that they are often more efficient than their democratic counterparts.

Notes & trivia

Safez is owned by p1gsel.
Safez is based on Hafez al-Assad, a former president of Syria. Safez's wife, Regina Maluf, is based on Hafez al-Assad's wife, Anisa Makhlouf.
Safez's children are based on Hafez al-Assad's children. Rune of Roarborne is based on Bushra al-Assad, Sarsel of Roarborne is based Bassel al-Assad, Sabbar of Roarborne is based on former president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Saher of Roarborne is based on Maher al-Assad and Sahid of Roarborne is based on Majd al-Assad.