Zarnotopius Hypnar III

Zarnotopius Hypnar III is the founder and the reigning Supreme Overlord Chancellor of the Zarnog Sovereign Authority. He is an acclaimed poet, speaker, journalist and political philosopher. He is a proud Nassist who gave much of his family's wealth to the Holy and Divine Order of Nass when he was voted into power. His ideology, Hypnarism, is widely accepted within the Authority yet is widely questioned throughout the galaxy.

Early Life and Education
Hypnar was born into a wealthy family. His parents were mining gurus who had operations throughout the Zarnog Grande Empire. Their corporation, "Hypnar Incorporated", provided many natural resources for the former zarnog government and for many private enterprises within the Empire. They had risen from the poorest economic class of zarnog society and accumulated enough wealth to influence many of the zarnog Lords and High Lords. They were widely loved: yet they were also despised by many. The aristocratic class felt as though they did not belong with them and many of the working class zarnogs felt like they were being ripped off by "Hypnar Incorporated". Thus, Zarnotopius had a very difficult time fitting in when he was young. For his primary and secondary schooling, he attended an esteemed private school on the zarnog capital world, Naz Hur. He excelled in his studies and was respected by all of his teachers, yet he was frequently bullied by his peers. Many of them were of aristocratic blood and had also adopted the perspective that Zarntopius did not belong. He never had any close friends. Instead, he spent his free time reading, writing, practicing with his Electroblade and engaging in peaceful debates on the Nognet with other politically engaged youth. Zarnotopius' parents had a large corporation to run, and were not present for most of his young life. He has no siblings. This gave him plenty of time to think about his views on the world and focus on his schoolwork.

Post-Secondary Education and Spiritual Awakening
When Zarnotopius graduated from secondary school he was an adept communicator and political thinker. Three short position papers had been published in his school's student newspaper, for which he had been the Head Editor. One of them had been published by the zarnog company called "Infinite Possibilities Publishing Corporation". All of these essays were critical of the Zarnog Grande Empire's governmental system and called for reform. While controversial, they were well written: many reputable post-secondary institutions offered Zarnotopius sizable scholarships. Zarnotopius chose to reject them all and take up residence on a tiny, insignificant border world (now called "Hypnar Prime") and go on a year-long journey of spiritual enlightenment. While he was there, he learned from the local monks, monks whom many believe to be from the Zarnotopian Order, about various topics surrounding spirituality. These topics included meditation, inner peace, finding his life calling and touching the ethereal dimension known colloquially as the Cosmic Sea. While here, he had many visions of possible futures. He also glimpsed a multitude of uses for the Cosmic Sea, some of which were quite dark. In his accounts of this time, he recalls his most vivid vision being one in which he passed through the edge of the universe and felt himself immersed in the slobber of a deity that he called Noz'aa N'aas. Following this, he began to write his experiences in the Holy Book of N'aas and to this day is the anointed Holy Prophet and official head of the Holy and Divine Order of N'aas.

When Zarnotopius returned to Naz Hur after his year of spiritual exploration, he was refreshed and ready to begin anew. His parents were very upset with him and did not understand his decision, yet they respected it. They also did not understand their son's sudden desire to join the zarnog military. After being away for so long, Zarnotopius was craving adventure: enrolling in the Zarnog Royal Naval Academy seemed like the best place to start. Zarnotopius majored in Political Sciences and minored in Advanced Aerospace Engineering. He was granted a full officer's commission when he graduated after 4 years.

Military Career
Zarnotopius' first posting was aboard the Zarnog Grande Empire (ZGE) Destroyer-class craft named "Astroblaze". He was posted as a Junior Weapons Technical Officer for 6 months at the rank of Officer Cadet. He trained under the instruction of the other Weapons Technical Officers before being transferred to the ZGE Striker-Class craft, "Darkrise".