Nicholas Romefeller, 1st Baron Winchester

Nicholas Joseph Romefeller, 1st Baron Winchester (joined 13 September 2020) is the former Bishop of Winchester and former Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords. He is the eldest son of Cameron Romefeller and Artimedias Romefeller.

Romefeller’s work in the region has primarily been devoted to the development of the Church of England. He was most notably the driving force behind Order-in-Council 032 and the subsequent Act of Settlement. Romefeller likewise authored both the Marriage Equality Measure and the Ordination Measure.

Romefeller has at various points in his career resigned his positions and left the region, often returning shortly thereafter. Most recently, he publicly sparred with the Duchess of Edinburgh, prompting him to vacate his seat in the House of Lords and forfeit his citizenship. Since his return on 12 June 2023, Romefeller had considered himself retired.

Beginnings on NationStates
Romefeller created his first NationStates nation Tiesa on 4 January 2009. He was soon recruited into Imperial Britain (IB), where he initially adopted the moniker "Lord Tiesa". Shortly after his arrival, Romefeller founded the Social Democratic Party and made his first, albeit unsuccessful bid for Parliament. He was also quickly engaged to the Lady Bataaf, the younger sister of the Lady Jane Grey. Within weeks of the engagement, however, Lady Bataaf experienced a health emergency and disappeared from NationStates. Romefeller departed not long thereafter. Over the next two years, he continued to be sporadically active on the NationStates forums, but he did not involve himself in regional politics.

The United Federation and United Kingdom of Britain and Eire
On 6 June 2011, Romefeller created the nation Ezraq and was recruited into The United Federation (TUF). During this period of his life, Romefeller was considering conversion to Islam. This motivated him to adopt the alias "Ahmed Farid" and invent a fictitious identity for himself. Around this time he met his future best friend Cameron, as well as other close friends such as Scott, Patrival, and Blake. Romefeller rarely involved himself in politics, preferring instead to focus his attention on the region's role-play scene. His one and only bid for the Senate was as a member of the satirical Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. To Romefeller's surprise, he won, but with no interest in fulfilling his elected duties, he immediately resigned his seat.

Activity in The United Federation gradually declined as citizens shifted their attention to the newly created United Kingdom of Britain and Eire (UKBE). Together with Cameron, Scott, and Blake, Romefeller joined in founding the Hanover family there in 2012. As his friendships with his newly adopted family deepened, he found it increasingly difficult to maintain the false persona he'd cultivated. Eventually, Romefeller decided to put an end to the ruse and confessed his true identity. To his great relief, his friends forgave and accepted him.