Art Verbotten
Art Verbotten (John Carl Eiffler, b. c. 1965) was a Talossan citizen from 7 April 1985 until 14 April 2004, when he joined the Talossan Republic. He left the Talossan culture some years later and (as of 2012) resists urges to return.
A friend and classmate of Talossa's founder, he initially participated in "Worldwide Singular Secession" by creating the micronation of Thord, a founding member of the League of Secessionist States. Later, after Verbotten abandoned Thord, he became the fifteenth person to become Talossan.
Verbotten resided in Florencia province since before its separation from Benito, a separation that he himself accomplished in 1996, establishing himself as the first Governor of the newly created province.
Verbotten was also one of the drafters of the 1997 Organic Law.