Mark Metcaff

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Mark Metcaff, Governor.

Governor Mark Metcaff is the current Governor of the Central Bank of Thradshon, and the sister of Abby Metcaff, along with the brother-in-law of James Bacredi. Metcaff was born into privilege, as his father was Earl of Northcalf and Snowbowl, something Metcaff never really enjoyed. Metcaff constantly milled around with his family's servants, something his father described as "ridiculous and embarrassing to the family, thank the Lord no one has found out yet", as he wrote in his personal diary. Metcaff went to a prestigious academy in his younger years, and did modestly—being overshadowed by his sister, Abby, who was two years younger than Mark. Mark received constant B-grade marks, while Abby constantly received A-grade or even above that marks. Mark's father wished to knock some sense in him after he passed through high school, so he made his son attend his Alma matter: the ultra-difficult University of Maffordshire, which accepted about 1,000 students every year. The average cost to go to the school was around 300,000 credits, something his father was more than happy to pay.

Metcaff actually did something good with his life at the University, and still received C to B-grade marks at the university, but those marks were still modestly good for the university. Metcaff graduated a trimester early, where he went on to work at a Lianna Accounting Firm, and then was promoted to a full accountant. He was making minimum wage, and when the tax season came around, he literally refused, up front, to the Lianna Revenue Service, to pay his taxes: in which he was given a warning that if he didn't pay his taxes in 20 days, he would be audited. Absolutely no one knows why he didn't just pay his moderate taxes of 10,000 credits out of his 110,000 credit paycheck, and instead he booked a flight to Thradshon—where his parents had a home—and then set off the next day, emptying out his rented apartment. Thradshon went increasingly well for Metcaff, and he, when he became Director of a major accounting firm, helped steer the government's tax rates down. Thradshon was soon after appointed to the Governors post of the Central Bank.