Zephaniah Lagois

Zephaniah Penguino Lagois was a Tropicalian explorer, adventurer, writer as well as the son of the first president of the Republic of Tropicalis and former prince Penguino Lagois I, making him a member of the Lagois Family.

Following the footsteps of other Kingdom-era Tropicalian explorers, namely Freezecisco Snowpengy, Zephaniah was known for his expeditions and journeys into uncharted water and lands, making several discoveries in the fields of cartography and geography, as well as for the co-founding of the Tropicalian colony of Macarooni with Jacob Macaroon. Along with Jacob Macaroon, Zephaniah often worked alongside other explorers, eventually becoming a founding member of the "Explorer's Guild of Antarctica".

Since his disappearance in 1937 and subsequent declared death in 1940, countless search efforts were made in order to locate him, despite none being successful. Though his exact fate still remains unknown, he is still remembered in several museums and looked up to by his great-great nephew, Wikipenguino45.

Early Life
Zephaniah was born as the second of three sons, to Penguino Lagois I in the then small capital city of the Kingdom of Tropicalis, being Tropicapolis. Zephaniah took an interest in the many expeditions of previous explorers who served the Kingdom of Tropicalis, and sought to become part of future expeditions himself. He lived most of his childhood reading and studying literature along with his brothers, usually reading fiction or biology-based works. His early life was mostly untroubled, as Zephaniah and his siblings were largely kept out of the tense rivalry between the Kingdom and the Imperial Empire of Sphenisdean, even during the events of the Kingfisher Revolution in 1907. Along with his siblings, he attended Tropicapolia High School, much like future members of the Lagois Family who resided in Tropicapolis would.

Exploration
Following the aftermath of the Khanzem War, Zephaniah began setting out on his own voyages around the age of 20, at first journeying between Tropicalian islands and other nearby countries. Eventually, Zephaniah began commanding these voyages himself, looking to travel in directions that previous explorers hadn't fully travelled towards. Zephaniah was on his second expedition in 1922 where he embarked from the Coral Archipelago with fellow explorer and good friend Jacob Macaroon, when he stumbled upon a series of islands, eventually revealed to be part of a much larger series of land. The two both collectively decided to name these islands after Jacob himself, calling them the "Macarooni Islands" and claiming them in the name of the Republic of Tropicalis. The islands would later become a large colony of the country, with settlements setting up on the island in the coming few years.

Zephaniah and Jacob both gained much notoriety for this discovery, and continued their travels and journeys together for the next few years, exploring uncharted lands and waters before Jacob eventually stepped down from his expeditionary career to study the local fauna and flora of Macarooni, now a growing colony.

Disappearance
For reasons unknown, Zephaniah embarked on a journey to one of his previously discovered islands, along with a small crew of accomplices and other explorers. The crew left on December 18 of 1937, but were subsequently never seen again. In the weeks following Zephaniah and the crew's disappearance, numerous attempts were made to look for him, although all were rendered unsuccessful, eventually resulting in Zephaniah's declared death on April 6, 1940 in absentia. Arcturus Lagois, Zephaniah's son, even conducted numerous searches himself, although his searches never yielded any new results.

Involvement
While Zephaniah's discoveries did make strides in terms of documenting the Antarctic region, many of his expeditions featured exploring previously discovered areas, namely mountains, jungles and uninhabited islands. Sharing most of his early discoveries with fellow explorer Jacob Macaroon, Zephaniah also returned to some of his previously visited locations to study local plants and animals, as well as partake in any archaeological or geographical assignments.

Zephaniah also took an interest in writing, mainly due to his existing liking for fictional works, and detailed his journeys and expeditions in several different written works, both fictional and non-fictional. In addition to this, he often kept records of his thoughts and day-to-day travels in his personal journal, where he also drew rough images of things he saw, namely islands or other features he considered to be of note.

Discoveries & Expeditions

 * Macarooni (1922)
 * Abandoned Jedi Temple (1925)
 * Several unclaimed islands (1929)
 * Zephaniah's Island
 * Antares Mountains (1931)
 * Summit of Mount Sunsavia (1935)

Appearance
Instead of having naturally yellow, green, or blue feathers like most of Lagois Family's members, Zephaniah's feathers were Old Blue and he was the only member of the family known to have them. He had blonde hair, and usually wore explorer outfits, accompanied with a brown sash from his left shoulder, where he sometimes had items or bags attached. Unlike most other Tropicalian explorers of his time, Zephaniah almost always wore his wide-brimmed hat as opposed to pith helms or safari hats, which he became widely known for.