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{{Infobox Player
 |username   = Kowaulsky
 |avatar     = Avatar_Kowaulsky.png
 |caption    = Discord Profile Picture (2025)
 |status     = PlayerActive
 |aka        = 
* Kauwalsky
* Ciscada (2018-2021)
 |discord    = Kowaulsky
 |joined     = 2025-08-24
 |birthdate  = 2005-01-24
 |pronouns   = He/Him
 |country    = France
 |timezone   = Central European Summer Time
 |languages  = French, English
 |roles = 
* Founder
* Supreme Court
* Crime Faction Lead |characters = Abraham Ivankov-Chevalier
 |relations  = 
* {{AutoLink|type=players|target=Falcon40k}} (best friend)
* {{AutoLink|type=players|target=ThaiCoffeh}} (close friend)
 |discipline = N/A
 |notes      = He is also Christian.
}}

== Early life and background ==
Kowaulsky was born in France on January 24, 2005, but moved to Australia at the age of nine. It was during his years there that he developed a strong passion for IT, particularly in the fields of cybersecurity and development. At the same time, he began exploring roleplay through games such as Arma 3 and Garry's Mod, eventually accumulating over 20,000 hours of roleplay on the latter. This period firmly established his love for immersive storytelling and online communities.

At around thirteen, nearly fourteen, Kowaulsky relocated to Vanuatu. His time there was marked by a highly traumatic experience that left him homeless and without access to schooling for nearly four years. Despite these challenges, roleplay remained a central part of his life. It was during this period that he joined a large school-based RP server, where he would spend approximately six years. During his time there, he met a player named Heck8, known in-character as Ardit Bashkimi. Ardit became his mentor in GangRP and taught him everything there was to know about criminal roleplay. Kowaulsky considered him a brother and continued his legacy, which cemented his dedication to criminal roleplay. This mentorship played a defining role in shaping his RP style and influenced many of his future choices, including the eventual creation of TRP. Though this server helped shape his RP journey, ongoing issues such as repeated bans, staff abuse, lack of development, restrictive rules, and out-of-character harassment eventually pushed him to leave.

At sixteen, Kowaulsky was extracted back to France. While continuing his activity on the school-based RP server, he also began playing GTA V FiveM alongside his best friend, Falcøn40k. Together, they ran the most powerful criminal group on a French server, the Madrazo Cartel, where their influence grew to the point of eventually becoming Gamemasters. This experience further deepened his knowledge of organized roleplay and server management.

Seeking a new start, Kowaulsky later moved on to another RP project. While this server offered a better experience in many areas compared to his previous one, he still encountered significant problems with staff practices, such as the anonymity of administrators, lack of fair investigations, and the inability to access evidence against banned players (with staff purposely blocking access even when requested for self-defense). Despite these setbacks, Kowaulsky became the Crime Lead's co-leader, recognized by Wesnt (the server's Crime Lead) for his sharp vision and creativity. He developed much of the crime system still used on the server, which made the eventual staff conflicts even more disappointing. Facing the same frustrations with staff issues that had plagued him before, he decided to leave this server as well after facing a ban impossible to get out of due to the restrictive and abusive nature of the sanctioning and justice system in

== Relations and community ==
'''{{AutoLink|type=players|target=Falcon40k}}''' : Kowaulsky's real-life best friend, whom he has known since the beginning of high school. Their relationship goes beyond gaming, as Kowaulsky's mother even seriously proposed adopting him. Together, they have collaborated on several projects and co-founded TRP, laying the foundations of the server both in-character and out-of-character.

== Disciplinary record ==
None.

== Notes ==
* Christian  
* Strong interest in history, politics, sociology, and psychology  
* Values justice and fairness  
* Dislikes injustice, unfairness, and intolerance disguised as tolerance (e.g., “let's love all differences” but facing hatred when expressing disagreement)
* Was one of the two developers that created MetroRP (MRP), a popular roleplay server based on the Metro franchise.