In 2171 Ioannes Lombas, a professor in Political Theories at the University of Ostgrad, founded a new party. Prof. Lombas had studied political theories for over twenty years, and could not agree with any of the mainstream party ideologies in Mordusia at the time. Therefore, with the help of some colleagues, he decided to participate in the elections. Throughout Terra, the Pillar of the People is the largest proponent. In most cases, adherents to the philosophy of Lombasianism abhor using terms like "left" and "right", often preferring the neutral "broad center".