code: async def founder(self, root):
          
          nation = root.find('FOUNDER').text
          if nation == '0':
              return None
          return aionationstates.Nation(nation)
docs: Regional Founder.  Returned even if the nation has ceased to
          exist.
  
          Returns
          -------
          an :class:`ApiQuery` of :class:`Nation`
          an :class:`ApiQuery` of None
            If the region is Game-Created and doesn't have a founder.