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Ludwig Von Musel, Military Historian

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Name: Ludwig Von Musel
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Ethnicity: Connlaothian
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 169 lbs.
Occupation: Military Historian
Residence: Uthlyn
Favorite Food: Liverwurst
Alignment: True Neutral


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Physical Description:
Ludwig is very old. His long, stringy grey hair is matted, and his face is wrinkled with age. He has bad posture, and he walks with a cane. He moves very slowly- on purpose mind you, it annoys the young folks.

Personality:
Bitter and jaded, Ludwig is possibly the grumpiest old man in Connlaoth. He takes full advantage of Connlaoth's freedom of speech laws, and feels he can get away with saying anything he wants because he's old. Like most Connlaothians, Ludwig believes that magic is inherently sinful. He's also rather sexist, and believes that women shouldn't hold positions of power.

Ludwig has a passion for military history, and can talk for days about interesting battles, the stories behind various military uniforms, and the societal ripples war has on a population.

Beneath all of the thorns, Ludwig is a bitter old man who regrets many of the choices he's made in his life. He's also very upset that the Von Musel name will likely be lost to history, as he has no male heirs. Deep down, he just wants somebody to talk to him.

Magic/Abilities:
While technically a Mordecai, Ludwig's field only has a five millimeter range- he may as well not have a field at all.

Ludwig's knowledge of military history has given him a very good grasp on tactics and strategy, despite never having seen battle. He's also very talented with a pen, having written many academic papers in his day.

Relationships:
Ludwig's wife died during childbirth. His daughter Elizabeth refuses to speak to him.

Ludwig's granddaughter Gwendolyn is a Knight of the White Lilly. Ludwig doesn't speak to her.

Ludwig's older brother lives in Hyoite after being outed as a mage. Ludwig doesn't speak to him.

Ludwig recently found out that a witch sharing his last name lives in Zantaric. He's never met her, but he assumes that it's one of his brother's grandchildren. Ludwig has decided not to speak to her.

History:
Ansgar hasn't been kind to Ludwig Von Musel.

Born to grain farmers, Ludwig and his older brother grew up in poverty. Nights without food were common, and the two brothers were miserable. Ludwig turned to the church for hope, feeling that perhaps if he was devout enough, Ansgar would take pity on him.

Ludwig was discovered and subsequently rejected by the Mordecai at the age of fourteen- his absurdly small field made him entirely useless. Feeling as if Ansgar had answered his prayers by spitting on him, Ludwig swore that he would never fight for Connlaoth out of spite. When the time came for him to join the military, he managed to get out of fighting by studying military history instead- an option most of his peers deemed cowardly.

Having successfully dodged having to serve in the military, Ludwig went back home to find that his brother was not only a mage, but was using magic to improve the growth of the family farm. A long argument between the two brothers ensued, and Ludwig ended up reporting his family to the authorities. His brother and sister in law managed to evade the law and escape to Hyoite, and Ludwig hasn't heard from them since.

As he continued his studies, Ludwig fell in love with a beautiful young woman named Roseanne. The two eventually married, but Roseanne tragically died giving birth to her first child- a girl named Elizabeth. Heartbroken by the death of his love and disappointed that his child wouldn't pass on the family name, Ludwig was distant for the entirety of Elizabeth's life. When she married, Ludwig didn't attend the wedding- which is when Elizabeth decided to stop speaking with him.

Now seventy-two years old, Ludwig is alone with nothing but his regrets and his academic papers to keep him company.


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