Who's who in Middenheim

 

Nastassia having a wee chat with a fellow

NOBILITY

GRAF Boris Todbringer [MENTIONED ONLY]: The renowned ruler of Middenland and Middenheim. From the same generation as Lutipold and von Liebwitz. A great warrior back in the day. Not so much now, apparently.

LATE WIFE Anika-Elise Nikse [MENTIONED ONLY]: Mother of the graf's 2 legitimate children. Died years ago - graf never remarried. A scion of the ruling house of Nordland.

HEIR Stefan Todbringer [MENTIONED ONLY]: The graf's sole son and heir. Said to be sickly. Many doctors have tried to cure him. His current PHYSICIAN is said to have (almost?) cured him.

"PRINCESS" Katarina Todbringer: The graf's young(ish) daughter. She's probably close to 20 now and quite attractive, so why isn't she married yet? Has a fairy-tale castle in the graf's park. Likes elves and music (probably dancing too).

BASTARD Baron Heinrich "Todbringer": The graf's unrecognized (but still ennobled) bastard son. The graf is said to have other illegitimate children as well. NASTASSIA claims she works for him.

COURT

CHANCELLOR Josef Sparsam: The Graf's prime minister. Elderly gentleman. Both too refined and a bit too frail to fit the image of an archetypical Middenlander.

CHAMBERLAIN (HAUSMEISTER) Hans Breugal: Head of the graf's household. Basically responsible for running the court.

CHAMPION Dieter Schmeidenhammer: Graf's champion. Undefeated for years. Big guy. Surprisingly social and friendly. Engaged to one of the LADIES AT COURT.

MINSTREL Rallane Lafarel: The court minstrel. An easy-going sort. Has been very helpful. Doesn't seem to care much about the "sea elves" - what matters is that they are elves.

MASTER OF THE HUNT Allavandrel Fanmaris [MENTIONED ONLY]: An elf.

PHYSICIAN Luigi Pavarotti [MENTIONED ONLY]: Stean Todbringer's personal physician. Judging by the name, he's probably a Tilean.

CHAPERONE Hildegarde Zimperich: Old hag. Follows the "Princess" at all times.

PARAMOUR Emmanuelle Schlagen [MENTIONED ONLY]: Very attractive. Tall, slender yet curvaceous, ash-blonde. In her late 20s. Officially a "lady at court" but in reality the Graf's mistress. Formerly the Ar-Ulric's mistress (according to SPYMASTER Nastassia).

LADIES AT COURT 

Kirsten Jung: Lady at court. Engaged with Dieter.

Petra Liebkosen [MENTIONED ONLY]: Lady at court.

Natasha Sinnlich [MENTIONED ONLY]: Lady at court.

HIGH PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS CHARACTERS

AR-ULRICH Jarrick Valgeir [MENTIONED ONLY]: High priest of Ulric. Supposedly had an affair with the PARAMOUR.

GRAND MASTER Emil Valgeir: Commands the Knights of the White Wolf

ETERNAL KNIGHT Siegfried Punkvoll [MENTIONED ONLY]: The honorary guardian of the Eternal Flame.

Isolde Begegnen: Shallya

WIZARDS

HIGH WIZARD Albrecht Helsher: Leader of the Grand Guild of Wizards. Just wants to be left alone with his magical work.

DEPUTY Janna Eberhauer: His second-in-command. A no-nonsense lady who looks down on non-mages.

MILITARY

WATCH COMMANDER Ulrich Schutzmann [MENTIONED ONLY]

GENERAL Johann Schwermutt [MENTIONED ONLY]

MARSHAL Maximillian von Genscher [MENTIONED ONLY]

LAW LORDS

Reiner Ehrlich [MENTIONED ONLY]: Supposedly (according to Nastassia) proposed both the Dwarf tax and the Scroll tax.

Joachim Hoflich [MENTIONED ONLY]: Another law lord.

Karl-Heinz Wasmeier [MENTIONED ONLY]: Another law lord.

KOMISSIONERS, GUILDMASTERS, ETC.

Middenheim is home to several influential Councils (Commissions) and powerful guilds (the Dwarven engineering guild, the merchant guild, and the wizard guild are the most prominent).

Gotthard von Wittgenstein/Gerd Walleinstein: Last scion of the Wittgenstein clan. Lives in Middenheim under the name Gerd Wallenstein, a mid-level (human) official of the Commission of Dwarf/Elf/Halfling affairs. Currently out of town. 

Anders Mann: Chairman of the City Commission on Commerce, Trade, and Taxation. Also the leader of the Merchants’ Guild.

OTHER CHARACTERS

FIXER Sascha Rothbert: Works for the Low King called "the Man" (Middenheim's underworld bosses). Has been extraordinarily helpful both with costumes and information.

SPYMASTER Nastassia: Knows a lot about the ruling class and what's going on. Provided info about the AR-ULRIC and the graf's PARAMOUR. Works for the Todbringers, but specifically for the BASTARD, Heinrich Todbringer.

NEW COMPANIONS

TROLL SLAYER Glugnur: Fellow pit fighter. Had come to die fighting minotaurs but now works for Wigmar.

CULTISTS ETC.

CAPTAIN Scharlach: Purple Hand. A "public" contact. Asking for the good captain in will draw the attention of the cult. Scharlack is in hiding but alive.

JEWELLER Joachim Bitterfeld: Purple Hand, Magister. Has a deaf-mute "wife" that helps him in the shop and at home.