Burgomaster Ewald Odila

Grizzled war veteran, and Jarl Adalolf's right hand man. Honest, and has a balanced outlook on life. Well respected by the Wien citizenry.

Age: 52
Date of Birth: 6th September
Gender: Male
Hair: Dark brown / black, short
Skin Tone/Pigmentation: Slightly tanned / white
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 175lb

Appearance

Physical Description

Has put on weight since military days but still strong & tough enough to hold himself.
Because of age isn't as supple as he once was.
No known affliction etc as yet.

Body Features

Bulky due to being a bit overly fond of food lately. Greying hair appearing. Has most of his teeth and a scar on his chest.

Facial Features

Big nose, and strong jaw.

Identifying Characteristics

Big nose & strong jaw.

Apparel & Accessories

Has a burgomaster's chain, ring and cloak with the crest of Wien emblazoned on them.

Specialized Equipment

Carries a rapier and a walking stick, both of which can be used as weapons. Always has a healing potion to hand.

Special abilities

Sword master gaining bonuses to using these style of weapons. Can use light & medium armour well. Able to intimidate and persuade quite well too. Read write and speak Frankish, Saxon & Latin.

Mentality

Personal history

Ewald was born on the north eastern region of Frankia, to a a soldier and his wife. He has never given details to anyone outside his close family circle of close friends about this. When growing up, he learned how to fight, quickly learning sword techniques and unarmed combat. This is something he is still proud of today.
Looking to follow in his father's footsteps he joined the Frankish army and became a Sargent-At-Arms pretty quickly, and helped teach most of his regiment how to fight correctly.
After a while he was transferred to Parisius and tasked with guarding the castle of Charlemagne. Here he stayed until he retired from the military, and took a job as a fencing teacher. During this time his wife Alberta started training as a form of self-defence. She was a Saxon by birth and had been sent to Parisius as part of a peace delegation. After a brief courtship they married in a standard Roman Catholic ceremony, though she still has some pagan beliefs. They have no children, the one they did, a daughter, died of an unknown illness at 3 years old.
When the Franks took control of Austria, they seen the chance of maybe starting anew in Wien where many new nobility were moving there, and knew that their experiences could be potentially helpful to the city.
After they moved Ewald, was approached by the nobles to become the burgomaster as he came from a humble beginning and had advanced enough in society & experience he could potentially fulfil the role very well.
So far he has took to it, and seems content to do this job for the foreseeable future.

Education

Beside military education, does not have much. The exception is that he can read and write quite well, especially in Latin, and Frankish.

Employment

He has had quite an extensive military history, especially in the north east of Frankia, and then Parisus.
Then taught swordsmanship & unarmed combat.
This was followed by becoming burgomaster of Wien.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Ewald has been rewarded by his superiors at least twice for bravery on the battlefield in the past.
He has also been blessed with a little gold due to teaching some lesser nobles on 'how to fight like a good Frank'.
Being made burgomaster he has shown that the nobles of Wien respect his ability to be tough but fair, and been awarded a half decent living expense in the city.

Failures & Embarrassments

Had lost a battle to the Saxons at one point and most of his comrades were killed.

Mental Trauma

Lost his 3 year old daughter to an illness and never truly recovered from this.

Intellectual Characteristics

Always willing to learn a little bit about the outside world. Can be gruff and belligerent even pig headed, but also flexible.

Morality & Philosophy

Flexible outlook on life, but tough and gruff when needed. Believes in being the best he can be, and holds others up to the same standard. Will listen to both sides of a debate before making a final judgement.

Dislikes Saxons but willing to even give them a chance. Also will give pagans a chance too if they respect others.

Taboos

Condemns harsh punishments, and believes its only necessary in exceptional circumstances.
Won't have anything to do with paganism unless absolutely necessary.

Known Languages

Frankish (primary language), Saxon (secondary language) and some Latin. Can get by speaking, reading and writing in all three.

Personality

Motivation

Wants to do well for the city of Wien, and if it helps him have a quiet life all the better.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Good listener & open minded, but can be a tad argumentative.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes honesty, and hates arrogance.

Virtues & Personality perks

Ewald is practical, and always prefers to see both sides of an argument before making his mind up.

Vices & Personality flaws

Food. Ewald does like too eat a bit too much, and fond of beer.

Personality Quirks

Rubs his nose if annoyed or angry, and can have a bad mood swing if pushed too far.

Hygiene

Relatively clean, but with a bit of a smell of sweat due to weight gain. Regularly uses lavender oil to cover it up, and is his wife's favourite scent.