Niklas Justin Trage
High Concept: Philosopher Eisenfurst of Freiberg
Trouble: Alchoholic
The most enigmatic of the Eisenfürsten is also perhaps the most popular. Niklas Träge did not begin life as a baron, but the discovery of a hidden cache of dracheneisen deep in a mountain cave during the War allowed the former commoner to buy his way to a title under the Imperator. Everyone forgets to mention that Träge only found the weapons and armor after he lost his unit on the battlefield and went wandering, but the power of money and prestige can bury any dishonor in the public eye. Träge, however, never forgave himself for the loss and carries the scars of his time at war to this day. Once the War ended, the other Eisenfürsten and the people expected Träge to care for the königreich under his domain. Instead, he spent over a decade slogging through the desecrated battlefields fighting Horrors and trying to forget his mistakes during the War. He eventually ran out of funds and returned to the wreck of a königreich to pick up the pieces. The result is Freiburg, the “Free City.” All within Träge’s territory live with no centralized law in his grand social experiment, which he watches from the top of his Watchtower with a bottle of wine and his memories to keep him company. Träge, a solitary man, remains haunted by his feelings of unworthiness and the tragedies he witnessed during the War. Of all the Eisenfürsten, Träge has no interest in higher political aspirations, instead focusing his time on maintaining Freiburg for its people and keeping the other Eisenfürsten from poaching resources or power. While Träge is aware many see him as a great candidate for chancellor or perhaps even a crowned leader, almost nothing on all of Terra could move him to take the position. The management of Freiburg is about as much responsibility as Träge wants and he relies heavily on his right-hand woman, Wilma Probst, to keep the barely controlled “Free City” and the rest of the königreich from burning to the ground. A lover of poetry and learning, Träge surrounds himself with books in a library, and narrates his own treatise of philosophy to his scribe, Logan Sieger. His most prized possession is the gauntlet of the Imperator, a reminder of their great leader, tragically lost.
Trouble: Alchoholic
The most enigmatic of the Eisenfürsten is also perhaps the most popular. Niklas Träge did not begin life as a baron, but the discovery of a hidden cache of dracheneisen deep in a mountain cave during the War allowed the former commoner to buy his way to a title under the Imperator. Everyone forgets to mention that Träge only found the weapons and armor after he lost his unit on the battlefield and went wandering, but the power of money and prestige can bury any dishonor in the public eye. Träge, however, never forgave himself for the loss and carries the scars of his time at war to this day. Once the War ended, the other Eisenfürsten and the people expected Träge to care for the königreich under his domain. Instead, he spent over a decade slogging through the desecrated battlefields fighting Horrors and trying to forget his mistakes during the War. He eventually ran out of funds and returned to the wreck of a königreich to pick up the pieces. The result is Freiburg, the “Free City.” All within Träge’s territory live with no centralized law in his grand social experiment, which he watches from the top of his Watchtower with a bottle of wine and his memories to keep him company. Träge, a solitary man, remains haunted by his feelings of unworthiness and the tragedies he witnessed during the War. Of all the Eisenfürsten, Träge has no interest in higher political aspirations, instead focusing his time on maintaining Freiburg for its people and keeping the other Eisenfürsten from poaching resources or power. While Träge is aware many see him as a great candidate for chancellor or perhaps even a crowned leader, almost nothing on all of Terra could move him to take the position. The management of Freiburg is about as much responsibility as Träge wants and he relies heavily on his right-hand woman, Wilma Probst, to keep the barely controlled “Free City” and the rest of the königreich from burning to the ground. A lover of poetry and learning, Träge surrounds himself with books in a library, and narrates his own treatise of philosophy to his scribe, Logan Sieger. His most prized possession is the gauntlet of the Imperator, a reminder of their great leader, tragically lost.
To steal a description of another character, Eisenfurst Trage drinks and he knows things. He has left the administration of the city to his right hand woman, Wilma Probst, while he dictates his philosophical treatise to his scribe, Logan Sieger
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