Herman von Strab

Herman was the fourth son of his father, Overlord Luthor von Strab, and rose to power the same way all others had done before him, through assassination of the other claimants to the throne - in Herman's case, his three elder brothers. He was not himself targeted by his brothers, who considered him too stupid, weak or unsophisticated to take him seriously as a rival - to their cost.
He was known as a decadent ruler with little concern for the well-being of his subjects. He used fear to control the population to maintain his position of power. He was however, personally fearless (whether this was a sign of actual bravery or just blind stupidity is unknown) and ruthless to the point of insanity. When during the Second War for Armageddon the Ork threat appeared, he had little grasp of the magnitude of the problem and had even less of an idea how to deal with it.