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Karsten-Ludger Handelsbinder
von
Niederzielenwald
Basic Information
von
Niederzielenwald
Basic Information
- Full Name: Karsten-Ludger Handelsbinder von Niederzielenwald [Karsten-Ludger Handelsbinder or Karsten Handelsbinder for short]
- Age: 33
- Gender: Male
- Race: Calderliga Ailor, Lexxon Lineage
Basic Information (Expansion)
- Karsten Handelsbinder is the son of Nikolaus Handelsbinder. The thirty-three year old has come to Regalia from Calderliga to study more in the Capital. He is currently a professor of basic Regalian military tactics, culture and diplomatic studies. The man also desires to unite his people, the people of Calderriga.
- Karsten Handelsbinder was born to Nikolaus Handelsbinder and Kathe 'Forst' Handelsbinder in 280 A.C. At the time, his parents were married but shortly after his birth, they became distant. Luther was raised by his father, though, in a stricter fashion then the rest of House Handelsbinder in his younger years, eventually receiving a education from his mother, who ran the University of Niederzielenwald. He is as a result, very proper, respectful and disciplined, but also timid, and shy. This is where he gain's his love of teaching and learning. The man, now thirty-three, still studies, but also teaches courses as a professor, now in Regalia to offer courses as he opens a branch of the University of Niederzielenwald in the capital.
- Karsten desires to feel a sense of acceptance among his peers, perhaps from a group, or even an individual.
Skill Information
- Proficiency
- +8 Perception Training (8 From Proficency Points)
- Talent
- +5 General Command (5 From Talent Points)
- +5 Siege Command (5 From Talent Points)
- Hobby
- +15 Pathfinding Art (5 From Hobby Points | 10 From Proficency Points)
- +15 Fortification Art (5 From Hobby Points | 10 From Proficency Points)
- +10 Theater Art (10 From Proficency Points)
Body Shape and Strength
- Average Strength / Physical Stat (12.5 points)
- Average Body Shape
- Average Body Fat
- Common
- Alt-Regalian (From Home Culture and Parents)
Visual Information
- Eye Color: Turquoise Blue
- Hair Color: Ink Black
- Hair Style: Medium length, straight either cut, medium to jaw line, or in a man-bun; Beard.
- Skin Color: Peachy Calderligan Pale
- Clothing: Well fitted Calderligan Noble wears, scarf, shoulder cap or heavy fine woolen coat.
- Height: 6'6"
Visual Information (Expansion)
- Medium length, jet black straight hair. Tortoise Blue eyes, peachy pale Calderligan skin tone on face, no scars, clean shave.
- Karsten is a well feed and trained toned Calderligan. He stands at 6'6", always being rather tall for his age, though thin to average. Nikolaus, his father and a former Viridan, would drill him nearly every other day, making him a well self disciplined man. He weights around 189 pounds.
- Karsten wears well fitting Calderligan wears, though remodeled to a noble style typical of Handelsbinder. He carries a scarf around his neck, a gift from his mother when he was young and the outfit tends to be a black-blue rather then the main family lines brighter blue color, though both have golden detailing.
- His voice is soothing, slightly deep, but not thundering, rather relaxed.
Personality and Abilities
Option One: The Question List
- How would your character express Happiness and Contentedness?
- Answer: Depending on the type of happiness and those around him, quite differently. Contentedness would be a calm relaxed expression, though can often be laconic in nature. Personal happiness is met with a smile, perhaps even a good laugh. Public happiness is met with a light grin, nod, or a thanks.
- How would your character respond to experiencing Fear?
- Answer: I'll break this down as fear is broad. Fear of death: would acknowledge the danger, display instinctive reactions, though relatively is levelheaded. He does not want to die, but lacks a fear of it though will actively seek to avoid the fire for example if it is spreading. Fear of something, such as heights or a wolf are similar to his general lack of fear to death. He does however hold a personal fear of personal connections All connections to him should be laconic persay, and not involve emotion because he ultimately fears his own thoughts. It should be said though jump scares will still startle him, he is not scare proof.
- How would your character respond to experiencing Stress?
- Answer: Does well under stress, as he is use to doing things on his own, though the stress of this lone lifestyle does stress him out mentally, and if can lead to restlessness, existential dread, or rarely anger at the situation but never individuals.
- How does your character view Law and Authorities?
- Answer: Respectfully. They maintain civilized life and he holds respect for the law, authorities, and generally civil structure, having a profound grasp on the development of it over many generations to what it is.
- How does your character feel about Races other than their own?
- Answer: No good will, no ill will for other races. They simply are, though in the way, they will be dealt with in a manner that is less regarding of them as equal then how he'd deal with other ailor. One on one, he cares little for other races, and has no vendetta against them, though generally finds them a societal bother that should conform and self educate to Regalian societal norms.
- How does your character feel about Religion for themselves, and other faiths?
- Answer: He has grown up with Unionism and is a strong, faithful unionist that prays often, attending church. As with race, he cares little for others faith so long as they don't state it as superior to Unionism. What happens at home stays at home. In public, Unionism is the faith.
- How does your character feel about the Arcane and Magical in the world?
- Answer: It's mysterious and odd, dangerous and lacking honor. The use of education and the mind is the true source of innovative power, not magic. He finds it rather beneath humanity unless it is part of Unionism.
- How does your character feel towards their family?
- Answer: Karsten comes from a family rooted in Calderliga, consisting of guildmasters and businessmen or diplomats. Their involvement in public works and social projects gives Luther a sense of pride for his family, and his home, the only emotional connection he really holds without fear. He follows the educational and tactical studies of his family.
- What is your character the most proud of about themselves?
- Answer: Having partaken in many social projects to educate his people, with a vision to unite them under the families rule. This was Luther's testing grounds as a tactician and cultural negotiator. He learned much under his families diplomats, though seeks to apply his family taught skills further. Also holds being a philosopher as a point of pride.
- What motivates your character to move forward and better their life?
- Answer: Those around him. Mainly his family and people of Calderliga. After his home became free centuries ago, he seeks to unite it under his families rule, having sought to educate the next generation as a professor, while also training local armies and officers in tactics and encouraging diplomacy. He feels a sense of patriotism and duty, but most of all belonging to these people. His purpose is to teach and pass on what he knows, while doing what he can currently.
- What is your character's biggest insecurity?
- Answer: That he may not live up to his predecessors of the Family, and his people. The burden of the task of his name is one he thinks about every day.
- What is your character's biggest fear?
- Answer: Failure, to be certain. The unnecessary death of those under his charge. He holds guilt for such, and failing as a leader ultimately is his biggest fear. Responsibility or excessive responsibility is also part to play.
- Answer: Failure, to be certain. The unnecessary death of those under his charge. He holds guilt for such, and failing as a leader ultimately is his biggest fear. Responsibility or excessive responsibility is also part to play.
Weakness, Likes and Dislikes
- Seasickness - Karsten is easily sea sickened. The boy never could stomach a boat ride. Getting to Regalia was one of the worst trips in his life. He was unable to down a meal the whole trip over from Calderliga.
- Snarky - Karsten occasionally has trouble keeping his comments to himself, having often spoken out his thoughts when pressured by others. For example, a certain inspector general has occasionally pushed his buttons with shade, in which, he responds, with shade.
- Back/Neck Pains - Being rather tall, Karsten experiences a small variety of back, joint, and neck pains. From his knees cramping to his back and neck stiffing. The world wasn't built for the minority of tall folk, and so neither was his body to compensate.
- Near-Sighted - Though Karsten hasn't told anyone, he's seen a few healers about the fact that signs farther away are harder to read. This is a result of his near-sighted vision, though in his right eye, it is much more noticeable then his left, for him, it does effect both. He currently has a pair of glass that were custom made, but rarely wears it out of embarrassment. He's already an intellectual, he'd rather not look it too.
- Free Willed People - Those that enjoy being more free and loving of life tend to get Karsten's attention. Though he rarely will show this, he almost envy's them, or desires to associate with them, as his strict upbringing has him longing for more.
- Coffee/Kaffee - As comes with most Handelsbinder, Karsten is just another one of them that loves coffee. It seems to be an addiction at this point. He learned about the wonderful drink from his mother, and can often been seen offering, brewing, or drinking a cup.
- Fresh Air - Growing up in Calderliga, Luther has lived a lot of his life near nature and open areas. City life hasn't really done him wonders and he despises such, so when he can, open parks or fields are wonderful to get a good fresh breath of air.
- The City - Dirty, nasty, crowded, smelly urban centers. Karsten holds no desires for life solely in the capital. Growing up in Calderliga, Karsten is not fond to such an environment, and so he struggles to feel comfortable, regularly going outside the city or to the park.
- Sea Travel - Possessing a weak stomach for motion, Karsten feels strong dislike for sea travel, loosing the contents of his stomach while traveling by sea often. He'd only do so out of absolute necessity.
- Instigation - The young lad has a temper in terms of those who attempt to instigate and start arguments. This causing him to become snarky and retaliate without realizing. usually, only one close to him, family, or man friends could stop such before rational thought takes over.
Nikolaus Handelsbinder - Father, respected, tough, complicated, too strict.
Kathe Forst Handelsbinder - Mother, occasionally kind, stoic, very intelligent, just as respected and complicated as his father.
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Kathe Forst Handelsbinder - Mother, occasionally kind, stoic, very intelligent, just as respected and complicated as his father.
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Life Story
Karsten was born in 281 A.C to Nikolaus Handelsbinder and Kathe 'Forst' Handelsbinder in the family's home estate, in Niederzielenwald, Calderliga. The young boy was tossed into a life of parental chaos as his parents always argued their conflicting views. Eventually, they became very distant, remaining married however as law dictated. Kathe ran the University of Niederzielenwald while Nikolaus was a Viridian Knight, known as the Knight of Discipline, for his tough and drilling nature, serving the Regalian Army.
As Karsten grew up, he learnt to keep in noise in books and studies of cultures to feel at ease with the negative situation between his parents. His curiosity drew him to study societal structures to better communicate with and mediate between people through diplomatic means, hoping that this could be use to one day stop the miscommunication between his parents, though as he grew, this became a passion. He'd be trained by his father in military studies, and tutored by his mother in academics, raised linguistically on Alt-Regalian and Common. The young boy even came up with a method of silent communication in the form of taking basic military hand gestures and elaborating upon it to form a sighing language, only showing a few trusted peers. Soon, Karsten soon received schooling in Statesmanship upon his visit to Regalian, in which he was awed by how a statesman runs a society and aims to better their people, all this while his father had motioned for him to take a career in the military. He enjoyed the study of new and though up tactics that would go beyond that of a normal modern strategy, but found his love for academics and management to be his true pride and joy. He had a knack for logistics of supplies but mostly culture and how to understand different ones, using his academic prowess to excel in the endeavor. Eventually, he returned to become a student at his mothers university before moving to Regalia with his father to open up a branch in Regalia, and start teaching courses and even beginning lectures.
At this point in Life, Karsten is rather content except on the note that for all his skills and knowledge, he's yet to feel he has fit in to anywhere in particular, seeking to find or make his place among his people, make connections though such personally seems frightening to him, diplomatic connections are on the other hand no issue. Only time would tell if he can apply his skills. As for now, he desires to see if he could act as a leader to the people of Calderliga, however possible, and guide them into the future. His inspiration comes from the knightly values and honor of his family, the education rich mindset of his people and the diplomacy used by his famous ancestor Bartholomäus-Gottfried Handelsbinder von Niederzielenwald prior that defended Calderliga from the Skagger Hordes, though in his own way with a hybrid of such and higher moral values.
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And Thank you for the second chance. Though I think I put the wrong 
