Reinhardt Krenz

The younger brother of Wilhelm Krenz. Reinhardt was a short, soft spoken and sickly child in his youth, being forced to walk with crutches for most of his early life. Along with his only friends being his older brother Wilhelm, and Sara, the daughter of one of the family house maids that he taught how to read and write personally. This lead to sense of general abandonment and lack of self-worth, despite his incredible intellect that rivaled his brother’s, resulting in an obsessive desire for the approval of his family, with him constantly attempting to prove that he was "worthy" of the Krenz family name. Often spending his early years learning the finer points of management, manufacturing and industry, along with reading, tinkering, secretly playing with model trains, and even managing to build a fully working pocket watch at the age of 12. Though he fiercely protested to his parents sending off his older brother Wilhelm to live amongst the workers of Monschau, there was nothing he could do about it. Though Reinhardt did go out of his way to anonymous send food and letters to Wilhelm behind his parents’ back.
By his teenage years, Reinhardt had learned to hide his physical ailments, with aid of cleverly concealed equipment and attending university alongside his brother. Studying engineering, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Afterwards, he started working alongside his brother, despite his parents’ protests. It was around this time that Reinhardt started a secret affair with his childhood friend Sara.
Though Reinhardt's and Wilhelm deeply cared for each other, the brothers’ relationship soured at the start of EW2. With Reinhardt attempting to introduce new labor saving manufacturing techniques, so that ‘unnecessary’ and ‘non-essital’ workers can be drafted to the frontline, all the while increasing work hours and cut costs wherever possible, undoing all his brother’s attempts at internal reforms.
When the East Europan revolution broke out Reinhardt was only saved by the intervention of his older brother Wilhelm. Unfortunately, when Wilhelm tried to mend their relationship Reinhardt would have none of it. As his considered Wilhelm taking part in the revolution as not just a personal betrayal, but also because he thought that Sara and their unborn child were killed during the chaos of the fighting (When in reality, Sara was forced to hide out in a refugee camp), as so he chosen exile together with the rest of the family instead of staying behind.
To further all insult to injury, due to his close relationship with his brother before the war, Reinhardt was deemed to be suspect by the government of the Imperial Remnant, and sent off to the Central Alkebulan Enclaves to spent the next several years working miserably as a colonial office clerk. However, away from the center of power, the colonial administration quick recognized his abilities as a master organizer and administrator, with him quickly rising though the ranks until being appointed as the minster of industry, where he was able to greatly increase raw material production at a profound human cost to the natives. From there, he was able to advance to the post of Governor-General of the colony.
When the Council for National Salvation took over the Imperial Remnant, the new military government attempted to introduce more fair and humane treatment of the native populations in the Empire’s colonies in order cut back on the risk of revolts, and to improve the Empire’s international image. Reinhardt, however, disagreed due to the strong racist and militaristic views that he had developed over the years, auguring instead for a Rawthgark style ‘Final Solution’ against the natives should they ever ‘act up’ again. While Governor Reinhardt did relented in the end and agreed to implement the reforms, Imperial Intelligence has reported that he has been secretly making overtures towards the Rawthgark government, possibly seeking to ‘go rogue’ and have the Enclave join the Confederation instead of remaining under direct Imperial control. But so far, those reports have remained speculative, and the council was unwilling to risk destabilizing such a vital part of their economy by forcing a change in the governor.
As for Sara and their child, Reinhardt will not learn of their survival (With Sara working as Wilhelm’s personal secretary for the past several years) until an encounter with his brother Wilhelm many years later while attending the 1957 International World Exposition hosted in Randgriz. The encounter was made even more awkward by the fact Director Haule was also attending the fair with Wilhelm as part of the UEESR delegation, with Haule having shot Reinhardt in the chest during her time as an agitator in Alkuba. What resulted was a very public confrontation that almost resulted in a diplomatic incident until security was able to physically force the two parties away from each other while reporters eagerly took photos.
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