Professor Meino Osterhaus

Meino Osterhaus stems from a line of Reikland nobility, that whilst once of reasonable significance, has since faded into obscurity. The limited lands and funds remaining to Meino's parents were enough to fund an education for him and his sister, both of whom proved academically gifted, to the extent that both were able to secure partial scholarships to attend the University of Altdorf. During their studies both Meino and his sister, Burghild prospered in the departments of Antiquities and Arcane History respectively, attracting particular attention with their joint thesis “Strong Winds and Strong Beards, an Analysis of Trace Magical Energy Within Non-Runic Ancient Dwarven Artefacts”. 
Following this both were granted temporary teaching posts and eventually tenure at the University. However, whilst Burghild has been able to navigate up the university hierarchy with relative ease, Meino’s involvement in radical wings of the “Inkies” fraternity, which discussed radical ideas such as a legislative body made up of equal parts nobility, clergy and commoners to assist the emperor in decision making, has limited any upwards mobility beyond professorship for Meino. In order to keep him out of trouble and away from the eyes of the powers that be within Altdorf, Burghild frequently uses her influence to send Meino on expeditions, the latest of which is to Karak Azgal to study and attempt to recover the texts and artefacts of the dwarves that once resided there.
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