Herman Mueller

Herman Mueller as a Saldanese grad student during the expedition to A11

**Herman Mueller** was an archeology grad student with the Academy of Saldan's expedition to A11 during The Black Pyramid Incident. After surviving the expedition and capitalizing on his experiences, he later went on to become a Master of Antiquities with the Knights Mercantile, and was hired by the Bank of Valdos for their operation to sabotage Shantine defenses via the Catacombs of Korinth.

## Personality

A childhood full of social awkwardness and the feeling that he didn't really fit in led Herman to focus on academics from an early age. The sterile, placid world of history museums and ancient relics became a refuge for the young Herman from the chaotic and stressful world of human relationships. Though not exceptionally bright, or imaginative, or enthusiastic, Herman was nonetheless a studious, meticulous, and quietly driven learner, traits which eventually brought him to the attention of archeologist Dr. Diana Jonessi. Though Jonessi ultimately failed to kindle within Herman any sort of adventurous zeal, they both shared a belief in the critical importance of preservation of artifacts.

Herman was equal parts intimidated by, inspired by, and infatuated with his senior elvish advisor (a mixture of feelings that struck him again while he was acquainted with Dr. Sarah Sera on the A11 expedition, and also briefly and bizarrely when he met Dr. Ingrid Gewerschmidt). Jonessi's death on A11 weighed heavily on Herman, and was a large part of what drove him away from Saldan and academia following the Black Pyramid Incident.

Herman's meticulous and quietly determined disposition again served him well in his employment with the Knights Mercantile, and he came to be well-respected within the organization for his knowledge of his field. Following the loss of his leg in the Catacombs of Korinth, Herman withdrew to a more advisory role within the KM, content to spend most of the rest of his life quietly collecting historical trinkets and writing his memoirs.

Throughout his life, Herman was an avid war-gamer, and typically had a set of game dice somewhere on his person.

Herman was also severely allergic to peanuts.

## History

### Early Life

Herman was born on Saldan to a family of modest means, with a father who had landed an undistinguished sinecure at the Academy and hoped for nothing more than the same eventual comfort for his son.

### A11 Expedition

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*Main article: The Black Pyramid Campaign*
### Knights Mercantile

Having survived the Black Pyramid Incident with some sanity damage and the loss of his mentor and academic advisor, Herman ultimately left Saldan and instead leveraged his experiences to gain employment with the Knights Mercantile, where he was quickly promoted to Master of Antiquities, specializing in Pantheon War-era religious artifacts.

### Catacombs of Korinth

*Main article: Catacombs (One-Shot)*
While with the Knights Mercantile, Herman went to Korinth as an emissary of the Bank of Valdos to enter the city's Catacombs and attempt to sabotage its defenses to hopefully end the Fialta-Shantine War. Herman barely managed to survive the ensuing violence, albeit with the loss of his right leg.

### Later Life

Following Korinth and the loss of his leg, Herman settled down, married, published a few history books, and retired to a more advisory role within the KM.

## Media

File:Herman mueller character sheet 1.pdf (Black Pyramid)

File:Herman mueller character sheet 2.pdf (Catacombs)

## Trivia

* Whereas Diana Jonessi is based on Indiana Jones, Herman is named after Indiana's childhood friend, Herman Mueller