Duke of Ulysses

The Duke of Ulysses is a supporting character in the King's Maker manhwa.

Count Elpen Mosshire (half-brother)

## Background

The Duke Ulysses Hauer is a half-brother to the previous King of Goldenleonard and the adoptive father of the Lord of Ulysses and manages over the lands which comprise the Duchy of Ulysses. He is a man of discretion who acted carefully during the reign of the previous King of Goldenleonard. Caring for his people, he has decided to take drastic measures in order to spare them from the harsh rules imposed on them by the king.

## Personality

Duke Ulysses Hauer is a composed man who acts warily and cautiously, especially to those who he suspects have sworn utmost loyalty to the king. He is smart and calculated, as seen from when he blocked the river flowing to his duchy in order for his people to be exempted from expensive taxes imposed by the previous king. While the result of this act led to his people working in neighboring lands to make a living, he has also supported his people by distributing food that he has bought with his own money, an act that most of the people within the duchy acknowledge.

## Appearance

Duke Ulysses Hauer is dark-skinned and is depicted in his official attire; a white, high neck, long-sleeved, robe with the collar lined with black hem, a black sash worn from his right shoulder, a white coat that is secured by two drawstrings with the insignia of Goldenleonard at the left side, and a white headpiece lined with black hem with a black tassel attached to the left side. The duke has black eyes with prominent wrinkles on the outer corners. Due to age, his cheeks appear to be slightly sunken, making his cheekbones more prominent.

## Relationships

### Lord of Ulysses

In King's Maker, the Duke of Ulysses, feeling guilty that he was not able to save his people, adopted the son of two doctors who was orphaned as a result of the previous King of Goldenleonard burning the hospital alongside the people who are working and are being treated within. Having no kin of his own, adopting him would ensure that Sys would become the successor in managing the duchy, should he become too old to manage the land and the people who live in it. By adopting him, he has provided Sys the necessary power, title, and influence in planning revenge against the tyrannical king.

### Soohyuk Shin

Soohyuk Shin is the son of Goldenleonard's Minister of Foreign Affairs and has visited the duchy regularly for him to be quite well-known by the duke. The Duke Hauer has placed utmost trust in the boy in handling the prince who was visiting the duchy with regards to the dwindling crops that have plagued his land and, in their discussion while a duel was conducted by one of his men and the prince, have reached an agreement in letting the river flow to duchy.

### Wolfgang Goldenleonard

The Duke Hauer once cast doubts on the fourth prince, believing him to be the same like his father, who was the tyrant that once ruled over Goldenleonard. When persuaded by Sys to meet with him after delivering a speech to the villagers in the duchy, he still had his doubts regarding the prince's upbringing, expecting him to 'scatter dirt' as foul play in order to win the duel between the prince and one of his guardsmen. His doubts against the prince were proven wrong when he helped the defeated guardsmen back to his own feet despite being wounded with a small, bleeding cut from when they were dueling, an act that most of the people who watched the fight considered to be a death sentence on the man. In the end of the duel, the duke thought him courteous and compassionate and, as such, agreed to let the waters of the river flow to his duchy.