Edmund Irving Steinjager

## Background

Edmund Irving Steinjager was born to
Leopoldo Steinjager and his wife, Grinda: daughter of a wealthy
merchant. Though Edmund's parents had a loveless arranged marriage, very
 little conflict occurred. Edmund's family was wealthy enough to provide
 an education for the boy, who quickly learned to read. He spent much of
 his time in the library; not because he was some sort of special
snowflake who loved reading and self-enlightenment, rather because the
way in which the political system worked and could be exploited
fascinated young Edmund. He began to neglect his studies to read about
various political scandals, wars, and policy errors, until it reached
the point in which his father became enraged. His father was a rational,
 yet strict man, and his punishment left Edmund with feelings of
resentment. Eventually, the pigheadedness of Edmund's father sullied
his policies, for the harsh nature of the legislation led to protests
and riots. Furthermore, a plague spread through Tiratir, which many
citizens saw as a sign that Leopoldo Steinjager was unfit to rule.
Though Edmund's father kept the Steinjager House in its position,
Leopoldo's name was tarnished and many men sought his head. Having been
exposed to the twisted art of politics and assassinations, Edmund
 became irrationally paranoid and executed his father's trusted
officers, while publicly wearing a mask of friendliness. He saw the shortcomings and failure of Tiratir to be a direct result of his father's lack of honor, swearing undying loyalty to and protection of his people. He fanciced himself as having wrestled with the gods to maintain his respect and honor.

## Personality and Traits

Edmund's primary motive is to distance himself from his corrupt father and maintain complete honesty and dignity at all times. He is extremely paranoid, especially in terms of the supernatural, believing that the gods want nothing more than to watch him suffer. Nevertheless, he is defined by his resilience and refusal to back down from any given circumstace. Edmund has a bad habit of pacing while he speaks, and
though he appears rather calm on the surface, he can flip moods in a
fraction of a second.

## Physical Description

Edmund's relatively tall, standing at 5'11,"
 though he isn't the most attractive man. He has a large, crooked nose, a
 goatee, and unkempt hair, yet his eyes are rather alluring and his
voice is commanding, yet soothing.

## Skills and Abilities

Edmund is a rather good fencer, though he
could probably not compete with many other skilled warriors. If
anything, his primary skill is the art of rhetoric and speaking. He is
both a poor swimmer and calligrapher, yet his ingenuity is unusually
great.

## Possessions

Edmund's possessions are many, yet he cannot
be found without his sword, and he typically has a wine skin or some
other vessel with some form of alcoholic drink in it. Along with his
usual clothing, Edmund often wears a silken cape and hat. Most of his
other belongings, like scrolls of vellum, are carried by his servant
Gleb.

## Relationships

Edmund doesn't associate himself with many
other people. The closest thing he has to close friends would be Lord
Trofim and Lord Krieger, a man who he would end up despising Later in life. He has a lot of respect for most leaders of the
 Red Acre and of the king. Also, he's got a pathetic servant named Gleb
that he takes with him everywhere.