Baron Oliver Enzo Beuregard

Baron Oliver Enzo Beuregard or simply just "The Baron", is an NPC featured in The Emptiness Campaign. was the learder of the Cirque du Sourire prior to Dester taking it over. He was a mortal god that took the form of a human in order to most adequately spread joy.

As an NPC he was played by Finley.

## Background

Before the Emptiness fully consumed the land, The Baron saw signs that there was an impending darkness coming. He took on a more active role in protecting the world by starting a traveling circus troupe called the Cirque du Sourire, taking special interest in saving the children the drab and disheartening responsibilities forced upon them. Despite garnering a reputation for "stealing away the children", The Baron never forced the children to join him, believing strongly in their right to choose.

Eventually after many years, the mortal form The Baron had attatched himself to began to fade, so he was forced to leave the Cirque du Sourire, leaving young Dester in charge. On his journey, The Baron encountered a young boy, alone in the desert. He was sick and on the brink of death. His heart ached for the child, though there was little he could actually do to save him. Instead, he allowed his godly spirit to meld with the child's own, forming Ebros Enzo Shoeman. The new being is equally the originally child, The Baron, and an entirely new person.

The spirit of The Baron persisted for a while, feeling guilt that he had spared his adoptive children from the burden of his life ending, he left Dester with more responsibility and with out guidance. His spirit tried to reach out several times until he was finally able to reach Dester, telling him he had to go for good this time, and that he was going to live on somewhere else.

## Personality

The Baron was a man full of joy, with his sole purpose to ease the heart of the world and shoulder some of the suffering. He was rarely ever serious, but still able to offer a sort of wisdom that seemed to go beyond that of a typical mortal.

Despite all of his joy and his welcoming personality, he had little patience for adults, as he thought of them as too serious and impossible to fix. He saw them as the source of the world's ills and as bad models for the children.

## Appearance

The Baron took on a pretty stereotypical ring master appearance, with a handle bar mustache and flamboyant clothing in shades of purple, pink, and silver. He had tanned skin, dark hair that he kept combed back.

He was fairly well built, with round cheeks and a wide, infectious smile. Every part of him exuded a warmth that immediately made all feel at ease to laugh and smile.

## Relationships

### Dester Ludere Fraudem

The Baron was like a father to Dester, having raised him raised him to be the person he is today. The Baron loved all of his pupils as children, but Dester outshown all of them with his pure drive to make other's smile.

Dester was deeply hurt by The Baron's leaving. When The Baron came to give Dester a final goodbye, Dester had no kind words to say, instead yelled at his father for abandoning him like everyone else had. Dester immediately regretted that the last words he told to the man that raised him were out of anger.

Dester was eventually able to rectify his mistake on Longest Night. The Baron never held it against him, and told him that he was very proud of how far Dester had come and that he loved him.