Julian Ingolf

Julian Ingolf, often referred to as "Ingolf", is a soldier of the Thane's Isle army. He is a former private in the Thane's Isle Reserve, or "the greybellies." He currently serves as a sergeant of the Knights of the Northern Isles, under command of Andrey Ivanov. Julian is Julia Nixon's long time best friend.

## Appearance & Character:

Julian Ingolf is tall, with long blonde hair and fair skin, and blue eyes. His haircut is not regulatory, and he has been asked to cut it numerous times. Julian is a functioning alcoholic, constantly drinking despite his status as a soldier, though due to nobody stopping him or reprimanding him for this (including higher-ranking officers who enable his behavior), Julian becomes apathetic and lax about his duties. Julian has a disdain for authority, but fights in the military due to his father's wishes that he do so. This implies Julian has trouble making decisions on his own, an issue only compounded by his heavy drinking.

## History:

Julian Ingolf grew up in Piper Cross, with Julia Nixon as his best friend. At some point after the Terrorist Attack at Folly Mine Two, Julian joined the Thane's Isle army as a loyalist, with few opinions for himself on which was the "right side." Julian succeeded at basic training, and became part of the Thane's Isle reserve. His first deployment was at Fort Lightchild.

## Recent Events:

### *"Universe Eight":*

Julian Ingolf is first seen in the Fort Lightchild Mess Hall, complaining that he had to do push ups until Tyler Huxley ran a death-sprint around the barracks. He wonders how Tyler has not been discharged due to his behavior. He continues to discuss with Tyler about the day in banal fashion.

After it is revealed the Sunnese are attacking Fort Lightchild, Julian is assigned to go with other recruits and Knights of Fall to the shore battery. When Julia is reprimanded for tardiness, Julian (and the rest of the soldiers) overhear, and he expresses concern to his friend about what occurred. Julian surmises they will be shooing the Sunnese away, and no battle will truly occur. He is found drinking with a sergeant, "Tate", who does not reprimand his behavior at all, and instead drinks with him.

When Julia is wounded, Ingolf stays by her side until she is at the medical tent. At some point either before this, or during, he engages in romantic behavior with Selena Baudin-Sullivan. When Julia insults MacManus, and the commander overhears, Julian and Selena are sent back to their posts, leaving Julia alone with the commander.

Later, Julian meets Ben Reynolds, and suspects his loyalties due to him arriving alongside the Sunnese. He finds sailors who had been drugged with 'kamikaze', dead in the fort courtyard, and realizes they are not Sunnese soldiers coming from the south, but from the north. This drives him into a panic, but Julia calms him down.

Julian informs Julia that the "battleship" (see: battlecruiser) sent many more soldiers to the infirmary before it exploded.

Julian makes fun of Iker Harkaitz, the replacement for Commander MacManus, when the man is gruff with Julia. Julian ends up getting stuck using an Earthen PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle, and is wounded when the Sunnese attack. He is in the process of being stitched up when the Bluesteel Paragon Knights appear, and save the Fort from an otherwise assured defeat.

After this, Andrey Ivanov returns to the fort, and promotes Julian and a few of his friends to ranking members of the Knights of the Northern Isles. Julian participates in the fighting on the High Isle.

## Notes:

1. Julian often is called "Ingolf" due to the similarity between his name, and Julia Nixon's.