Wolfram Wachter

Wolfram is one of the supporting characters throughout the modern and prologue arcs as the caretaker of the Hauptmann estate in Regensburg. Although he is a butler of sorts, surprisingly, most of the characters don't normally treat him as such, however he is seen cleaning up after them without them realising it. Presumably, he is also immortal to an extent, but his is more akin to age immortality.

## Appearance

Wolfram, when human, is a taller and slim individual similar in build to Otto. However, unlike Otto, his arms are noticeably large. He appears to be younger, but his age shows in his eyes and in his use of language, specifically how he talks in English. He has neatly combed and gelled steel gray hair. He also has numerous scars along his body, but only Otto has seen its true extent.

He wears a blue Hartschier coat with bugler's chevrons on the side. He wears dark blue trousers with a thick red line down the seams with black shoes or boots depending on what he's doing. During hotter days when working outside, he instead wears a button-down shirt with suspenders.

When not human, he can transform into either a large gray wolf or a normal sized raven.

## Personality

Wolfram has a very formal and calm personality even in the most dangerous of situations. This was seen to much annoyance by Elise and others during shootouts and other tense moments on the castle grounds. However, he cares deeply for the inhabitants (per his oath) and will go out of his way to ensure they remain in good health and spirits without going into a vengeance mode (like Otto or Wayde). Particularly, he will make sure to help Paul with documents and the children with homework and their papers, especially when Otto is not home.

However, when the house and/or group is in extreme danger and when he is in his wolf form, his calm and friendly personality seemingly goes out the window and will show no mercy on those who dare attempt to harm the Hauptmann family.

## Backstory

Wolfram comes from a seemingly normal background. His father was a local baker and his mother was, unusually, one of the town's teachers. However, Wolfram was born with a special peculiarity in that not only could he change his form when he wished to (once he figured it out how to control it), but he could choose between two different animals- the raven or the wolf. Wolfram believed that he got one from either parents (his village was special in that they had a large population of shapeshifters). Some time during his childhood (likely the Austro-Prussian War or the 1848 Revolutions), his soldiers came to his village and a huge battle ensued nearby his village. Although he initially believed it to be the Prussians, he later realised after meeting Albrecht- Walchelin that it wasn't quite the case. After that, he traveled with him and later aided him in investigating matters of supernatural nature. For official matters, Wolfram was placed into the Hartschier company of the Bavarian Royal Guard and took his oath to protect the Hauptmann family (although this oath was different from the one binding him to the castle itself). From then until the deaths of both Aldric and Albrecht (the latter of whom died shortly after Otto and Frans' birth), he traveled with them; afterwards, he stayed at the castle and took care and watched over the children. It wasn't until after the dissolution of the Bavarian monarchy did he swear to maintain at the castle and protect the Hauptmanns further.

After the dissolution of the monarchy, he was the primary caretaker of the estate and was the reason for its gruesome reputation of killing or maiming looters and certain trespassers and using its blood to clean the grounds itself (a legend Otto and Frans actually liked and joked about commonly). When the family returned to the castle in the 1930s, he was there to greet them once again, although he regretted the circumstances. Unlike many of the other members of the family, he was always outright against the Nazis and made it clear to Ludwig on numerous occasions, none of which were public. Otto believed that part of the reason the Gestapo never attempted to take anything from the castle following Valkyrie was because of the reputation of Wolfram and the castle. When the Nazis fell, Wolfram made sure the books and other property of the Hauptmanns (or their friends) did not permanently make it to the hands of the Americans. Afterwards, he offered food, housing, and liquor to any of the occupying soldiers. When the Americans left, with the formation of the West German government, he made an effort to maintain the castle was in his hands rather than the "illegitimate" government that was in power (similar to Otto, he felt that neither West nor East German government was a legitimate institution as the nation was not united). This failed, but with Otto intervening later on, it eventually succeeded.

During many of the 20th century arcs, Otto does refer and communicate with him often and visited when he could. Upon Otto finding and taking Adelaide under his wing, he once again took his guardian duties seriously (and ecstatically), becoming one of her closest friends. Argyle would also meet him officially during their hunt for Werner and his vampire cult, wherein Wolfram confused Argyle for his father Anthony. Elise and Klara would eventually meet him during their introductory stories, where Elise was utterly infatuated with him (although she denies this).

In the modern arc, he is seen as a more background figure occasionally offering advice and also procures weapons and transportation for them. Additionally, he is primarily seen working on the castle's outer appearances and the flora and fauna within the ground, as opposed to working inside the castle. This does change however, if something serious goes down and needs fixing (examples include drunken parties and fights that occurred the previous night). He is also the tutor and unofficial tour guide of the grounds.

## His Immortality

Unlike the immortality of the other members of the Group, his is an age immortality. Whereas the rest cannot die naturally from age or normal weapons and poison, should Wolfram be mortally wounded from any weapon or poison, he will succumb as a demi-human will. His physical resistance to weapons only goes so far as his mutation will allow, but most magic attacks have no effect on him. However, Otto has noted that there is a cheat around this- if he is mortally wounded in one form, if he changes to a different form, he may be able to recover (however this method depends on the type of wound and the type of weapon used). The other cheats are Otto reviving him and/or Aldric simply not accepting his soul and he revive him, however these actions have yet to be seen.

## Abilities

Immortality- he cannot die from natural causes and maintains his youthful appearance across all forms. However, he cannot heal any wounds and can be mortally wounded.

Arcane Magic- like the Hauptmann family, he does know how to use various different forms of alchemy and dark magic, but he cannot use necromancy. Additionally, most of the magic he has learned and uses is more defensive oriented and prefers to use physical attacks as Otto has a greater knowledge on offensive magical attacks.

Blood Rage- similar to both Otto and Klara (and to an extent Wayde), if any of his close friends are in danger he enters into a blood rage in which he becomes an almost unstoppable killing machine and can only be stopped by either mortal wounds, sedation, or the complete destruction of his believed enemy. As such, unlike Otto or Klara, others cannot verbally sway him.

Heightened Senses- as he can become a wolf, even in his human and raven forms, he can utilize his predatory instincts to hunt down anything or as an advanced warning. As such, he is practically immune to blinding attacks, but is extremely sensitive to smell and high-pitched noises.

## Weapons Used

The only weapon he is seen using is an enchanted halberd designed for killing supernatural entities. Like several of the other Hauptmann weapons, the halberd can in fact be lit on fire on the blades and top portion of the pole. It is also able to generate a small barrier around itself which can withstand the force of a falling meteor without breaking.

## Quotes

[from Otto] : "ah ha! you're scared to fight two men who are butt-ass naked. one of them who hasn't had an erection in seventy years!"

"what?"

"okay, seventy years prior to last week."