Thora Asu Braun

Introduction
Thora Asu Braun is the tavern owner of the Asu Tavern, also known as the Braun Tavern or Braunlande tavern, the fifth mayor of Braunlande, and the one that layed most of the stonemasonry on the Braunlande wallsf. He is the youngest member of House Braun and was adopted into the family. His most notable feature is his llama head and human body, featuring features similar to that of a llama from the neck up and human features below the neck. However, he has an otherwise completely human physiology. He is known to be extremely extroverted and trusting, having some somewhat quick calculation skills (if given a pen and paper), and is loyal. However, he is sometimes forgetful, careless, and clumsy.

Origin
An infant Thora was found on the mountain Heidrun by Charles Astyla and was raised alongside an older Bruno Braun. Thora, adopted into the Astyla family, grew to look up to Bruno and follow his footsteps. Every once in a while, Thora would make escapades into the mountain Heidrun, oftentimes during Astyla family gatherings, and would converse with the Fiddle Mountain Goat that inhabited the mountain. There, Thora would learn how to sing from the goat and learned songs of places not of Eldham, Rathnir, or Tremons. Throughout these younger years, Thora would grow to adopt his extroverted personality and would grow to enjoy reading and writing. However, these years would not last, as one night, at the age of 12, the goat disappeared into the night. Thora sang songs filled with dismay, which grew into anger. By the end, he sang, cursing the goat. However, the Fiddle Mountain Goat heard his anger and the insults, and curesd Thora. He cursed Thora to bear the head of a Llama until he lost his anger towards the goat and cursed him to only be able to sing the words and notes of others and to never understand music theory. Following the establishment of his curse, Thora would run away from everything, believing that his family wouldn’t accept him back the same or even exile him, therefore signing himself away in self-exile. For the next several years, he would walk around the lands, essentially swearing off music for a while and even going to Tremons for a slight moment. He, however, grew homesick and traveled back towards the Astyla lands, eventually making his way back to Heidrun mountain. However, he found something new: a town headed by Bruno.

Start In Braunlande
After arriving in Braunlande, Thora was met by a, at the time, very inebriated populace consisting of the 7 founders of Braunlande. Notably, Thora was the first of those that he dubbed “non-kiwis” to be a part of Braunlande. He was baptized shortly after his introduction into the town and quickly began scheming up projects for the burgeoning town, some of which included a bank and a multi-tier farming complex, neither of which came to fruition. He quickly got to know the rest of the townspeople and started to settle into this new place. Soon after, he solidified the purchase of the now established Asu Tavern from Jebediah Blonut and began his business selling spirits to the townspeople. Later on in the town’s history, some time following the banning of Moist_Monke and Moist_Jellyfish and the “civil war” over the town’s control between the New Monarchists and Braunlande First Parties, he ran for the mayoral position of Braunlande

Political Runs and Construction of the Wall
His first run for mayor ended in failure. His second try, however ended in success, with a close victory over John Astyla. Admittedly, Thora won purely because half of the voters only voted randomly as both candidates were relatively obscure and Thora wasn’t present at the debates. His mayoral tenure was relatively uneventful, with only the partial construction of the Braunlande wall and the passage of the first iteration of the Braunlande zoning laws, which the current iteration is based off of. It was during this time that Thora purchased his first bulk order of alcohol from BingusBox. With this, Thora established himself as one of the tavern owners of the Valreige. Despite the bannings of several people from the taven, the Asu Tavern became one of the busiest taverns of the region, attracting customers such as the currently dead emperor of Valreige and noblemen from throughout the Valreige. Following his tenure as mayor, Thora would lay the stoneworks (nice) for the vast majority of the wall, with almost the entire eastern and southern sections and the entire section from the southern gate to the river being constructed by Thora. During this construction, however, Thora would be robbed by a member of Braunlande and would lose him his earnings from fishing and the Soleann McNugget. However, his involvement in the Valreige empire would grow as he continued to play.

The Imperial Diet and THE WHALE GRRRRRRR
Thora would attend the Imperial Diet alongside Bruno and Meister Reiner (a common customer of the Asu Tavern, representing Braunlande. Expecting not much, Thora was then told by Bruno of something interesting to happen at the Diet, with Thora being privy to the plot but not of its details. The interesting event would end up being the death of Emperor Tyros II. Following the diet, Thora would begin fishing, with Thora would encounter a rambling Commodore Rossa. Together, Thora and several others would kill That Bitch Ass Whale In Particular, inspiring the authorship of his first book-To Kill a Whale. Following the start of his authorship of To Kill A Whale, Thora would complete the main structure of the wall, finishing his main task for Braunlande. On an anecdotal note, Thora would then accept a job Achara Sylva to destroy a wall outside of the poorest town in Valreige, Trireme, alongside Avery Astyla. The job would earn more money than he has seen ever before. Shortly following this job, Thora would informally be adopted into the Braun family. This, however, was done for a smooth transition of power in anything were to happen to Bruno.

Ludenstadt Diet
In 296 TE, Thora would attend the Ludenstadt Diet, a meeting between many members of the Astyla family and lands. During this Diet, Thora would finish his novel and would be awarded the title of Officer of Fortifications of Astyla. The following party would see Thora witness the death of Gerald the Executioner while extremely inebriated, which mentally scarred him horribly. Following the Ludenstadt Diet, Thora would recieve letters from the aforementioned Avery Astyla, noticing that she has taken a liking to him. The pair would begin to meet up every so often. Eventually, they would begin to see each other even more and what they had between each other began to blossom.

Saga of Mr. Cheese
Over the backdrop of the newfound love, Mr. Cheese would begin to loom over them. Avery, who had been investigating Mr. Cheese, would bring him to court. Thora would be Avery’s lawyer, but the pair would fail to bring Mr. Cheese down. Following the failed case, Mr. Cheese would continuously stalk the pair under the guise of a masked man. It would then be revealed to Thora from Avery that Mr. Cheese is possessed by the Masked Man, brought on by the court case. Avery and Thora would begin to become much more wary of the night and rain, as that is when the Masked Man strikes. The two would begin to come up with ways of how to bring down the Masked Man. Despite the dread caused by the Mr. Cheese situation, Thora’s and Avery’s love would grow. The two would continue corresponding with each other and meeting each other, the latter of which Mr. Cheese would pick up on.

Legal Documentation and Announcement of the End
After some time, Mr. Cheese would become a fading figure in Thora's life, as Avery would take the stage front and center. He would begin to assemble items for a gift, the likes of which Avery hadn't given before. While the assembly was going on, Thora would receive court orders from the Porthaven court, headed by Aruthor Astyla. The document stated that Thora is officially gay, despite objections from Thora that he isn't. However, Thora would continue forging along. Several days rolled by, and Thora finished his gift. With engagement ring in hand, Thora asked for Avery's hand in marriage, to an astounding yes. He gave the gift to Avery, and all was well. At least, that was until rumors started spreading of the world's end, but that wouldn't come into play for a while. However, Aruthor would write up another document, forcing Thora to wear a femboy outfit until the world's end. If Thora was caught not wearing the dress, Thora would have to pay both Aruthor and the person who caught Thora 10k each.

Happiness is Fleeting
Some days after the engagement, Thora would begin to hear rumors of Avery's marriage to one Hiems Arietis. He would write Avery, asking what happened. According to her, she was forced by Wilhelm to marry Hiems with the threat of death and the colonization of Porthaven. Upon reading this, Thora's heart sank, but he knew there was nothing he could do. He would write Avery his final goodbye, with Avery writing hers. And with this, a chapter of Thora's life would close, and another one began.

Crowning of Karl and John's return
Shortly after the final letter, Thora would receive word of Karl Astyla's coronation. Having missed the first battle of the ongoing Civil War, Thora decided that he would at least go to Karl's coronation. He attended and got blackout drunk during the ensuing after party alongside other members of the nobility in the Astyla territories. He would stagger on home to the tavern, reaching his basement. He sobered up the next day and wrote Reiner a letter, pondering the meaning of life and how to continue on. Reiner would write back, telling him to pick up a pickaxe or use his hands to build the new monastery at the top of the mountain across the river. Reading this, Thora would take to the mines and start mining. He returned with some materials to aide the construction of the monastery. On his way back to town, Thora would spot a shadowy figure covered in eyes. It was none other than John Astyla. Thora approached him and was immediately met with a question. John asked of Karl's whereabouts. Then, Thora saw on the Braunlande board a bounty for Karl's head. John then threatened Thora to give him the whereabouts. Thora told him that Karl was at the monastery, and John went. Thora followed him there, only to see John attacking Karl with Reiner trying to help Karl. Thora would join in the fray, attacking John. The three of them would run John out of town. However, John soon returned, attacking Thora when Thora was alone. Thora was able to ward him off for a bit, but with Reiner's help, John ran. The two chased John all the way to the floating islands above Raghrena. However, the two would end their chase, as John was already far ahead, with almost no hope of catching up

Contention Against Apple
While bringing more building materials up to the monastery, Thora was spotted wearing his formal dress and not his maid outfit. He was reported and would run to his tavern basement to hide. Aruthor and Reiner would both show up at the tavern, asking for their money. Thora would refuse, locking the basement. However, Aruthor and Reiner dug into the basement, pulling out their weapons on Thora and threatening him for the money. Thora gave them the money, and the other two went on their way. However, Thora would bring to Karl a civil suit, choosing to sue Aruthor for making Thora having to wear the femboy outfit under the Porthaven courts. Karl, however, didn't let the suit through, but would state that Thora wouldn't be forced to wear the outfit any more because the Porthaven court has no legal authority to do this.

Purpose and Death
Thora would find his purpose in life, working to find the meaning of the universe among other things. He would receive a scythe from Reiner, representing the path to salvation through hard, simple work. However, before he could continue on with his life, Thora encountered Sisyphus again in Braunlande's town square. Thora fought Sisyphus, but understood he was outmatched. He ran to his tavern basement, bleeding profusely on the way there. As he locked himself in, he saw that it was too late. As he sat there, his last bit of life draining from him, he sees his life flash before his eyes. Reaching out, seeing everything, he chuckles. Then, he laughs. Finally, he says to himself, "Ahhhh, so ends my life. A life of futility and struggle." He breathes his last breath, ending Thora's story short.