Otto Ludwig

Early life
Otto was born and grew up in the city of Nuvallen in the Simulami Empire. Being abandoned by his original parents at birth spent his days in an orphanage. During his childhood he longed to explore the world outside the walls of the city.

Nomadic Life
Eventually when he was 15, he left the city and go out into the wilderness. He made a living through mining and gathering resources to sell at various towns on his travels all over northern Rathnir and beyond. He was finally living the adventurous life he had always wanted back in Nuvallen.

Travelling around also helped him learn about many different cultures, recipes and towns all over Rathnir.

During his travels Otto had to hide or run from bandits many times and he eventually had to begin to avoid certain areas or routes in order to keep out of the way of such bandits. in doing this he stumbled upon many ruins which sometimes rewarded him with valuable treasures which he could sell or use for himself.

on one of these off-road routes, Otto was ambushed by bandits and was chased through the forest with arrows being shot at him and arrows trailing him. after running through the thick woodland not stopping to catch his breath, he ran into a scouting patrol outside the small town of Otherendel. The scouts stopped Otto in an attempt to find out who he was, but when they saw the bandits and understood what was happening, they took Otto inside the Town walls and while they fended off the bandits. Otto was then welcome to stay in the town for a while, but he eventually decided to join the town and becoming once again a civilian of Simulami after a year alone.

Military
Once returning to civilization Otto began to live a normal life while continuing to mine as well as searching not far away from his home for things to sell. Despite this though, he began to grow tired of everyday life and was continuously looking for ways to do something more interesting. One day while wandering round the city, He cought sight of a recruitment poster for the Imperial Grand Army on a wall. Eager at the prospect of being able to fight for his country he signed up on the 24th of April and be accepted into the army

Otto attended the weekly training and fight in several wars during his time in Rathnir, Honing his combat skills.

Journey to Eldham
After another year had passed Otto boarded a ship leaving Rathnir heading over to the new world of Eldham. During the voyage an old Friend of his by the name of Finn died at sea during a storm when he was thrown overboard by the strong winds which plagued their journey. Making port in the city of Myrkira, He headed south away from the main civilisations but this time with the purpose of founding his own town for Simulami and to make a name for himself.

During his time in Eldham Otto continued to serve the Military as well as begin to build up his own town. He began gathering recruits to help build the town and live there allowing this new town to flourish.

During one of his first battles in Eldham, Otto was shot in the eye by an arrow. Falling unconscious, he was carried back to Carthus were he was treated and spend about a week confined to his house in the center of town. He survived but lose all sight in his left eye. This also ended up being his first major wound in any war up to that point.

Adoption
After being allowed to travel again, Otto traveled to the capital of the colonies which was New Jellhem where he had begun to spend a lot of time. During his time in the town, Ornn Ludwig began to show interest in adopting him and, not long after Otto had lost his eye, he did. Otto joined House Ludwig under the name Otto Maximelian Ludwig.

After his Adoption he claimed Carthus as part of the House Ludwigs lands and moved into the Ludwig manor in New Jellhem.

Religion
In he was baptized in the river within the city of Soleum as part of the Soleviel Religion after attending a ceremony in the nearby Cathedral.