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 he would spend his days in an orphanage. During his childhood he would long to explore the world outside the walls of the city.

Nomadic Life
Eventually when he was 15, he would leave the city and go out into the wilderness. He would make 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 would also help him learn about many different cultures, recipes and towns all over Rathnir.

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

on one of these off-road routes, Otto would be ambushed by bandits and would be 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 would run into a scouting patrol outside the small town of Otherendel. The scouts would stop Otto in an attempt to find out who he was, but when they saw the bandits and understood what was happening, they would take Otto inside the Town walls and while they fended off the bandits. Otto would then be welcome to stay in the town for a while, but he would eventually decide to join the town and becoming once again a civilian of Simulami after a year alone.

Military
Once returning to civilization Otto would begin to live a normal life and would continue to mine as well as searching not far away from his home for things to sell. Despite this though, he would begin 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 would catch 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 would sign up on the 24th of April and be accepted into the army

Otto would attend 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 would die 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 would head 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.

Current Life
During his time in Eldham Otto would continue to serve the Military as well as begin to build up his own town. He would begin 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 would be shot in the eye by an arrow. Falling unconscious, he would be carried back to Carthus were he would be treated and spend about a week confined to his house in the center of town. He would survive but lose all sight in his left eye. This would also end up being his first major wound in any war up to that point.

After being allowed to travel again, Otto would travel 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 would begin to show interest in adopting him and, not long after Otto had lost his eye, he would. Otto would join the Ludwig Family under the name Otto Maximelian Ludwig.

After his Adoption he would claim Carthus as part of the Ludwigs houses lands and would move into the Ludwig manor in New Jellhem.

Residence
Otto spends most of his time moving between Carthus and New Jellhem. While in Carthus he resides in his Castle just outside the Town. When he is in New Jellhem he lives within the Ludwig manor in the city.

Occupation
Otto spent a lot of time mining whilst in Rathnir to make a living and still does sometimes even after moving to Eldham. But recently Otto serves the Military and helps with building in His town of Carthus and New Jellhem.

Position in the Empire
Otto would become a government official after his town of Carthus was recognised as part of the empire.

Religion
On the 10th of July 2022 he would be baptized in the river within the city of Soleum as part of the Soleviel Religion after attending a ceremony in the nearby Cathedral.