X city Application-Ludwig

Name: Ludwig Wilhelm

Age:  56 years old

Gender: Male

Gang status: Soul collector (green) (Permission given by )

Occupation: Stone cutter/carver

Height: 5'7

It is safe to say that the man Wilhelm used to be in his youth is as dead as he had become thirty five years ago. Once he was once a boy who was just as ambitious as he was foolish having gotten himself killed. The man that takes his place now is much different from the boy that used to go by the same name years ago. A monster now stands where a boy who failed to evaluate his own mortality once was. A monster who cares not for other human beings, cares not for the consequences of his actions, or the people it might hurt. The only thing that Ludwig Wilhelm seems to care for anymore is his work. The work that can be considered immoral and cruel: the collection and carving of the heartstones of man. 

Ludwig is quite smart, even through his madness. This may be due to his age that allowed him to gather information over time, or just natural ability.

Though Ludwig is a man of little lies, he is too one of little truths. He knows how to talk his way around a question without even giving the actual answer that was originally requested. In other words, he is a rather charismatic fellow.

Ludwig is extremely loyal to the Green Tigers, having been with them for many years. 

Ludwig is very dedicated to his work, be it in the shop, or in the gang.

Ludwig is a very calm man, rarely ever showing any emotion. If there is anything positive or negative in his mind, it rarely reaches the surface completely. 

If there is one thing that Ludwig would rather die than do, it would be to be unprofessional. He speaks when spoken to, addresses one with respect. Ludwig sticks to schedules and lives by a mental code of what would be the professional thing to do, and what would not.  

Ludwig is not a violent man; he would not go out of his way to hurt someone unless attacked first.

Ludwig cares not for his health, or anyone else’s, he does not care about consequences or outcomes, all he cares about is getting what he wanted to do done.

Ludwig wears a mask of calmness often not showing what is inside, and though he rarely lies, he often will lead someone astray if he is asked something that he wishes not to answer directly.

Ludwig will not go out of his way to speak to someone; it is rare that he will speak at all unless he deems it truly necessary. He prefers quiet seclusion to any other form of company. It is reasons such as this to why he is still a bachelor. 

It is rare that Ludwig will REALLY get into something unless it is his work, anything else makes him feel as if it doesn’t concern him.

Ludwig can seem to have a cold and maybe even cruel disposition to those he knows or even doesn’t know.

If you say something to Ludwig, and he trusts you, there is a good chance he will trust your word as law, and will believe it without doubt. He tends to fall for some small tricks if done well.

Ludwig has a way of seeming blank to everything around him; this is mostly the result of actual damage to his phyche. Though some may view it as being fearless, it is in truth Ludwig's lack of ability to properly see the situation how it really is, and respond properly.  

There is no doubt to it, something in Ludwig’s brain snapped when he died the first time, the damage to his heartstone, as well as the sheer trauma of death resulting in this. He fails to comprehend the consequences of his actions, or doesn't care, he almost takes joy in the pain that is caused to others, or even to himself. There just isn't something right with Ludwig Wilhelm.

Ludwig finds enjoyment in carving figurines out of wood or stone, maybe the occasional staff or cane. He does it quite well too, being able to start a small business around it.

As comes with the occupation, Ludwig has made quite the hobby of taking walks to the bad sides of town to see if any gems have turned up since his last visit.

And by that I mean cutting ones chest open and taking the heart without damaging it. It is doubtful that Ludwig could do this for a live person without slaughtering them.

Ludwig is quite skilled when it comes to using his knife, whether it be in combat, or using it for its intended uses.

Ludwig is skilled in close combat, where he can use his knife or fists, his physical prowess aids in this.

For his age, Ludwig is close to peak health condition, taking good care of his body so that he is able to perform physical tasks well. Things such as jumping, running, (for short periods of time) and climbing if needed.

Though Ludwig is physically fit, he prefers to talk his way out of a situation then use his fists. His way with words is not perfect, but it is usually enough to aid instead of harm the situation.

The scar and white eye are not just for show, Ludwig is in fact blind in his left eye. This affects his depth perception, though he has had much time to coop with it.

Give a gun to Ludwig and what do you get? A man who can’t hit anything. It is because of this that Ludwig is much more honed in hand to hand instead of ranged combat. This puts him at a disadvantage when against an opponent with a ranged weapon. 

Judgmental-  

Ludwig will often pass judgment on someone before he ever meets them, labeling them as something before ever even speaking to them. He does judge a book by his cover and will stick to it until proven otherwise. It is because of this that Ludwig can easily underestimate an opponent and never even realize it.

Ludwig will stick to his own plans, his own agenda, and his own rules just fine. But he seems to have troubles doing so for his superiors at times. This does not mean he goes out of his way to break rules, but he will do some things that can be out of conduct and even sometime completely against the rules. Such things are usually done by impulse then by choice. 

 Impulsive- 

It is often that Ludwig will act without much forethought, trusting whatever he conceives to be the right action at the time. It is this reason that he often deviates from his original plans, as well as the plans of others.

Mother- Mandell Wilhelm (91 years old) (maiden name Clove.) 

Ludwig’s unaligned mother, currently in a nursing home in neutral territory. Used to run the stone shaping shop with her husband and son before becoming unable to function on her own. Was born and raised in Germany until moving to China, to X-city, along with her husband and son when she was 46. 

    

Father- Coen Wilhelm (99, Deceased) 

Ludwig’s Father whom perished in the raid between the two gangs. He had immigrated along with his wife and son to X-city before the chaos had started. He had too been unaligned. 

Sister- Ada Roch (75 years old) (maiden name Wilhelm) 

Ludwig’s only sister whom chose to stay behind with her fiancé in Germany. Often sends letters to family, but due to lockdown they never get through.

Bio: 

 (0-5 years):

Ludwig Wilhelm was born into a family of three, consisting of a father, mother, and elder sister. The family lived in the county of Germany, in the large trading town of Brandenburg. It was a peaceful childhood for young Ludwig, whom was curious and oblivious to the troubles that overtook the world, and the profits that spread city to city. Word came though often of the city “X”, a prosperous city in Asia. It was at the age of four when news was given to the young German boy that the family would be leaving for China, to X in two years. Preparations for the emigration were made, and the German boy was to learn the main language of the large city: English. 

(5-10 years): 

When time came, and Ludwig was six, the move to X was made. The Wilhelm family started a small business within the city, the shop was one of stone crafting. The items sold were ones of jewelry and carved objects. When the young boy was not helping his elders in the shop, or attending school, Ludwig enjoyed taking walks through the city. The change of environment had only peaked the young boy’s curiosity. Ludwig would often explore, wanting to see as much as he was able. Several things were found through his explorations in his youth, one the boy of Germanic origin understood, and another he wouldn't till later. A lower class area of X contained both of these things, where Ludwig had found himself on an exploration at the age of eight. In his area he had encountered a good friend, whom went by the name of Warren Heralds. The area passed to encounter his friend was one that could easily be called ‘shady’ shadows of people always seeming to be in the alleys. Ludwig was too young to really understand what this meant, what gang activity hid so close yet so far. It would not be till later till  

Ludwig understood what this activity meant, or how it would affect him in the future. 

 

(10-15 year): 

Life continued, and life was normal in the city for Ludwig. School continued, the shop continued; as well as his involvement with it increased with. With his spare time Ludwig tried to hone his skills in carving, a simple hobby to him at the time. At the age of thirteen, Ludwig had overheard his parents speaking of the financial difficulties that had been coming to them and the store which the Wilhelm’s possessed. Words of an offer that his parents had refused were overheard; something that had concerned some sort of gang. The words always stuck within the maturing boy’s head, and it is safe to say that they did play a part when the time came to make a decision. Said decision came months later, when the foreign boy was off to visit his good friend. The shadows in the alleys seemed more real now, as they had become with age, as the innocence that surrounded Ludwig wore off with age. Curiosity had come over the boy, as had happened many times in his life. Just as Ludwig had listened to his parents words he listened into the conversation. A man spoke of a debt that was owed and the consequences of not paying up. He mentioned word of the gang, mentioned word of the Tigers. It was with those words that the decision was made in Ludwig’s mind. He wanted to join the gang, he wanted to earn the money for his family to keep the shop open. Most importantly, he was so very curious of what went on in the gang. At least a year later, then he had gained the courage to approach the member of the tigers, a deal was made, and fifteen year old Ludwig was initiated to the green tigers.

 (15-20 years):

Upon being brought into the gang, Ludwig was taught the ropes of the gang and how he should behave. The young boy ceased having the down time to work at the shop as much, though Ludwig did attempt to keep up on his hobby of carving. The activity in the gang was kept secret from his peers, and his parents. Years went by of gang activity, at the age of nineteen the now legally adult man was upgraded to a Runner within the gang. It was Ludwig’s job to get info on a growing   rival gang, so that they may be taken down before becoming too much of a threat. It was safe to say that the German teenager easily underestimated what he was really getting himself into. Several successful missions went by, Ludwig reported the information he found and continued on with his uneventful life. However, it was safe to say that the opposing gang was not pleased to have a tiger in their territory. It was on a fateful mission that the young man met his end. The mission was simple, go out, retrieve some papers and bring them back. Never before had Ludwig come this deep into the enemy territory. To put it simply, Ludwig messed up. He had let his curiosity get out of hand and attempted to sneak further into the land, to see more. Attention of two unsavory members were drawn. A panic had overtaken the new Runner and he had attempted to flee from the two followers. As one is not the brightest when in a panic, young, naïve, Ludwig towards an alley in hopes of hiding in the shadows. He ascended a rusty, old fire escape to lengthen the space between his pursuers. The attempt had been a failure unfortunately, as the more experienced opposing gang members tend to know the tricks, and found the amateur with ease. Four floors of fleeing led to the roof, where Ludwig had successfully gotten himself cornered. At this time he was not as skilled in combat; the too curious man had drawn his knife and continued to back away from the threat. Not a single blow had been issued to Ludwig that resulted in his death. For the death was caused by himself, by his cowardly actions. As he backed away from the two intimidating figures, the cowardly runner’s next step backward hit a ledge. Balance was lost and Ludwig fell four stories from the roof.That alone was enough to end the life of the man, but as fate has a keen eye for overkill, the knife which was meant for defense managed to find its way into his chest, having hit the floor at just the right time to have Ludwig land upon it, impaling him. As blood flowed onto the concrete, Ludwig’s heart crystallized, but as there was a knife slightly through the heart, it cracked. The four large cracks and a chip gone from the side would go on to change Ludwig forever. For even after scientists were able to resurrect the dead coward; the damage was done. 

A debt was made from the resurrection, the secret that had been kept from his family for years was out of the bag by the time Ludwig was twenty. Though a parent's love for their child cannot be annihilated, it was severely damaged. Ludwig began to act more strange after his death, which could be expected to a point; for when he returned to the world of living baring scars on his face that mimicked the scars on his heart perfectly it would be obvious the German man would not be the same. His contribution to the shop had close to stopped, the time it had taken up replaced with gang work ,stone carving in solitude, and physical training, to assure such an embarrassing death wouldn't happen again. Ludwig no longer felt the need to explore and learn endlessly as he did before. His mission now: To excel as far as possible in the Tigers, to repay his debt, to show he was not the same fool as the man who had died on his own knife years prior. It was thus that Ludwig went on, collecting data of the opposing gang non stop. He was quite the successful runner. It was the status that he kept for at least ten years.

Work continued, life continued. Ludwig warped further and further from the innocent being he once was with each year, his actions showing his lack of care when allies would get harmed due to his recklessness. Though reckless, Ludwig was dedicated to the death. He never questioned the rule or decisions made by his superiors; it was this mentality that brought him to be summoned one fateful day with news that would overall be for the worse for everyone. It was a promotion for the thirty one year old Ludwig. The status of soul collector was issued to him, and no objection was issued from Ludwig or any other. The work was simple, go out, find a dead member of either gang, and cut them open and take their heart. The crystallized hearts were used for the resurrection of members of both tigers and lions. While Ludwig is no murderer, it was safe to say there was something truly sickening about the way he was excited to open someone up and take their gems, to return them back to his superiors. Ludwig would go out often to the dark places of the town, places where casualties were common, for he wanted to find the gems, or souls. It was like a horribly twisted game of hide and seek. There was always a compulsion that Ludwig felt, to combine his two hobbies. It was two years later at the age of thirty-two that Ludwig gave into his temptation. The soul gem was one of a young purple lad, a pre junior if he could remember correctly. The fate of his young man was a gun shot to the head in enemy territory. Ludwig collected the gem as usual, but opted to take it home rather then turn it in for a little while. There it sat on a side table as the soul collector stared at it, deciding what to make best of it. Ludwig wanted to do the young man justice in his death, to make his heart something that represented him as he seemed to be. An image of a rabbit came to the German man's mind, and so it was to be. Ludwig spent the rest of his night carving the gem to be so, that of a small bunny. Ludwig had examined the bunny and felt a large amount of pride over his work. The colored surface shining in a way that caught his eye so very much. The satisfaction of the original deed caused the soul collector to made a hobby out of this in secret, to carve the gems he collects in the varying things, such as animals or objects. It eventually got to the point that even green gems  took a new form by the end of Ludwig's knife, though he was sure to keep his hobby under ropes from his superiors.

Ludwig was forty-one years old when the riots began, the Lions rebelling caused a mass war that meant death to many. Among these many people was Ludwig's father, Coen, whom was shot down on the streets. Chaos rained through the city, the two gangs fighting each other in buildings and streets. Ludwig kept true to his job and did his best to keep up with the kill count, collecting gems, and adding a few dead bodies to those littering the streets in the process. After the riots the city went into lock down, no one in, no one out. Ludwig attended his father's funeral without so much as a from on his face, just a look of calmness. He was forced to take over the business, lest it crumble in the hands of his distressed mother. Now having an agenda to keep up with everyday, to collect the gems, as well as spent time carving them and products for the shop. Ludwig's social life took a plummet, though it had already, it was reasons like this that the man still remained a bachelor. And would remain one to this day. 

Though he continued to age, Ludwig did not cease his busy schedule, and to this day continues on. The twisted habit for a twisted man continues, gems are collected and carved, the shop is run, and Ludwig continues on to be a monster. 

Ludwig joined the Green Tigers officially when he was fifteen, he joined in hopes of helping pay off the dept that was slowly growing on the family business; as well as the pure curiosity that drove him to. He stayed in due to dept and later obession to his work. 

Weapon 1: Aitor knife

Weapon 2: -

Voice sample: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a308n7…  (GORE WARNING FOR VIDEO, ALSO OUTLAST SPOILERS)

-Though there is much technology in the common world and x city, Ludwig prefers to avoid it as much as possible, feeling it is a bit too advanced for his tastes.

Relations:
  Orin-_{A young boy Ludwig encountered while gutting someone. Reminds him of when he was a boy. More encounters have occurred since, his sculpting hobby is noted and appreciated.}
  Lan- _{A member of the purple gang whom had encountered Ludwig on a few different occasions. He seems to be intent of getting himself killed by the weather; viewing this as a pathetic way to die, Ludwig gave the boy his coat. Little did he know this boy also saw him dissect a body.}

Dylan- _{She accidentally spilled cider on Ludwig, not much words were said and not much is known of this clumsy girl. She listens to Bach though; and appears to be acquainted with Orin. Upon further inspection, she' s shown signs of a overly protective mother figure. May stunt Orin's growth as a human being and green member alike. (trying to save his humanity.)}

Kyon- _{A boy who seems to be unable to take no as an answer. Ludwig witnessed a rather violent display against the boy, but currently feels no guilt for the part he played in Kyon's pain.}

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Wow. wrote a little novel for this, sorry.

I'll actually indent and format the paragraphs later (AKA WHEN I ACTUALLY GET MOTIVATION AGAIN HAHAHA)

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JESUS CHRIST IM IIIIIN

//GODZILLA SCREECHING