Hermann von Benno Baumeister

Hermann von Benno Baumeister is one of the main supporting characters in the series. He is Wendelin von Benno Baumeister's elder brother and the 2nd son of the Baumeister family.

Appearance
Like his other brothers (except Kurt), he has brown hair and brown eyes. He basically looks like an older Wendelin but with a muscular build.

Personality
Like all 2nd sons in this Kingdom, Hermann was trained very well to read, write & accounting. He is more open minded and a well rounded figure, (more like a jack-of-all-trades tool man). Thus he was well liked and more popular with the Baumeister populace than Kurt ever was. Nonetheless, his kind hearted and caring nature made him an easy pushover by his wife and thus became famous in the kingdom as the first knight to not take a concubine.

Background
He is the second oldest son and despises that he is kept around as a spare for Kurt. He wanted to leave the territory just like his younger brothers

Plot
He was dispatched by his father to marry into one of the branch families in one of the villages to consolidate the rule of the house in the region. Only for him to switch sides to Well after he learns how much the head family is actually hated and how poorly they are actually managing the territory.

When Kurt was disposed of and their father forced into retirement, Hermann assumed the Head of the original Baumeister Territory as a Knight. While Wendelin takes over the adjacent undeveloped land to the south. Eventually, he was promoted to Associate Baron when Wendelin was promoted to Count/Earl in the Kingdom.

Abilities
He is shown to have normal human mana

Skills
He is the physically gifted one out of the brothers; he is the top out of all of them in swordsmanship.

Wendelin von Benno Baumeister
He never had a good relationship with Wend when he was a child due to the age difference. Once Wend returns to the territory their relationship improves and steadily improves through the novel.

Marlene Baumeister
She was an arranged marriage after Kurt had his first son. The branch family and his wife kept him at a distance as they suspected the marriage was an attempt to take over the branch family. This ended when he stood up to the main family and demanded they pay their bills. He truly loves his wife, but like all men in the branch family he is dominated by her.

Trivia

 * He wasn't accepted by his wife and the branch family till he told Artur Baumeister and Kurt Baumeister that the branch family would not supply anything else to the main family till they paid their past debt. After this Marlene Baumeister started acting like a real wife.
 * He also gave the store Wend opened to Leila's daughters. I think the author forgot Wend had already given it to them.
 * He is considered a branch family of Wend's.