Klaus

Klaus is the Village Leader in Wendelin von Benno Baumeister home town and requested Wend to take over the lands from his brother Kurt Baumeister and become its leader.

Appearance
Klaus is an elderly man between 60-70 with a slight build with brown hair and eyes

Personality
He is easy going and wants to make sure that all the townpeople are well cared for, but Klaus has a troublesome and cunning nature.

Synopois
Before Wendelin von Benno Baumeister leaves home he approaches Wend and asks him to suceed as the heir to his father and explains that Kurt Baumeister only treats his allies well and that there is no future if Kurt is allowed to take over. He explains that this is what the King wants but they can't force Artur Baumeister to name Wend as the heir. When Wend comes back to take care of the zombie problem he again tries to get Wend to take over the family.

It is insinuated that Klaus was pushing Wend to become the next Lord as he wanted revenge against Artur as he believed he has something to do with his son and future son in law dying. After Artur explains to Klaus that Gordon and Hein hated each other as Hein had his eye on becoming the next village head after he married Leyla. He further explains that both of them were fighting and that Hein probaly decided to Kill Gordon and they both fell off the cliff fighting. Artur also explained that he took Leyla as a mistress to stop the other village heads from trying to marry her and take over the main village.

When Wend comes home for the first time Klaus gets permission from Artur for Wend to hold a Bazaar to sell things that the citizens have a hard time getting. Since Wend has a alot of items that have been given as gifts or he created with magic he agrees to hold the Bazaar. The Bazaar ends up being a great success as Wend and his group sells almost everything and some items sold out causing Wend to take out more from his magic bag. Even though Klaus said this was to help out the citizens, his main motive to erode Kurt's image in the eyes of the villagers..

After he failed with the attempted coup of Hermann Baumeister territory he made an agreement with Wend to retire and let the chilren of Agnes and Katrina become the next village leader. His two grandsons, Walter and Karl who participated in the coup, were stripped of their home, land and were banished from the village. He became a retainer to Wend, but Wend still doesn't fully trust him.

Abilities
Klaus has no special abilites, but he is very smart and knows what is best for the people and realizes that the town will prosper if Wend becomes the lord. He pushed Wend to create a bazaar for the people saying it was to help the townsfolk to get things that they only had a chance to get 3 tines a year, but he really was doing it so the townspeople would come to support Wend.

Relationships
Artur Baumeister - He has a business relationship with him, but as far as a personal relationship it is not consisdered good.

Kurt Baumeister - He tolerates Kurt since he was suppose to become the next lord, but he realizes that Kurt is ignorant and will be the worst thing for the village.

Son - Klause loved his son very much. Both Klaus's son and his daughters fiancée died from falling from a cliff at this same time after they went hunting with Artur Baumeister. The rumor in the village is that Artur Baumeister might have had something to do with their death since he ended up marrying Leyla.

Agnes
First Grandaughter fifteen years old, 1st apperance Novel Chapter 19

Katrina
Second granddaughter, fourteen years, 1st apperance Novel Chapter 19

Trivia

 * He has a poor realtionship witht he other 2 villages as they don't trust him.
 * In the Novel he came to Wend when he was 11 asking him to take over as feudal lord. In the Anime he came to him when Wend returned to defeat the Zombies.