Helmut von Baumeister

Helmut von Benno Baumeister (now Helmut von Baumeister) is a supporting character in the series. He is Wendelin von Benno Baumeister's elder brother. He is a baronet in the Helmut Kingdom, the 4th son of the Benno Baumeister family, and the current head of the Baumeister (capital branch) knightdom.

Synopsis
He and his brother, Paul, originally went to the capital to find a life for themselves as members of the military, since as later sons it was extremely unlikely they would have a place in their home territory. After both Erich and Wend are granted peerages, however, Helmut is swept up in the minister of defence's plot to gain influence over Wend.

He was slated to marry into the original Baumeister family, from which the Helmut's ancestors split from in order to succeed the household. This was to drag the original household into Wend's faction. The original household being the capital's main force for dealing with bandits and are in turn allowed to harvest the forest for valuable fruits and herbs.

Helmut was awarded by the kingdom the title of baronet upon Wend's victory over their older brother, Kurt.

Trivia

 * His wife is from the Baumeister family that lives in the capital. They have cut off all ties to the Baumeister Knight Territory
 * He is considered a branch family of Wend's.