Baron Rückner

Baron Rückner is a baron and the finance auditor of the Helmut Kingdom. He is also the biological father of Rhodrich.

Appearance
Rückner is a chubby middle-aged man with dirty blonde hair, dark yellow eyes, and a big nose. He always shown with a sinister and greedy look on his face and is very well-dressed.

Personality
Rückner is shown to be very selfish, greedy, and power-hungry. He's very manipulative when he's to spread rumors about Wendelin being dead in hopes to claim his family's land.

Background
It is revealed that he had an affair with Rhodrich's mother who was the daughter of a merchant before Rhodrich's birth. Unfortunately, due to social differences, he wouldn't take her as his wife or mistress leading to Rhodrich being ostracized from nobility.