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Overview

Karl van Bate is the Minister of Construction in the Kingdom of Graycastle

Appearance[]

Karl is a middle-aged man with some white hair on his sideburns. His skin is slightly tanned due to often being on construction site.

Personality[]

After Anna was "hanged" for being a witch, Karl's world view had changed: he started to doubt his teachings from the Church for the first time in his life. After Nana's awakening, he made up his mind to fight religious propaganda and convince the lord of Border Town of the witches' innocence.

Karl is open minded and ready to complete any construction project whenever Roland propose it using all his building knowledge and advice.

Background[]

In King's City Karl was the head of Mason Guild. To save money for the theater construction, Kingdom officials changed the stone material, which led to building's collapse and the death of over thirty masons. As the chief mason, Karl was sentenced to exile, while the Mason Guild was disbanded. After leaving King's City he moved to Border Town and established a local school.[2] Unlike common practice in the Kingdom of Graycastle to teach noble's children, in Border Town he was teaching ordinary children. Among his students were Anna and Nana Pine. He was also one of the many people who passed down the Church's teachings to the people of Border Town before Roland arrived.[2]

Chronology[]

Karl responded to the mason recruitment post for the new city wall, hoping to save Nana and prove witches' innocence. After his joyful reunion with Anna, Karl asked technical requirements and voiced his doubts. To dispel his skepticism Roland demonstrated bricks bound by cement. Realising its potential he agreed to lead construction of defensive wall.[3]

During winter and spring Karl was the busiest official of Administrative office. He was responsible for maintaining the city wall, construction of brick houses and, temporary wooden sheds for serfs. When Roland returned from Longsong Stronghold he was ordered to build stilt warehouses, furnaces and, public toilet in wooden shed areas. He asked the prince to invite the masons from the disbanded Masons Guild and received his approval.[1]

Abilities[]

Karl, as former head of the Mason Guild, was knowledgeable about the details and necessities in constructing buildings that were common in the Kingdom of Graycastle. This required him to be able to make precise enough measurements so that the buildings would be structurally sound.

Trivia[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chapter 125
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chapter 10 (novel)
  3. Chapters 13-14
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