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Henry Barbarossa was the youngest of 4 sons in his family located in the Ruhr valley. For three generations his fathers and fathers before him had taken up the hammer in an attempt to perfect their mastery of the skill of blacksmithing. Henry's father planned to teach it to all of the 4 children he had, but Henry was not a person who was fond of blacksmithing. He would spend much of his time reading books on philosophy, history and literature. In his free time he would, however, craft with his father in a mere effort to please him, and although he was not good at it, he was still, by regular standards, skilled enough to work in the town guild.
By the age of 18 Henry had attended a university in the neighbouring town of Saxony, acquiring extensive knowledge in sociology and literature. During his time there he also had developed another hobby, which was sparring. Though he enjoyed his hobby very much he was not able to carry on with it as he left the university and went out into the real world. He travelled south, spending weeks at a time on the road, looking for work at the local fiefdoms as either as some sort of physiocrat or a kingdom advisor. The living he made through this was modest at best.
Finally, he arrived at the kingdom of Tyealia. There he lodged at the palace of the King, and gave numerous lectures and advice. He had grown very fond of the King at the time, and eventually was offered a job as a diplomat. He zealously accepted this offer and began to further expand on his knowledge to learn the art of diplomacy. However, as time grew on, uncontrollable factors had plagued the kingdom. Eventually, internal corruption gave in, and external pressure from neighbouring kingdoms destoryed the kingdom.
Using his newly created ties as a diplomat, Henry travelled south to the kingdom of Dustari. There, he offered his services to the King and became a Chancellor. During his time in Dustari, he was fortunate enough to carry on his hobby of sparring and soon enough, he joined the military as a stragetist, becoming a Paladin and soon enough a Field Marshal.
Henry Barbarossa now spends his days always trying to find new ways to defend the kingdom he has served for so long, and the Monarch that leads it. |