Siegfried Von Hult

Name: Siegfried Von Hult

Birth date: Safree 27th 1802

Age as of 1826: 24

Race: Ilkhatal/Killer

History:

Siegfried was born into the world of the KLA as his mother and father were both members. His mother not only sowed clothes for KLA members, but also stitched up wounds, while his father served as a grunt, performing brief raids, a few executions, and a number of prison breaks. The Shadow War started in 1803 and his father was one of the first Killers drafted. Siegfried’s mother struggled to make enough money for the both of them and, even though the other KLA members tried to help, Siegfried often went hungry. The streets grew dangerous as the war went on and the KLA members increased their attacks. The streets of the Killbraugha turned into a war zone, while police patrolled the Shivian streets to keep the other Killers in line. The KLA led attacks against police stations, army recruiters, and political buildings. After a botched assassination attempt on the Shivian President, the leaders of the KLA were arrested and killed. Siegfried was only a four year old boy, but he spent most of his time wandering the streets and trying to stay out of trouble. His mother struggled to scrap a living, but it was hard and eventually she had to give him to a friend who worked as a governess for a rich Shivian-Ms. Simpson. She even managed to get him a job as a servant. Siegfried spent most of his young life scrubbing tiled floors and cleaning laundry, but he was able to save up his money so by the time he was sixteen, he had a nice sum. Siegfried never saw his parents again.

Why are they (the Shivians) allowed to tell us we should be proud that they’ve allowed us to lick the mud off their boots? Why are they allowed to tell us to be grateful that we’ve managed to live one day more without meeting one of their billy clubs and spending the night in jail? Why are they allowed to condemn our children to crime and ignorance? But when we fight back, when we dare to shatter their illusion of our contentment with our lot, then we are cast as villains. Then we are taken from our homes and forced to live amongst the rats and cockroaches! We are forced to beg for charity from a race that doesn’t know the meaning of the word!

 
While Siegfried was working, the First Shadow War waged on and there was a peace between the KLA and the Shivians. If the KLA helped fight the war, then the Shivians would reward them with their freedom. The Killers were slaughtered at the Battle of Trippe, but they bought the Shivians enough time to convince the Ferdarians to enter the conflict and win the First Shadow War. Siegfried was six years old. He spent the next seven years working at the governor’s house as the KLA bid its time and licked its wounds. The Shivians never gave the Killers their freedom and, instead, increased their tyrannical efforts, especially in the Killbraugha. Siegfried spent the next few years in abject misery, hating his employer, and chafing under all the restrictions Killers were forced to undergo. He was punished repeatedly for his rebellious nature and there were times he went hungry because his employer refused to pay him after a slight or dark look. Ms. Simpsons had to intercede on many occasion in order to ensure that Siegfried was able to keep his job. As Siegfried bristled under his employer’s restrictions, the KLA slowly pulled itself together and was a recognizable organization by 1818 under new leadership-Heron Massie. Heron was a doctor, returning from Ferdern and a former KLA member as well as First Shadow War veteran. He managed to pull the KLA back together and redefined its function. While Heron was salvaging the KLA, a young Killer named Marcus Galloway created an organization known as Ilkhatal Freedom Movement (IFM) in the Killbraugha and started a reign of terror that shocked Shiva to its core. _

Siegfried was intrigued by both the KLA and the IFM, but he did not dare join either group while he worked for the Shivians-partly because he didn’t want the police to find out what he was doing, but also because he did not want to get Ms. Simpson in trouble. After a vicious attack in the Killbraugha and a brutal retaliation by the police, Siegfried left the Shivian household, thanked Ms. Simpson, and joined the KLA in 1821. Heron welcomed the active youth and Siegfried made himself an irreplaceable member of the KLA. He ran errands for Heron and gathered a lot of support and new blood such as Devin Tossier, Gary Norris, and Asia Cavanaugh. However, he quickly grew frustrated with Heron’s slow and cautious methods, especially when compared to the progress Marcus was making in the Killbraugha. He tried to push Heron towards a more aggressive plan, but Heron argued that his method was better. At first, Siegfried kept his doubts to himself, but he found that he could not keep his mouth shut. Instead, he gathered members to himself and gained enough support and goodwill within the organization to overthrow Heron and win the Killers their freedom.