Baron Nikolaus 👻Ghosts in the Graveyard👻

Name: Baron Nikolaus III Occupation: Dead Species: Red Deer Age: 55 (at time of death) Date of Death: November 15th 1572

Personality: Baron Nikolaus was a small baron in the county of Württemberg, he was known for his gluttonous nature, and his proclivity of extreme overindulgence. In fact, the most notable thing about Baron Nikolaus' life was how he died. He died after his stomach ruptured from overeating during a week long feast. At the time of his death Baron Nikolaus weighed well over four hundred pounds and needed over eight people to carry his coffin to the grave when he was buried.

However, Baron Nikolaus was buried in the Twisted Willow Cemetery, and unbeknownst to everyone, the land around Twisted Willow Cemetery was cursed by a coven of witches centuries ago. So, Baron Nikolaus soul has been trapped in between life and death as a ghost, forced to walk this plane for all eternity. Baron Nikolaus doesn't mind this faith, in fact he quite enjoys hanging around the cemetery and talking to the other ghosts night after night, year after year, century after century. The only thing that Baron Nikolaus really misses in his life is food. He often laments about meals missed, and with how much food he used to be able to shove down his gullet at any given time.

In fact, food is one of Baron Nikolaus' favorite topics of discussion, he will talk about it with almost any one can. He especially loves discussing culinary creations that have an absolutely ungodly amount of calories in them. Things like milkshakes, doughnuts, and pastries are all examples of thing that he loves to talk about with ghosts, and with other living that might come his way.

Baron Nikolaus is unashamed of his weight, and the way he died. To him, dying from overeating is a true man's way to die, and he's honestly and genuinely surprised that more people in the modern age haven't physically eaten themselves to death in an act of extreme gluttony.

Baron Nikolaus was not a good ruler or statesman, and he was completely aware of this. See to Baron Nikolaus his realm was so small and rural that he figured that he could just let his subjects manage the land for him and reap the rewards when taxes came due. This hands off approach to realm management got Baron Nikolaus in a lot of trouble with both his subjects and his liege, who both believed that the Baron was an ineffective ass who should be removed from his position. It was later discovered that there had actually been a plot to assassinate the Baron that ended up failing after Nikolaus took care of that job by himself.

While the Baron can be a somewhat laid back person, he is an absolute stickler when it comes to respect and titles. He is always to be referred to as either, your grace, or Baron Nikolaus. If he his not addressed by either of these titles Baron Nikolaus will become extremely angry.

Baron Nikolaus can often be very stanch and uppity, this is mostly due to his upbringing as a noble, and due to the fact that he's been dead for almost 500 years at this point in time. Baron Nikolaus can often be very lazy, often sleeping for over half the day when hes not feasting.

Background: Baron Nikolaus is the son of Duke Franz, the youngest of three brothers. After his father's death Nikolaus inherited his father's smallest realm, a small barony inside of the Black Forest. At first Baron Nikolaus actually tried to do his duty properly and do right by the people that he ruled. However, over time and little by little Baron Nikolaus slowly became more and more corrupt and hedonistic to the point that he was hosting feast weekly, and eating enough food to feed a family for a week in one sitting. Over time the people that lived in his barony began to resent Baron Nikolaus and protested his reign, this often resulted in Baron Nikolaus murdering and executing anyone that dared to get in his way.

Soon enough, the peasants grew sick of Baron Nikolaus' rule and vowed to assassinate him, they ended up starting a plot and were able to gain the help and aid of one of Baron Nikolaus' brothers, who wanted to take the barony for himself. So, for over a year the plan to murder Baron Nikolaus progressed, making sure that everything went according to plan. Except, the week that the plot was to be executed, Baron Nikolaus died after stuffing his gullet for over a week straight.

Over time Baron Nikolaus and his family were forgotten, and any mention of them was lost in the historic record. Now the only person that knows anything about what happened the night that Baron Nikolaus died, is Baron Nikolaus himself who will be glad to share his store to anyone that will listen to him ramble on about food, parties, weight gain, and obesity.

Appearance: Baron Nikolaus is a large, morbidly obese red deer. He has a large belly, hefty moobs, fat rolls, massive love handles, back fat, and a thick double chin. Baron Nikolaus' fur is shaggy and thick, almost like a plush carpet. His fur is untamed due to his poor hygiene, it didn't matter that Baron Nikolaus' plethora of servants cleaned and bathe Baron Nikolaus, he refused to have his fur trimmed on a regular basis. This led to his fur always being greasy and smelly regardless of whatever bathing he might do.

Baron Nikolaus is absolutely covered in stretch marks, especially around his stomach and his moobs. This is a testament to just how much Baron Nikolaus' body grew during his reign, becoming a bloated, morbidly obese, invalid that could hardly do anything for himself without any form of assistance from his large group of servants.

Baron Nikolaus was buried in the finest clothing that he had, fine silk suite that had been embroidered with gold thread. To Baron Nikolaus opulence was the most important thing to him. He made sure to wear only the finest clothing, and expect as such after he was dead and buried. Nikolaus always wanted to look like he had more money than he actually did, and he achieved this goal by wearing fake jewelry, and having his servants steal clothing from nearby tailors and seamstresses.

Baron Nikolaus's fur has an almost rusty read hue to it, and it is something that he is quite proud of. His eyes are brown, and he has a large set of antlers that he sheds every year around January.