Nivard Wöhrle

Nivard Ortolfson Wöhrle is a military General, and after 1913, the sitting president and acting Commander-in-chief of the Interim Republic of Hwairland following the overthrow of the nobility. Having reluctantly taken power due to fear of civil war post-coup, Nivard harbours deep distrust in the various political groups that seek to shape the future of Hwairland.

Personality
Known as a man that never smiles, Nivard is theoretically a pragmatist, but to the political groups debating the future of the country, he is a most difficult and frustrating man to work with. Nivard is distrustful of almost all political groups in the country - like many other Hwairlanders, he distrusts old time monarchists, but he also resents the idea of democracy, believing the general populace to be weak. He absolutely despises socialism in all its forms, and would most likely have cracked down on the various leftist movements if it would be safe to do so.

Nivard has a sort of simmering patience in that he is rarely truly angry or frustrated, but comes off as irritable. He speaks to others below him with contempt, and only respectfully with those he trusts to be competent (which are only a few in the military circles and barely any outside of the military).