Kyle

My story: I was the only son, the long-awaited heir to the baronial house of Rosenberg. Our line continued to grow and strengthen—my father, full of ambition, even dreamed in private that our merits and growing influence might one day lead us to a higher title, that we could rise above our current position and leave our children something more than just a family name. However, all this hope was shattered overnight when an irreparable disaster struck: our main shaft in the northern mines, which brought in nearly half of our income and was the economic backbone of our holdings, was flooded because the workers themselves had dug hidden underground channels. Torrents of water rushed into the resulting breach, taking with them the lives of countless people, burying them in darkness, and forever burying not only them but also the very future of our line under avalanches of rock.

And if the loss of the mine itself was a blow to our well-being, the consequences became a death trap: we were forced to pay colossal compensation to the families of the dead and injured, depleting our already shaky reserves. Then came endless, exhausting lawsuits with guilds and inspectors, which completely undermined our reputation, turning the name Rosenberg from respected into a byword for misfortune and ruin. To somehow stay afloat and meet all our obligations, we began taking out one loan after another, pledging first jewelry, then furniture, and finally, piece by piece. My father, a man of honor, could not bear this collapse of everything he had built; his heart, exhausted by helplessness and shame, simply stopped, leaving me alone with this financial abyss and a legacy of despair.

Now I had to take on all that was left: the title of baron, which was not worth a copper, debts that were growing like a snowball, and almost complete care of my mother, whose mind could not stand the loss of her husband and the collapse of the world.

Name: Kyle Rosenberg

Age: 26

Appearance: Long, pale golden hair, brown eyes contrasting with pale skin, tall stature, aristocratic features, broad shoulders, lean but wiry build.

Character: Cynical, secretive, insightful, proud, witty (with a touch of sarcasm), patient, responsible, pragmatic, outwardly emotionless and calm, inwardly desperate, sometimes hot-tempered, possesses an iron will, has lost faith in nobility and honor.