Brunhilde Klaglich
Brunhilde Klaglich is a spymaster active in the Imperial city of Middenheim.[1a]
Very few people actually know much about her, as she likes to reveal as little as possible about herself. Brunhilde is unstoppable when she sets her mind to something. She's smart, observant and absolutely not above taking part in some pretty underhanded tactics to get what she wants.[2]
History[]
Karl-Heinz Wasmeier was the instigator of the plot to undermine Middenheim, but Brunhilde Klaglich is the woman who made it possible through coercion, kidnapping, and duplicity. She may be a pawn of the city-state's Law Lord, but she is resourceful, cunning, and a worthy adversary for his adversaries in her own right.[1a]
Klaglich has used various aliases and a small band of Wasmeier's agents to blackmail and compromise several powerful Middenheimers.[1a]
Wasmeier's chief agent in Middenheim and a mistress of disguise, Brunhilde is a nasty piece of work. She grew up in Bergsburg, the daughter of a bookbinder who was ruined when the authorities discovered he was trading in copies of Tenebris Geheimnis, a holy book of Khaine, the god of murder. Her father protested that he was no heretic and had not realised what he was selling, but the witch hunters burned him all the same. In the wake of her father's death, Brunhilde grew resentful of anyone with authority over her.[1a]
She became a keen follower of Ranald, the god of luck and thieves, revering him in his role as a trickster deceiving the powerful. Before long this was not enough. She learned the art of deception from the Ranaldian priest Otto Stehlenhuhn, but then turned her hatred of authority on the Cult of Ranald itself. Brunhilde informed the Merchants' Guild of Stehlenhuhn's crimes and revelled in the ensuing chaos within the cult. Klaglich turned her back on Ranald and Bergsburg, then made her way to Middenheim. Since then she has worked for any unscrupulous individual who can afford to secure her services.[1a]
Personality[]
When not in one of her disguises, Brunhilde Klaglich presents a veneer of warm sociability. Beneath that she is guarded and cautious -- always looking for an advantage or an opportunity to betray or deceive. She tends to answer questions with enquiries of her own rather than reveal anything about herself.[1a]
Sources[]
- 1:Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: Power Behind the Throne Compendium (RPG)
- 1a: pp. 74-77
- 2: Cubicle 7 website - The Women of Warhammer