Heinrich Koenig

Heinrich Koenig
Heinrich Koenig is a Fade and a knight of the Grimnoir Society.

Early Life
He was born in Berlin, Germany, likely shortly before the start of the Great War, and lived on the outskirts with his family. During the war, he took care of his family, often by stealing food, since it was scarce, and his father was a soldier. The firing of the Peace Ray destroyed his home, and killed what remained of his family.

After, the wall went up, he remained in the renamed Dead City. His father was one of the soldiers whose spirits had been chained to their corpses, and he refused to leave while his father was still sane. They played the piano together to pass the time, and to help Heinrich's father cope with the pain. Eventually, though, the noise began to attract too many of the zombies who had been overcome by the pain of their injuries, and Heinrich had to tell his father to stop. Shortly after, his father gave up, and presumably, Heinrich killed him out of mercy.

With nothing to keep him in the city, Heinrich Faded through the wall. At the time, he was fifteen, and the last survivor of Dead City. After this, he took the name Koenig, since people had taken to calling him the King of the Living.

Personality
Although Heinrich is one of the younger members of the Grimnoir Society, he appears to be older, thanks to his childhood and early adolescence living in Berlin, and his late adolescence fending for himself. He does not trust easily, is very loyal, and has a dry sense of humor, which he retains, along with his attitude, even under duress. All the same, he has a penchant both for the dramatic, and for vengeance that borders on the sadistic.

Friendships
Heinrich's best friend is Daniel Garrett, and he was the best man at Dan and Jane's wedding. As for Francis, one could call that relationship brotherly, if one defines brotherly as a near-constant sense that Heinrich is trying not to either slap himself in the face, or grab Francis by the ear. Despite this, the relationship is a friendly one. His relationship with Jake Sullivan began with mistrust, but after passing several obstacles enough, he comes to trust his new teammate. When Faye saves Pershing's Knights after the Peace Ray destroys Mar Pacifica, she earns Heinrich's trust and loyalty. He gets along with the rest of the team, as he's had time to get to know them, and for them to prove themselves to him on multiple occasions.

Description
Heinrich is white, tanned, in his early twenties, with extremely short, fair hair and a neat goatee. He is slightly above average height. He often wears a long coat that tends to swirl dramatically when he moves.