Nikolaus Ashwin

"Punishment? I wouldn't call it that, but I can make it so if you like. It should be easy.""

- Nikolaus

Nikolaus (nɪ-ko-laʊ̯s) is better known as the Guild Master of Ateleista Guild and a Mortal Fighter with an unknown Subclass. He's one of the more known S-Ranked adventurer's in the Guild Association.

Appearance
Despite being middle-aged, many still admire his dashing looks; neatly combed silvery white hair with a distinct blonde streak and dark red eyes. Nikolaus' appearance is very well-known with many outsiders in town as well as guild members; notably the white longcoat he wears over his shoulders.

Underneath his coat, he wears a white open-collared shirt with a brown vest along with a black leather shoulder harness that's attached to his belt. He also wears white pants with dark brown men's loafers and a pair of dark brown leather gloves.

Personality
A womanizer and a fervent playboy, the 17th Guild Master of Ateleista is very well-known for many wrong reasons. Often seen flirting and gallivanting around town with ladies and men in tow, Nikolaus is as sleazy as one could possibly get, despite his daughter's constant scolding of this behavior. To an extent, one might even say his behavior can be considered extremely childish. At different points in time, he's often factually stated that he's not lacking in terms of looks, wealth and ability. This contributes to his more honest and rather vain attitude, despite him still making his way to aid others and help out, lending more to his rather contradictory personality.

Even so, he proves to be a mysterious person and whatever that is openly known about him isn't enough to describe him properly. He's good at talking well and smoothly but purposefully chooses to be vexing and extremely frustrating with his words (even to Citrine, no less). To some extent, he can be rather obnoxious and enjoys getting into some rather petty squabbles with his officers and calling them "cute", much to their chagrin and annoyance. He's described by the Guild officers as someone who's hard to pinpoint as they're often not sure what's going on inside that head of his.

Although friendly and sociable, he wears a façade of callousness, only few people find him easily approachable because of his provocative attitude towards everyone. He thinks very little of the consequences of his actions (rather because he's meticulous about what he reaps and what he sows), and enjoys employing convoluted and unpredictable actions and the reactions it induces from others and in fact, takes childish delight in the unexpected. But he's noticeably perceptive and intelligent, using his publicly known attitude to his advantage and put his enemies at a disadvantage. After all, nobody would think a womanizing flirt would be much of a big deal, right?

Nikolaus is, for what it's worth, a devious pleasure-seeking individual who enjoys being thrown into unexpected situations and dilemmas.

Background
I'll talk about his womanizing ways one of these days hahaha but for now, he's a man with questionable tastes ya know

Trivia

 * His fighting style applies knowledge of raw silat, which makes him a very flexible fighter but he still prefers fighting from a distance by flicking people with a whip.