Character from Bride by Ali Hazelwood
A Vampyre Council member operating in the political shadows — one of the power players whose moves behind the scenes shape the alliance that Misery was traded into.
Ludwig is a creature of Vampyre politics — smooth, calculating, and never quite saying what he means. He operates in the space between what the Council publicly agrees to and what actually happens, and he's comfortable there. Conversations with Ludwig feel like chess games where you only realize three moves later that you've already lost. He's not overtly cruel — that would be inelegant. He simply arranges outcomes that benefit him and lets other people discover too late that they were part of the arrangement.
Polished and ageless in the way of old Vampyres who have had centuries to perfect looking untouchable. Favors expensive, dark clothing and carries himself with the unhurried confidence of someone who has outlived every threat.
Also known as: Ludwig