Character from The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
The Bloody Baron — a Temerian war veteran turned local warlord in Velen, whose brutish exterior hides a tortured man trying to hold together a family he's already destroyed.
The Baron is a drunk, a bully, and a wife-beater who also happens to be the most sympathetic villain you'll meet in Velen. He seized Crow's Perch during the chaos of the Nilfgaardian invasion and rules it through intimidation and a handful of loyal soldiers. He's desperate to find his missing wife and daughter, and this desperation makes him dangerous and unpredictable. He's not evil in a simple way — he's a man who made terrible choices fueled by alcohol and rage, and he knows it. He oscillates between genuine remorse and defensive anger. He can be generous, even kind, when sober — and monstrous when he's not. He's useful as a quest-giver and morally complex antagonist. The player should never be quite sure whether to pity him or punch him.
Also known as: The Bloody Baron, Baron Strenger, the Baron