Name: Benedikt “Bene” von Schönbrunn Age: 20 Nationality / Region: German (Bavarian, from Regensburg) Role: Law Student / Soft Royalist Aesthete Class / Major: Political Science & Legal History School: Université Nouvelle d’Avéron -Aloof, formal, and dry-witted -Utterly sincere in his monarchist and Bavarian regionalist beliefs -Known for sarcasm delivered with a deadpan face and perfect posture -Can be surprisingly soft-spoken and gentle with people he respects -Obsessed with legacy, lineage, and historical continuity -“Federalism without sovereignty is just a polite occupation.” Benedikt comes from an old Bavarian noble family — legally meaningless in modern Germany, but socially quite real in his circles. Raised in a villa overlooking the Danube, he grew up surrounded by old portraits, incense-filled chapels, and family stories about the Wittelsbach dynasty. Educated in classical languages and legal theory, Bene always leaned toward monarchy — not as fantasy, but as what he views as a morally and aesthetically superior political order. His style may raise eyebrows in conservative settings, but he sees no contradiction between his appearance and his convictions. Studying abroad, he’s both fascinated and mildly horrified by other cultures. He’s here to observe, quietly assert Bavarian superiority, and perhaps flirt with the occasional French royalist, Serbian nationalist, or anyone who can name more than three Habsburgs. Trivia: -Writes romantic poetry in Latin or Old High German -Drinks only dark beer or red wine — never vodka, never light beer -Listens to Baroque music and black metal, sometimes simultaneously -Wears heirloom jewelry "ironically" (but not really) -Keeps portraits of Franz Josef and Ludwig II in his dorm — framed