Oskar Mitsk

Early Life
Oskar was born to Konrad Mitsk in the year 65 A.V. The Mitsks were a small family of merchants who scraped by. Konrad died of a fever shortly after moving his family from Logerstat and Oskar was forced to become head of the family. Oskar was a cunning and brutal young man who would turn the Mitsks from a small time family to one of the most powerful in Vekenbrach.

Rise of the Mitsks
Oskar joined the local Logerman militia and quickly rose through the ranks. Oskar eventually earned widespread praise in the city for winning a series of battles against Tivish raiders. Oskar used his new found influence among the elite to marry Catarina Holenzoren the daughter of a wealthy and influential Logerman merchant family in Vekenbrakh. The marriage was for power and wealth not love and Oskar took full advantage of his wife's influence and wealth. Together Catarina and Oskar made the Mitsks into one of the leading families in Vekenbrakh. Oskars brother Leonhard Mitsk also earned notoriety for climbing up to one of the highest ranks in Vekenbrakhs paladin order.

Oskar and Catarina
Oskar and Catarina had a working but distant relationship for most of their marriage. Oskar wanted to found a powerful family in Vekenbrakh and Catarina wanted to ensure her children a better future. Over time, however, Catarina and Oskar began to grow closer especially after the birth of their first son Otto. Oskar and Catarina's fourth child Rolf died before he turned three leaving a scar on Oskar.

Oskar and Otto
Oskar wanted his oldest son to carry on the family name and to inherit the family fortune. Oskar was a harsh and distant father trying to instill discipline and cunning into first his son. Otto saw his father as an old curmudgeon and would rather spend time with his friends drinking and gambling then studying the technicalities of trade negotiations.

Oskar and Hodric
Oskar was even more distant with Hodric then he was with Otto. This distance and lack of affection was likely because of the death of Rolf Mitsk shortly after Rolfs second nameday. By the time Hodric was ten Oskar sent Hodric to become a paladin in the First Holy Order of Vekenbrach. By sending Hodric off Oskar cut Hodric out of the will and reinforced the perception that the Mitsks were an especialy pious family. Hodric was jealous of Otto's position and hated his father for sending him off to become a Paladin. Despite being in the same city as Hodrics barracks the two rarely met and their relationship never improved. Before Hodric marched off to fight in the Drakon war all Oskar didn't even meet with his son to wish him farewell, instead he sent Hodric a short letter.