Eugen

Eugen was a soldier of the Kingdom of Elphegort and the nephew of Yatski's village chief. After leaving the army due to a dispute, Eugen became part of a crew of bandits haunting the Millennium Tree Forest. He later reformed after his gang kidnapped a girl and became a henchman for his uncle.

Early Life
Born in the village of Yatski in the Kingdom of Elphegort, Eugen entered into the Elphegortean army and later left over a dispute. Falling into a band of thieves around the EC 490s, the former soldier hid out in the Millennium Tree Forest's abandoned home with his comrades for some time. In EC 492, the bandits captured Chartette Langley and held her at their hideout.

Eugen was later left to guard the prisoner while the others went out into the forest. During that time, the youthful girl convinced him to reform. When Chartette's friends, Allen and Germaine, approached the home, Eugen stepped out to stop them as the pulled out their swords on him. Once the situation was explained to the kids, Chartette left with her friends and Eugen returned home.

Uncle's Henchman
After returning to Yatski, Eugen took up work assisting his uncle, the village chief.Accompanying his uncle around the village, Eugen helped him collect the land fees for Earl Felix, intimidating anyone who refused to pay their dues. At some point, the chieftan's son Ein asked Eugen to teach him how to use a sword to protect the village poultry. The former soldier complied and taught the boy swordplay.

One day in EC 499, Eugen joined his uncle for collecting Clarith's land fees from her home. After they arrived, he watched in silence as the chief spoke with Clarith and her visitor, Michaela. When Michaela presente a number of gold coins, offering to pay Clarith's debts herself, the two tax collectors stood in surprise. The chief then accepted the offer and Eugen walked over to grab the coins before leaving the residence with his uncle.

A few months later, Eugen discovered his uncle had been pocketing some of the land fees for himself rather than giving them all to Earl Felix. Confronting the chief, he threatened to expose his uncle's corruption unless he returned all the money he owed the Earl. Soon after, while eating a meal, Eugen was poisoned by the chief and died shortly after.

Legacy
Not long after his death, Eugen's uncle blamed Clarith for the incident, claiming Clarith sometimes cooked for them to help pay off her debts and poisoned Ein out of resentment for her situation. After learning the truth, Ein warned Clarith and Michaela about the village mob and helped them escape before reporting his uncle's corruption and deceit to Earl Felix. After becoming a soldier for the Earl, Ein later regarded that he would even be willing to kill his uncle to avenge Eugen's death.

Personality and Traits
Eugen was an earnest and loyal man. Although having joined the Elphegortean army, he abandoned the military life following a quarrel and chose to  join a band of criminals instead, living a life of lawlessness. However, after encounterng Chartette Langley, Eugen was convinced to reform his ways and left behind the criminal's path for good. Besides his connection to Chartette, Eugen shared a kind relationship with Ein, agreeing to help teach his eager cousin how to use a sword like he dreamed and ended up becoming well respected by him.

Eugen became very loyal to his job as his uncle's thug as well, accompanying him whenever needed to assure the government taxes were properly collected. He was also resolved to doing the just thing, openly opposing the chief after discovering his his corruption, even willing to risk his uncle getting jailed by Earl Felix for the offense. Due to his physical appearance, he often seemed gruff and intimidating to others. This likewise gave him a much more scary aura, often scaring others despite his more tender qualities.

Skills and Abilities
Having been a soldier in the Elphegortean army, Eugen was skilled with the sword and able to aptly teach the craft to others. Possessing a hulking frame and burly physique, he was also rather strong. Because of this appearance, Eugen could intimidate others with ease, his glare alone able to scare any villager into silence. This made him excellent for being his uncle's muscle when collecting the tax money from villagers.

Character Connections
Yatski Chief: Eugen's uncle and employer. Following his reform from life as a bandit, Eugen carried out his duties as the chief's assistant without complaint, often intimidating his critics and those who didn't pay their dues. Despite this, he drew the line at the chief stealing, and wasn't afraid to put a stop to his misconduct when it was discovered.

Chartette Langley: Eugen's captive while a bandit. Although posted in charge of watching the girl by his fellows, Eugen sympathized with the innocent child and was inspired by her to reform his ways, allowing her to go free unharmed.

Ein: Eugen's cousin. Eugen had a regular familial relationship with Ein, and saw fit to tutor him in swordplay for the sake of the other boy carrying out his duty to the village.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Eugen's name is a German derivative of the Latin name Eugenius, which is derived from the Greek term eugenes, meaning "well born".

Curiosities

 * After identifying Eugen as the reformed bandit featured in The Adventure of a Boy and a Girl, mothy expressed his desire to one day compose a song for the event.

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Appearances

 * The Daughter of Evil: Wiegenlied of Green (first appearance)
 * Entr'acte of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Worldguide
 * The Adventure of a Boy and a Girl
 * The Daughter of Evil (manga)