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Schwartzkopf is a Great Western Dragon. He pursues knowledge (especially magical) as other dragons are after wealth. He is a patron for the magical group Benandanti XXV, and owns a huge magical library, held at Charles University of Prague (CUP). His ongoing work is the Unified Magical Theory, synthesis of Wiccan and Shamanic traditions to be effective even without religious beliefs.
He is also professor of Sorcery at CUP, giving his lectures at the Clementinum complex, usually in his true form without any need of translator, but occasionally using the services of Tatjana Romanov, his translator or Voice. He is also believed, however unproved, to be a major shareholder of Alchemix.
History[]
He was first seen in 2012, near the mountain of Schwartzkoppe in the Marienbad Council. There he took over the small town of Furth im Wald, ousting the former countess Alissa von Furth, a witch and member of the Grand Great Coven of the Allied German States (which led to some bitterness). In 2061, during the Year of the Comet, he had a violent dispute with the orichalcum prospectors of AG Chemie. After the AGC troopers made a failed attempt to kill the dragon with an aerosol bomb in his lair, he struck a deal with the Baltic corporation Eastern Star Pharmaceuticals. He ousted AGC from the Marienbad Council, unified the splintered warring states of the Council, and proclaimed himself "Protector of Marienbad". Two years later he was the leading power behind the secession of the Marienbad Council, which cut ties with the AGS and became part of Czechia.
Relationship with Other Dragons[]
There is some rivalry with Masaru in the gathering of ancient tomes. Masaru's Alexandrian Library is said to be about the same size as the one in Prague.
Index[]
- Dragons of the Sixth World
- Loose Alliances p. 80, 125
- Running Wild p. 80
- Shadows of Europe
- Sixth World Almanac p. 23, 35, 73, 142, 144, 145
- State of the Art: 2073 p. 7
- Street Magic p. 13, 18, 70
- The Clutch of Dragons
- Deutschland in den Schatten II (German-only)