Drosselmeyer

Occupation: Storyteller Status: Deceased Relatives: Fakir (descendant)

Drosselmeyer is an elderly man with a long, white beard. He's a writer and storyteller whose very genre-savvy, particularly when it comes to fairytales. He takes a passive role, commenting on the action and giving Ahiru and other characters little pushes in the direction he'd like to see the story go. At first, he appears to be primarily on Ahiru's side, trying to encourage her to continue in her task to recover Mytho's lost heart, even when things become difficult for her.

Years before the opening of the series, Drosselmeyer was a writer that was working on his masterpiece, *The Prince and the Raven*. However, before he could complete his story, he died, leaving his story unfinished and the two title characters trapped in an endless battle. Eventually, the characters were able to leave the story—and it turned out that Drosselmeyer, while dead, could control the story even from his grave.

Bored with happy stories, he enjoys watching and controlling the Prince, Knight, Princess Tutu, and