Contrasting Interpretations of King Kessler

Much as the Ratte-Kinge was portrayed differently by those of different bias, his rival, King Kessler,... was... too.

Here we have a portrait of M. Kessler at a young age. Most are of the of the opinion that this is an illustration from a children's book summarizing his rise to fame and kingdom; this would explain his abnormally anthropomorphic hammer and preemptive title.

Here we have a depiction of M. Kessler, once again, before his rise to kingdom. This was drawn by a member of the Ratte-Armie during the more violent parts of Kessler's revolution. Indeed, Kessler rarely fought himself, but kept a hammer in his inventory for the +12.12 charisma which benefitted his speeches.