Prince Lothar is one of the eldest princes of the reigning Vilthrax Emperor and ruler of the Principality of Ostberg. Like his [father](https://www.reddit.com/r/Dragondom/comments/1qytr3m/emperor_konigthar_the_reigning_emperor_of_the/), Lothar is a great dragon, albeit at a young age, having just turned 50 years old (which is around 18-19 in dragon years). Since he is a great dragon, Lothar has grown to a large size, being nearly 60 feet in length from snout to tail and standing tall at 20 feet, while having a wingspan that spans around 120 feet. Because of this, Lothar dominates over [lesser dragons](https://www.reddit.com/r/dragons/comments/1q4ta70/daily_life_of_a_royal_dragon_11_the_noble_and_the/) in size, although he is still small compared to fully matured great dragons like his father, [Konightar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Dragondom/comments/1rmk8no/emperor_konigthar_and_his_son_prince_lothar/).

Born to a great dynastic family, Lothar received all the training and tutorship that the heir of the Vilthrax emperor should receive. When he was a mere hatchling, he was assigned a crew of Kobold servants to train and tend to the young monarch, with the most prominent of these Kobolds being [Rothbard](https://www.reddit.com/r/Dragondom/comments/1qs8p75/squire_rothbard_the_loyal_court_kobold_of_prince/), who was his royal tutor. Being a young dragon monarch, dragons of his age needed to train to rule and defend their father's empire, with Prince Lothar being granted the territory of Ostberg when he was around 48 years old. This territory would be under the absolute rule of Prince Lothar, but would essentially be an autonomous vassal state to his father's empire, with Lothar given a royal castle to reign out of and a large entourage of Kobolds to establish a royal bureaucracy, of whom included his long-time tutor Rothbard and legal experts like [Dietmar](https://www.reddit.com/r/Dragondom/comments/1qs8yvt/lord_dietmar_the_imperial_magistrate_of_ostberg/).

Prince Lothar has since reigned over Ostberg for around a couple of years, and he has settled in his position as monarch, although the young prince still has a lot to learn. Of the three heirs of the Vilthrax Emperor, Lothar is the most ambitious, and his personality is typical of that of dragons, being prideful with a tinge of arrogance, not surprising, considering he was raised to view himself as great. While an absolute monarch, he does not reign like a tyrant, but more as a bold young monarch who loves to show off. Some nobility in Ostberg, who were used to the rule of the prior dragon ruler, feel that Lothar behaves too boyishly and brashly at times, but are still loyal to the young dragon monarch due to his royal background and so not to offend the royal heir nor the emperor himself. Over the past couple of years, Lothar has also been focused on building up his gold hoard and maintaining Ostberg as a well-run territory, hoping that this will one day prove his worth to be the named successor to the emperor.



Prince Lothar, dragon lord and ruler of Ostberg