Ilnel

"Ulf cut Rainer off. “You haven’t seen what he can do.” Ulf’s face took a paler tone, one shaded by fear. The Jagds had no idea what Father was capable of in times of extreme desperation. “We have to be subtle… careful.” " —The Sword and Its Servant

Ilnel was the Reikhalder of the Hundish Realm. He was perhaps the most hated being in all the Grauwelt.

Biography
Ilnel lived for over twenty centuries. During that time he was able to wrest much of the control over the Realm from the various Mindhalders, but they eventually started turning against him.

He was able to capture Klinde after a failed attempt to storm to the Kaltstein. Ilnel turned to desperately seeking the other Children of Hel to again open the Gates of Hel to receive the Gift of Mann —everlasting life.

Personality and traits
Ilnel was an expert in the Fleischkraft and used his powers to create a tremendous numer of beings, including Nembaring and Ränkensic. He had to grind up the bodies of children and ingest them in order to continue to extend his life.

Ilnel was always plotting against the Mindhalders.

Manner of speech
Ilnel had a peculiar way of speaking. He would often stress the incorrect syllable in a sentence and place emphasis on certain words in longer sentences. His voice was very raspy, due to his age, and thus it can be presumed that this peculiarity was a result of his advanced age.

Age and mortality
Ilnel was said to be over twenty centuries (or 2,000 years) old at the time of The Sword and Its Servant. His body had become shriveled and hunched and he relied on a continual stream of "medicines" to keep him alive (these fluids were extracted from his many child prisoners). By the time of the book series Ilnel was injecting these treatments up to six times daily.

Ilnel coveted the Gift of Mann, or the ability to live after death. He was desperately seeking out the Children of Hel in order to reach the underworld and make the same bargain with Hel that Dietrich had: his allegiance and the future of his kingdom for the power that he sought (everlasting life).

Ilnel's Sons
Ilnel had five sons at the time of The Sword and Its Servant, though allusions were made to his once having more of them.
 * Aldarik
 * Braunner
 * Ghesdalt
 * Halmut
 * Ulf