Joseph von Reismann is a Syndicate mage (1813 - present).
Overview[]
Descended from the founder of the Craftmasons - though not to be confused with Wolfgang's "son" Jacob - Joseph von Reismann rose to power in the early part of this century. In the 1930s, von Reismann oversaw the trial and destruction of those Grand Financiers who caused the stock market crash and world wide depression. Rising to become VP of Europe West, he worked to stabilize Fortune throughout the region, most controversially in Germany, where he supported the political ambitions of Hitler and used the opportunity to jump-start German industry. Some Allied Technocrats blamed him for the Second World War and its atrocities, a charge he denies, although he remained an Axis supporter until the end of the war. Following the Allied victory, however, he supported the free markets there against the advance of communistic Europe East. Although the high unemployment and current prevalence of Socialist governments undermines his political power somewhat, many expect him to make a move to combine Europe West and Europe East under his authority now that the Communist block has crumbled.
References[]
- MTAs: Guide to the Technocracy, p. 117
- MTAs: Technocracy: Syndicate, p. 9, 57