"Sind Sie die Ahnenforscher?" (Translation:"Are you the guy who does the research on the relatives?") This question posed by a man at the cemetary in Kerben sums up Wolfgang perfectly. He is indeed the Ahnenforscher, having assembled over 1600 names to date in the Esch family tree that currently dates back to 1585.
Family is what Wolfgang loves. He gets so excited when he sees all the pieces of his family coming together. And he loves to share his excitement with everyone around him. When he uncovers another piece of the family tree, he retells the story of how he did it and who this new person is to everyon who will even halfway listen.
When he tells stories about his family he tends to get really excited, and when he gets excited he pumps his fist out horizontally from his ches while making a buzzing/rumbling noise. When he figures something out, such as the exact link between two members of the family he violently punches his left hand with his right and yells, "BAM!"
He is a large imposing man who is right all of the time. But there is also a gentleness about him. He loves his wikfe and is constantly bantering with her. He loving calls her "Ullachen". The last name "Esch", or really any of the last names in the fmaily tree, is all the excuse that Wolfgang needs to take you into his family and make you feel at home.
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