Carnald Strassburg

Carnald Strassburg (カルナルド・シュトラスブルク Karunarudo Shutorasuburuku) is Growerth's most celebrated figure, and its only resident who has left a historical mark on the outside world. He lived during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

According to Gerhardt von Waldstein, Carnald was "at once an artist, a tactician, a loyal retainer and a traitor, a musician and a warrior, and an inventor and a destroyer. Truly an entertainer of many faces." He was also a playwright and an actor.

At the same time, Carnald was an Eater, a "first-rate" Hunter, and a 'collector of vampires.' Gerhardt intimates that occasionally Carnald would spare a vampire's life and instead bring them to Growerth as artistic inspiration. He made significant efforts to strike a harmony between humans and vampires.

To the rest of the outside world, Carnald is known only for his creative talents rather than his supernatural affiliations.

In modern times, Growerth celebrates their famed historical figure by holding the Carnale Festival in his honor.

Baccano!

 * Carnald designed the floating fortress (a 'wall' of connected ships) that House Dormentaire uses to blockade the harbor of Lotto Valentino in 1711. According to Dormentaire delegation leader Carla Alvarez Santonia, the plans designed by an engineer from the 'Strassburg family' were so complex that not even the local workmen could comprehend the fortress' workings entirely.
 * According to Lady Lucrezia de Dormentaire, Strassburg was responsible for equipping Growerth with 'perfect sewage facilities.'
 * The Nebula corporation appears to have a keen interest in Carnald's work. Several of Carnald's paintings are on display in their Chicago headquarters in the 1930s, and Nebula's current emblem is rumored to be one of Carnald's designs.

Durarara!!

 * In Volume Five, a saleswoman attempts to sell a cheap print of one of Carnald's paintings to Chikage Rokujou at an exorbitant price.
 * Carnald is the answer to the hint, "German artist from [Growerth] Island" in a crossword puzzle Shingen Kishitani attempts to solve in Volume Three.
 * According to Kasane Kujiragi, the demonic hammer Bannajin is inspired by and a replica of another hammer created by Carnald.

Trivia

 * In Vamp! II, it is stated that Carnald was born and raised in the city of Neuberg. However, since the city of Neuberg was founded in the early 2000s, one must presume he was born in either Rukram or Mozartzungen—the two cities that merged to form Neuberg.
 * Yen Press Name Spellings: The Yen Press translation of Durarara!! Volume Five (translation by Stephen Paul) spells his name as "Karnard Strasburg." However, the Yen Press translation of Baccano! Volume Nine (translation by Taylor Engel) spells his name as "Carnald Strassburg."