Hertig

Hertig is a trans-dimensional being who appears often as a sentient robotic dishwasher. Created by Nahte Yamasztuka in 2019, he served as a major character in the beginning of the novel Forgotten Dreams in its early development. The character appeared as tall and angular, with sunglasses like one would see in Gurren Lagann. During his development, his design would be iterated on by Jenuki, who made the character more stout and rounded. During changes in the writing of Forgotten Dreams, Hertig was eventually written out due to being too "immature".

Following the retiring of Forgotten Dreams, due to both his popularity and cool attitude, Hertig was revived as a recurring character in other projects. In Project Flow, Hertig is employed as Alyssa's only bookseller, who has been stocking shelves in the bookstore since its establishment in the 1960's. In Vega Brawl, Hertig serves as the referee that counts down during a knock out inside the ring, and announces KOs and TKOs. In Terminus Sentinel, Hertig appears under a different name as an optional minor boss.

Public Domain Entry
On January 1st, 2022, Hertig entered the public domain along with all other characters appearing in Forgotten Dreams. The characters were released into the public domain following the publishing of Forgotten Dreams: A Collection of Unfinished Texts onto the Internet Archive. The work was published with the Creative Commons license CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, which although does not effect the ownership of the trademark by Yamasztuka, does effectively waive all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law.

Although the character has entered the public domain, only Hertig's appearances within Forgotten Dreams are licensed under CC0. Hertig's appearances in other media and adaptations by other authors may have different licenses.

Hertig and Forgotten Dreams entered the public domain in 2022 along with Winnie the Pooh, Bambi, and Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.