Name:Wilhelm Grither Solveg
Pronunciation:
[wɪlhəlm - grɪθər - ʒoʊlveg]
AKA:
Grither
Quote:
“The world is full of death. From the moment they were thrown into this world, they're fated to bring each other nothing but pain and misery. What do they hope to accomplish by living?”
“Light is but a farewell gift from the darkness to those on their way to die. For death is their only salvation from this world of ours…”
Relatives/family:
No known relatives, born out of the sins of mankind!
Gender:
Genderless (can switch between male and female appearance though prefers his male form)
Species:
Grither (Usurper Demon)
Social Status:
Usurper Kingpin of Hollows
Sexuality:
Asexual
Relationship Status:
Single and Celibate
Age - Looks:
Impossible to determine, though most will guess somewhere between 30 and 50
Age - Actual:
3241
Birthplace:
Uncertain, the first documented appearance of Grither was in the Russian taiga near the village of Ølstbrëger
Date of birth:
Uncertain, the first documented appearance of Grither was on the 17th of February
Current residence:
In the old abandoned rail works in Hollows (found Here)
Other residences before hollows:
Ancestral Tomb in 1230BC (Ølstbrëger, Siberia, Russia)
The Roman Imperial catacombs in 137AD (Rome, Italy, Europe)
The Spanish-Catholic undercrofts in 1485AD (Seville, Spain, Europe)
The Chancellorsville Watermill in 1863AD (Chancellorsville, Virginia, USA)
The Wolfsschanze Bunkers in 1943AD (Ketrzyn, Poland, Europe)
Hair Color:
Bald (no facial hair, no body hair,…)
Eye Color:
Blind empty stare with only a transparent white film across his eyes (hidden under his bandages)
Height:
6ft4 or 193cm
Weight:
91lbs or 41,7kg
Skin tone:
Transparent, almost glass-like skin withering away by the years
(Sometimes described as spider-silken skin, strong but thin and transparent)
Blood Type:
Dense gray sludge coursing through his veins at low velocity (blood type unknown/undefined)
Male at minimum
# Neck: 12 ⅝"
# Sleeve: 29"
# Waist: 26"
# Chest: 33"
# Inseam: 29"
Power:
Be specific on how a power works and remember to put limitations to some of the bigger type ones
Dissolves into Shadows
The ability to solidify and disintegrate himself into a black fog that merges with the shadows, allowing him to evade physical attacks rapidly, transgress into protected location. The disintegration process is almost instantly, like his body exploding into a series of conscious shadows, but the solidification process takes slightly longer. (Happens in stages). When in shadow form he’s able to manipulate his environment, but his strength is drastically reduced. Theoretically speaking the only place he can’t appear is a space absent of shadows…
Physical Duplication (8 max)
The ability to create identical replicas of himself, who not only resemble to him physically, but share his powers as well. There are restrictions though; he can only create two replicas who share his strength except for the Darkness Paradigm (check below). When he creates more duplicates, they weaken in both physical strength and powers. (Shape shifting lost after 4th copy, Midnight Echoes lost at 6th copy, Nightmare Psionic weakened at 8th copy). Grither can only create 8 replicas of his own without losing energy himself…
Paranormal Hearing Ability
His hearing ability compensates for the absence of eye sight, allowing him to see on an audio-based image. His hearing is phenomenal, able of hearing the blood coursing through someone’s veins, the nerves in a body firing signals and the subtle changes in airflow patterns. The image it creates is flawed though in the sense that it’s just a black and white sketch of his surroundings, without colors, textures and detail. Contrary to common believe, an overload of sound doesn’t incapacitate him, nor blur his vision for the more sound he can find, the stronger/clearer the audio image is…
Shape shifting to Spider Form
Whenever someone or something is entrusted with Grither’s mark of a black Arachnid, there’s a direct connection between him and the marked one that ensure Grither’s protection. When the mark is violated by violence or a threat it will cause a replica of Grither to emerge on the location in the form of a giant Brazilian Wandering Spider. This spider is Grither’s personal guardian, an ancient fiend he’s able to transform in to fend off enemies. In this form Grither’s magical powers are absent, his physical strength highly amplified into one destructive monstrosity. Powerful venom secreted from razor sharp fangs, eight vicious legs and paralyzing webs are part of this forms defenses, but unfortunately it’s more a frightening technique than a combat feature…
Midnight Echoes
One of the two deathly abilities that grant Grither his dominance over Hollows’ Underground, the Midnight Echoes are a unique process where the Usurper demon’s control over the darkness is wielded into a series of deathly weapons. He grants power to the shadows, crafting them into a series of sickle-shaped blades of pure darkness that are sent towards his enemy. It sometimes comes in the form of two wide scythes that are able to slice through wood, steel and concrete; other times the Midnight Echoes come as an unstoppable storm of smaller sickles that are unleashed in a flesh-grinding hurricane on those who’re defying his dark throne. The Echoes are often combined with his ability to dissolve into shadows, resulting in a relentless series of attacks sent by an invisible assailant.
Nightmare Psionic
The second of the two deathly abilities that grant Grither his dominance over Hollows’ Underground, the Nightmare Psionic is a horrifying ability where a series of sonic waves are emitted into a powerful high-frequency shockwave. It’s a series of psychic sound waves accompanied in a deafening screech like a bat’s cry, that’s able of shattering solid rock, crumbling earth and cracking reinforced steel on the first impact. That’s however just the environmental effect, the true devastation is taking place within the bodies of those exposed to the effects. Bones are reduced to dust, crushed internally by the sound vibrations; internal bleeding and hemorrhaging rip apart the veins, organs and brains of a human body in short term exposure, higher beings have an elevated tolerance to the destructive force, though it’s known to invert the shape shifting process of lycans, dragons and similar breeds of creatures. There’s however one downside to this ability: the Nightmare Psionic is entirely indiscriminate to what it destroys, so any Grither replicas in the line of fire will perish just like the opponents. Those replicas forced to use this ability only do so in a desperate act leading towards self-destruction…
Darkness' Paradigm (Independent of Time and Gravity)
The Darkness’ Paradigm isn’t much of a power, rather a phenomenon related to Grither’s presence that’s accompanied by his grotesque nature of being born from mankind’s sin. Those who confront this Usurper driven by one of the seven deadly sins though fail in their quest will find their souls added to the demon’s collection. These souls are tied to him in eternal damnation, forced to forever haunt their executioner and become part of the ominous hymn stalking this dark foe. Like a personal choir of tormented souls, these fallen victims of sin are conducted as an obedient shield around their master, altering the paradigms of life. Time and Gravity are two concepts entirely differently defined for Grither, who now finds himself standing independent against those earthly concepts. When Time demons freeze the clock’s process, Grither remains unaffected; when physical manipulators alter the gravitational laws of physics, Grither remains unaffected. It’s as if Grither lives in a realm of his own transcended into this world through his crimes. There’s however one major disadvantage to this ability for the restless chant of these perished victims will always betray the Grither’s approach, canceling out the ability of a stealth approach. (when facing a replica, the Hymn won’t be present)
Birth Marks:
On his chest a Cross of Confusion stands onto the place where his heart’s supposed to be. The mark is etched into the withered flesh like a horrible burn branded in his skin…
Scars/Marks:
Grither has sacrified part of his humanity to collect more power. Therefor he’s forfeited three of his five senses already: sight, touch and taste. His eyes have gone blind by a thick white membrane, his tongue petrified, reduced to dust and the nerves in his body dried and withered into empty husks.
Tattoo's/Piercings:
None
Scent:
A wicked blend of dried blood, infected flesh and decomposing tissue merged with a deep lingering note of decay and human ashes.
Voice:
Like a dying man’s last words, every phrase spoken by Grither sounds like a shallow whisper from beyond the grave. Like a soft hiss, words barely audible except for those they’d been intended; to them it echoes like a nightmare that one can’t wake up from, stalking them long after the conversation came to an ending. Whenever Grither’s about to speak, a deep breath is taken with the ancient lungs sighing from the intense exercise forming words is to the Usurper Kingpin…
Alternate Forms:
Check powers for more info, no pictures available… (Shadow form and Spider form)
Other Distinguishing Features:
Grither’s approach is always accompanied by a sorrowful hymn that sounds from the shadows; the damned souls of his last victims alerting the next for the foe’s imminent approach. The melody grows stronger, more dreadful with every yard the darkness moves closer towards his latest target.
Fashion & Makeup:
Grither has a monochrome fashion sense that revolves entirely around all black uniforms representing the black chapters in history that he’d caused. Each uniform holds a dark past affiliated with the different times he rose to power; the last appearance he made always becoming the standard attire in the next. There’s however one mutual factor in each of these wardrobe choices: not an inch of skin is shown. Sometimes the garment will cover up the body entirely, but in most circumstances a series of tightly wrapped bandages mask his skin from spectator’s eyes.
German Gestapo Uniform
His last rise to power occurred in the heat of WWII in Nazi territory, where the German oppressors hunted down all who believed differently. The dark gray uniforms of the Nazi Secret Service became his own, the peaked caps, thick double buttoned vests and knee high leather boots merging into his standard choice of clothing now in Hollows. Platinum buttons, silver details and leather straps are the rough accents that give certain flair to his presence. There’s even a gun holster on the back of his belt that holds the service weapon of the forgotten soldiers of genocide…
Civil War Courier Suit
Since his last visit to the continent of the United States of America, Grither added the Confederate Army Courier uniform to his collection. A high collared jacket made from black scruffy velour combined with the short visor patrol cap and shabby scarf to block out the cold, form the dominating choice of clothing during his reign behind the curtains of World War Two. It’s a subtle choice of cloths used by the frontier messengers who moved back and forth between military encampments. It’s a less attention drawing option of clothing that Grither will turn to for subtle infiltration performed by one of his replicas. The demon himself won’t be sighted in this uniform, having always felt the cloths inferior to his status as dominant villain…
Black Archbishop Robes
There’s one more uniform with a special value to this ancient evil fiend; the black archbishop robes he wore during the decade of purging pagans in the Spanish Inquisition. Entirely black dyed robes, reserved to ceremonial occasions as witch burnings, public executions and the extermination of Protestants, fall graciously on his skeletal like frame. A haunting mitre design that veils his entire face within the headpiece will remind European Historians of the sickening paintings of the fifteenth century showing the many horrors of brutal torture made by the nameless faceless bishop…
Sociability & Emotionality:
Sociability
Grither stands alone in this world, not only by choice but by faith as well for his very creation is the result of an imbalance between the scales of good and evil. Forged like a weapon he rises to power whenever the world’s spiraling towards their own demise through sin, corruption and greed. He loathes the people for reviving him, forcing his hand again to burn another black chapter into the history books. Grither’s vision towards life is entirely captured in the two quotes he’ll repeat over and over again to those crossing their path:
“The world is full of death. From the moment they were thrown into this world, they're fated to bring each other nothing but pain and misery. What do they hope to accomplish by living?”
“Light is but a farewell gift from the darkness to those on their way to die. For death is their only salvation from this world of ours…”
Emotionality
Grither no longer complies to common emotion responses, having stripped himself of human trait. Now he’s a hollow husk, vacant of emotions as his entire life revolved around punishing the people who’s sins have reawaken him into this world. To him his own existence is but an abomination of nature, forced to reprove the sinners. He loathes humanity and all the other abominations brought into this world, feeling that death is the only merciful act he can grant them in order to free them from the hideous downfall of society. In a twisted ominous way he believes that his actions lead towards the liberation and salvation of their souls; his own definition of mercy…
Strengths & Weaknesses:
Strengths
An utter lack of humanity: no conscious, no emotions, no regret (allows him to fulfill his task)
A detachment from this world: allows him to see things from an entirely different perspective
Weaknesses
An utter lack of humanity: fails to understand the actions of people, their motivations and dreams
A detachment from this world: his perspective allows only a black and white view of the world
Interests & Hobbies:
Grither has no interests outside of the task he was given upon his revival to the world, his entire life’s devoted to a cause of punishment for the sinful ways of humanity. It’s like an obsession driving him, to remind humanity of the errors in their way by marking their history with a chapter so black; so filled with death, suffering and sorrow humanity is steered back on the tracks. Grither’s existence is marked by the worst events in history, disappearing again the moment the hearts of men are scarred forever.
Likes:
None, though some believe he takes pleasure in the murders, tortures and other crimes he commits.
Dislikes:
Humanity
His own existence
Sinners and Saints
Attitude:
Vindictive, Baleful, Provocative, Mischievous, Malicious, Invasive, Apathical, Sadistic
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