As far as anyone can tell, he is as middle-aged man of unknown race. His face is always fully covered by an animated mask. Underneath, he has no facial features. He is charismatic and loves to speak in alliterations.

Vaw Deville was once the head of a renowned Artisian Merchant family.  His family, the Grinze, were known for their metal working, gemsmithing, and making of fine high end jewlry.  Grinze Gems and Jewels was located on the 4th ring of Emon.  It was happily ran by Grinze, his younger brother Freddie Jr, and Grinze's beloved wife Chrysaor.  
 
 

Envy

With the Civil war affecting the entire Realm, there was a division amongst the people never seen before.  Some followed Eridanus and some followed Nova.  This split families, it split friends, it split the entire nation.  The Grinze familiy were solid supporters of Nova.  As they were the most repspected in their field, many people looked to them for guidance.  However, their rival Miriam Delarosa, owner of Refined Regalia, decided to use this for her benefit.  She had been envious of the Grinze's success for a long time.   When word was released from the castle that Nova and Celeste were "responsible" for the death of their brother Rigel and their father King Hyperion, it only caused more anarchy.  Miriam used this to sway people against the Grinze family.  To her dismay, it still didn't affect them!  In a jealous rage, she took matters into her own hands.  She hired assassins to take out the family and destroy their shop.  
 
 

Assassins

The Kumaine were a group of contract hit men.  Not top tier, but also not bottom of the barrel.  They were the group hired by Miriam Delarosa.  They arrived in the middle of the night.  They broke into the home of the Grinze family and slaughtered them.  They made a show of it.  It was a nasty, brutal affair.  It was not quick. It was not easy.  It was entirely traumatizing.  The Grinze family had fought back.  Especially, Chyrsaor, as she had been trained as a child as a warrior, before meeting and marrying Grinze.  She was able to kill 2 of the invaders, but the other 4 bested her.  When the Kumaine were done with their fun and work they moved onto the shop itself.  Grinze Gems and Jewels was thouroughly picked clean and razed to the ground.
 
 
 

The Silent Image Cinema

 
The Grinze family were MAJOR patrons of the arts.  They went to watch the different shows religioulsy.  They also were often contracted by the Theatre to commission different pieces for performances, high value guests and patrons, and decor.  Their ties were very stong with the Theatre, ocasionally even recieveing use of one of the Balcony seats, trypically reserved for royalty and other high ranking members of the kingdom.  Monsieur Eloi, the manager of the theatre was considered a close friend.
 
 

Secret Societies

Grinze awakens, brutalized and barely alive.  He sees his brother and wife are both gone.  Somehow, he barely made it?  A mistake on their part for sure.  Lost in grief, pain, and horror, he slowly makes his way to the only person he can think of at the moment- Amand Eloi.  Eloi is more than surprised by Grnize's recounting of events.  Eloi also knows that The Kumaine will return to finish their work and correct their mistake.  He offers Grinze a different path.....One of enacting revenge and service to an unkown.  Grinze accepts.  He follows Monsieur Eloi thrrough a hidden passage, deep beneath the theatre into the Vault.  There he agrees to shed his persona and become a Faceless to enact his revenge.