Dr Ixik Gray
"I'm done here. Begone, Spirit,"A formal doctor, professional investigator, and hidden pact-bearer of the foul demon known as Latheril. Dr Ixik Gray is one of the many that belong to The Spirit Hunters, but does not bother with the official guild's business, and instead travels the lands on his own, individual business, hunting down any devils and other fiends that are intervening on the sanctity of the Lydgarthan everyday-life. Before becoming a spirit hunter, he was a regular doctor, until finding Latheril's Carver and attuning to it by mistake. A part of his person, his body is the host to both his own consciousness and the mind of Latheril himself. Their deal is simple, for each return that Latheril has to the material plane, Ixik Gray has to kill, destroy, or banish another external influence upon Lydgartha. Each of these tasks results in once of the banishments to be removed from Latheril. It allows for both the safety of Lydgartha from demons, and for Latheril to have no competition. A fair deal, they both called it.
- Ixik, to poessessed Priest
Ixik Gray is a middle aged man, and his skin is coated in scars from his many skirmishes with the unknown. His hair is cut short, midnight black, as well as being partially longer at the back than anywhere else. As he originates in the north of Lydgartha, he is well-versed to the cold, but spends most of his time by the south, not far enough to be considered the coastlines. He stands at an average height, but is relatively light compared to others. A large, circular scar persists on his palm, caused by a triple-edged blade. Whilst he was able to make good use of his innate healing spells, due to the heritage he holds onto from the Gray family, Ixik still has the scar years later. The man believes this to have been a warning of foresight from an unknown figure, which has alarmed him as his contract with Latheril has made it so that he can manifest his head through that same scar. Initially, he attempted to stop Latheril from manifesting by wearing leather gloves, but the demon has simply cut through them with his natural weapons. In time, Ixik has made peace with the fact that Latheril will always make himself known to the detective when needed.
As per the Spirit Hunter Uniform, Ixik Gray wears a signet on the inner waistcoat of his uniform. His role as an investigator and doctor has given him freedom from the usual uniform found on the stereotypical warrior. For that, he wears a navy blue trenchcoat, lined with a light grey, which holds most of the artefacts he uses for his hunting. In the pocket found on the right side of his inner coat belongs Latheril's Carver.
Latheril's desire to be the most powerful demon in Lydgartha has a heavy toll on Gray. He found out through a manic episode that he could see remnants of the dead. Appearing as apparations, Ixik Gray could interact with the dead to varying points. He could have full conversations with some, and with others, only see them. His theory on the variety was based around an idea that the deceased's sense of worship correlated with their state in their apparitional form. Those who did not hold any faith, in any core values, mainly agnostics and thieves, were given full forms, characterised by their animated expressions and ability to talk. Upon conversations with them and Latheril, Ixik came to the conclusion that he was able to talk with the dead through consistent eradication of the otherworldly through Latheril.
As a doctor, Ixik Gray has skills in taking care of the wounded, sick, and dying. His careful use of antitoxins had made him a sought after doctor in his youth. This had all changed when Gray took a personal vendetta against a nobleman that he was meant to perform surgery on. He intentionally caused a fatal error within the surgery, with the reason being that it was the victim was the one who authorised for the execution of his brother. As punishment for this blasphemous action, Ixik Gray had his memory temporarlily removed, and was thrown into the hidden vaults found underneath the mountain ridges that border Lydgartha with Scylla. Here, he made his first contact with a demon. A full year before his initial encounter with Latheril, Ixik had to deal with a blighted Imp, one who can take under spectral forms - as well as hold the power to possess constructs. Stuck with nobles, professors, and other 'esteemed' members of society, it was the role of the 20 people inside to choose a selection of people to sacrifice in order to save Lydgartha. Gray, who was one of these people, could tell that something was wrong. The whole ordeal ended with him killing the imp, and leaving the vault - bloodied and bruised.
Early Life
Ixik Gray was born in a landlocked city within Lydgartha, which held a Myriad Tomb within it's main plaza. Gray was exposed to the sight of his older brother being executed for daring to touch the monolith. At this point, Gray had began to question the point of the Tombs and, to an extent, the Lydgarthan governing bodies. Ixik knew that he wanted to help people, but not cause further violence. At 14, Ixik lied to a medical college in order to take an entrance exam. Inside of the paper was an assessment of a body that involved loaded questions and contradictory evidence - it was there to test an individual's reaction to something considered impossible. Ixik, however, had managed to make a link to the two, and had furthered a discovery of a connection between two conditions. Even after being found out of his deception, Ixik was undertaken by a professor at the college in private, illicit tutoring sessions. Whilst the whole concept of the teachings was immoral, Ixik swore to use that knowledge only for good. This has led him to basing his entire moral compass around an idea of utilitarianism. He found it wrong that his family were blessed with innate healing. He could survive lacerations that'd severely wound many others, and it had sickened him.
Alignment
Lawful Neutral
Current Location
Age
49
Date of Birth
12th of the 11th
Birthplace
Lydgartha
Children
Sex
Male
Gender
Man
Presentation
Masculine
Eyes
Brown, Hazy, Dull
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale, Freckled
Height
5'8
Weight
46kg
Belief/Deity
Latheril
Aligned Organization
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