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Name: Gris Tley
Official Title: The Monster, The Strangler
Team Title: The Strangled Throat
Gender: Male 
Age: 29
Position: Asylum 
Specialty: Silencer
Alchemic Style: Motem primary, Sigil secondary
Asylum Code: XVIII (18), in a line down his back

Weapons
Death’s Last Meal: Gris’s only anti alchemy substance weapon.  Made from the skull of his first victim the weapon is worn on the right hand.  The jaw has been reinforced with mechanical hinges and the bone structure has also been reinforced by metal struts and coating.  When a trigger inside the skull is pulled the mouth clamps shut with considerable force.  The human teeth have been tipped with titanium points, covered in anti-alchemy substance, that can easily cut through clothing and flesh to deliver their poison.

Lover’s Bite: A whip made of the hair of all Gris’s victims, both alchemists and not.  He spends hours every night he has available lovingly working on the weapon, ensuring it functions as effectively as one made of leather.  It is of course, controllable by his alchemy and when damaged can become an even more fearsome weapon as every strand can move individually.  It also doubles as a useful garrotte for bald opponents.  When not in use it is worn as a belt.

Knuckle Duster: Something to adorn his left hand and give it some extra oomph in a fight.

Alchemy Specialization: Keratin Affinity.  Gris can manipulate and control keratin, i.e. the substance that hair is made of.  He can control its shape, volume and density.  This is primarily used to thicken and harden his own hair into sharp spines that cover his body, however he can control other people’s keratin when he is within three metre of them.  It is the latter which earned him the nickname the Strangler.  His own hair suffers from thicker keratin which requires greater force to cut.  The only time he can shave properly is when he uses his power to soften it.  This is a cosmetic effect and has provides no extra protection in combat.


Appearance: Gris stands at a height of 180 cm and weights slightly over 90 kilograms.  Despite being on the higher end of the weight scale his rigorous workout scheme has turned all of that mass into muscle, the man does not look fat in any way.  His entire body is covered in a thick layer of hair.  Only his face and the backs of his joints have any visible skin, and the latter still have a sparse cover.  His beard and the hair on his head both reach the middle of his chest in length and end in ragged lines where he uses a machete to cut them before they begin interfering with his work.

Given the thick hair all over his body Gris finds most clothing uncomfortable.  This is especially so in summer where even his own hair can cause him to become overheated and he prefers to stick to cooler environments.  His normal attire consists of darker coloured shorts that don’t clash with his dark brown hair and a matching singlet.  In hotter temperatures he will ditch the singlet and just wear shorts.  He prefers sturdy boots in winter and sandals in summer as footwear.  He has a lot of  scars over his body but they are covered by the hair.  

Personality: Any person who spends more than a day in Gris’s company would liken him more to an animal to a human being.  This is no act.  The man’s rough upbringing quickly turned him into a sociopath and he has few moral qualms about stealing or killing.  Even the slightest justification is enough to push him into committing an illegal act with no thought for the consequences.  An attitude that has only been enhanced by the use of his alchemy and additional genetic mental illnesses that developed as he aged.

When not under the influence of a song Gris is dirty, clumsy, antisocial and uncouth.  He has no manners and will do as he wishes.  If confronted he will either decide something is not worth the effort or immediately turn to physically overpowering the person and beating them into submission.  However since bonding with Joseph the man has become better and acts more like a normal human being when his bloodlust is not up.  He still has trouble holding conversations but can manage a few sentences and will not so freely indulge his thoughts.  Further when under the influence of a song he can be calm and peaceful but lacks any personality at all.

History
I’ll be working on a full backstory for reveal later but for now here’s some dot points
His father was a retired Asylum
Mother died in childbirth
Father gave him up to AMRO when he was 10 anonymously, he did not want to be associated with his child
Trained with the AMRO until he was 18
Became an unlinked agent as he was incompatible
Mental difficulties begin at 21
Linked with Joseph at 27

Other: Gris’s appetite is not fulfilled by his work with the AMRO.  Many innocents have fallen to his bloodlust outside of his work.  He is also gay, and has a minor crush on Joseph.  Unfortunately his version of flirting involves killing things so things haven’t developed.

Gris carries a duffel bag with Death’s Last meal, Curtain Call and a variety of odds and ends around with him.  This is to disguise the bulkier weapons

Theme Song: youtube.com/watch?v=N8MGYkkkZ_M


Name: Joseph Ludwig Crestoc
Official Title: The Handler, The Virtuoso 
Team Title: The Strangled Throat
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Position: Asylum 
Specialty: Hunter
Alchemic Style: Vocem primary, Motem secondary
Asylum Code: CXXV (125), on the back of his ear

Weapons
The Orchestral: A full outfit that covers Joseph’s body in speakers, batteries and wires, the Orchestral does one thing, make a lot of noise.  Enough noise to physically knock down someone who gets too close and create a feeling of nausea from the vibrations of their organs.  Even with a pair of industrial grade earplugs and an inbuilt stability system to reduce vibrations, Jospeh can only use the weapon in short bursts without an adverse effect on his own body.  The Orchestral can be used in conjunction with his own alchemy, and thanks to the induced deafness it can be used for much longer without any negative effects.  The speaker of the Orchestral fold down to thin plates when not in use and the power system is decentralised allowing it to be worn discreetly in public.

Curtain Call: Unlike Gris Jospeh understands it’s a lot easier to disable an alchemist from range then move in for the kill and not the other way around.  The curtain call in a combination pistol and rifle.  The barrel can be folded around a hinge at the halfway point in its length when something close by is a problem, and extended to its full length to disable someone at a distance.  Because of this the gun can only fire a bullet every few seconds, as too many shots in quick succession can cause the hinged area to bulge from the heat.  In an unlucky scenario a shot through such a barrel could disable the gun.  When in pistol form the weapon can be attached with a specially designed silencer.

The Elegy: A knife with a vibrating blade that gives it phenomenal cutting power.  As the name suggests the weapon sings a song of death.  Jospeh has had the weapon customised so whenever it is powered the vibrations course a mournful dirge to be sung.

Alchemy Specialization: Sound Affinity.  Jospeh can use his alchemy to create vibrations in any medium that will produce sound.  This power extends into the emotional realm and his sings can influence and alter the attitudes of other people.  The more times he ‘sings’ at a person the more effective his song becomes as he refines the notes used and the more powerful the effect on their psyche.  This manipulation can also cause sound blasts to be used offensively as well as painfully high noises.  Finally when in close range to a person’s face he can use a precise control of his alchemy to directly affect the eardrum causing temporary deafness and vertigo.  Whenever he uses his power his own ears shut down rendering him deaf while a song is in play.  This is to protect himself from the effect of his own power.  


Appearance: Joseph stands at a height of 170 cm with a weight of 58 kg.  He is quite thin which leads to his preference of avoiding direct conflict.  He lives a rather lazy lifestyle in terms of exercise but eats little in return.  This thinness translates directly to his facial features and only his lips show any thickness.  He has short black hair and light green eyes that seem to shine like a dappled leaf in the light.  

He prefers a loose formal style of clothing which involves messily worn suits in his day to day life.  When he has the option to he likes a long black cloak in place of a suit jacket to add to his feel of being a long range plotter.  Though he has perfect 20/20 eyesight he wears glasses, both because he likes the look they add, and to show a ‘weakness’ to his foes.  Blacks and whites look best in his eyes though he does throw some greys in occasionally when he feels the need to look more formal.

Personality: Since the discovery of his talented voice at a young age Joseph has been showered with praise by his parents.  The discovery of his power as he transitioned into adulthood only added to his, as if his youth was merely a precursor to the truth.  It has given him an extreme arrogance whenever it comes to anything to do with his voice.  The fact that his songs can now influence people’s minds directly has convinced him he has a silver tongue even without his powers in use and he will lie to people without a second thought, assuming they buy it without any issue.

When it comes to all matters not concerning his voice Joseph can come across as rather ‘frail’.  Part of his parent’s praising meant he feels he is little more than his voice.   His greatest fear is to become a mute, as doing so would be like losing his soul.  He has little to no resistance against insults and mockery which can bring out his temper quickly, though his time with Gris has made him a bit tougher and more confident.  He can be a bit awkward when conversing normally.

History
I’ll be working on a full backstory for reveal later but for now here’s some dot points
Born in Australia
Began learning to sing at age 5
Won his first competition at age 8
Discovered Alchemy at 17 and used it to enhance his own voice
Signed his first record deal at 20
Released his first album at 21
Scouted for his alchemy at 22
Immediately linked to Gris

Other: Joseph is bisexual and has noticed Gris’s affections.  However he Gris loves his music, not him and has not returned the man’s advances.  He is well known in Australia due to his singing career but not anywhere else in the world.

Theme Song: youtube.com/watch?v=2P8laoe8jbU
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