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BIRTHDAY / AGE: 41, August 17th

SEX: Male

ORIGIN: Germany

ORIENTATION: Bisexual

LOCATION: East Germany

Grimmer does not have a place to call his own. He travels constantly doing odd jobs and freelance investigation to finding the answers of his childhood questions.

OCCUPATION: Freelance Journalist, Former Spy

FAMILY: Unknown Mother, Unknown Father, Adelaide Grimmer (Ex-Wife), Henry Grimmer (Son, Deceased)

Grimmer knows he’s had interactions with his parents at some point in life before the age of fourteen. He was sent to Kinderheim and lost all memories of interactions, but was told by his caretakers that they before died crossing the Berlin Wall.
Despite not being able to express himself accurate, he was heavily encouraged in his career as a spy to find a wife and have a kid. There are fond memories of them, but mostly toward his child, ever slowly appreciating his wife as a person and not simply an elaborate cover. Unfortunately, his son died before his thirteenth birthday and his wife left him soon after, as he was unable to cry at his funeral.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES(S): German (fluent), English (fluent), Spanish, French, Italian

BLOOD TYPE: O+

HEIGHT-WEIGHT: 6"2, 200lbs

BODY: Mesomorph, tall and with light definition.

Freelance journalist all around Europe, but is mostly based himself in Germany. As such, he is always roaming around, providing excellent cardio, and he does it with a large duffelbag on his person.

NOTICEABLE FEATURE(S): Tic-Tac-Toe scar on his thigh. Another scar on the side of his head just behind his left ear; jagged and wild like someone tried to cut a chunk of him out.

FACE, EYES, HAIR:

Dirty blonde hair.
Face an inverted triangle with a rounded chin, strong jaw, and a pretty large nose that matches the width of his never ending smile. He developed a series of wrinkles around his face when relaxed since his smile is a prominent feature.
Light-blue, mild lavender eyes, a little odd being smaller than most of his facial features, adorned with long fairly thin eyebrows.

CLOTHING: Regular street clothing. Sometimes the same outfit in one week and rarely more than three.

MBTI: ENFJ, the Protagonist

ALIGNMENT: Neutral Good

TEMPERAMENT: Phlegmatic Sanguine

DEADLY SIN(S): Wrath, Sloth

PERSONALITY: Unbeknownst to people who meet him, is assumed to be a modest, carefree individual that enjoys the finer oddities of life. But due to his treatment in 511 Kinderheim (an orphanage for children of criminals), years later, it’s simply due to his lack of understanding of his genuine emotions. He's not very good at regulating them, only facing them when extremely stimulated. He desires a life of enjoyment, loving the world for what it is and constantly chases pleasant stimuli. No matter the situation that befalls him, Grimmer displays a great degree of altruism, always smiling.

CONDITION(S): None.

MENTAL ILLNESS(ES): Dissociative Identity Disorder, C-PTSD

Complicated. He spent his early years in an East German orphanage called Kinderheim 511, where the male children were subjected to psychological reprogramming to become "The Perfect Soldiers." As a result, Grimmer has very few memories of his childhood and struggles with deep emotional issues. Apart from basic instincts of fear and anger, he is unable to experience more complex emotions like happiness, sadness, or love. Grimmer has had to learn how to display appropriate emotions manually, constantly questioning when to smile or frown and how intensely to express these emotions. This often leaves him confused and perplexed about how he should feel in different situations. Despite his own emotional limitations, Grimmer's unwavering determination to protect and assist others, often at great personal cost, demonstrates his genuine concern for the well-being and feelings of others. In fact, it could be argued that his emotional struggles have actually made him more caring towards others than himself. Additionally, there are rare instances when Grimmer's emotions resurface temporarily, sometimes without his awareness.

Since then, his mind elects to call himself “The Magnificent Steiner” and wreak havoc on every person within reach. By those who’ve witnessed it, he’s described as an extraordinarily violent Beast than human. He reacts despondent upon the aftermath, with no recollection but most often clear, undeniable evidence in his wake. Regressing until he's able to compartmentalize again.

It takes years before he's able to tap into his most dormant feelings, to acknowledge his trauma through the death of his son. It's only then where his smiles don't fit. Where he doesn't have any explanation as to way he's still cheerful yet painfully exhausted.
Note: Grimmer has never seen a professional regarding his illnesses. He goes by what is most obvious to him and in accordance with what he’s heard about himself from people he thinks are trustworthy. It’s also worth noting that backing him into a corner forcefully, whether the intent is blatant playfulness is a sure fire way to conjure explicit imagery and cause him to lash out in a deadly manner.

VERSES

i. MODERN | Main.

Freelance Journalist. Occurs slightly into canon. Although for current events, his experiences are rolled forward a few years. Since fourteen he was trained as a spy, recognized by his peers to be among the best. After his son's passing, he picks up journalism in hopes of shedding light on the organization that stripped him of his emotions. Portrayed as a blue collar type, who's more comfortable traveling around Europe for work. Occasionally ventures further out if his investigations lead him elsewhere.

Alternate persona may get worse over time depending on character/thread.

ii. NOSTALGIA TRIP | Ten year regression.

Spy. Publisher (undercover). Wolfgang is rather deep in this role. Especially skilled and relentless, not particularly interested in the organization's mission at large. Well versed in complex, long term assignments; rarely acts as mercenary so as not to attract attention, leaning to a more lax persona of an easily approachable eligible bachelor.

iii. FEUERMANN; DOPPELGANGER | Folklore.

Ghoul. Black skeletal figure whose insides are blazing with fire. He carries his head in a nap stack slung over his shoulder while he travels on foot. A lost revenant, wondering the earth to atone for his sins. He may only do so with someone suffering similar afflictions, so he may truly pass on. All physical encounters in his ghoul form lead to death, as simply touching his bones is enough. Wolfgang shapeshifts into his own body, but is also able to copy the appearances of someone else but not the voice.