Church Grim Physiology

The power to possess or have traits of a church grim. Variation of Ghost Physiology, Canine Physiology and Black Dog Physiology.
==Also Called==
*Church Hound-Ghost Physiology
*Kirkegrim/Kirkogrim Physiology
==Capabilities==
A user with this ability either is or can transform into a church grim, a hellhound-like guardian spirit of cemeteries and church's on cemeteries grounds in English and Scandinavian folklore from evil or those who would do harm to the church including; thieves, vandals, evil witches and warlocks, and the devil himself they say. In the 19th century folklorists believed that it had once been the cruel custom to bury a dog alive under the cornerstone of a church as a foundation sacrifice so that its ghost might serve as it's guardian. During funerals the presiding priest may see the grim looking on from a church tower as the creature determines from its post whether the soul of the deceased is destined for Heaven, or Hell. The grim inhabits the churchyard day and night and is associated with dark stormy weather. 
The grim often appears as a black dog since they were mainly used in it's creation, but it is also known that other animals were as well, buried under the churches such as boars, pigs and even horses. 
==Applications==
*Afterlife Transport
*Cemetery Lordship (as long as there's a church present on the cemetery lands.)
**Cemetery Empowerment 
*Death Inducement
*Death Sense 
*Evil Immunity
*Ghost Physiology (comes back as a ghost)
**Haunting
**Intangibility/Invisibility
*Guardianship
*Holy Powers (possibility)
*Hellhound Physiology (all; variation of one)
**Canine Physiology
***Enhanced Mauling
***Powerful Bite
**Claw Retraction
**Fear Inducement
**Feral Mind
*Magic Negation
*Sacrificial Creation (variation; to create a grim a living dog must die.)
*Soul Reading
*Storm Manipulation 
**Storm Generation
**Thundercloud Manipulation
==Associations==
*Black Dog Physiology
*​​Canine Physiology
*Guardianship
*Hellhound Physiology
*Spirit Physiology
**Ghost Physiology
==Limitations==
*Cannot leave the cemetery grounds. 
==Known Users==
=== Anime/Manga ===
* Ruth (The Ancient Magus Bride)
===Folklore/Mythology===
*Church grim (English/Scandinavian Folklore)
Category:Powers
Category:Supernatural Physiology
Category:Mythical Canines
Category:Ghost Physiology
Category:European Folklore