Walter Salazar

> “The abuser's desire to abuse is not created by the child - it is there before the child appears”
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**Walter Fernando Salazar** is the oldest child and son between Nico and his wife Violet and is the older brother to Hyacinth, Helianthe, Camellia and Nicholas.

Walter was married to Divina la Cienega and had two daughters named Soraya and Madonna. After his divorce, Walter married an underage girl and would have another child through her.

## Appearance

In his youth Walter was considered handsome and charming. Having long curly black hair, deep set brown eyes with short eyelashes, a large hawk-like nose, and a square jaw. But as the years when on, Walter lost his hair, grew fat and according to Una smelt like "a rotting animal corpse". Especially after the curse was placed on him Walter grew paler, lost the weight but was dangerous thin being able to see his bones and large bloody puss filled boulders of skin and rotting flesh.

### Tattoos

* His contract mark is located on his chest which is Marduk's name in cuneiform; 𒀭𒀫𒌓.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Contract Magi** - Walter like his siblings, would become a contract Magi via the God Marduk which grants him the abilities of spell casting, and can manipulate water and plants.
	+ **Spell Casting** - Walter gained the ability to cast spells that can manipulate reality to his will but will affects him later in the form of consequences.
	+ **Water Manipulation** - He can manipulate and shape water to his will, but only when he is in contact with water and cannot summon it from long distances.
		- **Plant Manipulation** - Via the water in plants Walter can manipulate them to his will. Walter can manipulate flowers, vines, leaves and roots.

## Etymology

* Walter is from a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements *wald* "rule" and *hari* "army". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate *Wealdhere*. A famous bearer of the name was the English courtier, poet and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618). It was also borne by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote *Ivanhoe* and other notable works.
* Fernando is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Ferdinand, which is from *Ferdinando*, the old Spanish form of a Germanic name composed of the elements *fardi* "journey" and *nand* "daring, brave". The Visigoths brought the name to the Iberian Peninsula, where it entered into the royal families of Spain and Portugal. From there it became common among the Habsburg royal family of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria, starting with the Spanish-born Ferdinand I in the 16th century. A notable bearer was Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), called Fernão de Magalhães in Portuguese, who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the earth.
* Salazar is from Spanish sala meaning "hall" and Basque zahar meaning "old". It can also refer to the town of Salazar in Burgos, Spain, which is of the same origin.

## Trivia

* He is of Spanish, Dutch, Italian, and Croatian descent.
* He can speak Spanish, Croatian and English.
* His patron god is Marduk.
* Walter has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome something he passed onto his daughters.
* He is also an alcoholic.
* Walter is a Pedophile and a Hebephile.
* His favorite meal was melted cheese on sourdough bread.
* He is allegric to oats.
* Walter's ex-wife has a restraining order on him which extends to their only surviving child.
	+ His former mother-in-law also put a blood curse on him in retaliation for the death of her granddaughter.
* The only person he fears is his mother and his mother-in-law.