Abram von Heskram

## **Introduction**

Abram von Heskram having a smoke.

> "*Come now, in this day and age you **must** know of the Societas Monstrorum? No? Well, then you must be daft. Oh, Abram von Heskram, at your service. It's been a pleasure, but I must go. Creatures to hunt, capture, and study. Grimm, demons, the usual!" - Abram von Heskram addressing a panel of esteemed biologists.*
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Abram von Heskram is a member of the *Societas Monstrorum* and a researcher of the creatures that reside in Earth-1 and any other dimension he's been able to enter. Von Heskram is always accompanied by an assistant in his work, but they never usually last long in his thrall before they either leave or become physically incapable of assisting him.

## **Story**

Abram von Heskram was born on August 18th, 2005 in Montepellier, France. He was born to a German father and a French mother, and quickly became an exceptional student in his schooling. He was able to skip numerous grade levels, making it to *Terminale* before he was thirteen years old, and passed the *baccalauréat* in the *Série scientifique* with perfect marks, earning him the recognition of many different prestigious colleges. Von Heskram entered in the Pierre and Marie Curie University, and gained his degree in biology and quickly became a biologist after school ended. While Von Heskram was extremely bright, he lacked many social skills, and was extremely reclusive, not talking to anyone in school unless they were otherwise deemed suitable to Von Heskram's needs or wants.

In a tragic turn of events, during the holiday season in 2034, Von Heskram was visiting his mother and father when the hotel they were staying at was attacked by Grimm, which killed his mother and father, leaving Von Heskram devastated and depressed, which caused him to quit his job as a biologist due to his inability to work. However, once he began to look back upon the events of his life, he realized the deep ties of monsters to Earth, and began to work in the field of "aberrant biology", the study of the monsters of Earth-1. This work, which he began independently, met Von Heskram with the *Societas Monstrorum*, which he joined and is a prominent member of to this day.

### **The Darkbane Arc**

Von Heskram's current whereabouts are unknown, but he seems to be investigating the Darkbane Threat as well as any other sort of other-dimensional creatures that have appeared.

## **Abilities**

Von Heskram is not a super, therefore he does not have any "super abilities".

* **Superior Intellect:** Von Heskram's intelligence is as of yet unparalled, even rivaling that of Samuel Gremory's, with him being able to properly execute attacks that would illicit desired effects. Von Heskram is also able to expertly dissect the bodies of monsters he slays or finds around.
* **Combat Experience:** Von Heskram, due to his field of work, is trained in numerous martial arts, as well as sword and gun play.
* **Cunning Linguist:** Von Heskram's line of work requires a lot of travelling, thus requiring of him to learn many languages. Von Heskram knows all commonly spoken languages, as well as numerous less common ones.

## **Equipment**

* **Initium:** A .45 Colt double action revolver, Initium is Von Heskram's lower caliber gun to utilize against lower-tier monsters and fighters. He also has a set of speed loaders in his coat for the gun. This gun has a twelve round cylinder.
* **Ultimo:** Counterpart to Initium, Ultimo is a .454 Casull single action revolver that Von Heskram uses against the more robust of his enemies, the gun itself being modified for an eight round cylinder.
* **Tacito:** While Von Heskram is able to effectively utilize firearms, he does own a cavalry sabre which has been fashioned from the tusks of some unknown creature, giving it extreme durability and incredible cutting force that allows for most non-armored foes to be slayed in a few well-placed slashes.
* **Instrument Kit:** In Von Heskram's line of work, an instrument kit is paramount to the success of his job. The instrument kit contains sample collectors, petri dishes, syringes, and just about any other necessity to analyze a monster's biology.
* **First Aid Kit:** As Von Heskram researches monsters, injury is bound to happen, hence why he constantly carries a military-grade first aid kit on his person.

## **Trivia**

* Abram Von Heskram, while not listed, has been key assistant in proofreading many of the so-called "guides" on Grimm and other monsters that have become commonplace in 2060, even having written a few of his own, such as "*The Instrumental Guide to Surviving the Hellish Beasts of Today"* and *"Snap To!: Treating the Stings, Smacks or Other Injuries of Monsters"*