The Hollow

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## Biographical information

### Title(s)

* The Hollow
* Demon (by Rebekah)

### Species

* Witch
* Spirit (Currently)

## Family information

### Family Members

* Unnamed Mother †
* Unnamed Father †
* Irene † (Distant Ancestor)
* Johnathan Gilbert † (Distant Descendant)
* Grayson Gilbert † (Distant Descendant)
* John Gilbert † (Distant Descendant)
* Elena Gilbert (Distant Descendant)
* Adrianna Gilbert (Distant Descendant)
* Jeremy Gilbert (Distant Descendant)
* Hope Mikaelson (Distant Descendant)
* Alexia Salvatore (Distant Descendant)

## Supernatural information

### Significant spells

* The Werewolf Curse
* Telekinesis (various)
* Pain Infliction
* Illusion Spell (twice)
* Dark Spirit Possession Spell
* Acidic Blood Spell (on herself)
* Sacrificial Resurrection Spell (on herself)
* Bloodline Possession Spell (on Hope and Alexia)
* Pyrokinesis

### Significant kills

* Her Tribesmen
* Elijah Mikaelson (as an Original)
* Elijah's Sireline (through Elijah's death)
* Many Unnamed Followers

### Cause of death

* Dismemberment (1st time)
* Stabbed (2nd time)
* Vessel's Death (3rd time)

### Killed by

* Her mother (1st time)
* Adrianna Gilbert (2nd time)
* Hope Mikaelson (3rd time)

## Physical appearance

### Eye color

* Dark Brown

**Inadu**, better known as **The Hollow**, was a powerful Native American witch that grew even more powerful in death, plaguing New Orleans as a spirit. She was summoned forth by Vincent Griffith many years ago and was served loyally by Eva Sinclair, who was corrupted by her influence.

After being freed from her prison, the Hollow sought power created from the sacrifice of five young New Orleans witches, including Hope Mikaelson and Alexia Salvatore; however, she was unsuccessful in this attempt. The Hollow continued to crave more powerful sacrifices from beings created and tainted by powerful magic, including both Klaus and Marcel. Though she was unsuccessful in this attempt as well, she obtained enough power to physically materialize in the living world, eventually culminating in her resurrection.

Due to the death of her body, the Hollow, using her mastery over possession, inhabited Hope Mikaelson until her spirit was divided and separated into Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah, and Kol. Seven years later, Hope and Alexia removed the Hollow from their bodies and split her spirit between the two of them. Ultimately her spirit and dark magic began destroying them from the inside out. She was finally stopped when her spirit and magic was transferred into a prison world created by Kai and Bonnie, with help from the Gemini twins, and destroyed.

**Inadu** was a member of the **Labonair Family** as well as an ancestor to the **Gilbert Family**.

## Early History

### 500 A.D.

Born to a tribe of Native American witches, the Elders bestowed her great power throughout her mother's pregnancy, in hopes of Inadu becoming a symbol of prosperity. However, this caused a significant imbalance in the balance of dark and traditional magic she was to be naturally born with as a second-born witch of Irene's bloodline. Due to this imbalance, when she was born, she only craved more power and she killed members of her own tribe. Her tribe, fearful of her actions, sought to kill her.

Four of the tribe's strongest elders, each imbued a part of their magic into a mighty ax before having Inadu's own mother kill her with the weapon. In her last moments, she cast a final spell, empowered by her own death, and created the werewolf curse and bound all those present to the full moon. This curse forced them to change into the very beasts that were used to hunt her down. This ultimately began the seven original bloodlines of werewolves with her mother being the first Crescent.

## Throughout An Epic Kind of Love Series (Part 2)

* Book 3
* Book 4

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## Personality

True to her title as "The Hollow", Inadu, as a mortal or spirit, is ruthless and only cares about gaining more power, and even killed members of her own tribe with a faint smirk at the destruction and death she was causing, showing a sadistic nature. She is vindictive as she cursed her tribe to become supernatural wolves upon the full moon. She is not biased towards those she hurts or kills as she is willing to sacrifice any to gain power. Inadu is proficient at influencing and corrupting people by taking what is "dark" inside someone's heart and twisting it against them, regardless of the person's morality, to do her bidding.

## Physical Appearance

While alive, Inadu was an attractive young woman in her late teens. She had light olive skin, dark brown eyes, and long wavy black hair that reached well past her shoulders.

In her spirit form, the Hollow appears as a bright ball of light, surrounded by a light blue color. As a shadow, it is a black mist in the shape of a presumed human, with claw-like hands and glowing blue eyes. As a shadow, her human form is shrouded in darkness, though has the appearance of a teenage girl. She also has a crescent moon birthmark on her left shoulder, which is opposite of the Labonair Family.

## Powers and Abilities

* Witch
* Spirit

The Hollow was the offspring of the union of two powerful Native American witch tribes, who was granted power by her tribal Elders during her mother's pregnancy. She was also her generation's second-born of Irene's bloodline, though this wasn't known at the time. Due to the power imbalance she was born with, she craved more power, channeling life in all its forms. This was evident even at her birth, where she nearly quenched the flames of the surrounding torches and withered plant-life. This would later become her signature trait. Also, she was able to emit a visible blue aura around her entire body, a unique phenomenon no other witch has demonstrated. As time went on, her power became insatiable and could not be stopped by her tribesmen of witches. This culminated in her magically laying waste to her village. Her tribesmen united to defeat her but she was powerful and skilled enough to telekinetically snap the necks of multiple targets at once. Moments before her death she cast the Werewolf Curse, which was powered by her own death, to fall upon all those that were present that night. This gave rise to the first Werewolves and the werewolf species as a whole.

With her resurrection in modern times, she gained full control over her magic.
As a spirit, her dark magic can influence mental faculties making her quite formidable. She can also convince her victims to do her wishes. As a witch, even in spirit form, she was capable of possessing a host.

## Weaknesses

* **Labonair Bloodline**: The only people that have the power to destroy her are those who are born of her bloodline, i.e. Adrianna, Hope, and Alexia. In her resurrected form, she was able to utilize it into a spell to make her stronger by possessing Hope and, later, Alexia.
* **Magic**: The Hollow is susceptible to the powers of witchcraft, such as mystical bindings and imbued weaponry. As a spirit, massive amounts of mystical energy, like the collective power of the Ancestors or the sacrifice of an Original Vampire can seal her spirit away.
* **Vessel Death**: When the Hollow is fully contained within a single vessel, she is vulnerable to destruction if the vessel dies.
* **Destruction of Prison World**: The Hollow was permanently destroyed when her spirit was contained in a prison world, created by Kai and Bonnie with help from the Gemini twins, and the prison world was destroyed.

## Name

* **Inadu** comes from Native American origin, meaning "snake" in Cherokee. It is a reference to her strange connection to snakes.

## Trivia

* The Hollow has similar traits with Silas
	+ Both have strong telepathic abilities, able to enter the minds of others, appearing as whoever it wishes, and can create life-like illusions; both of which made Klaus think he was being stabbed with a White Oak Stake while using the form of someone he knows.
	+ Both have a cult of followers that worship them.
* The Hollow shares some similarities to both Qetsiyah and Esther:
	+ All three have been called "one of the most powerful witches in history".
	+ All three have created at least one entirely new supernatural species; notably Werewolves, Immortals, and Original Vampires respectively.
	+ They all were betrayed by the ones they loved (Inadu by her mother, Qetsiyah by Silas, and Esther by Klaus).
		- Furthermore, two were killed by a family member: Inadu by her mother and Esther by her son, Klaus.
	+ Even after death they were all still active as spirits, trying to ensure their goals in life were accomplished.
	+ All three were able to resurrect themselves in various forms
	+ The consequences of their acts lead to curses (The Werewolf Curse, The Travelers' Curse, and Vampirism, respectively) that significantly affected their people for generations.