Mathis

## Mathis Hiott

Mathis is the first Ghoul ever created and one of the last hundred left alive. Being the first, he is the strongest and most in control Ghoul. He is also stronger than any other supernatural, even having a resistance to Witch magic, but only from a young and/or new Witch. As the first, he sees it as his right to try to save his kind from extinction, and trains those he creates to be in control, as to change the way others view Ghouls.

## Creation

At first, Mathis was born to a normal family, and was a hunter to help keep his family alive. A few years after the creation of Immortals, a Witch used the same spell and modified it to create Ghouls, and as such, turned Mathis into the first Ghoul. Mathis, filled with a hunger he had never felt before, tried to sate it. But when he ate a deer he caught and served to his family, he violently puked up the cooked deer and his skin turned pale. His eyes changed into their pale white color, and he felt incredibly weak. It was then, he realized what that Witch had done to him.

## History

At first, Mathis lived a normal life, hunting animals so he and his family could eat. His mother had fallen ill so his father stayed by her side, leaving Mathis left to hunt by himself. One night, a few years after Immortals were created, a Witch offered him a way to help his family, and he took it, since at the time, Witches were viewed as messiahs. But when the Witch cast the spell on him, all he felt was a great hunger, and only found out what he was when he ate a cooked deer. After what he was got discovered, word spread and some start to fear him. His father tried to help him, and be there for him, but to no avail. The Witch who turned him, however, came back to him and forced him to bite someone. After a few nights, that person died to a very serious infection, only to come back exactly like Mathis. That Witch then had the other Ghoul start spreading their kind, but Mathis didn't want anyone to suffer from that, so tried to stop him. But the Witch had no intentions on stopping and fight to incapacitate Mathis, but in his riled state, it proved ineffective. Mathis then, by accident, killed the Witch. When the Witch was dead however, a smell emitted from the body that, for some reason, was really appealing to Mathis. The smell got so great though, that Mathis's whole body turned pale and he opened his mouth that was now filled with rows of sharp teeth, before tearing into the corpse. It was then, he realized what he was cursed to feed on from now on, the flesh of the deceased, the freshly deceased.

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## Personality

Mathis, as a human, was a caring and compassionate individual, doing anything to support his sick mother and caring father. However, when he became a Ghoul, that compassionate side was clouded with his inner beast, and for the first year or two as a Ghoul, he acted as a sentient feral Ghoul. However, when he learned to control that side of him, he tried to never harm an innocent, and to hold onto every last piece of humanity in his body. But, after his kind started to get hunted down by other supernatural creatures, he kept his true self a secret, and for the next centuries, kept to himself. When his specie's was on the brink of extinction though, he felt he had to do something, and started to make more Ghouls and teach them how to control themselves. For a long time, Mathis would never let himself get close to anyone mortal, as being immortal himself, would outlive everyone. However, he does have a soft spot for certain people.

## Powers and Abilities

Mathis had all the standard powers of a Ghoul. But since he was the first, he was stronger than any other Ghoul and even Ghoul based Hybrids.

Mathis, while in his true form, was able to effortlessly rip off a Vampire's head, (A feat most Ghouls can do though). Even when facing other Ghouls, he always had an advantage, though not at the beginning. Because Mathis only ever hunted animals, he had little to no fighting experience, but over time, he learned how to fight, which in turn, made him stronger.

Mathis also seems to have complete control over himself in and out of his true form, being completely unfazed when in the presence of dead flesh. This was a skill he gained fairly fast to, considering he had to do it himself.

## Weaknesses

Mathis has all the standard weaknesses of a Ghoul. But since he was the first and oldest, he was more resilient to the lethal, but not deadly, weaknesses, such as sunlight or silver.