SwappedAround

Gerissen is a logical, creative thinker found in Gregashi culture. He was originally born in another realm but arrived in Iaddithis seeking a new start. Later on in his life he would devote himself to the Gregashi way of life. He became the second person to reach enlightenment through Gregashi, founded the martial artform of Santulana and helped build the Gregashi Monastery.

## Early Life

Gerissen Vertauscht was born in a realm far different to Iaddithis. In his realm he became well known for inventing different machines and contraptions. He soon found out how to travel from one realm to the other and thus landed in the realm of Iaddithis. In a completely new world, Gerissen was alone. However he soon came in contact with the first Kaiser of Gewebe, the ambitious Rider Von Spinne.

## Early Life of Gewebe

Gerissen was soon given the nickname of "Swapped" after his Gewebian friends noticed his impressive nimbleness, it was as if Gerissen could swap himself in and out of reality, thus landing him the nickname. As Swapped began to grow in the nation under the rule of Rider Von Spinne, he soon acquired the rank of "Royal Guard", becoming a loyal soldier for the nation. However, Gewebe would soon be pulled into war after war, which unfortunately massively crippled the nation, forcing it to collapse. As his friends and comrades disappeared, Swapped stayed in the abandoned Gewebian city of Spinnennets, watching as it slowly grew into disrepair.

### A New Hope

As Swapped continued his day-to-day routines in Spinnennets, a figure walked through the front gates and into the cities centre. No one had visited in years and so Swapped was rather curious. The figure declared himself as the new Kaiser of Gewebe, revealing himself to be in fact the famed Lettcor Volkost. The two became good friends and began to rebuild the fallen town of Spinnennets. However it was not long before Rider returned along with a lot of the former Gewebians. Soon Gewebe would be launched into a true golden age with Swapped helping wherever possible.

## The Gregashi Way of Life

After the collapse of Gewebe, Gerissen would travel down south, where he travelled from town to town before landing in the town of Verlies. However it was not long before an interesting old figure landed upon the shores of the town. Crowds of people gathered around the visitor. Gerissen was curious about what all the fuss was about and so made his way to the front of the small crowd. At first he did not recognise the old man but after a few seconds of identification, Gerissen realised who it was. It was his old friend, Lettcor, although much older. Lettcor explained to Gerissen what had happened. How he got stuck in the past, how he met the Kapia Tribe and how he founded Gregashi. Interested to learn more, Gerissen became one of the first Gregashi students learning directly under Lettcor. No student understood, practised and implemented Gregashi teachings as quickly and effective as Gerissen did. After only a few months, Gerissen made his way into the the First Gregashi Temple and entered into a deep state of meditation. Lettcor and The First Followers watched on in song, as they witnessed Gerissen reach enlightenment, becoming the second individual to reach enlightenment through Gregashi. This proved to everyone that Gregahsi was the truth and as a result granted him the name "The Innovator." After reaching enlightenment, Gerissen became a master and teacher himself. He founded the martial artform of Santulana and is credited with establishing the first Gregashi Monastery, where he famously fought Jianhong who once occupied the sacred mountain.

## Quotes

*"Do you know what's sad about betrayal? Is that in most circumstances, it will never come from an enemy."*

*"You either don't care at all, or you care enough to the point where you actually do something about it, because there is no point caring about something if it has that little significance to you."*

*"Sometimes the person we are willing to take an arrow for, may just be the same person pulling back the bowstring."*