Leon Burrows

Rotting flesh

Fly swatter

Zombie

Mouth-piece

Famine

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Unknown Relatives †

**Leon Burrows,** or better known as one of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse is one of the main antagonists in Whitmore. Leon is Famine of The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse, along with Death, War and Conquest. His purpose is to hold dominion over hunger itself, he can make everyone become consumed by their greatest desire such as money, power and love. He is also a supernatural creature, a Draugr. The first-ever creation of that creature, an undead creature from Norse mythology, which hints that he might be of nordic blood. He has also told the residents of Whitmore that he is a good friend of Jace and Kol, who are both from nordic countries.

He is the son of an unknown father and an unknown mother, it is unknown if he had any siblings. It is also unknown how old he is, or when he came to earth. However, we do know that he's one of the oldest creatures in Whitmore and the world.

His history before arriving in the infamous city is unknown, but at some point between the centuries, he took on the alias "Leon Burrows". When Leon first arrived, he contacted his old friend Jace, who told him all about the town. Jace also has knowledge of his supernatural abilities, unlike the other residents. He is shown to have been a threat to the town and its residents after they discover he's one of the four horsemen of apocalypse, and that he had hidden intentions.

## Personality

There is no record of how Leon was before he was turned into a Dragur, but the characteristics he has gotten after changed his personality completely. He's usually silent, not much of a talker and more of a listener. Unlike a zombie, a Draugr is very intelligent. Leon has proven to be very strategic and shows leadership skills (as a former pirate-captain). He's a smooth talker and usually refers to statistics and a more logical way of thinking.

He has a thing for close spaces, seeing as he's an undead creature that resides in graves or tombs. He's secretive and doesn't enjoy people that don't obey his orders. He's a very greedy and jealous person, his motivation is primarily that. He's greedy for life and often shows jealousy towards the humans residing in Whitmore, often so jealous he tortures and drives them mad – so that they end up dying.

He's also shown to be very reserved and polite, showing manners despite being the "bad guy". Characteristics of being a Draugr, also means that he sometimes slurs his words, and walks very raggedly or rapidly.

## Trivia

* Despite being a decaying rotting corpse, he doesn't smell because he conceals the smell using magic.

## Appearance

His actual form is a human skeleton, however, he takes on a more handsome human form when on land. Leon is very attractive, despite having a giant slash across his mouth, his mouth is perfectly shaped to devour his victims, as it stretches widely open across his face. He still manages to be charming and very desirable, standing 6'0" in height with a well-built, skinny physique. He's described as evil-looking. He has gorgeous long black locks that are tapered around his face and that falls effortlessly down.

His physical appearance is of around a 21-year-old despite being a creature over 500,000 years old. His eyes gleam of an immense and nearly insatiable appetite. Leon is deadly pale, because of him being an actual decaying rotting corpse. The Draugr were said to be either *hel-blár* ("death-blue") or *nár-fölr* ("corpse-pale"). The death-blue colour isn't actually grey but his skin is a slightly blue or maroon hue that covers his entire body. His face has an extremely strong bone structure which highlights his corpse-body. Despite having a well-built and skinny physique, trying to lift or move him craves immense strength as the body of a Draugr is extremely heavy, his body is so heavy that it can't be raised without levers. The only known person to be able to lift him is Mason since he's the grim reaper.

Leon's clothing style usually favours lighter clothing; white shirts, t-shirts and boots or dress-shoes underneath darkened jeans and black trousers, although on occasion has been seen wearing darker colours. He likes to wear accessories, especially rings on his fingers and usually stacks multiple on one finger. One of his rings are actually the reason he has a human form, and without his ring, he can't present a human form. He also wears earrings. On special events, such as dances, he wears smart attire such as tuxedoes and dress shoes.

## Powers & Abilities

* Draugr
* Horsemen of Apocalypse
Leon possesses all the standard powers and abilities of a Draugr.

Leon possesses all the standard powers and abilities of a Horseman.

## Weaknesses

* Human
* Draugr
* Horsemen of Apocalypse
Leon possesses all the typical weaknesses of a human.

* **Second death**- Even though being an already dead species, a Draugr could also die again, this happens whenever their bodies decay, are burned, dismembered or otherwise destroyed. It is better to cut off the draugr's head, burn the body and dump the ashes in the sea, making sure the creature is completely dead and gone.
* **Destroying their grave**- Draugar are immune to weapons, and according to a legend; you can wrestle the draugr back to his grave and thereby defeat him.
* **Iron**- Iron can injure a draugr, although it would not be sufficient to stop it. Traditionally, a pair of open iron scissors would be placed on the chest of the recently deceased.
* **Preventions**- The toes of the deceased would be tied together or needles were driven through the soles of the feet in order to keep the dead from being able to walk. Tradition also held that the coffin should be lifted and lowered in three different directions as it was carried from the house to confuse a possible draugr's sense of direction.
* **Corpse door**- The most effective means of preventing the return of the dead was believed to be a corpse door, a special door through which the corpse was carried feet-first with people surrounding it so that the corpse couldn't see where it was going. The door was then bricked up to prevent a return. It is founded on the idea that the dead could only leave through the way they entered.
* **Holy water**- Homes were purified with holy water to ensure that they never came back from where they were.

- **Dependency**- Famine flourishes and thrives on his element, the phenomena affects the abundancy of his power and the lack of it would flush him out of existence altogether.

- **Ring Removal**- One of his rings are actually the reason he has a human form, and without his ring, he can't present a human form.

- **Insatiable Hunger**- As the embodiment of hunger itself, Famine possesses an unquenchable appetite and constantly craved sustenance, although he can be temporarily satisfied.

- **Mason's Scythe** - Mason's form of weapon, It can kill anything including the horsemen as with Death who is the most powerful of the horsemen.

## Relationships

### Jace Wynn

> "*Look, Leon. You'll always be a brother to me, even if we aren't related, okay? I've got your back.* "
> ― Jace to Leon
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Jace is a long-time friend and ally of Leon. Despite his evil nature, he has always been kind to him. Leon describes his relationship with Jace as a brother from another mother, he also has this kind of a relationship with Kol, however, it is not as strong as his bond with Jace. When Leon first arrived at Whitmore, the thing he did was to visit Jace, he contacted him because he needed to know everything about the town. Jace also has knowledge of his supernatural abilities, unlike the other residents. Eventually, when the Whitmore gang found out what kind of a threat he was, he still had some underlying support for his friend.

### Mason Fowler

> "*Do you ever miss the life that you had before? Do you have any recollection of what it was like? Do you wish to know? "No", thats alright. I'll grant you it only if you wish for it.* "
> ― Mason to Leon
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### Cade

> "*You’re going to think that the pain will never end, but it will. But first you have to let it all in. You can’t fight it. It’s bigger than you. You have to let yourself drown in it. But then eventually you’ll start to swim. And then every single breath that you fight for will make you stronger. And I promise you, you will beat it.*"
> ― Elena to Alaric in *I'm Thinking Of You All The While*
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### Damien Wahl

> "*I know you think now, that you can't have a normal life, that you need to be here for everyone, but you don't. Everyone will find their way.*"
> ― Bonnie to Elena in *For Whom the Bell Tolls*
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### Other Relationships

Petrova Family, Gilbert Family, Saltzman Family, Salvatore Family, Mystic Falls Gang, Mystic Falls High School, Whitmore College, Augustine

* Leon and Kol (Friends)

* Elena and Klaus (Enemies)
* Elena and Rebekah (Enemies/Ex-Friends)
* Elena and April (Ex-Friends)
* Elena and Silas (Enemies)
* Elena and Aaron (Former Friends)
* Elena and Liv (Former Allies/Frenemies)
* Elena and Luke (Friends/Former Allies)
* Elena and Jo (Friends/Former Allies)
* Elena and Kai (Enemies/Former Allies)
* Elena and Liam (Friends/Exes)

## Quotes

"Why do you smell...smell like.."

"Death. I smell like Death, Jace."

"I like to stay in my grave, or tomb whatever I feel like sleeping in for the day. Mason always finds the nicest ones for me to reside in, where is he right now?"

## Name

The name Phoenix is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Phoenix is: A bird that built its own pyre and then was reborn from the ashes.

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.