Daniel Wright

**Daniel Wright** was a forensic toxicologist and police consultant who worked with Detective Katherine Selwick to track down the serial killer The Cheshire Cat. Unknown to his colleagues, Wright himself was the Cheshire Cat, working behind the police’s backs to further his own criminal research. He did not kill because he derived pleasure from the act, regretting every life he’d ever taken. His serial murders occurred as a result of his attempts to "cure the human condition".

## Personality

Wright was unique for a serial killer, as he did not kill for the pleasure of it, but out of an obsessive need to preserve life. He did display some sociopathic tendencies, but he wasn't shallow or a drifter, though he was an extreme introvert, and could accurately be described as an agoraphobe. Wright showed a deep remorse for what he did, though he continued pursuing his goal despite it. He was described numerous times as a monster, though this was not wholly correct. He was not crazy in the traditional sense of the word, but his mind appeared to function in a way similar to a child born with a mental defect. He described himself as "the necessary evil" and then later as "just plain bad".

Despite his brutal nature, he was still a coldly scientific man, frowning on improper and fraudulent conduct. To those who treated him with respect, he returned the courtesy. Wright was considered to be one of the most brilliant minds in the field of toxicology, having made leaps and bounds in the chemical engineering of toxins. Socially, he was an extreme introvert who suffered from a form of social anxiety. He indulged in many fields of expertise, from art, music, especially opera, literature and of course culinary. He was an excellent artist, being able to draw with both hands and could draw entire landscapes from memory. His exceptional memory was thanks to the development of a memory palace. His palace was said to contain at least a thousand rooms, and vast even by Medieval standards. This allowed him to not only remember virtually anything he had learned, but to retreat to rooms within his mind whenever he was without his books or being tortured. He was a proficient musician who could play violin to a high level.

## Appearance

Wright was described as a man who was "unique in his averageness". His long fingers were those of a piano player and his brown eyes seemed to suck in light. His voice was described as erotically smooth, but contained a steely edge when he was angry or particularly determined. Due to his almost agoraphobic avoidance of people, he was quite pale, though not in any manner that was noticeable.

He often wore brown, grey, black, or other muted colours to not attract attention, and was a master of greyman tactics, which he used to blend in with any background he may find himself. He also had an aptitude for disguise and misdirection, using these talents to escape police custody time and time again.

Even despite his stature, Wright was extremely strong, being able to transport multiple bodies by himself in the space of an evening. He had fine point control over his emotional state and various bodily readings, which aided him in passing various polygraphs when he came under suspicion for his own crimes. Perhaps his most fearsome attribute was his intellect. His genius, IQ and rationality was virtually immeasurable, being perhaps one of the most intelligent people on the planet. His intellect was on par with Stephen Hawking, being able to understand virtually any subject he wished. His reason for even working as a toxicologist was that it "passed the time".