Funnel

Artyom Vilgen or otherwise known as Funnel\_ is a Half-Human Half Demon hybrid who is a former slave. From when Artyom was 5 years old he worked on a farm caring for crops like wheat, carrots, and potatoes. This was until the night of his 16th birthday. On this night Artyom and a few of his friends decided to attempt an escape. This escape would then lead to Artyom's change into a Human-Demon hybrid. After this shift into a hybrid Artyom went back to the farm and proceeded to slaughter each and every one of the slavers. After he finished the slaves looked at him with terror. He decided it would be better if he just left on his lonesome, rather than cause more problems to the rest of the slaves by staying. He now goes around with one goal in mind. Protect those who can't protect themselves and kill those who exploit them.

### Alias

Funnel (Earned by winning a drinking contest)

## Biography

### Birth and Childhood

Artyom’s birthdate is unknown due to the fact that most of his childhood was spent as a slave. Up until he was 5 years old his mother was allowed to watch over him, but the second that Artyom was 5 he was put to work. Mainly Artyom would work on the farming aspects of the fields handling carrots, wheat, and potatoes. He did this for almost everyday of his life until his 16th birthday. This would be the night everything changed.

One night Artyom and a few of his friends Viktor, Niko, and Alexi all attempted to escape from the farm. Unfortunately the slavers heard them talking about the plan the day before, and were prepared. One by one the kids were caught. First Niko, then Alexi, and finally Viktor. Artyom was the last one left and ran for dear life. Artyom wasn’t looking where he was running and tumbled down the hill and discovered some sort of ritual site.

### New Changes

When Artyom walked forward to investigate the site, he felt a sinister energy surround him. This energy was followed by menacing laughs and screams. He knew what this was… It was a demon. Artyom had been told stories by the other slaves about these beings. The people at the camp would describe these beings as dark spirits who would come to feed on people’s hatred, fear, and pain.

Artyom oddly didn’t feel afraid of the demon. This made the demon rather angry. The demon attempted to possess Artyom, but nonetheless he was unable to. With this the demon attempted to make a deal. They would have a duel within Artyom’s mind. If the demon won, it would seize full control of Artyom’s body and soul. If Artyom won, he would plan to take the demon’s power. The demon found this funny and proceeded to laugh at Artyom for making such a “silly” request. So, Artyom made a new request. The demon and him would sign a contract right then and there. This intrigued the demon. The contract would entail that Artyom would be able to use a fraction of the demon’s powers to defeat who he viewed as his enemies and those who had wronged him in the past. Though there was a downside for Artyom. If he died before he completed this goal, his body and soul would be given to the demon. With this the demon agreed to the contract and entered Artyom’s body.

### Retribution

Artyom made his way back to the farm to gain his revenge and free his friends and family. The slavers saw Artyom and attempted to capture him. In the blink of an eye Artyom snapped the slaver’s hand and chokeslammed the slaver next to the other. The rest of the slavers had started to run away, but Artyom wasn’t done. He charged two more slavers and disabled both of them. This left one more. Artyom rushed him with a sharp piece of wood that he had grabbed prior and stabbed it right into the slaver’s kidney.

Afterwards, Artyom spotted his mother. She looked terrified and broke down into tears. Artyom then turned around to see his own reflection inside a window on a shack. His eye was red, his teeth were sharp, his arm was pitch black, and black spots started to spread onto his face. The demon within him started to release a devilish giggle before retreating back into silence. Artyom took one more look at the rest of the slaves. They all looked horrified by Artyom. This would lead Artyom to decide to leave the farm, without saying goodbye. He realized that if he stayed, they would only grow to hate him more.

### Aftermath

After leaving the farm, Artyom decided that he needed to buy some new clothes. Though he had no money. He decided to steal a set of clothing from a store. Though he already had his eyes on an outfit from the start. It was an assassin style outfit with a hood and face cover. The main parts of it were dark blue, whilst the shoulders were black and red. So he did it, he walked into the store and stole the outfit. The store owner was furious, and darted out the door to yell at Artyom. Then Artyom yelled something back, “I’ll pay for it eventually, I promise!”

This left Artyom with one final goal. Finish his mission. He started to view everyone who exploited the poor or weak for their own personal gain as his enemy. He would make a promise to himself to protect the people who can’t protect themselves.

### Founding of Solideti

Artyom wandered around for a few years after those incidents. He eventually landed his feet at the town of Helionople. Here he met with Silvare and was introduced to the beliefs of Solideti. Artyom and Silvare talked about Artyom's background and from where he came. Then Artyom brought up the contract with the demon. He later learned that the very demon that he made a contract with was Kakos, The King of Demons.