Gehennuhl

Gehennuhl, formerly known as Virlock Grothlor, was a Demon from Hgel who was turned into the first vampire on Senothia. He served the shadow master Xirros and fought Ivory Forthlander, but would later return to become one of Gohdumsin's gifted. He briefly took over Hgel but was finally defeated by the Heralds of Retha.

## Appearance

Gehennuhl is a pale-red skinned Demon with long horns, one of them broken, and glowing red eyes. He is tall and has a half flesh-half skeletal body. He wears a dark crimson armor and wields a chained whip.

## Brief History

First known as Virlock Grothlor, he was a Hgel Demon who had gone into the Plane of Law to combat the Umbrayan Shadow Empire. He rapidly died to Xirros, and his body was put in a "hibernation state" waiting to be used for Xirros' up-and-coming "Vampire" experiment. Becoming Gehennuhl, the first vampire on Senothia, the demon fought the hero Ivory Forthlander. Underestimating his powers, Ivory unknowingly let Gehennuhl escape.

After the empire's downfall Gehennuhl remained in the Plane of Law, waiting for any opportunity. In the 12th dusk, Gohdumsin made an offer to Gehennuhl. The demon accepted, and was granted additional dark magic, becoming one of Gohdumsin's Gifted. He was taken back to Hgel, and with his new master's help, managed to overthrow the Demon King. Along with his skeleton army, Gehennuhl became the new ruler of Hgel and began to destroy all light-related items.

Now looking for the Heralds of Retha, he was summoned to them by one of his skeletons. They began a fight, with Gehennuhl targeting Pagranor Boquilak. Managing to kill him, the team's confidence weakened. Knowing they couldn't defeat him in their current state, they used a resurrected Pagranor to lure the demon to Haivehn's main tower through the Astral Plane. Once Gehennuhl was tricked into breaking Project 15's containment chamber, the yellow angel used his powers to bless and give the Heralds an overwhelming advantage, allowing them to kill Gehennuhl once and for all.

In the new altered timeline, Gehennuhl arrived late to fight the Demon King, and him and Gohdumsin were overpowered by the king along with the Heralds. Gehennuhl returned to the Mirror World and began a ritual to gain power, however, he was swiftly kidnapped and killed by the Heralds.

## Abilities

Already having fire-based demon powers, they were amplified after his vampirification. After becoming one of The Gifted the dark aspect of his powers were greatly enhanced. In the end he was a very powerful and regenerative opponent.

* **Multilingualism-** Gehennuhl is capable of speaking and understanding common, demonic, and umbra speak.
* **Dark Fire Manipulation-** Gehennul's fire powers merged with dark magic, giving him more versatile and dangerous abilities.
	+ **Lifesteal-** If an enemy attacks Gehennul with a non-light attack, their body is briefly engulfed in dark flames. This automatically heals Gehennuhl half of the damage he sustained. If the demon is at low health, the dark flames also damage the attacker.
	+ **Light Sensing-** Gehennuhl can smell any type of light magic, especially Paladin's and their blood, such as Pagranor Boquilak.
	+ **Skeleton Summoning-** Derived from Gohdumsin, Gehennuhl gained the ability to summon skeletons. He could summon an army's worth, and used them to briefly reign over Hgel. His skeletons had weak fire powers and could also sense light. Some were even intelligent.
* **Vampiric Physiology-** Gehennuhl was transformed into a vampire by the shadow master Xirros, giving him dark and unnatural abilities.
	+ **Blood Suck-** Gehennuhl has incredible bloodlust, and can suck the blood of others by sinking his vampiric fangs onto them. This makes him stronger, and lets him slightly regenerate.
	+ **Regeneration-** Gehennuhl's body can naturally heal itself overtime, granting him physical immortality to natural causes.
		- **Skeletal Resurrection-** If someone were to kill Gehennuhl, the demon could survive by having his skeleton leave his body. Unlike other vampires, Gehennuhl's flesh body could just regrow once again.

## Equipment

Gehennuhl had a special set of armor and a whip created by Xirros. The vampiric demon used them to combat the Demon King and the Heralds of Retha.

* **The Gehenna-** A special item with multiple whips attached, it dealt impressive damage in battle, and was attuned solely to Gehennuhl. It also had life steal properties, allowing Gehennuhl to heal himself after each attack. Additionally, it was attached to a chain on his armor, allowing him to throw it and create ranged attacks. It was taken by Pappen Vafaran after Gehennuhl's death.
* **Gehennuhl's Armor-** A durable armor, it didn't have any other special abilities. It was also taken by the Heralds.

## Weaknesses

* **Sunlight-** Gehennuhl was a vampire, and would automatically start burning if he became exposed to the sun. This put him at a disadvantage as he wasn't able to live in daylight.
* **Light Magic-** Due to his dark vampiric powers, Gehennuhl suffered an overwhelming weakness to light and any magics related to it. Light magic could bypass his lifesteal and is what ultimately led to his demise.

## Trivia

* Gehennuhl was originally not going to be a vampire, but Patrick thought it would be cool to combine his ideas.