Gustav Alkaev

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The backbone of Hell - helping non-humans mingle with the mortal world for years.
Even if he doesn't have a backbone himself.


There are many things about the paranormal that is unexplained. Why do buildings get only a few ghosts? Who gives out so many full ride scholarships to teenage demons? How do non-humans live in the same world as humans so carelessly without insurance or any form of identification?
The answer can be found in Purgatory. There are businesses there, supernatural businesses that cater to both the afterlife and the paranormal life. Here the employees work endlessly to figure out the system that hides in the background of it all. Which ghosts go where? Have they met their scare quota? How are the guardian angels? Protected your client from getting run over? We'll add that as a bonus to your next check.
Everything a non-human needs in order to be disguised as a normal person is done through here. And who are the employees that help them? They are mixtures of Lost Souls, Angels, and Demons; all coming together to give their own input into the system and provide what help they can.
Gustav is one of them; a man that lost himself in gambling, until it cost him his family's lives... and soon after, his own. He atones for his crimes in Hell, only gaining partial freedom when he works the mindless desk job in Purgatory. There he manages the branch that overlooks the creatures of Hell in Earth, making sure no one crosses boundaries and cleaning up the messes when it inevitably happens.


Notes: Gustav was originally meant to be an NPC kinda character, just someone that wouldn't really be used. But the more I used him, the more I started to like his idea. I think I had a few thoughts that went into him: 1. Office work has got to be the worst job for some people, right? Wouldn't that make a fitting punishment in Hell? And 2. There are always so many characters that are demons, angels, vampires, etc. but how do they do things so easily? Where did they get a credit card? Or a driver's license? Who gives that to them? And the more I thought about it, the more they went into Gustav until I had a neat idea for him working in a place that pulls the strings for that!


Facts:

Full Name: Gustav Alkaev

Age: Permanently 34

Birthday: May 29

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Hair/Eye Color: Pale white/Silver

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 140 Ibs

Personality: Sleazy, smug, and cowardly, Gustav is not a good person in the lightest. He is weak-willed and very easy to corrupt, and over the years his temper has gotten worse. He loves feeling superior and will often taunt those beneath him, but at even the slightest hint of violence he will immediately cower behind the closet thing next to him. Those smug, corrupt rich fat cats you find in any Disney movie is a good way to describe him.

Non-human Abilities:
- Immortality - Whenever he must enter Earth, Gustav is granted an immortality that keeps him from being killed... since he already is dead. However, the big difference is that his soul cannot be eaten by a demon. Should one attack him, he would pop like a balloon then pop right back up.

Drawing Details: Always dressed in a black suit with a black trench coat; Gustav has a grumpy expression that can sometimes be tired as well. Big details are in his glasses. His wings, if ever visible, have chains around them.

Fun/Extra Facts:

- Gustav mainly goes to Earth when checking on the Seven Sins to make sure they're working properly.

- When Gustav was still alive he gambled every moment he could, racking up an enormous debt. The debtors paid him a visit at home, where his family also stayed. He tried to run away, but still got caught in the end.

- The guilt for what he's done solidifies as heavy chains wrapped tightly around his wings. The only way for them to come off is for him to confront his fears and apologize to his family, thus relieving him of his guilty conscious.

- Despite his guilt, he's weak and still gambles when he can.

- His brother, Mikhail, is an angel that works in Purgatory's business. Though they can meet, Gustav is always too scared to even be in the same room as him.

- He hasn't had a girlfriend since his afterlife. He's a bit desperate.