Gerlach

Mini Profile

Full Name: Gerlach (KHER-lock)
Nicknames: Lach
Titles: None
Age: 28
Gender: Cis Male
Orientation: Bisexual, Demiromantic (Polyamorous)
Species: Tarantula Hawk
Birthday: September 16
Occupation: Soldier (formerly), adventurer
Powers: None
Living Family: Maimu (spouse), Khali (spouse), Echo (daughter), Saskia (daughter), Salil (son)
Hometown: Denkah
Current Residence: Hallownest

Physical Characteristics

Height: 6'6”
Skin Shell: Navy blue
Hair: N/A
Eyes: Black
Body Type: -tba-
Distinguishing Marks: None
Left or Right-Handed: Right
Quirks/Habits: Twirling/fidgeting with his antennae when idling.
Voice/Voiceclaim: Deep and scratchy. Becomes even raspier when he’s yelling.

Medical Information

Addictions: None
Aids/Augmentations: None
Allergies: None
Conditions: None
Physical Abnormalities: None
Blood Type: ???
Mental Illnesses: PTSD
Other Notes: Gerlach’s PTSD stems from emotional abuse he’s suffered, along with the general horrors he’s seen as a soldier.

Mental/Personality Attributes

Known Languages: Common
Positive Traits: Clever, resilient, decisive, calculated, fiercely loyal
Neutral Traits: Reserved, snarky, protective, quiet, wary of strangers
Negative Traits: Cold, ruthless when angered, risk-taking, antisocial, unpredictable
Optimist, Pessimist, or Realist: Pessimist
Introvert or Extrovert: Introvert
Fears: Emotional intimacy, feeling vulnerable, betrayal
Secrets: Playing a part in a rebellion to bring down the tyrannical queen of his home kingdom.

Likes/Dislikes

General Likes: Freedom, quiet places, history, hot springs, drawing, alcohol, flowers, mellow music, adventure stories, sleeping, alone time, exploring ruins
General Dislikes: Cold weather, tyrants, crowded rooms, opening up to others, thunder storms, crying, people, dancing, sudden loud noises, waking up early, being the center of attention, his ex
Favorite…
Animal: -tba-
Color: Dark green
Food: Milkweed nectar
Music Genre: Folk
Season: Spring

Relationships

Best Friend(s): Maimu, Khali
Other Friends: Neph, Emmerich
Acquaintances: Filaree, Leelo, Girta, Elior, Mito
Significant Other(s): Maimu, Khali
Rivals: None
Enemies: None
Pets: None

Other/Trivia

Meaning of Name: Gerlach is derived from two Germanic elements; ger, “spear”, and laic, “play”.
Religion: Indifferent
Astrological Zodiac: Virgo
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Celtic Zodiac: Vine
Element: Fire
MBTI Type: INTJ
Hogwarts House: Gryffindor
Alignment: True Neutral

• Gerlach backed out of the Grimm Troupe’s Ritual halfway through, leaving his Grimmchild Echo underdeveloped.
• Gerlach was really into drawing as a child, but doesn’t do it as much nowadays outside of boredom doodles.
• Gerlach has a high tolerance for heat.
• Gerlach was much more idealistic in his youth (though still rather reserved, socially), but got more and more jaded as he got older.
• Gerlach knows a lot about plant symbolism.
• Gerlach isn’t a picky eater. As long as it’s something he can digest, he’s willing to try it. Food is food.
• While Gerlach hates thunder storms, he doesn’t mind rain all that much. It’s the sound of thunder he hates, not the rain itself.
• Gerlach doesn’t read adventure stories very often anymore – especially since he feels like he’s actively living one sometimes – but he still has a special place in his heart for them.

Playlist

Seabound - Torch
Hollywood Undead - Lion
Three Days Grace - Bitter Taste
Seether - Words as Weapons
The Script - Exit Wounds
Five Finger Death Punch - Coming Down
Tom Waits - Hell Broke Luce
Hollywood Undead - Black Dahlia
Jeff Williams - Nevermore (ft. Casey Lee Williams & Adrienne Cowan)