Ferrum

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Ferrum is a surly, skeptical gatekeeper of Hell who is also an Earl. He answers to Prince Iris, the Lord of Hell’s Gates, and has been ordered to evaluate Archangel Laius for an audience with the King. He is rude, curt, prideful and selfish, willing to deceive others if it will earn him favorability. He also regularly intimidates people and uses brute force to get his point across instead of using logic or reason. His circle of trust is small, and he will only do favors for someone if it benefits him in some way. He keeps much about himself private to Laius because he doesn’t respect him.

Appearance

Ferrum is a tall demon who stands at 7’8″ (2.34m) and appears as a broad, burly, slightly paunchy anthropomorphic lion with a singular black horn, a damaged left ear, glowing magenta-red black-slitted eyes with black sclera, tattered black and red bat-like wings and a red and black spade-ended tail. His fur is black with gray markings, he sports a braided gray beard, and his mane is a lighter gray color. He is covered in scars from head to toe. His padded hands are blackened up to the forearm and glow (along with his tail and horns) with red infernal markings when using magic.

For fashion, he has two gold loop earrings on his right ear, and is normally seen wearing a leathery purple-pink poncho with angel charms— trophies from slain angels— sewn into the slit, a pink sash tied at the front of his waist, a purple-pink leathery skirt over a red and black miniskirt with red trimmings, a gold criss-cross fabric band around his left thigh and a studded leather strap over a tied red cloth around his right ankle.

In his typical human disguise, he appears as a scarred, hairy, brown-skinned 40-year old Pacific Islander man with black eyes and yellow sclera, ashy gray hair below the shoulders and an ashy gray goatee. He wears black-framed glasses, a pink leather collar, a pink spiked leather jacket over a pink sleeveless shirt with a heart-shaped chest hole, a purple belt, pink leather pants and purple spiked leather boots. His fingernails are painted black.

Personality

Ferrum is rude, curt, gruff, prideful and selfish, keeping his conversations short especially if it’s with someone he views as beneath him (a lot of people). He is also a typical demon full of vices, with pride being his worst offense, and will only do favors for someone if it benefits him in some way. He rarely smiles, but when he does, nothing good comes out of it. He prides himself for being at the top of the food chain and if someone tries to disturb that, he’ll use fear and brute force to rectify this. Despite this, he isn’t a completely foolish brute; in fact, he’s very intelligent, but he prefers playing dumb for some reason.

History

Ferrum came from the blood waters like every other demon before him and was assigned to guard the gates of Hell, but then earned the title of Earl, also known as Instruments of Iniquity and Wrath, after making many sacrifices… according to rumors. It’s unclear how old he is, but he has the mindset of someone in their 40s. Even though he is an Earl, he was forced back outside the gates to guard Hell, which made him miserable and ornery up until Laius came along.

Ferrum’s past is a mystery to Laius, and he prefers to keep it that way. He couldn’t care less about Laius but he is greatly suspicious of his intentions in Hell. While Ferrum says he’s loyal to his superiors, he uses Laius’ time in Hell for a vacation, and prolongs it by leading the angel astray. He doesn’t even inform Laius right away that the Adversary he so wishes to negotiate with on behalf of Heaven has vanished just like God.

Trivia

• He is left-handed.
• His head is actually shaped more like a lioness’ head.
• He wears reading glasses, of which he wears at all times as a human.
• In human disguises, he likes to wear heeled shoes because walking flat-footed feels weird to him.
• He can only shapeshift into demons, humans, and angels.

Earl Ferrum

Ferrum in his natural form

Human Disguise

Ferrum in his natural form

Human Disguise

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