Character Name: Piers Allard
Gender: Male
Age: Immortal - his vessel is at age 24 and does not age further. Originally died at the age of 29.
Universe: Original Fantasy - City of Shadows
Canon or Original: Original (species information largely, but not strictly, following the "Supernatural" series canon)

Appearance: During his lifetime, Piers was a man of average height, standing at 5 ft 10 in tall (178 cm), and considerably underweight. He had a pale complexion and dark green eyes, with brown hair reaching a little above his shoulder. His current vessel is 6 ft 2 in tall (188 cm), born in modern-day Stockholm, with pale skin, dark blonde hair that he keeps short and blue eyes.

Back when he was human, his attire consisted of the one set of shirt/pants that he owned - homeless men were not known for their diverse wardrobe, nor for their impeccable hygiene. Nowadays, he favors dark colors, usually blue or black, possibly a residual of his demonic identity he has otherwise managed to defy.

The true form of a demon remains unknown.

Personality: Piers is a kind man who does not enjoy conflict and will do his best to attempt to resolve tension. He is normally gentle in nature, but very cautious - he has learnt that the world can be very cruel and unforgiving. He tends to be empathetic, understanding how others feel in adverse situations and driven by a desire to help them if he can. Those traits characterized him during his original lifetime, but uniquely, he has also retained them as a demon. However, his years at Hell and his battles as a demon have also caused him to be more resilient, as well as more realistic - if he feels that someone or something is beyond help, he will not go out of his way to try to change this. He has also become cynical, easily frustrated by foolish choices of humans (and more recently, other creatures of Raven's Hallow).

Any Unique Abilities/Skills:

Active:

Telekinesis: He is able to move objects and living things with a movement of his hand.
Teleportation: He can teleport anywhere he wants if he concentrates. He can do so with relative ease; he is able to teleport others with him, too, though it requires more energy to do so.
Possession: He is able to possess humans (and needs to do so in order to manifest in the human world). He typically favors dying people though for morality reasons.

Passive:

Restoration: There are only specific ways to kill a demon (outlined at species information). A shot to the heart, for example, may hurt him, but it will mostly be an irritation and will slowly heal.
Immortality: Neither he, nor the vessel he possesses, physically age.

Weapons/Magical Items

Wooden Cross: He carries a small wooden cross with him that he uses to perform a ritual to change regular water to Holy Water, mostly to defend himself from demons.

History: Piers was a homeless man living in medieval Paris. He would get by by taking circumstantial jobs, often in the building industry.

Close to the park he would spend the nights at, he couldn't help but notice a young homeless girl, around 6-7 years old, attempting to protect herself from the relentless cold under an old bridge. His heart ached for the little girl, but there was nothing he could do - he barely got by himself, after all.

He liked to read and would often visit the library - it also helped with keeping warm on certain days. He came across a book related to Christian mythology, with plethora of information related to angels and demons. He noted a certain passage about deals with a Crossroads Demon. They could grant any wish, but with a price - ten years later, they would collect that human's soul.

Tired by the injustice of the world and his own life, he thought it was not such a heavy price for him. He performed the ritual to summon the demon and sealed a deal - that the little girl would find a loving family to take her in, a couple that would need her as much as she needed them too.

Indeed, the next day, a woman that had been unable to give birth came across the little girl. At first, she invited the girl to her place to give her a proper lunch - it did not take long for the girl to become an official part of their family. He never saw the little girl again.

The young man died only a year later during an extremely harsh winter, far sooner than the ten years his deal would normally allow, and his soul was cast to Hell, tormented for centuries, until he had transformed into a full-fledged demon. But the nature of his deal was unique. Completely rid of any selfish gain that most deals carried - most in the form of personal gain, with others in the form of helping a loved one - he sold his soul to help a complete stranger. This allowed him to retain his humanity in an unprecedented situation.

Other Noteworthy Facts: As a demon, at first, he would attempt to stop foolish humans before they would strike a deal like him - they could just not understand that ten years of fame, happiness, wealth, or whatever they wished for, was not worth centuries at Hell. They should not make the same mistake as him. But that task was too much for a single demon. Declared a traitor from other demons, as well as being hunted by humans and angels for, well, simply being a demon, he retreated to Raven's Hollow as a relatively safe haven.

Piers is currently occupying the body of a young man from Stockholm that had been declared clinically dead after a skiing accident. His choice of vessels is based on his sense of morality - the human's soul has already departed from the body and is at rest. His body does not age.

He shares most of the weaknesses that regular demons have (outlined at species information), but Holy Water does not affect him, nor stepping in hallowed ground (such as a church). While the most powerful demons also share such immunities, this likely has to do mostly with his unique nature.

Demons usually go by a different name than the one from their original lifetime, but as Piers is of few exceptions having retained memories of it, he chooses to still go by it.

Universe Specific Information: The town of Raven's Hollow is not your ordinary city. It is filled with supernatural creatures; from werewolves to sirens, from angels to demons, from the ones haunting the humans' nightmares to the most beautiful dreams. It is one of the last refugees left for these creatures, which were quickly becoming extinct after being hunted by humans in various places out of fear that they would assert their superiority otherwise with their magical powers and abilities. Raven's Hollow used to be a haven for the remnants of magic in this world.

Species Information: Demons are former humans that have either sold their soul to Hell and/or committed unforgivable sins during their lifetime. After being tormented at Hell for typically centuries (could be more or less depending on how accepting they are of their new identity), they transform into full-fledged demons. Demons usually have no recollection of the time they were human. The stronger ones usually do, but those were typically very far from saints back then too.

They will often possess or kill humans to achieve their personal goals. There are special amulets that can ward off possession, but humans are not very knowledgeable of them. Possessing a human can have varied effects to the human's soul - sometimes it will fully slumber throughout the possession, sometimes they are conscious for small time periods, watching what is happening but unable to take control. Prolonged possession is dangerous, and it is not certain whether the human will survive once the demon leaves the body or not. If their body is healthy, they have chances - however, if their body had been mortally wounded during possession, while the body's appearance would heal, the human will die once possession is warded off. A Latin exorcism ritual will remove a demon from a human's body, casting the demon back to Hell for a period of time.

There are two items in the world that can kill a demon - a special ancient blade, and more recently made, a gun. Similarly to spirits, burning the bones belonging to their body from their original lifetime will also kill them. To manifest in the human world, demons need to possess a human to use as a vessel.

Demons, like spirits, have a weakness to salt - they cannot enter a place the openings of which have been sealed with a "barrier" of salt (a line of salt on the ground). With the exception of the strongest demons, Holy Water will cause their skin to burn and hurt them a lot, and they cannot enter hallowed ground (such as a church). Once they enter a "Devil's Trap", which resembles a pentacle within a circle and some other ancient symbols, either below them or above them, they are unable to escape until it is broken (even a small crack on the circle outline suffices).

Higher level demons have the ability to make deals with humans in exchange for their souls. By the deal, they can perform anything - for example, even though demons could not normally resurrect the dead, they can do so if a deal is sealed and they cannot back down on their end. Since the deal requires a certain ritual at crossroads, they are known as Crossroad Demons.

Storyline Specific Information: City of Shadows: Recently, a new unknown threat has appeared in Raven's Hollow. Some of the townspeople felt it when the new presence arrived. The more sensitive ones felt the ominous tingle of electricity in the air, others felt their dreams disturbed by a half-formed premonition. The seers knew an age of change was coming, but for the first time could not tell for sure what it was. As days went on, one by one the townspeople began to disappear, seemingly vanishing into thin air from various places. First, a fairy. Then, a warlock. After that, a vampire.

At first, the townspeople blamed each other. See, maintaining the peace between all the different clans and races in Raven's Hollow was no easy task, with some of them being natural-born enemies, and some who physically could not stand each other. But when the vanishings continued to take random creatures of all races, seemingly affecting all of them, they soon realized that this threat did not come from their own neighbors. It was something else entirely, perhaps something they had never encountered before. And if they would have any hope to fight it, they must, for the first time in their lives, learn to not only get along, but also work together.

Source: N/A
 
RP Sample: It was useless, just as he expected.

Despite his warnings, that foolish man went ahead and sealed the deal. Because, certainly, becoming a famed architect for ten years was worth the torment that would follow.

Of course, who was he, really, to judge? Even if his deal was significantly more selfless, it did not make it any less stupid. But he believed that if at least someone had fully explained the consequences to him, he would have understood. Much unlike that guy.

In the end, not much had changed since his day. Humans were still largely driven by their personal greed. Easy targets for demons.

Oh well. That one was a lost case. Perhaps he would still manage to save someone else.

Interesting profile! I have some questions to clarify. So, is Piers a Crossroads Demon himself or not? Are they the only ones who could make deals with humans? If so, please add this information under species information. ^^

Also, while technically possession is an ability, I'll let it not count toward the amount of powers since I think you don't intend to use it in this RP? I'm curious though, can they only possess dead people or would it be possible to possess living ones too? And if they could possess living ones, what happens to the person - are they still in there? Is their spirit/being gone? What happens when the demon leaves their body?

Ooh you have a point - actually I'll replace the whole fire control thing because it felt too random and I'm not very pleased with it xD

He is not a Crossroads Demon, he just wants to stop others. And demons can, and most usually do, possess living humans - Piers usually does not because of the whole demon-gone-good thing - added requested information in bold!

Also added a small part regarding his name under additional info.

All looks in order, thank you! Approved.