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— 𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 ( game end: august 1 2023 )
( DEERINGTON INFO )
— Peter is the grandson, son, and brother of the Graham Family. Seemingly an average teenager on the surface, he is in truth severely emotionally withdrawn and detached from his extremely dysfunctional family. Unknowingly, Peter is the product of the secrets of his family which have run deeply and had an insidious effect on the Grahams over the years. A cult led by Peter's grandmother had been dedicated to summoning the ancient goetic demon king Paimon, in order to grant them the wealth and knowledge he is known to supply to his summoners. Peter is the next designated vessel for Paimon, following his grandmother's unsuccessful attempts to place him in male hosts belonging to her bloodline over the years. When Peter's little sister Charlie was born, she was used as a "placeholder" until Peter could be made vulnerable enough and ready. After years of dark ceremonial magic and emotional distress to prep Peter, insidious nudges to manipulate the Grahams towards their fates, and their own family discord tearing them apart from the inside out, Peter's "inheritance" of Paimon was finally successful.
— Just after finally becoming possessed by Paimon, Peter was brought into the dreamscape Deerington, where he lived for almost two years. While it took a long while to grasp that he was hosting a demonic entity within himself (unsure of his mental state, what was real and what wasn't), Peter finally became aware of that reality after some months. From there, awareness and acceptance continued to be a slowburn for him; it took nearly a year for Peter to even learn Paimon's name, as the demon kept it concealed from him and most others, giving other titles instead, as there is great power in a name. Meanwhile, Paimon was forging alliances with various others in Deerington and slowly regaining knowledge of himself and his abilities, though continued to exist as a shell of his former self: a lost and desperate thing, often fluctuating between various states of stability and precariousness.
While Peter's spirit wavered just as much, at times seeming dangerously close to being completely lost to the demon who wanted to claim the body he was given, the effects of others helped him along the way. Namely, a pact was made between a young witch named Luna Lovegood and the demon king, in which she agreed to bind herself to him in exchange for Paimon to stop actively trying to be freed of his host's spirit. Seeking the guidance he was lacking and being drawn to the girl for her status as a witch with magic, Paimon agreed, no longer actively trying to be rid of Peter. Over time, the two of them managed to co-exist.... somewhat better, although their forced existences within one another couldn't be anything other than Wrong. Looming still was the chance that Peter would be lost someday to the demon anyway beyond anyone else's control, unable to escape his true fate.
When given the choice to return home or to step through The Door that appeared in Deerington during its final days, Peter immediately chose the second. By now, he had learned there was nothing for him to return home to: having seen glimpses of the truth back home over his time in the nebulous dreamscape that was Deerington, coming to terms with the fact that his entire family were truly dead, and that whomever he is back there is no longer Peter, having been "reborn" as King Paimon. Choosing to step through the Door with his loved ones, Peter then began the second rebirth of his existence, this time into Trench.
TESSISAMESS
BASICS
canon • hereditary
age • 18 at arrival, now 20
birthday • november 1 / scorpio
gender • male
species • human / vessel to the ancient demon king Paimon
build • 6'0'' / 183cm; lean
eyes • dark brown
hair • black, curly
complexion • dark olive
notable features • mole above the left side of mouth; nose is slightly crooked due to having been broken
TRENCH
arrival • september 2021
residence • Gaze
housemates • Luna Lovegood
occupation • arcane scholar
blood type • darkblood
omen • white-lipped python
blessed day • November 1
patron pthumerian • The Tower
in your head you hold a kingdom molten
about
— Peter is the grandson, son, and brother of the Graham Family. Seemingly an average teenager on the surface, he is in truth severely emotionally withdrawn and detached from his extremely dysfunctional family. Unknowingly, Peter is the product of the secrets of his family which have run deeply and had an insidious effect on the Grahams over the years. A cult led by Peter's grandmother had been dedicated to summoning the ancient goetic demon king Paimon, in order to grant them the wealth and knowledge he is known to supply to his summoners. Peter is the next designated vessel for Paimon, following his grandmother's unsuccessful attempts to place him in male hosts belonging to her bloodline over the years. When Peter's little sister Charlie was born, she was used as a "placeholder" until Peter could be made vulnerable enough and ready. After years of dark ceremonial magic and emotional distress to prep Peter, insidious nudges to manipulate the Grahams towards their fates, and their own family discord tearing them apart from the inside out, Peter's "inheritance" of Paimon was finally successful.
deerington
— Just after finally becoming possessed by Paimon, Peter was brought into the dreamscape Deerington, where he lived for almost two years. While it took a long while to grasp that he was hosting a demonic entity within himself (unsure of his mental state, what was real and what wasn't), Peter finally became aware of that reality after some months. From there, awareness and acceptance continued to be a slowburn for him; it took nearly a year for Peter to even learn Paimon's name, as the demon kept it concealed from him and most others, giving other titles instead, as there is great power in a name. Meanwhile, Paimon was forging alliances with various others in Deerington and slowly regaining knowledge of himself and his abilities, though continued to exist as a shell of his former self: a lost and desperate thing, often fluctuating between various states of stability and precariousness.
While Peter's spirit wavered just as much, at times seeming dangerously close to being completely lost to the demon who wanted to claim the body he was given, the effects of others helped him along the way. Namely, a pact was made between a young witch named Luna Lovegood and the demon king, in which she agreed to bind herself to him in exchange for Paimon to stop actively trying to be freed of his host's spirit. Seeking the guidance he was lacking and being drawn to the girl for her status as a witch with magic, Paimon agreed, no longer actively trying to be rid of Peter. Over time, the two of them managed to co-exist.... somewhat better, although their forced existences within one another couldn't be anything other than Wrong. Looming still was the chance that Peter would be lost someday to the demon anyway beyond anyone else's control, unable to escape his true fate.
When given the choice to return home or to step through The Door that appeared in Deerington during its final days, Peter immediately chose the second. By now, he had learned there was nothing for him to return home to: having seen glimpses of the truth back home over his time in the nebulous dreamscape that was Deerington, coming to terms with the fact that his entire family were truly dead, and that whomever he is back there is no longer Peter, having been "reborn" as King Paimon. Choosing to step through the Door with his loved ones, Peter then began the second rebirth of his existence, this time into Trench.