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Name: Igeron, aka Edward Leeds, aka The Jersey Devil.

Age: Unknown, at least 260.

Appearance: Variable. The Jersey Devil is around 2 and 1/2 meters tall, standing upright on cloven hoofs and backwards-canted legs. The torso is vaguely human and sports an enormous pair of batlike wings and a set of long arms that end in articulated hands. The head closely resembles that of a horse, save for the serrated teeth and eyes that glow like phosphorus. The entire body is covered in short, horse-like dark hair, and in several cases the Devil has been reported as having tiger stripes along its back, ending a long, muscular tail.

For obvious reasons, Edward much prefers to travel in human form when in the presence of others. In human form, Edward is 1.8 meters tall and weighs approximately 80 kilograms. He has a short crop of messy black hair and deep black eyes that contrast with his almost ghostly pale skin. He owns no clothes of his own and is wont to simply kill someone and take theirs when the need arises.

Origin: Igeron was one of the original rebellious angels who participated in Satan's great war against The Maker. After their defeat, Satan and his followers were cast into Hell, where they set about preparing for their eventual invasion of heaven and the Apocalyptic battle that would follow. Igeron, however, was not content to obey the rule of another for any long period of time. He gathered his powers, feeding on the lesser demons, and over the course of many millenia became powerful enough to challenge Satan for the supremacy of hell. Satan caught wind of the plot, and rallied his forces just as Igeron struck. A monumental battle ensued, eventually culminating in a hand to hand duel between Igeron and Satan himself. The fight lasted for ages, but Igeron gradually gained the upper hand. As Edward was about to deliver the killing blow, Satan played his ace in the hole. He opened a rift in the planes, sucking Edward into Purgatory and sealing him there forever. Igeron, weakened by the battle and utterly without hope for his future, languished in purgatory for the better part of a millenium. His every thought and action was dedicating to helping himself escape, but no chance availed itself. He bided his time, feeding upon the weaker ghosts and spirits of Purgatory until the time was right.

His great chance came in 1740, when a certain Mrs. Leeds, an indigent New Jersey woman living in secluded poverty with her twelve starving children, found out she was to have another child. She is said to have exclaimed: "I don't want another child! Let it be born a devil." Several months later, the child was born, horribly deformed. It crawled out of her womb and up the chimney, out into the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey. Igeron was free, and the legend of the Jersey Devil was born.

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"Whatever its birthright may be, the creature was alleged to have been exorcised from the area in 1740. The exorcism ritual performed could only banish it for one hundred years, allowing it to return in 1840.

Of course, these origin stories are pure myth and folklore. In all probability, these tales did not originate until the 1800s. Some accounts of the creature are fairly absurd, including it has been seen in the company of Mermaid and Captain Kidd's ghost! What was undeniable, however, was that the population of the area held a solid belief in the creature's existence and a deep-rooted fear of it.

Documented sightings would start to appear in the middle 1800s. Sketchy accounts--probably preserved by word of mouth for years before being put to print--of the Devil being sighted by townsfolk have been recorded in 1859, 1873, and 1880. One report states that Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother, claimed to have seen the creature while hunting.

Records of sightings of the creature in established newspapers did not appear until the advent of the Twentieth Century. It is safe to speculate that any written records prior to the 1900s were either lost or destroyed over time. One of the earliest sightings recorded by local Philadelphia newspapers was in 1899 and it involved a businessman named George Saarosy who was awoken one night by loud, high-pitched screams in his yard. When he looked out his window, he saw the Jersey Devil fly past his house.

The most incredible flurry activity regarding the Devil did not happen until 1909 when literally thousands of encounters with the beast were reported. Articles printed in the now defunct Philadelphia Record chronicled the Devil's exploits. During the week of January 16th to the 23rd, the Jersey Devil reached a crescendo of popularity while managing to terrorize the entire population of the Delaware Valley. So immense was the attention paid to the creature, it received national news coverage.

On Saturday January 16, in the town of Woodbury, New Jersey, a man named Zack Cozzens reported seeing it on a roadside. This experience was chronicled in James Maloy and Ray Miller's book The Jersey Devil, which proved indispensable in writing this article. In it, Cozzens was quoted as saying: "I first heard a hissing sound. Then, something white flew across the street. I saw two spots of phosphorus--the eyes of the beast.... It was as fast as an auto." Later that same night, a group of people reported spying it in Bristol, Pennsylvania. The reports did not stop there.

A Mr. and Mrs. Nelson spotted the animal cavorting on their shed for ten straight minutes; police officers filed reports of shooting at it; and even a Trenton city councilman (name withheld in the source material) claimed an encounter. He had heard a hissing sound at his doorstep late one
night. When he opened the door, he found cloven hoofprints in the snow. These bizarre footprints were turning up all over the New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Delaware region. Animal mutilations, occurring at random throughout the area during the week, were blamed on the Jersey Devil.

Although the sightings were front page news in Philadelphia and across the country, they were, of course, being met with total ridicule by the press. One editor went so far as to dismiss the whole thing as figments of the imagination of "complete idiots." The Philadelphia Zoo, as a joke, offered a $10,000 reward for its capture. Then, "the creature" was "captured" by Norman Jefferies and Jacob Hope.

Actually, Jefferies and Hope acquired a Kangaroo, painted stripes on it, and glued claws and wings onto it. They claimed the creature was not a demon spawn, but rather a breed of Australian vampire!

As quickly as it had come, the Jersey Devil disappeared from public view. In February of 1909, Leslie Garrison caught a fleeting glimpse of the creature flying over a clump of trees and out of sight for several years. The next recorded account--a very sketchy one--was not made until 1927
when a cabdriver (name unknown) alleged to have seen it after experiencing a flat tire. Then, the Devil would not be seen for another twenty-five years.

It was not until 1951, that there would be another outburst of Devil sightings. As reported in The Philadelphia Record, a ten-year-old boy sighted a creature "with blood dripping from its face" outside the boy's window. With that, the Jersey Devil was back in vogue once again.

Within days of this initial report, more encounters began to occur. In separate instances, Ronald James, Mrs. Elmer Clegy, and Mrs. William Weiser filed reports of hearing unearthly screams in the woods. When sighted, the creature was described quite differently by various people. It was reputed to have been over seven feet tall in one account while resembling an average sized caveman in another. Of course, many of the sightings described the creature as it appeared in its traditional visage. Reports swamped local police offices. The police were not very amused with the situation.

Upon being called in to investigate several strange tracks found in the snow, the police discovered a stuffed bear paw attached to a stick. Soon after, the police were hanging signs across highways which read "The Jersey Devil is a Hoax." Not to be swayed, many residents took to the wood with weapons in hand with intentions of killing the Devil. Fearing that several armed civilians running around with guns could develop into a dangerous situation, the police arrested several would-be Devil hunters on sight. Civil authorities quickly dismissed any accounts of the Devil as hysteria.

After the 1951 stir, reports would die down. Random animal mutilations and strange cries in the night would continue to be reported infrequently during the next decade. In 1966, Steven Silkotch blamed the death of his entire shed of poultry livestock on the Devil. What makes this story
amazing is the fact the shed also contained two large German Shepherds, animals very capable of defending themselves against large attackers. Both Shepherds were torn to shreds. This account, however, would be the last encounter with the Devil acknowledged by police and the press. From then on, both would completely ignore any reports of the creature.

The memory of the Jersey Devil did not fade away. Local inhabitants keep the memory alive. One area of the Barrens is nicknamed Leeds Point and is reputed to be the actual birthplace of the Devil. Dozens of spots across New Jersey are rumored to be its final resting place, it cause of death varying by hundreds of different reasons.

"Oh, people still talk about it," says longtime Pine Barrens resident Joe Springer, "I met an ambulance driver who was riding around one night when he heard all these screams in the woods. This was back in 1974. He tore out of here like a madman and swears it was the Jersey Devil to this day."

Personality: When Igeron escaped purgatory, he was frenzied by the thought of fresh game. He killed wantonly and barbarically, consuming his victims whole. After his hunger was more or less sated, He began to calm down. Fewer and fewer sighting and dissapearances were reported, and those that were were thoroughly covered up by the federal government. Igeron gradually regained his sanity, and began devoting his resources towards one thing: Re-entry into hell. The flesh of mortal beings was far less powerful than that of the demons of hell, and Igeron had been away
from the taste of demon for far too long.

He is calm, calculating, and frighteningly intelligent, even in his beast form. He has no sense of humor or style whatsoever, but is quite capable of mimicking and adopting the personalities of others when he needs to pass as a human.

Powers: While Igeron is nowhere near as powerful as he was in Hell, he is still almost invincible by everyday human and paranormal standards. Igeron's Demon form and Jersey Devil form each have their own set of powers, whereas his Edward Leeds form is only capable of low-level regeneration. He can shift between the three forms at will.

The Demon's Powers: When in demon form, Igeron's powers are much the same as those of Adric the Mad and Rand Al'Toor, but markedly less powerful.

The Beast's Powers: When in beast form, Igeron is absolutely terrifying to behold. His senses become inescapably keen, he uses his powerful wings to fly, and he gains the ability to emit piercing screams capable of stunning his enemies.

Alright, so it's finally done. I'll probably edit this up some when I get some more spare time, and until then I'd like to hear what everyone thinks.

As a side note, I really don't know what part Igeron will play in RT:2, and I probably will not introduce him until later in the story, preferably once Mad and Rand have returned to Earth.


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Well, it's long, but it's an interesting character to take on.

I dunno.

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Apparently, it looks like Dave Grohl, and will go away if you play the Greatest Song In The World for it...

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sounds great. Do the abbreviated version for the OOC thread and put it in.

More potential food for mad, hehehehe. Mad will probably look down on Igeron for eating mortals...there's no demonic nutrients in them.

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Where as Rand will probably throw him in the same category as the non-fallen angels. The Enemy. To found and vanquished for the sake of the Revolution.

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Bah. Thirty minutes of writing at 11:30 and while under the influence of alcohol. /me hangs his head in shame.


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The Devil shortly after Igeron's arrival on earth.

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A more recent artist's depiction of The Jersey Devil.

These should oughta give a better idea of how I imagine the character looks. I posted 'em here so's not to clutter up the other thread.


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Yeah, I agree... we just have to play The Greatest Song in the World to get rid of the blighter...


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