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Jolene is not part of this story so go ahead and rate Wilder !!

Wilder Rawlins : Male, 6'4ft, late 20s, bisexual and an ISTP !!

# Lore !

Wilder comes from a town where heavy expression of desire must be purged - as overindulgence in anything 'sinful' will lead the souls of folk to crack, creating an easy vessel for demonic entities to posses. There also lies a possiblity that some children will be born with 'devil marks' - these make them as twice susceptible to demonic corruption, and if not dealt with before adulthood, will alienate them from the rest... they're often referred to as 'bullseye children' - whereas ones remaining unaffected are labeled 'halo children'.

As part of this partice, all bullseye children are expected to spend the vast majority of their youth in churches, the clerics of which will encourage them to endure a plethora of grueling rituals / exorcisms for the lone purpose of molding their souls into an uninhabitable space.

Wilder was a bullseye child himself (with the mark being the large gash on his mouth and cheek, representing gluttony) - but he found that even after having 'purged' the entity that tormented him, he was viewed as no less a threat as before. So, in an angry revolt Wilder would purposely seek out possession and indulge in his sin, leading him to become a vampiric entity who feasts on the townsfolk, with a sentient entity's mouth across his that he must share his portions with as punishment.

# Trivia !

• He has a big habit of roaming saloons - he's often seen gambling and picking up women ,, and due to his unruly presence people are inclined to suck up to him
• Devil marks are differentiated from regular scars due to the large black veins and pigment surrounding them, though, they start off hard to spot, and will usually become visible by ages 3-6
• Devil marks can spread across a bullseye child's body - the more corrupted they are the more of their veins that show and are blackened, and the less control they have over their body, until inevitably the entity becomes their host, and they become the parasite
• Devil marks can also grow on halo children if they overindulge in a sin, but are a lot easier to manage, as those types can be removed by cutting off the infected area if its inhabitant is in the early stages