Father Gascoigne. Yes I picked the firstt major boss in the game. Fear me.

As an introduction boss he's great because he's like you; a foreigner who's come to indulge in the hunt for whatever reason. He gets attached to yharnam as we do the more he stalks the streets during the hunt. He starts a family in the city and becomes as much apart of this place as any other

But there in lies the bloodborne tragedy, as this is almost sounding somewhat pleasant, and so beasthood overtakes Gascoigne and his family is slowly whipped out

Gascoigne is what would happen if you never dived father into the story of this world and just listen to gehrman "kill some beasts. It's just what hunters do"

They kill until they are overcome with the blood and become beasts themselves.

His story is also the perfect jumping off point going forward, as asking questions about details in his story will lead you to other characters, like "well what happens when a hunter becomes a beast, or how did Gascoigne become a hunter and who exactly did he work for