(MILES TELLER, 34, HE/HIM) We have been waiting for a while, but AUGUST LEIMAN was finally spotted in the village today. People heard whispers that they are a GARGOYLE that is hellbent on [ staying away from ] the veils. Will they succeed? Only time can tell. Until then we will keep a close eye on them as they listen to THE SPECTATOR BY THE BRAVERY.
- was born with a curse put on him after his father betrayed a powerful warlock.
- his mother divorced his father before he was born and remarried soon after
- grew up constantly being belittled and verbally abused by his stepfather. not a day went by that he didn’t hear about how he was worthless, good for nothing, a disappointment, etc.
- not to the same extent as the verbal abuse, from time to time he would suffer physical abuse at his stepfather’s hand as well. the man claiming that he deserved it and that it was good for him.
- when he was old enough he started trying out for the teams at school, discovering that he was a natural athlete, there wasn’t a team he didn’t get a starting position on that he tried out for. the more time he spent at school the less time he spent at home.
- he bullied Emery Woods for two years in high school, starting during their sophomore year (after August had become more popular.) it was during their junior year that Emery screamed so loud that his ears and nose started to bleed and he passed out.
- while he remembers what happened with Emery, he’s been convinced through others (including doctors that put him on medication for this) that what happened wasn’t possible. because of this he’s spent half his life thinking that he’s crazy bc what his brain is telling him and what outside forces were telling him were two very different things.
- at 18 the curse that was put on him was triggered. On the first night of each month his body would transform into what he’d been cursed to become, a gargoyle. over time he has learned to transform parts or his whole self outside of this. he will just transform no matter what on the first night (similar to werewolves and full moons)
- even in his human form he retains some of his abilities. such as, super strength, super durability, and fire resistance.
- this is something he never talked about, afraid that like with what happened with Emery he would be told he was mistaken, just making it up, or worse they would lock him up and not look back.
- after graduating from high school he attended college, earning a degree in business management and a minor in marketing.
- after being hired by the company he had interned for, he made his way up the ranks, until his position required him to travel and stay for months at a time in new cities and countries to help with establishing the company and working with the managers there.
- he quit his job a few months ago, finding he no longer found satisfaction in it. he has since moved to Wildemount, taking on the manager position at The Wonky Cross.
- while he still has his issues, anger being a major one, he has grown past his bullying days. oddly enough thanks to the one person who also has made him feel insane for the past 17 years