A gargoyle is “a carved waterspout, typically found on buildings, designed to direct rainwater away from the walls and prevent damage”, and is thought to ward off evil spirits, bring protection, frighten humans, and/or represent the fate of sinners.
▲ Powers ~
△ Physical enhancements
△ Stone mimicry (turn one's own body to stone, giving extra durability and strength)
△ Petrification (turn others to stone)
△ Retractable fangs, claws, wings, any other attributes wanted like pointed ears, tail, horns, etc.
△ Night vision
△ Wallcrawling
△ Healing factor
△ Camouflage
△ Immortality
△ Water manipulation
△ Water breath (shoot water from one's mouth)
△ Fear inducement (give fear to others)
△ Fear augmentation (be strengthened by the fear in others or in oneself)
▲ Power Obtainment Ideas ~
△ You were standing beneath a gargoyle during a storm when lightning struck, traveled through the gargoyle, and then into you. This awakened the power trapped inside the stone and transferred it to you.
△ You were cursed to become a gargoyle or a gargoyle (you) was blessed to come alive.
△ You come from a world of stone where other gargoyle-like creatures live, and were accidentally brought to your DR by a portal or you journeyed to your DR from your world yourself.
△ You died and a scientist or doctor (maybe a relative of yours) crushed a gargoyle, mixed the enchanted stone dust with water, and inserted the mixture straight into your bloodstream, which brought you back to life and gave you your powers.
△ During the 13th full moon, the blue moon, which only occurs once every two and a half years or so, a gargoyle magically came to life right before your eyes. In order to survive, you managed to kill it and earned its powers.
