Basic Information

• Full name: Alastor Hartfelt
• Age: 23
• Gender: Male
• Birth: 1893
• Occupation: Radio personality / broadcaster
• Criminal identity: Serial murderer
• Place associated with his life: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Ethnicity: Mixed-race Creole, reflecting the New Orleans cultural background associated with his character. Black mother, white father.
• Nationality: American
• Height: Around 6'3" (190 cm) as a human
• Build: Tall, lean, elegant rather than heavily muscular
• Posture: Exceptionally upright and composed
• Hair: Dark brown to black, usually kept neat
• Eyes: Dark reddish-brown
• Skin: Medium brown
• Voice: Polished, theatrical, articulate, with an old-fashioned Southern/New Orleans quality
• Dominant hand: Right-handed
• Era of clothing: Late 1920s–1930s formalwear

His Appearance as a Human

• Alastor would have looked considerably more ordinary than his demonic form, but there would still have been something striking about him.

• He was tall and unusually slender.

• His body language made him appear taller than he actually was because he almost never slouched.

• His face was narrow and refined.

• He had:

  • A sharp jawline
  • High cheekbones
  • A narrow nose
  • Thin, expressive eyebrows
  • A naturally prominent smile
  • Dark eyes that could appear friendly from a distance but become intensely unsettling when he focused on someone

• His smile was one of his most recognizable features.

• Even as a human, he had a habit of smiling far more often than the situation warranted.

• His teeth were normal human teeth, but he took good care of them.

• He maintained a very polished appearance because his public reputation depended heavily on appearing respectable.

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Childhood & Family

• Alastor grew up in New Orleans, surrounded by the city's distinctive mixture of cultures, music, religion, food, language, and traditions.

• His childhood would have been shaped by the atmosphere of the early 20th-century South:

  • Strong family expectations
  • Formal manners
  • Religious influences
  • Social class distinctions
  • Traditional ideas about masculinity and respectability

• He learned very young that people judge appearances extremely quickly.

• His family emphasized manners and presentation.

• He was expected to:

  • Speak politely
  • Dress appropriately
  • Show respect to elders
  • Keep personal problems private
  • Maintain composure in public

• These lessons eventually became extremely useful to him.

• He learned how to make himself appear harmless.

As a Child

• He was intelligent from an early age.

• He was observant rather than particularly loud.

• Instead of constantly seeking attention, he tended to watch other people.

• He noticed small things:

  • Who was uncomfortable
  • Who was lying
  • Who was afraid
  • Who wanted approval
  • Who was secretly angry

• He had an unusually good memory.

• He could remember conversations almost word-for-word.

• He was fascinated by voices and accents.

• He enjoyed imitating adults.

• He could change his manner of speaking depending upon whom he was talking to.

• This eventually developed into his talent for broadcasting.

His Relationship With His Mother

• She was a kind, beautiful black woman.
• Alastor's mother is an important part of his established background.
• She was one of the people who taught him manners and domestic skills.
• She appears to have been an important emotional influence on him.
• Alastor retained some of the habits associated with the upbringing she gave him.
• His politeness, cooking ability, and old-fashioned manners can all be interpreted as remnants of that upbringing.
• He could be surprisingly sentimental about certain memories involving his childhood, even though he generally disliked displaying genuine vulnerability.

His relationship with his father:

• Overall not good.
• Alastors father was a cruel, abusive white man.
• He was an alcoholic.
• Abused Alastor and his mother.
• Eventually beat his wife, Alastor's mother, to death.
• Alastor found out his father killed his mother and Alastor killed his father. Starting his life as a Serial Killer.

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His Personality Before Becoming a Killer

• Human Alastor was not simply a gloomy or antisocial person.

• In fact, he could be extremely charming.

• He enjoyed conversation.

• He liked making people laugh.

• He could walk into a room and immediately make himself socially comfortable.

• He was:

  • Intelligent
  • Witty
  • Charismatic
  • Confident
  • Well-mannered
  • Highly observant
  • Manipulative
  • Proud
  • Secretive

• He had an enormous amount of self-confidence.

• He believed he was smarter than most people around him.

• He rarely felt the need to prove this openly.

• Instead, he enjoyed allowing people to underestimate him.

The Important Contradiction

• One of the most interesting things about human Alastor is that he could genuinely appear like a pleasant young man.

• He could:

  • Hold a conversation
  • Tell jokes
  • Compliment someone
  • Help around the house
  • Entertain guests
  • Speak respectfully to strangers

• There wasn't necessarily an obvious outward sign that he was dangerous.

• His friendliness was part of what made him frightening.

• He understood that people are less suspicious of someone who makes them comfortable.

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His Love of Radio

• Radio became one of the most important parts of Alastor's identity.

• He was fascinated by the idea that a person's voice could enter thousands of homes without the speaker physically being present.

• To him, radio was almost magical.

• A broadcaster could control:

  • Tone
  • Pacing
  • Suspense
  • Humor
  • Silence
  • Audience expectations

• Alastor discovered that he had a natural talent for it.

• His voice was distinctive.

• He knew how to make ordinary information sound dramatic.

• He could turn a mundane announcement into entertainment.

• He eventually became known for his charismatic broadcasting style.

• His radio persona was considerably more theatrical than his private personality.

His Broadcasting Style

• He spoke clearly.
• He rarely stumbled over words.
• He pronounced words carefully.
• He used dramatic pauses.
• He enjoyed old-fashioned expressions.
• He occasionally laughed during broadcasts.
• He understood the importance of silence.
• Rather than filling every second with speech, he knew exactly when to pause.
• He could make listeners feel as though he were speaking directly to them.
• His voice was warm enough to be comforting while still carrying an unmistakable edge.

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His Double Life

• This is where Alastor becomes particularly disturbing.

• He maintained two identities:

  • The charming radio personality
  • The murderer operating privately

• The contrast between them helped protect him.

• People associated him with:

  • Music
  • Radio
  • Politeness
  • Humor
  • Southern charm
  • Professional success

• Few people would naturally connect those qualities with a killer.

Why People Trusted Him

• He dressed well.
• He behaved appropriately in public.
• He had a respectable occupation.
• He knew how to speak to different kinds of people.
• He could make strangers feel as though they had known him for years.
• He understood social etiquette extremely well.
• Most importantly, he understood how people expected a "good man" to behave.

And he could imitate that image flawlessly.

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Alastor as a Serial Killer

• Alastor's human criminal identity is part of the foundation of his character.

• He was a serial murderer before his death.

• His crimes were not portrayed as random outbursts of uncontrollable anger.

• Instead, the character is generally understood as someone who was:

  • Deliberate
  • Calculating
  • Secretive
  • Patient
  • Manipulative

• He enjoyed having power over people.

• His greatest satisfaction came less from physical violence itself and more from control.

• He wanted to be the person who knew something everyone else didn't.

• His public respectability gave him an additional layer of protection.

I won't go into graphic descriptions or practical details of how he carried out murders, but psychologically, his criminal behavior can be characterized as predatory, controlled, and deliberately concealed.

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His Motives

• Alastor isn't best understood as someone who simply "lost control."

• His personality suggests that he enjoyed:

  • Control
  • Fear
  • Superiority
  • Manipulation
  • Outsmarting others

• He had an unusually high tolerance for secrecy.

• He could maintain a normal social life while concealing something enormous.

• He was fascinated by the difference between what people believed about him and what he actually was.

• In a twisted way, maintaining that contradiction became part of his identity.

His Ego

• Alastor was extremely proud.
• He disliked being treated as inferior.
• He hated losing control of a situation.
• Being underestimated amused him.
• Being genuinely outsmarted infuriated him.
• He would rarely display anger immediately.
• Instead, he would become quieter and more controlled.

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His Mannerisms

These would be some of the most recognizable traits of human Alastor:

• Almost constantly smiling.
• Standing perfectly straight.
• Keeping his hands behind his back while speaking.
• Tilting his head slightly when listening.
• Maintaining prolonged eye contact.
• Raising one eyebrow when amused.
• Laughing softly rather than loudly in ordinary conversation.
• Speaking with exaggerated politeness.
• Using people's names frequently.
• Gesturing with one hand while talking.
• Straightening his cuffs or collar when thinking.
• Adjusting his clothing after becoming irritated.
• Rarely rushing.
• Rarely appearing visibly nervous.
• Turning his entire body toward someone when they speak.
• Remaining unnervingly calm during arguments.
• Smiling more when someone else becomes angry.
• Occasionally humming to himself.
• Having a habit of tapping his fingers rhythmically.
• Pausing before answering difficult questions.
• Looking at someone for a second too long before responding.

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His Smile

• His smile deserves its own category.

• Alastor doesn't simply smile because he's happy.

• His smile is a social weapon.

• He uses it to make himself appear:

  • Friendly
  • Confident
  • Amused
  • Unbothered

• When he's angry, he doesn't necessarily stop smiling.

• In fact, his smile can become more pronounced.

• Someone who knew him extremely well might recognize the difference between:

  • His genuine amusement
  • His polite smile
  • His broadcasting smile
  • His manipulative smile
  • His genuinely threatening smile

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How He Behaved Around People

With Strangers

• Extremely polite.
• Pleasant.
• Curious.
• Charismatic.
• Usually willing to make conversation.
• Quickly learned people's names.
• Asked questions that made people feel interesting.

With Friends

• Playful.
• Teasing.
• Surprisingly entertaining.
• Could be genuinely generous.
• Enjoyed cooking and hosting.
• Still maintained an emotional distance.

With People He Disliked

• He rarely openly insulted them.
• Instead, he became excessively polite.
• His voice would become sweeter.
• His smile would become wider.
• His words would become increasingly precise.
• Someone perceptive might realize that his politeness had become threatening.

When Angry

• He became quieter.
• His movements became slower.
• His smile could remain perfectly intact.
• His eyes became much more focused.
• He stopped joking.
• He did not need to shout to intimidate someone.

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Intelligence

• Alastor was exceptionally intelligent.

• His intelligence wasn't purely academic.

• His greatest strength was social intelligence.

• He understood:

  • Human insecurities
  • Social expectations
  • Reputation
  • Fear
  • Pride
  • Manipulation

• He could quickly determine what sort of personality someone had.

• He was also a strong improviser.

• If a conversation went somewhere unexpected, he could adapt immediately.

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His Relationship With Food & Cooking

• Cooking was one of the more unexpectedly domestic aspects of his human personality.
• He was capable in the kitchen.
• He appreciated traditional Southern/New Orleans cooking.
• He took pride in preparing food properly.
• Cooking gave him a sense of control.
• He preferred doing things himself rather than relying upon other people.
• He could become surprisingly particular about how something was prepared. HES OBSESSED WITH JAMBALAYA!!!!!!

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Clothing

Human Alastor would favor formal, carefully maintained clothing.

• Dark trousers
• Dress shoes
• White or cream dress shirts
• Vest
• Suspenders
• Formal jackets
• Bow ties or conservative neckwear
• Long overcoats during colder weather
• Polished shoes
• Carefully maintained cuffs
• Neatly styled hair

He would almost never leave the house looking sloppy.

His clothing would communicate:

"I am respectable. I am successful. I have nothing to hide."

That image would be extremely important to him.

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His Social Reputation

• To ordinary people, Alastor would likely be remembered as:

  • Charming
  • Funny
  • Sophisticated
  • Intelligent
  • Slightly eccentric
  • Very confident

• His radio career made him recognizable.

• People might have heard his voice without ever meeting him.

• He cultivated an image that was almost larger than his actual personality.

• This created a fascinating irony:

  • The public knew his voice.
  • Very few people knew him.

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The Most Important Thing About Alastor

• Alastor wasn't simply "a scary guy who happened to kill people."

• His defining characteristic was the contrast between his public and private selves.

• He could be:

  • Charming and cruel
  • Polite and predatory
  • Funny and frightening
  • Warm and emotionally distant
  • Socially graceful and deeply secretive

• His ability to appear normal was arguably more important to his identity than his violence.

• He didn't need everyone to fear him.

• He preferred that people like him first.

And that makes his human incarnation particularly interesting: the monster wasn't obvious.

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