logan gauthier
"when i called her evil, she just laughed..."
THE ORIGIN
About 25 years ago, a baby girl was born to a mad woman and a mean, mean man; deep in the Louisiana Bayou, where people are forgotten and the swamp reigns supreme.Shortly after giving birth the mad woman up and vanished (all evidence points to her husband-- and the hungry gators he kept fed and fat) ... leaving the wicked man to raise Logan on his lonesome.They lived like animals, given her father had only moved out here to escape the righteous clutches of the Law. For 10 years, she was one with the swamp; she never received a formal education, or saw another child. Her only friends were the man-eating gators, and the spirits -- she found companionship between realms where the dead mingled. Whenever her father caught her talking with her friends, he would beat her-- swearing she wouldn't be batshit like her poor mama or she'd suffer the same fate. Despite this, she loved her father; she could see the good in him when he taught her how to hunt, to fish-- to dispose of a body properly so that she wouldn't get caught ...Things went downhill after her 10th birthday, but then again ... they'd never quite been uphill. The Law finally got ahold of Mr. Gauthier, and he was later tried for a multitude of heinous crimes and sentenced to death by electric chair. Logan did not get to see him fry, or say goodbye. She'd ran, like she was told to do. Barefoot, dirty, and damn-near rabid, she made her debut in New Orleans where she would live on the streets for four years.One odd day, some four years later, an elderly woman caught a rail-thin, filthy Logan shoving handfuls of bird seed down her gullet from the feeder in the backyard. She would find herself paralyzed with a twitch of the woman's finger. When she woke ... in the most comfortable bed she'd ever slept in, the woman would show her the first bit of kindness Logan had ever known. The woman was named Cecilia, and she was one of the greatest witches to ever grace the Cajun countryside.Cecilia ran a very small, exclusive school for gifted young girls. In Logan's class, there were only three others. They, rich and proper ... hated Logan not only for her unusual demeanor, but because Cecilia loved her. The older woman integrated Logan into the world of humanity and the spiritual society hidden within. She taught her everything-- dark magicks not meant for the ordinary girl; but Logan had never been, and would never be an ordinary girl ... she was one with Death, and all it had to offer. Cecilia warned Logan that the rest of the girls had grown increasingly jealous and bitter and that they would one day move against her with the intentions of eliminating her. She was 17 when the other students came to smother her in the middle of the night. And with a plot in mind, she let them ... for she had trained for Hell, and knew she would only call it home for a little while.Logan Gauthier was legally dead (for the first time) for a year... and she would rise again on her 18th birthday. During this year, she dwelled in a realm between Purgatory and Hell where she would meet the friends from her childhood. While they showed their true domineering and cruel nature, they still managed to teach her the skills she would later use to betray them. With the intention of using Logan to do their bidding in the earthly realm, they came together to revive her. She found herself stumbling out of a Mausoleum, whole again-- alive again. Logan returned to Cecilia's home, only to find it vacant. The woman was gone, and Logan is still looking for her to this day. As for the fate of the three women that killed her, she hunted each of them down and murdered them ... collecting their powers, trapping their souls in rodent bodies.PRESENT DAY
Although Logan hails from the bayou, and still uses her childhood home as a dwelling to either drop bodies or conduct other horrors beyond human comprehension, she also takes up residence in Gotham city; a surefire beacon for the depraved, another moth for the bat to chase around the bulb. Logan works as a contract killer for the Supernatural, but she's also been known to take on human bounties. She is well-known in the blood-thirsty community ... most see her as a reckless bitch, but never an easy target. She has more enemies than friends, but her jagged attitude and quick temper don't do much to aid her. This lifestyle has deemed her an outcast to her own kind, rejected and hated by most covens due to her lack of loyalty.When she grows tired of that particular lifestyle or when only small fry contracts are available-- she waitresses, bartends, or dances at a local club. Logan is abrasive, blunt, and self-serving. She can be cruel due to lack of trust in anyone or anything. She uses her looks and equips whatever charm she can muster when she wants something, and if she still doesn't get it-- she'll just fucking kill you for it. Despite these awful, unforgiveable attributes, she actually does have a semi-soft side ... she is an incredibly lonely person who has an increasingly hard time showing affection, but she yearns for something akin to normal companionship, or even love -- something her parents never had (given daddy kidnapped mama and forced her to play house until he got tired of her ...). She wants to be seen for what she is, accepted completely despite the things she's done. She would never admit to any of this, unless under the influence of very strong drink...
What's in a girl?
POWERS, ABILITIES, SKILLS, AND FISHNETS
The second time Logan died, she realized that it was never actually as big a deal as people seemed to think it was. It was easy. She'd been balancing on the threshold of life and death for as long as she could remember-- and realm manipulation just wasn't that hard for her. Coming from a long line of powerful witches and shades who'd taught her everything they knew in order for her to carry out their bidding, they had gifted her (permanently) with the ability to travel between the realm of life and death at will. All she had to do was bite the dust...Eventually, she grew tired of the petty dealings and missions the crones piled onto her, so she began siphoning their power in secret for her own personal gain. She was too slippery for them to catch, but they found other ways to make her pay for abandoning them. Sometimes, she will go months without certain magicks; and only when she begins to catch sick or rot will she resort to stealing from the ancestors. Two steady powers she possesses are the ability to manipulate shades, and various forms of necromancy; she regularly deals in death magic, primarily with hexes and curses. Despite all of this, she is very capable when it comes to hand-to-hand combat and never backs away from a fight. In fact, she likes to start them whenever she can.
author's note
Logan is an original character intended for but not limited to the DC/Vertigo universe. There will be and always has been extremely mature themes and triggering topics depicted on this account; such as blood, gore, sexual themes, various forms of trauma, substance abuse, etc. I kindly ask that minors DO NOT interact, because I will not be interacting with you. This account is currently multiship, and will only be shipped with characters Logan has chemistry with... nothing automatic in order to stay true to the character's nature.The comic face claim content I use is from the character 'Wicked' from Marvel comics, with art by Andy Park. Most psds and filters are by Sladestrokes. This account is oc and canon friendly; please feel free to DM me for plotting/interacting purposes. Thank you for reading about...another beloved statue of #MEDUSA!