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Victor grew up in a wealthy and prosperous household. His father, Wesly, is a master gunsmith. Windlass Arms, is renowned for the quality of its weapons, although its small size means they are in short supply. Victor would help his father, but has always been of a more scholarly bent. Wesly indulged his son, giving him the best education and eventually studying under Professor Langdon Butler. Victor's life changed when one of Professor Butler's colleagues, the renowned Pettos Lorrimor was scheduled to speak. Determined to push the cutting edge of arcane knowledge prior to the lecture, Professor Butler invited Victor and four of his young friends to his summer cottage to some research. The Tome he had unnearthed contained knowledge man was not meant to know, and a malevolent force killed Professor Butler and possessed the young friends, driving then to murder and madness. An unhinged Victor was the only one found in the cabin come morning, amidst the chopped up remains of the others. Fortunately, Professor Lorrimor had arrived that morning and intervened with the authorities, who were more than willing to jump to conclusions and hang the young scholar. Victor was more than willing to let them do it, for one of the victims was his sister Mattilda. Lorrimor was able to deduce and prove that it was a magical possession and attack that had occured, and was instumental in reducing Victor's punishment from death to some time in an asylum. The Professor took the book with him. Now, Victor has been released from the asylum, but the feeling of paranoia have only been increasing. He feels that he has released some monstrous evil upon the world and he needs the book to set it right. Adding to his fears, he has received word of Professor Lorrimor's death. So he has come to Ravengro to pay his respects and find the cursed tome, planning to somehow send back the evil he has unleashed.
Father - Wesley Windlass
Mother - Ada Oswald Windlass
Sister - Matilda (Matty) Windlass (deceased)
Victor keeps a dark secret. He was the one who read from the book initially and was possessed. He only broke free after he killed his sister, but the evil entity proceeded to possess her undead body and he had to cut her up. Ever since he is haunted by spirits. His father blames him for Mattilda's death and has disowned him.