Origin
Edwin was raised by a rich mother who lived in an expensive condo complex. The complex was stalked by a fear-eating monster living in the pool, who would eventually be named Hermes. Bored with the flavorless banal fears of Edwin’s neighbors, Hermes singled out Edwin for two reasons. His mother had a single, unique fear of losing Edwin, and Edwin was so introverted he lacked emotional bias, making the stories he told born from his memories instead of his imagination. Hermes killed his mom and set Edwin up to get the attention of The House of Slaughter. During his initiation, Hermes secretly killed the testing monster so that he could replace that monster as Edwin’s totem, giving him the opportunity to continue nibbling at Edwin’s tasty memories of his mother.
Creation
Edwin debuts in House of Slaughter #6 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera.
Major Story Arcs
Camp Sturgeon
At Camp Sturgeon, the body of a nine year old girl washed up on the shore of Lake Michigan with her eyes missing. Common eye injuries among children started accumulating at the camp. The House of Slaughter does not believe it is the work of a monster, however, the suspicious frequency of these common injuries could spread fear through the kids and thus birth a new monster. Edwin is sent to investigate and report back.
Unfortunately, his presence at the camp ground starts gathering too much attention, so he takes a boat out to the middle of the lake where he cannot be watched. While contemplating some weird memories that are half-formed, he confronts his totem about stealing bits and pieces of it from him. Hermes comes clean about everything, just as the two are stalked by the dragon that lives in the lake. Edwin acts out of character and tries to kill the monster.
This prompts Hermes to reveal himself and attack the dragon to rescue Edwin. This gets the attention of the some of the campers, but they only get to see Edwin emerge from the bloody lake alone. Once he returns to The House of Slaughter, he reports what happened, but his fellow Scarlet Masks don’t believe him.
Powers and Abilities
Rite of Trepanation: Edwin has undergone a ritual that allows him to continue seeing monsters beyond his 18th birthday.
Eidetic Memory: Edwin lacks an emotional bias allowing him to remember anything he sees, including the case files of The House of Slaughter, which he has thoroughly reviewed as a Scarlet Mask
- Artist: Edwin has a knack for art. His totem is a paintbrush. He uses it to document and identify monsters.