The Phantom of the Opera and a terribly deformed genius.
Cold & formal, unless he actually likes you. Then, he is warm & formal. Has terrible mood swings. A very loving person but due to his shunning as a child and his face deformity, he rarely makes human contact.
Sword & a rope tied in a Punjab Lasso.
Born deformed. Rejected by parents. Traveled the world looking for place to belong. VERY clever. Was in the circus as a child and carried the title of "The Devil's Child". While being in the circus, he learned vantrilaquism, swordplay, and magic. When he ran away from the circus, he learned arcitecture while traveling from Prusia to France. When he arrived in Paris, he meet Maude Giry, who he became friends with. Maude Giry helped him escape one day when the Comte saw him. Madame Giry hid Erik in the Opera House just being built. There, Erik made his home.