Name: Till
Surname: Eulenspiegel
Alias/Nickname: The Pied Piper, Piper, the Rat King.
Place of Birth: Hamelin, Germany.
DOB: 2nd of September.
Age: 23
Family: Hans (father, alive), Nena (mother, alive), Mia (little sister, deceased).
Occupation: Previously a government employed pest remover and amateur children's entertainer.
Blood-Type: B Positive
Criminal History:Charged with:
- the murder of his little sister, Mia, aged 6
- the murder of 127 children aged 4-16
- the attempted murder of 3 children aged 13-17
- horrendous misuse of government supplied equipment
Mental Diagnostic:Till is first and foremost a psychopath. He shares no remorse for any people he's killed.
Second, Till shows signs of OCD, ADHD and Tourettes syndrome. He will become increasingly anxious without his pipe (and it must be
his pipe), consistently fidgets, and doesn't show much interest in topics unrelated to music.
Thirdly, Till shows signs of schizophrenia in that he claims that rats "speak" to him, begging for vengeance.
Till is a compulsive liar.
Supernatural Powers: None. Though he can play the pipe with the skill of a perfectionist. He claims it is magic and claims he cannot play any other instrument, even other pipes. This is most likely a placebo, the truth being that Till is far more than capable of learning many skills with exceptional ability.
Claims he can speak to rats. No evidence of this exists.
Triggers: Children. Prone to violent acts against them, some would say with murderous intent.
Gets irritated by repetitive "uninspired" music.
Upon criticism of his pipe playing, Till will refuse to communicate and obsessively practise his pipe until the critic claims they are satisfied.
Ideal Environment and Stimuli For Them: Outside in a park, in daylight. Should be provided his pipe, access to a diverse array of music/outfits. Would prefer to talk about music. Would like any people around him to be appreciative of his playing.
Personality: Till is creative, a muse, and one for exquisite tastes in music and fashion. He actually holds very little ego in anything besides his pipe playing and will gladly admit any other shortcomings. Above all he values passion and genuine intent, and will aid others in their attempts to express themselves. Justifies his lies by saying "they are all part of the show". Gets bored easily, and will either visualise concerts or play with his pipe (eheh) to alleviate any boredom or anxiety. Harbours resentment for all children, perhaps envious that he lost his childhood or infuriated by their capacity to be manipulated. Relates them to rats. Claims to love his family very much.
History:Born to Hans and Nena Eulenspiegel in the town of Hamelin, located in Germany. Nena helped nurture Till's love for music by providing him with a pipe she said held magical powers and if he were to play it right, would enthral any listener. Till would play to his little sister Mia and tended to keep to himself during primary school as he honed his ability. He donned a multicoloured hood and would provide performances to his classmates. There are cases of Till playing light hearted pranks on his family and classmates, always failing to bring a smile to anyone's face but his family.
When Till was 11, his family took him to the Weser (a river) on holiday as they had done for the past six years. It was commonplace for surrounding towns to dump the bodies of dead rats into the river, and Till developed a sympathy for them as they seemed to float forever. While the parents were beginning to pack and leave, Till was found holding the corpse of his sister in the river. She had drowned. As the parents approached him, they heard him mutter "float... why won't she float?" and upon asking him what had happened he responded "We were just swimming with the rats". An investigation opened up, eventually closing when they determined it was reasonable to believe it was all an accident. The families of other children he went to school with believed he murdered her, ostracising him further. Till claimed there was another boy who actually drowned her, but no such boy was found and it was thought to be a coping mechanism for the young Till. Because of his shattered mental state at the time and his relentlessness to blame someone, Till was moved into foster care away from his parents who feared for his wellbeing. The only thing he kept was his mother's pipe.
In the following years, Till failed to find a suitable foster family and lived in government housing doing work for the doll. Till's assigned job was to exterminate pests (primarily rats as they were most numerous in Hamelin) and he proved to be extremely efficient. Outside of his work, Till presented himself as an entertainer known as the "Pied Piper" due to his colourful outfits and use of the pipe. He developed a resentment for the children's parents as most knew of his past as a rumoured murderer and would not hire him. Nevertheless the children loved him, and Till would have nightmares of children floating in the Weser alongside his sister and the rats. Till kept a tally of all the rats he killed during his tenure.
At the time of the Pied Piper incident, Till was 23. Government care could no longer support him. His career as an entertainer was hardly sustainable. They continued to employ him as a pest remover but removed his housing, which put Till on the street. No one else would have him. This was the
parent's fault. Trying to protect their precious children from the feared Pied Piper, trying to protect their
little rats. Till received his paycheck for the fortnight. ā¬0.00. Demanding an explanation from his case manager, they said he had been cut from all payments and was no longer receiving welfare.
Snap.Till produced posters for an all new show, putting all of his money into it. The poster said in huge letters "IT'S FREE! 130 ONLY, GRAB A TICKET BEFORE THEY RUN OUT!". He told every child he could see while he wore an all green jester's outfit. He would have 130 tickets to give away. One for every damn rat the city made him kill and dump into the river. He set up his yellow and red fumigation tent out in the park, with the truck his boss used for traversing equipment just outside. Why, it looked just like a circus.
3:00pm, on the dot. Children walked straight into the tent as the Pied Piper encouraged them in, dancing around and playing the pipe. After a short announcement to the show, they were all seated inside and the Pied Piper of Hamelin sealed the tent from the outside.
Twist and the gas was released. Till laughed while outside, as the kids screamed on the inside. "An encore?" He shouted, amused, turning up the pressure of the gas tank. Soon there were no more screams. The Piper piled the bodies in the back of his track, unaware that three children had escaped the tent.
He drove to the infamous Weser where all of this started, dumping each body into the river as he made a mark on his notepad for every rat. 125, 126, 127, 127... That was when the sound of police sirens became all too clear and Till was apprehended wearing his emerald attire with pipe in hand.
Relationship to Other Inmates: Till has a natural dislike towards all children. This puts him at odds with Jack Winters who appears to be a child and Peter Banning who wishes he was. Refers to Scarlette and Salem as 'rats'. Has neutral feelings towards the others, though sees something to manipulate in James Hook.
Progress: While Till accepts that he killed 127 children from his own town, he refuses to accept a number of things. For instance, he still claims that he did not drown his sister despite evidence showing otherwise. He also claims that he is sane and that his actions were righteous, suggesting that it was everyone else who pushed him to do it. He rejects any idea that suggests he could be psychotic or mentally deficient. Needs much work.