Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-27523265-20160103230339/@comment-27523265-20160105030442

In the instances we have seen such might displayed, the Hexenbiest in question is either made or special in Diana's case. I think they are upper tier certainly, but i think even Juliette would be what we consider pureblood, or first generation, the power being fresh and undiluted thanks to the contaminatio ritualis. I would add that they were up against regular upper tier wesen in such instances. What you are suggesting is something like what was demonstrated in the Underworld movie franchise, where the immortals gained their animalist traits after coming in contact with a creature, bat or worlf, specifically being bitten. Running with your idea, hexebiests would be the main family of wesen wich could explain their powers as being an unfocused manifestation of what is possible for different wesen. Cracher Mortels and Musai for instance demonstrate superior manipulative abilities compared to Hexenbiests, but this is their focus whereas Hexenbiests would be the base template. Could it be possible then that the majority of mthical wesen originate in similar fashion, formin the branches from which others develop. Daemonfeurs for instance could be the source of many of the reptilian species we have seen and Anubis the source of canine and feline species. We could consider that genetic differences in people fom different continents, unable to interbreed early on due to limited ability to travel, began to diverge, giving rise to the differences in the mythical races. In Europe for instance, a less harsh environment where civilization developed quickly,  there may have been a movement towards the intellectual and mental faculties, so that whatever sparked the development of wesen resulted in Hexenbiests favoring mental powers over the physical. In x-men, the mutants are the result of a rapid push in evolution and that may be what we are looking at here. Hexenbiests are by far my favorite, even without the cool powers, but I just can't attribute te development of all wesen to them. That being said, I would be surprised if they haven't had their hands in the cookiejar at some point. We could consider that some races, such as the Gluhenvolk, are the result of their meddling as we do know for certain that zaubertranke can cause the development of a human into wesen and cause extreme changes. Arguing against the dependency of Hexenbiests on the spirits for the moment, it is interesting that Adalind was unfamiliar with the powers she was dealing with when performing the ritual, so it is possible that they are extant but not vital to a Hexenbiests power. It could simply be lingering vestiges of their power having come together with limited consiousness and if they choose to do so, they can cause a surge of power that replenishes the power in their kind. Just to consider our options.