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Feige Bosewicht (Ger. cowardly villain, umlaut over "o")

Feige Bosewicht are starfish-like Wesen who's victims are often thought to have been attacked by a Cracher-Mortel because the two species have similar abilities. When woged, this fearsome creature develops beige skin the texture of sandpaper. Their eyes turn the same color of their skin and the nose becomes less pronounced. The mouth becomes a toothy circle of a hole, similar to that of a Lebensauger, but smaller. Five suction cup-laden "arms" grow from the head and curl back along the profile.

Feige Bosewicht are weak Wesen, often said to be less strong than humans. They prefer to hide from enemies, they are slow moving and rather clumsy beings. However, this species has an amazing climbing ability, they can scale flat walls with no footholes because their skin can cling to surfaces on a molecular level. Despite their many insecurities, Feige Bosewicht often have an evil demeanor. They will often have a list of people who they believe have done them wrong, but, of course, they cannot act on this themselves and that's where their ability comes in.

Feige Bosewicht use other, stronger Wesen to do their bidding and get what they want. They will latch their head "arms" onto the head of the victim. This action seems to paralyze the victim for they never make an attempt to escape. The creature then spits a watery substance, called Gunstlingspiess (Ger. minion spit) into the victim's face which is absorbed into the victim's eyes. It is not known for sure what the substance does, but its effects are clear, the victim becomes brainwashed into obeying the Feige Bosewicht, no matter what it tells them to do. These minions are called Gunstling and they are identifiable by totally black eyes. This trance is called Gunstlingekstase and is often mistaken for Dammerzustand, but Feige Bosewicht are the only Wesen species capable of inflicting Gunstlinekstase. The Wesen they enslave are strong and dangerous species including, but not limited to; Blutbad, Mordstier, Hundjager, Schneetmacher, Schakal, Dickfellig, Grosstechen, or any other Wesen that can easily kill a human, even Grimms.

It is not easy to cure the Gunstlingekstase trance because the only true fix seems to be removing the Gunstlingspiess from the victim's brain. Some Grimms have made the mistake of killing the Feige Bosewicht before curing his Gunstling. This action will cause the minions to enter a grief-stricken panic that will often cause them to go on homicidal rampages, killing everything in their path.

So... yeah, stay away from starfish dudes.