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Espectro Morte (”Death Specter” in Portuguese) - a Wraith-like Wesen that appears ghost or ghoul-like. They have pure black eyes and cold, dark-gray skin. Their hair turns black when they woge as do their teeth and tongue. Their gums and the inside of their mouth become light gray. Their ears go flat and into the side of their heads. They are the origin of the Shadow person myth, as they sometimes like to mess with their victim’s mind before killing them.

They like to be around death and they kill because they find it exciting, as it is like a sport to them. They have a deadly, plague inducing touch that is spread from person to person via bodily fluids. People are contagious immediately after they are infected even though they may not show symptoms immediately. The sweat glands in the hands and saliva of Espectro Mortes contain the pathogen Yersinia pestis. They are capable of controlling how much they emit when using their hands, so they don’t infect/kill everyone they touch. However, they have a “kiss of death” which causes the illness to spread much faster, killing the victim within 10 seconds. Every kiss is deadly unless they kiss another Espectro Morte, as they’re immune to the pathogen. Victims are contagious for 24-48 hours after death. It’s possible to tell that a person was killed by an Espectro Morte by both the fact that parts of the victim’s skin and flesh turns black as it dies, and the person’s veins also turn black and are very visible.

There used to be many Espectro Mortes around the world (especially in Europe) and they were what caused the Plague of Justinian, Black Death, and the Third Pandemic. Since the 19th century, however, their numbers have greatly diminished because Grimms have hunted them down at a high rate because of their tendency to cause epidemics. Espectro Mortes have a high hatred of Grimms because of the number of their species killed by the hands (or in most cases, weapons) of Grimms. Grimms should keep their distance when fighting an Espectro Morte to avoid the Wesen’s blood. Espectro Mortes have been known to try to track down the Seven Keys and other items of that sort because they know that if they can get their hands on one, they can use it to set a trap for a Grimm. Koschie are the only known Wesen to be immune to the Espectro Morte’s pathogen, likely to do with their radiation killing the pathogen if it comes in contact with them.