De Witt

"The truth is never as singular as you want it to be... No... I can't give you the truth. I can't even give a truth. All I can give you is a story" - De Witt "In Deep Shadows".

De Witt is a shapeshifting entity that is currently posing as a cop in Oslow County, Nevada.

History
De Witt was "born" in what we can infer were the La Brea Tar pits in what would eventually be Los Angeles, California in The Pleistocene Epoch. He sprung from the pits, frightening a young woman nearby who then called upon a hunter to kill him. Upon being struck by an arrow by the hunter, De Witt found he could absorb matter. He then proceeded to kill and absorb the hunter - taking on his form and leaving behind his bones.

He froze during the last Ice Age and upon thawing was found by Norse Explorers who then took him back to Europe. Over the years he jumped around, absorbing and taking on various forms to assume positions of comfort and power. Some of these have ranged from crusaders, to noblewomen, to princes, etc.

In the 20's he returned to Los Angeles, where he would then find a new form of power in taking on the persona of a police officer.

Physical Description
Bill describes De Witt as a "skinny little prick."

De Witt has hair if he wants hair.

Powers and Abilities
De Witt is a shapeshifting being that is able to absorb matter and more precisely - people. Upon absorbing them, he is able to assume their physical form and mimic their voice. He also will absorb their memories and feelings.

He is practically immortal as extreme heat and cold can't seem to kill him. His body seems to contain the same mass and roughly the same anitomical positions even when he shifts - if he looses a leg as shown in "At Midnight's Spectral Hour" he cannot regrow it he would have to physically re-attach it and let it heal that way. Trevor has said he can "sense" where his body parts are when lost.

Trivia

 * De Witt's Starbucks order is "motor oil"
 * Lieutenant IS De Witts first "name".