Jekyll

Jekyll is Lont's sole dentist, a veteran defender of the town, and a Taotie whose cheerful human profession conceals formidable devouring power. He protects William's home, produces Troll-blood regeneration potions, serves as both combatant and intelligence operative, and leads Lont's veterans during the campaigns against the Holy Order and the Army of Destruction. By the final war he has advanced through the Demigod rank to the Initial Stage of Pseudo-God. (Chapters 27–57, 205, 297–379, 432–486, 1232–1331, 1451)

Appearance and personality

In human form Jekyll is a man commonly seen in a white shirt and black pants, wearing a refreshing or dazzling smile that contrasts with the fear he causes. He casually flosses during military preparations and continues presenting himself as Lont's dentist even when everyone present knows how dangerous he is. Curious, macabre, and practical, he treats powerful creatures as experimental specimens, jokes about dissecting William, and accepts painful interrogation methods without hesitation. That appetite for research coexists with disciplined loyalty: he gives up expeditions to guard Lont, supplies medicine freely, and follows mission priorities even when his Taotie instincts urge him to devour enemies. (Chapters 27, 205, 297, 379, 432–433)

Biography

Kraetor and the Tower of Babylon

Jekyll begins as one of Lont's hidden safeguards. He assesses the leaders of the Beast Tide, treats injured beasts with potions made from Troll blood, and remains behind when William travels because the town still needs protection. During the Southern Continental War, James assigns him to hold the fortress and explicitly warns him not to eat beasts William may need. Jekyll balances that predatory nature with service, guarding civilians, preserving specimens for useful research, and giving William regeneration potions before another dangerous journey. He later uses a painful memory scan on captured intruders to expose Floyd's impending attack, turning his unsettling methods into actionable intelligence for Lont's defense. (Chapters 27–57, 205, 297, 379, 432–433)

When the Elven war reaches Gladiolus, Jekyll reveals his Taotie form and joins William's charge. He swallows siege engines and their crews, draws concentrated fire away from allied troops, and uses Darkness Breath against the Elven army before retreating behind the walls. Later responsibilities remain similarly protective: he stays in Lont during its evacuation, leads veterans in a counterstrike on the Palace of Light, ignores lesser defenders to capture the assigned Heavenly Virtue, and withdraws through the Bifrost Bridge once the objective is secured. Special training under his father advances him to Demigod; the final blessing raises him again to Initial Pseudo-God, leaving him alive and active in the war for Hestia. (Chapters 474–486, 1232, 1290, 1331, 1451)

Skills, classes, and divinities

Taotie form and devouring

Jekyll can transform into a flying Taotie with an enormous suction force. By opening his mouth he devours people, monsters, and large Elven war machines, removing siege equipment from the battlefield while absorbing its crews. The form also releases a full-powered Breath of Darkness. His flight is explicitly time-limited, and sustained concentrated attacks injure him even when he continues the mission. (Chapters 474, 486)

Medicine, research, and interrogation

As a dentist and experimenter, Jekyll extracts Troll blood and produces regeneration potions potent enough to regrow the lost limbs of Hippogriffs. He appraises specimens and tests dosage rather than assuming that one formula works identically across species. He can also scan a captive's memories by force, an effective but painful intelligence technique. The corpus does not give these functions a formal System profession or state that all injuries can be regenerated. (Chapters 205, 379, 432–433)

Relationships

• William: Jekyll protects William's hometown, supplies him with regenerative medicine, and later fights under his command. His jokes about experimentation mask a reliable pattern of practical support. (Chapters 205, 297–379, 474–486, 1290–1331)
• James: Lont's lord and Jekyll's wartime commander. James trusts him with fortress defense and civilian relocation while remaining alert to his appetite for unusual beasts. (Chapters 297, 1232)
• Vlad: Jekyll's father and later trainer. Vlad's special instruction helps him break through to Demigod shortly before the final blessing advances him again. (Chapters 432, 1290, 1451)
• Celine: Jekyll works with Celine to investigate captured infiltrators and confirms Floyd's role through a forced memory scan. (Chapters 432–433)
• Owen: A fellow Lont veteran and field partner. Owen helps Jekyll's team locate and capture Cherry during the Palace of Light counterattack. (Chapters 1290, 1331)

Items

• Regeneration Potions: Jekyll manufactures these from Troll blood and distributes them to William. They can restore severed Hippogriff limbs when correctly dosed, but are consumable medical products rather than his source of combat power. (Chapters 205, 379)
• Dental and research tools: Jekyll's ordinary professional equipment supports his public work in Lont and his experiments. No singular generated artifact is assigned to him in the locked inventory. (Chapters 27, 205)

Mechanics and limitations

• Jekyll's Taotie flight lasts only for a limited period, forcing him to prioritize siege engines and retreat once his objective is complete. (Chapter 486)
• Devouring can remove enormous targets, but it does not make him immune to concentrated magic. Dragon Breath and other attacks injure him while he acts as the defenders' bait. (Chapter 486)
• His regeneration potions require Troll blood, preparation, and an appropriate dose. Their success on Hippogriffs does not establish universal recovery from every wound or divine injury. (Chapters 205, 379)
• Initial Pseudo-God is a late, blessing-assisted rank. Earlier Taotie feats occur below that level and should not be retroactively treated as Pseudo-God actions. (Chapters 1290, 1451)