Dervish Grady
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Dervish Grady is a character from Darren Shans Demonata series. He is the uncle of Grubbs Grady, who is the protagonist of Lord Loss and Slawter. Dervish has appeared in three books so far. It is likely that he will appear in the 5th, Blood Beast.
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[edit] Family
The Grady family, whose name was changed from Garadex, was originally a clan called The MacGrigor living in Celtic Ireland. There was a terrible curse on them, which would turn people into Werewolfs. Due to the curse, they were thrown out of normal society and lived as outcasts.
[edit] The Curse
The curse on the MacGrigor was due to them breeding with lesser Demons when they first came to the land. They would chain up people who were transformed, instead of killing them as people did sixteen hundred years in the future. They did not know of a cure for the curse, as they had not yet contacted Lord Loss.
[edit] The Cure
A demon name Lord Loss offered to cure the curse on a member of the Grady family if other family member engaged in a competition. Two people had to fight Lord Loss - one would have to play a five board game of chess against him, while the other fought off two familiars. If either one failed, both challengers and the stricken teenager would be killed. If they won, the person who played chess would go to Lord Loss's universe and fight him there. The chances of winning were slim, but many went through with it and failed or won.
Although the fight with Lord Loss in his universe would only last a couple of hours, due to time working differently it could be weeks, years, or once, even decades until the fight ended in the human universes time. The person fighting would live in our world as a zombie, while their soul fought Lord Loss. If their soul lost, then the zombie would just die of old age, but if the soul won, then the body would be restored with the soul.
[edit] Close Relations
[edit] Cal Grady
His brother. Cal often came to see Dervish, though Sharon (his wife) refused to come. When he came once, he had an affair with a local woman, Emily Spleen. This resulted in the conception of Bill-E Spleen. Later, he battled for his daughter Grets life against Lord Loss.
[edit] Grubitsch Grady
Grubitsch is Cal's son. His mother was Sharon, so he was not the result of an affair. He is a magician in training, and has huge amounts of magic. He was adopted by Dervish, and lives with him. The name he uses is Grubbs, because his real name is so bad.
[edit] Bill-E Spleen
Bill-E is the son of Cal Grady and Emily Spleen. He never knew who his father was before his mother died, and suspects he is the son of Dervish. He is Grubbs's half brother and best friend. He has a lazy left eye. His real name is Billy, but he wants to change it to Bill-E and introduces himself by that name.
[edit] Gretelda Grady
Gretelda is Cal and Sharon's daughter. She was struck by the family curse, and her parents died trying to save her. Like Grubbs, she calls herself Gret due to the fact that her real name is terrible.
[edit] As a disciple
Dervish was first found by Shark, when he was trying to stop a demon coming through a window. Dervish saw Shark was in trouble, and ran to his aid, using magic to knock out the woman who was trying to open the window. He met Kernel Fleck when he was trying to stop a man summoning a demon at a punk rock concert. Kernel helped them locate the man, and from then on the saved most of the punks. He then took part of Beranabus's search for the Kah-Gash. He went with Kernel into the special chess board, and helped fight off demons until Kernel could figure out who the Demon Thief was.
[edit] Riches
Dervish has a vast amount of money. The Gradys amassed it over the years, and he has used it to purchase books on the occult and build a cellar from which to conduct his dealings with things not of this world.
[edit] House
His house is in Carcery Vale (Prounounced Carsherry). He bought an old place, and then did it up over the years until it was a mansion. His study is filled with books on the occult, and he has lots of bedrooms.
[edit] Cellar
The cellar is the most important part of the house. It is a cave built into the rock, with a locked entrance from outside and a hidden entrance from the wine cellar. He uses it when he needs to do deals with demons, such as curing people of the family curse (see above). This is why it is the only place in Carcery Vale that is not protected against demons.
[edit] Appearance
[edit] Lord Loss
Dervish first appears at the lunatic asylum. He shows Grubbs pictures of Lord Loss and his current favorite familiars and says he believes him. He then adopts Grubbs. Later battles for the soul of Bill-E Spleen, to stop him becoming a werewolf due to the family curse.
[edit] Demon Thief
Dervish is a punk who meets Kernel while trying to stop a demon summoner alongside Shark.
[edit] Slawter
Dervish is haunted by nightmares, and takes a job on a film set advising a director about her demon costumes. He then helps defend the humans after hell is unleashed within the town. His spikes are often floppy. He's very noble, and speaks like an adult, Even though he is young.
[edit] Close Friends
[edit] Meera Flame
Meera is a friend of Dervish's, who occasionally comes over. She constantly flirts with males just to annoy them. She is only friends with Dervish, probably because of Dervish's reluctance to ever have children. While Dervish was a zombie, she helped take care of Grubbs.
[edit] Shark
Shark is the person that introduces Dervish to the world of demons. When Dervish, Grubbs, Bill-E and Juni Swan are put to sleep by the demons they have a dream and he's there along with Sharmilla, and they mention Beranabus and Kernel Fleck.
[edit] Juni Swan
Juni Swan is Dervish's love interest. She appears in Slawter and mentions at the end that she has strong feelings for him. However, she kills one of the leaders of the massacre plot and leaves in the night, leaving a note saying she has to think about it and he shouldn't search for her.
| The Demonata | |
|---|---|
| Released Novels | Lord Loss · Demon Thief · Slawter · Bec |
| Upcoming Novels | Blood Beast · Demonata book 6 |
| Protagonists | Grubbs Grady · Kernel Fleck |
| Other Characters | Dervish Grady · Billy 'Bill-E' Spleen · List of characters from The Demonata |
| Demons | Lord Loss (character) · Artery (character) |
