Gillecomgain

Gillecomgain was a man living in Scotland in the end of the 10th century and the beginning of the 11th century. He became the first Hunter.

History

Gillecomgain was once a young peasant boy tending his father's farm when he heard the animals in the barn making a racket. He rushed in to find out what was happening and discovered a lone gargoyle raiding the barn for food. She promptly slashed him across the face, permanently scarring him, and he vowed revenge against the gargoyle later known as Demona, and all of her race.

Gillecomgain and his father, Brigti, became allies of Constantine after he took the throne of Scotland. Constantine took a liking to Gillecomgain, mostly because of the passion with which Gillecomgain smashed sleeping gargoyles, so much so that Constantine made a mask for himself with three red slash marks across the front and back inspired by Gillecomgain's scars. At the battle of Rathveramoen, Brigti was killed by Brother Valmont's rain of fire arrows while fighting Findlaech. By the time Gillecomgain found his father's body, Demona had already cast the counterspell that made the arrows disappear, leaving Gillecomgain with the impression that Findlaech had killed his father.

Following Constantine's death, Gillecomgain took the mask with the three red slash marks for himself and invented the persona of "the Hunter" to conceal his identity as a professional killer. Gillecomgain made a name for himself as "the Hunter" by destroying gargoyles across Scotland. He came into the service of Prince Duncan as an assassin, and in 1020 was sent to kill Findlaech of Moray. As a reward, the prince awarded Gillecomgain high stewardship of Moray. Prince Duncan also arranged for Gillecomgain to marry Gruoch.

After the two were wed, the Prince asked Gillecomgain to murder Macbeth, but he refused and implied he would reveal Duncan's treachery. Duncan, enraged, sent Macbeth after Gillecomgain, revealing him as Findlaech's murderer. Macbeth sought out Gillcomegain at Castle Moray and the two battled. Demona, present at the urging of the Weird Sisters, discovered that Gillecomgain was the Hunter and threw him from the battlements. Gillecomgain, in a final vengeful attempt, tried to drag Demona to her death, but she was saved by Macbeth, and Gillecomgain fell to his death.

Appearances

*City of Stone, Part Two & Three - mentioned only