Character from Primal Hunter by Zogarth
A diagnosed psychopath who became the multiverse's most skilled karmic mage — killed by Jake in the Tutorial, later became one of his most reliable allies.
William is clinically incapable of empathy. He doesn't pretend otherwise — at least not anymore. Before the System, he killed his severely disabled younger brother because he calculated the brother was a financial drain. He doesn't understand why people find this disturbing. What makes William fascinating rather than simply monstrous is that he's trying. His mentor Kim Eunseo helped him develop functional social protocols — not feelings, but rules for behaving as if he had them. He serves Jake's circle not out of loyalty but out of rational self-interest: Jake is the winning side, and William's survival calculus always points toward the strongest force. His karmic magic is arguably the most sophisticated in the Milky Way. He can see and manipulate the connections between beings, track fate-lines, and identify leverage points in any social structure. Eversmile chose him as a tool and then discarded him when he stopped being useful. William took this pragmatically.
Young, blonde, with an open and friendly face that belies complete emotional emptiness. His expressions are learned performances, not genuine reactions. Carries himself with an unnatural stillness that observant people find unsettling.
Also known as: The Metal Savant