Rajesh Tripathi is a Rakshasa
Personality[]
As a result of the abuse he faced at the hands of his father, the guilt from mauling his maternal grandfather to death, and the torment he has faced from the Rakshasa Coven. Rajesh is paranoid, reserved, impulsive, and spiteful. He despises the Coven and wishes to only kill them.
History[]
Early 2000s[]
Rajesh is the son of Ambithab - an Indian banker - and Priya Tripathi - an Indian-Nepali ballet dancer. Rajesh lived with his Reeya Pariyar; Maternal grandmother in Nepal for several years after his abusive father refused to change his ways.
On his way home he was ambushed by the Rakshasa Coven and was mauled to death by a Rakshasa-Witch Hybrid. However, he was resurrected by the Rakshasa Spell shortly after. Rajesh proceeded to escape from the coven and managed to hide himself using his invisibility.
Rajesh would later go on to maul his grandfather to death as his first kill as a Rakshasa as he believed that Aarush somehow knew that he was Rakshasa and was refusing to let him in. Overcome with guilt in his actions he ran from home but was found by Yashvi Venkatesh a member of the Rakshasa Coven. She revealed that she orchestrated his death in order to induct him into the coven. However, Rajesh manages to escape.
2031[]
Rakshasa Coven Chapter[]
Rajesh met David in Salem and David quickly learnt that he was a Rakshasa and give him tips. David invited Rajesh to help him recover a piece of amber that belonged to an old Pine tree and got Rajesh to stand guard due to Rajesh not being able due needing invitation.
Annunciata Gaccione arrived at the request of Aries in order to acquire the amber but Rajesh managed to outsmart her by throwing it to Pádraig. Annunciata killed David before snapping Rajesh's neck and taking him to an abandoned location. Rajesh is tortured by Yashvi and Anika for defying the induction.
David managed to rescue Rajesh by snapping the necks of both Anika and Yashvi, and met up with Padraig. Padraig informed David that Olga was missing as Rajesh complained that he was hungry. David gave him a Vampire's heart allowing Rajesh to feast on it while David tells him that a Vampire's heart will only sustain Rajesh for 2 days.
David informed Rajesh of Angelo's attack prompting Rajesh to try to go to him but Jerick stopped him.
David, Rajesh, Padraig, and Jerick met up with Gemini-One at Gemini's residence and she told the four that Olga was taken along with Aethelwulf and a number of other people.
Rajesh was contacted later to get some blood bags for Olga which he agreed to steal.
Rajesh proceeded to use his abilities to steal some brass from Salem's museum and melted them down into brass stakes, brass arrowheads, and brass knives. Rajesh was attacked by Rakshasa but he managed to stake the Rakshasa with one of his brass stakes. Unwilling to face his hunger again - he proceeded to consume the Rakshasa's liver before being stopped by the Hybrid that killed him. The Hybrid scolded him for feasting on a Rakshasa as Rajesh immediately became sick and weakened.
Jerick managed to arrive on time and decapitated the Hybrid with one of Rajesh's brass knives. Rajesh got a Salem witch to use a locator spell on Angelo and tracked him headed towards a construction yard. Angelo attempted to maul Æthelwulf but his abilities as an Original Vampire protected him before impaling Angelo with a brass nail
Rajesh, Jerick, and Olga are summoned by Gemini-One and revealed that Pádraig was killed by Yashvi and the Rakshasa Coven. They distraught by his death while Olga asks where David is. Rajesh attempted to go after him but Jerick stopped him.
Powers and Abilities[]
Rajesh has the standard abilities of a Rakshasa.
Weaknesses[]
Rajesh has the typical weakenesses of a Rakshasa.
Relationships[]
- Yashvi Venkatesh (enemies)
- Anika Bhavsar (enemies)
- Annunciata Gaccione (enemies)
- David Phoenix (friends)
- Jerick (friends)
- Gemini (friends)