Grimm Guide

"It shall not be death, but a sleep of a hundred years, into which the princess shall fall." -
Briar Rose

Briar Rose is a version of Sleeping Beauty written by the Brothers Grimm. In it, a princess
is placed under a horrible enchantment: when she pricks her hand on a spindle, she will
die. But a fairy partially reverses the curse, proclaiming that the princess will instead fall
into a deep sleep for 100 years and be awoken by a king's son. When the princess is 15,
she chances upon an old woman who is spinning in a tower. The princess asks to try the
unfamiliar task and the inevitable happens: the curse is fulfilled.

Juliette is put under the spell by Adalind, but is put into this deep sleep at the scratch of
her cat instead of the prick of a spindle. The question is... who is the prince whose kiss
will wake Juliette from her slumber?

Wildermann are Bigfoot-type Wesen. Normally friendly creatures, Wildermann are
smart loners who enjoy nature and activities such as campfires, hiking and camping.

"He stripped off his skin and tossed it into the fire and he was in human form again." -
Hans the Hedgehog

"Hans the Hedgehog" is a Brothers Grimm tale of a half man, half hedgehog. When the
creature comes to the aid of a king lost in the woods, the king agrees to give him
anything he desires for his aid. The hedgehog asks for his daughter's hand in marriage.
When the King agrees but then deceives the hedgehog, the hedgehog captures the
daughter and returns her to the king pierced and bleeding from his spikes. The king
reads his threat and finally concedes, and the hedgehog promises never to harm his
daughter again. On his wedding night, the hedgehog takes off his skin and burns it,
revealing a handsome young man underneath.

Like Hans the Hedgehog, the Wildermann Larry in the story is seriously misunderstood
because he's not like everyone else, and is uncontrollably stuck in a state of half man,
half beast. His violence is uncontrollable, and the damage he does is a consequence of
his circumstances rather than his intentions. But while the hedgehog is able to remove
his spikes and show his true "inner beauty" if you will, Larry is unable to overcome his
obstacles and remains a prisoner of his duality until death.