Ca'rrion

CA'RRION

Real Name: Ca'rrion

Class: Demon

Occupation: Keeper of souls

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Hell

First Appearance: Demon III #35 (May, 1993)

Powers: Like all demons Ca’rrion was virtually immortal and possessed magical powers. He was a keeper of souls, but also an elderly demon prone to forgetfulness and falling asleep unexpectedly.

History: (Demon III #35) - Ca’rrion served Belial, an archduke of Hell as his keeper of souls. The demon Etrigan and his companions Harry Matthews, Lobo and Morax were on a quest to save Harry’s soul from Hell. Etrigan’s group met Belial, who was in possession of Harry’s soul, and he agreed to exchange it for his heart, which Etrigan had once ripped out and was being kept in the Impenetrable Fortress of Flynn. To assure Harry that his soul was fine he led the group to Ca’rrion’s room of souls, which were stored in bottles. Belial yelled at his servant for sleeping on the job, and Ca’rrion produced the bottle containing Harry’s soul so he could have a brief look at it.

(Demon III #38) - Etrigan and company returned from the Impenetrable Fortress with the Thing-That-Cannot-Die, who was the one who’d stolen Belial’s heart. The Thing got hungry and ate the heart, so Etrigan performed a spell from the Eternity Book to make a new one for Belial. Belial placed the new heart in his chest and grumbled about the loss of his old one, he said it was serviceable enough. Belial called for Ca’rrion, and reunited Harry with his soul, but Harry remained a seat cushion, and Belial admitted he lied when he said having his soul back would revert Harry to normal. Harry fumed while Belial, Etrigan, Lobo and Morax all laughed at him. Etrigan revealed the real reason he’d agreed to save Harry’s soul. He’d found a spell in the Eternity Book that would let a prince of Hell rule as overlord for one day a year if he returned a human soul without asking for a reward.

Comments: Created by Alan Grant & Rich Hedden.