Biography of Niklas Graves

“To heal is to interfere with death. To understand it… is to know where healing ends and something else begins.”

In a dynasty built on power, war, and manipulation, Niklas Graves is the anomaly—the gentle blade, the quiet son. But beneath his stillness lies something stranger than rebellion: a mind seduced not by control, but by mystery. Born as the modern vessel of Ninazu, the Sumerian god of healing and the underworld, Niklas walks the thin boundary between life and death—not to serve it, but to study it, shape it, and, perhaps, surpass it.

To the world, he is a gifted doctor, a respected forensic pathologist, and the founder of Novogen Labs, a medical biotech empire known for its cutting-edge research. But behind the sterile walls of his laboratories, rumors bloom like mold—whispers of resurrection experiments, genetic immortality programs, and post-mortem enhancements. Some believe he’s a miracle worker. Others fear he’s becoming a necromancer with credentials.

Niklas is haunted by the duality of his lineage. His mother, Erica Ensharra (Ereshkigal), embraces death with dignity. His father, Nicholas Graves (Nergal), profits from it with ruthless precision. Niklas, however, dissects it—searching for the code beneath the corpse, the equation hidden in the autopsy. His idealism frustrates his sister Noelle (Nungal), who finds his compassion naïve. His introspection infuriates his brother Noctis (Namtar), who sees his softness as weakness. And yet, Antonia Ensharra, the family’s silent matriarch, watches him with cautious interest—perhaps sensing the one heir who might one day outthink even death itself.

In secret, Niklas has built a life outside the dynasty’s glare. He is married to Ivella Winther (Idun) of the Winther family—a sacred union known only to his mother and great-grandmother. Together, they’ve raised four children in the shadows of giants: Eira, Marek, Lilja, and Isen Winther-Graves—children born of starlight and silence.

Niklas doesn’t hunger for power. He hungers for truth. For the equation that defines mortality. For the key to the door all his ancestors walked through—but none ever returned.

He is the scalpel. The silence in the morgue. The son who doesn’t kill or conquer—but who may, one day, rewrite the fate of gods.

Positions held

Doctor
Forensic pathologist
CEO of Novogen Labs

Aliases of Niklas Graves

Titles of Niklas Graves