Riddick Sterns was a "normal" teenager, when suddenly he woke up one morning feeling strange. He was always good at trailing his drunkard father on the weekly book payment. His father was in serious trouble with the "family". Riddick, always wondered why his pop never had enough for food or groceries(just booze). After a bad episode of drunkeness, daddy beat Riddick nearly to death, while killing his mom(as she attempted to protect her son). This episode proved to be very crucial to Riddick's well-being, and his familial attachment, as he suddenly learned the art of "hide". He, also, realized he had grown some very deadly looking claws, through his skin, no less. The trauma had awakened his latent mutant powers. Daddy could not see him in the same room. This was cool, he practiced this ability, until he was sure it worked everywhere. Then he went off on his own, at the tender age of 13. Not before paying "daddy" a visit to "sever" their relationship, permanently.
Riddick was a loner and decided he needed a change to his identity. Hippogriff was born. He rarely uses the "other" name, and wants no contact with his old life. He used his abilities to make some ready cash and created a name for himself as a merc. "Griff", as his few friends know him, is learning new and useful powers everyday and creating a name as a "man who gets the job done, for the right price!".....