Gryle

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Name	Mr Gryle
Race	Banshee
Age
Occupation	Hired Killer
Physical appearance	Tall sinster figure with a wide brimmed hat, what looks like a cloak, but was really his wings.
Residence	Ankh-Morpork
Death	Killed by Moist von Lipwig during a fight in the Ankh-Morpork Post Office, Ankh-Morpork, 200? UC
Parents
Relatives	reported to have ate his own grandma
Children
Marital Status
Appearances
Books	Book:Going Postal
Cameos

Mr Gryle was a Banshee - which was a surprise to all of Pratchett's readers as we'd all been told that Mr Ixolite was the Disc's last surviving one.

Gryle was discovered and used by Reacher Gilt to dispose of anyone who stood in his way. He was responsible for the death of both John Dearheart and Crispin Horsefry. As a banshee he could arrive from the air and leave very few clues for anyone to decipher. This includes that of smell: banshees have little tangible odour for a werewolf or other nasally-gifted creature to pick up.

Gryle seemed to wear a thick leathery cape, but that was just his wings tightly wrapped around him. The muscles in his chest are immensely tough, protecting as they do both his hearts.

An unlikeable character, he tells Stanley Howler that he "gnawed his grandmother's bones". He has very few needs in life, but he does have a passion for pigeons. This is his undoing, as the pigeons in Ankh-Morpork are practically septic: "dogturd burgers", in fact. This leads to him being not 100% prepared for his attack.

Actually, his real undoing is Stanley who, when confronted by Gryle, has one of his "Little Moments", which eventuates in Gryle being hit in the mouth by a sack of pins.

Gryle retreats into the Sorting Office, where he and Moist von Lipwig have a final showdown. Somehow, Gryle is inveigled into the Sorting Engine, whereupon he is Sorted. Well and truly.