In the days of
slavery a US cotton plantation was owned by the cruel Jacob Whitney. His
slaves used an ancient ritual with blood collected from themselves over 25
nights to forge a Blood Gem
created from the misery and sorrow of all the slaves. Later that night the
Gem was used to imprison the sole of Whitnet forever. Over the years the Gem
was protected by one family as it grew in power as it absorbed the dark
energy from its possessors. In time it fell into the hands of the latest
descendant who used it to become the mysterious sorcerer named Bloodwynd.
The Gem is actually another dimension that acts as the energy source for the
Gem's owner.Within that dimension exists the being Rott who is the combined evil and
darkness of all the Gems holders joined with the soul of Whitney and given a
diabolical form. Rott tired
to free himself from the dark dimension causing pain to Bloodwynd. When the
passing J'onn J'onzz
tried to help him the sorcerer pulled into the Gem. Rott then telepathically
forced J'onzz to take the form of Bloodwynd and impersonate him as a member
of the newly reformed Justice League
America. He remained as a mysterious member constantly arousing the
curiosity of Blue Beetle
II. The identity of J'onzz was revealed when the plans of Doctor Destiny caused
J'onzz to go up against a doppelganger of himself. The Blood Gem had become
bonded to J'onzz and it took the efforts of the Atom II and Ray II, who entered the other
dimension, to rescue the real Bloodwynd.
Once Rott was defeated Bloodwynd stayed as a member of the Justice League
America. Bloodwynd remained as a loner raising the criticism of his
teammates. He also withheld information from them about the nature of an
encounter that he had with the extra-dimensional being called Dreamslayer, who bid
Bloodwynd to join with him. Bloodwynd would not join him yet would not stand
against him. The reaction that he incurred from the League caused Bloodwynd
to question his membership of the League. When the Overmaster incident
occurred Bloodwynd did not get involved stating that he would not intervene
in the hand of fate. After that Bloodwynd distanced himself from the League
and has been little seen.
Recently Bloodwynd has been made a JLA Reserve Member, and has helped out
in the digested events. He has also surfaced from time to time at the
gatherings of Earth's mystical community.
