#aharceot

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The Datéyshal word for "sun", 'humsha (/ɦʉm.ʃɑ/), literally breaks down to "god-star / star of a god" ('hum = star, sha = god).

The people of Harenocus have known for ages that their Sun is physically the same type of object as all the other stars in the sky, hence the lack of an entirely separate word. What makes it special is that, as the host of a life-bearing planet, it was assigned its own god by the highest celestial deities. Thus, "star of a god".

The name of the demigod Aharceot / the Sunhound, as you can see, does not actually contain any variation on "'hum/sha". "Ahar" (/ɑ.hɑɹ/) is in reference to the name of the Sun God Aharyy (/ɑ.hɑ.ɹij/), as a show of her devotion to him. It means nothing on its own. "Ceot" (/ki.ɒt/) means "hound", and is a holdover from a long-extinct language as dogs themselves are extinct in the current period. Her name literally translates to "Ahar(yy)-hound", with "Ahar" being meta-translated to "Sun" for simplicity's sake.

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if only I were a birding dog…

👆 A common wish of the Hellhound.

I got tired of redoing this, so have it as it is.

Pasted alt text under the cut:

[Image description: A digital art piece of the Hellhound, a doglike monster with mostly bare pale skin and a brush of bright yellow fur running down her spine. She has climbed to the top of an unseen wall, but is now frozen with one paw raised, her ears pinned back, and an expression of "not this again". Behind and above her, a huge hawk-creature is swooping in to grab at her, only one outstretched leg visible. End ID.]

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The Hellhound of Harenocus

The Hellhound (also known as the Divine Sighthound) is a rather unsettling demigod. Befitting her title and appearance, she acts as a hunting dog for the gods, chasing down anything and anyone that threatens the integrity of their universe.

Uniquely among demigods, she can freely rip through the veils separating dimensions, allowing her to travel wherever she likes whenever she likes. This makes her job very easy.

Her eye-straining CMYK-esque palette is a point of intimidation. She doesn’t need stealth once she’s torn through into the mortal world. If you can see her, you’re already screwed.

More lore under the cut:

In Harenocus, “demigod” refers to former mortals who have been granted immortality and limited divine powers by a true god. Yes, the Hellhound was once human, though any details have long, LONG been lost to time. She… may or may not actually remember herself.

Her “coworker”, the Heavenhawk, is often sent to tail her on missions to keep her from getting too carried away. She is fully aware of this and resents it.

She has a humanoid form (albeit with a doglike head still).

Can’t stand hot weather.

She has a long tail, and her fur goes all the way down her back to its tip. Here’s a picture of a full-body design (head shape and claw / tooth colour are outdated, but whatever)

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Aharceot doodle, specifically illustrating a moment I recently wrote in TMotAS. Gee, Aharceot, I wonder why people might think you’d do that… truly a mystery for the ages (/s).

A “light pen” is a religious thing used for praying to Aharyy (the Sun God). As the name suggests, it’s basically one of those pens with the built-in lights, minus the actual pen part. (I’ll probably rename it next draft.)

[Image description: A pencil drawing of a being with a humanoid body and long-snouted doglike head, shown from the shoulders up. She is leaning forward with a long-suffering expression, saying “I don’t bite the hand that holds the light pen.” End ID.]

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Worldbuilding fact of the day: Aharyy granted Aharceot and Seganvel the ability to be unbothered by the Sun's light, up to and including being immune to damage from staring at the Sun, when he made them his emissaries.

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[Image description: A traced meme drawing of a doglike monster with mostly bare pale skin, a bright yellow mane, bright blue eyes, and magenta teeth poking her head out of a rip in space. Clenched in her teeth is a yellow-white katana-like sword. A text box in the upper right reads: *teleports behind you* Nothing personal, kid. End ID.]

Yes, another Aharceot meme. Yes, another meme specifically about her intro in the story.

I think it’s because her modus operandi is so terrifying that I feel compelled to joke about it.

Original picture under the cut:

[Image description: A photo of a Shiba Inu holding a katana in its mouth with the same text box. End ID.]

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[Image description: A fake screenshot following the “wrong. X attack” meme. It is a post from a user called AharyysDog (display name: sun with face emoji, yellow heart emoji, praying hands with light skin emoji). Her profile picture is a grinning doglike monster with a bright yellow mane over otherwise bare skin and bright blue eyes. Text reads: “I bought myself a birthday gift!” wrong. Divine Sighthound attack (all caps) (bunch of wolf emojis) End ID.]

New, more lore-accurate version of a meme edit featuring Aharceot that I made a while back. She is a surprisingly memeable character — I have another one in the works.

The use of “birthday” instead of “birth-night” is intentional, btw.

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The Hands of the Sun on Earth 🐕🌞🦅

A symbolic picture of Aharyy, the God of the Harenocan Sun, with his two demigod emissaries: Aharceot, the Sunhound, and Seganvel, the Heavenhawk.

[Image description: A digital art piece showing two animal-like entities facing each other underneath a stylized yellow-white sun. The sun has a serpent / dragon-like figure curled inside it, with six pairs of long thin spikes protruding from his head to match the twelve rays of the sun. The creature on the left resembles a mostly hairless borzoi with blue eyes, prick ears, and a bright yellow mane and tail brush. She is laying down with her front legs stretched out and tail curled around. The creature on the right resembles a black-and-white hawk with yellow eyes, and is standing with her wings folded. End ID.]