#domah

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⚔(the emoji didnt load for me) for Dom ah and newt

Domah tended to prefer battle axes in a fight but through instinct and his father's training he was fairly verse in most weapons. Today, he and Newt each had a dagger. He had reach on the smaller being though he had fewer options if Newt stayed low. Especially since he didn't want to seriously hurt his... what was Newt to him at this point? Ah, well not the time for that thought.

"Lets see what you can do little Newt

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🌿 for domah and newt

Kissing under mistletoe had not been a long standing tradition. So Domah hadn't been thinking about it until Newt had pointed out the sprig of foreign foliage above them. But he liked the little tradition, and picked up Newt to press a kiss to the other fire spirit's lips.

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Doomah's people, tell us about them, what made them, are they half gods or full, what are they like when ruling their followers?

Domah in my story verse is a Nephil (plural Nephilim). Which basically means that his position is somewhere between a demigod and a half-angel. He lived originally before the Flood (biblical or otherwise, a lot of cultures have Flood Myths), and my original plan for him was that a number of his people would reincarnate into different human bodies throughout history until modern times. Now instead I'm focusing on that first life 10k+ years ago.

It's basically at the point in our own history that humans would have been doing small scale food cultivation but were still mostly in migratory groups as hunter-gatherers. With the Nephilim's fathers and the Nephilim themselves, this would have been sped quite a bit to people having knowledge of things that would have naturally shown up later.

Not all Nephilim were interested in ruling humans, and not all those who did were kind rulers. Domah and his allies would have been ... the kindest but they also each had their quirks about what "kindness" or "mercy" might look like.

The Nephilim were also often gifted with skills or knowledge based on their father's. Domah for example had an intuitive grasp of chemistry, especially that of metallurgy. One of his friends, Bebriel, understood both what we'd now call astronomy and astrology, in the sense that he'd know the actual physical realities of the cosmos but also what signs to look for in the sky regarding the timing of magic and rituals.

Credit where credit is due, many of the names for characters are taken from or based on names found in the Book of Enoch, and therefor come from Jewish sources (tho all translated into English). Bebriel is the only one that has an uncertain origin and I cannot find the list again that suggested the name or gave me the basic idea for his character. I also like the term Nephil(im) for the species because it does have some understanding behind it in reading circles, while still being less generic than either demigod or half angel.

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❝ take pride, you’ll have stories to tell when your wounds become scars. ❞ newt to dooma

"I have stories to tell now. It won't be long for me to heal from this," Domah said, features softening slightly. "But perhaps some rest IS in order."

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How do you come up with back stories for characters not in the ftc like o nami and domah?

I have a general idea of how the character is and try to figure out some basic stuff about the kind of life they had up to this point and it kinda just goes back and forth. Honestly, it's about the same as I've done with my trolls.

Specifically for those two, O Nami was supposed to be a very young youkai, so most of her experiences were as a cat but she's had a few years to practice acting like a human. Meanwhile, Domah has a LOT of backstory, before I even count in any reincarnations he's gone through in world. By modern times, he's pretty tired of gestures vaguely at everything

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Island getaway package for newt and doomah

Domah had been mildly surprised when the little fire spirit suggested visiting a village on the sea. But Bebriel had brought up a city in his lands between the ocean and a (mostly dormant) volcano that had hot springs and some lovely views from the air.

“A vacation is in order,” Domah said with a grin. “Lets go. I’m sure we’ll be treated with hospitality, especially in the lands of a friend.”

Flying would be the fastest route but even Domah could only carry so much on him in the air, so he packed light. Newt had little in any case, but Domah made sure Newt brought his favorite cloak and some other clothing that had been made for him.

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🤫💬 - Domah to Nori

“Reincarnation’s real.”

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Follow up question - what makes him so familiar?

"Shit from early on is really vague and foggy. But something about him sets off my fight or flight reflexes. And that says something. Again, don't know his deal."