Akira

Name: From an old (and odd) anime called "Akira."

Look: A nephilim character sprite from "Exile 2." ( www.spiderwebsoftware.com )

Note: In my original story (that I did as a writing class "short story" assignment), the beginning events centered around him walking through a forest and meeting Katherine by chance. I never focused on age in that story, but he was relatively in his late teen years.

Thought of at age 16.

Katherine

Name: Totally decided at random. I thought it was a pretty name.

Look: A nephilim character sprite from "Exile 2."

Note: In my original story, I wanted to give off the idea that she was someone endowed with powerful magic that she couldn't exactly control, and that she was also looking for her sister, Alma. Also, her personality was MUCH less profane in that story.

Thought of at age 16.

Nigel

Name: From the Sega Genesis game "Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole." It's the main protagonist's name.

Look: A nephilim character sprite from "Exile 2."

Note: In my original story, he had randomly met Katherine at the same time Akira did. But for some reason that pertained to somewhere he felt he needed to go, he departed from them and went his own way (to a town) where he eventually met Monitor and Sheryl.

Thought at age 16.

Sheryl

Name: Totally random. I thought it sounded nice.

Look: A character sprite from "Exile 2" (I think...).

Note: In my original story (but only in the second half that I wrote for myself), she was a kind nephil that Nigel had known for several years. He met up with her at night in a town (the town's name came from the Exile series, but I forget which name I used >.>), where she held a deeply emotional conversation with him in a local inn, and later brought him to the town's church (which he felt he had no right to enter because of his dark past). Later events entailed a human woman's dead young daughter, who he chose to resurrect with an item he had (that I called a "Phoenix Down." XD).

Thought of at age 16.

Shila

Name: From a VERY old fantasy story book that was a compilation of many old fantasy stories. A female character in a particular story in that book was named "Shila Rani."

Look: So far, all I know is that the color of her scaled skin is mostly of "cool" colors (in terms of "color temperature").

Note: Her accent is, oddly enough, something I conjured up as a result of thinking of "artist stereotypes." She was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

Slade

Name: From the Sega Genesis game "Shining Force 2." It's the name of the anthro-rat thief who steals the Jewel of Evil (right name?) during the game's opening demo.

Look: Originally, he had a very tribal and exotic look like that of an iguana (being that he is a slith) and was very tall.

Note: In the second half of my original story, the four nephils meet him in a town (I forgot the name) where Katherine asks him if he can help her find her sister, Alma, where he suggests that they should visit the dragon named Motrax. Originally, he was a charismatic person who took a lightly flirtatious interest in Katherine (which would make Akira jealous).

Thought of at age 16.

Punk

Name: Thought up at random.

Look: So far, I only know that he has silver colored fur.

Note: He is a [rather odd] friend of Akira's. He was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

Monitor

Name: From general monitor lizards. =)

Look: Randomly thought up.

Note: In the first half of my original story, he was someone who had saved Nigel's life in sacrificing his own. I've forgotten both what the nature of the event was like as well as why it even happened. I think he "took a fired arrow to the heart" for him...

Thought of at age 16.

Linda

Name: A magic wielding enemy character in "Exile 2."

Look: Originally, "Exile 2." Loosely, "Meliadoul" from "Final Fantasy Tactics."

Note: In my original story, she was an enemy of Katherine who was hunting her down to kill her, but was killed herself at the beginning of the story when Katherine unexpectedly casted a spell called "Holy" on her. The original narration for that event - and the name of the spell - were both inspired by "Final Fantasy Tactics" (the original PSX one).

All thought of at age 16.

Viper (dialogue color undecided)


Name: From venomous snakes, and the general idea of a shrewd person.

Look: I often see him as a well-dressed slith.

Note: I only thought him up most recently, but I have a few small ideas about who he is, most of which pertain to the idea of a pathetic and narcissistic person who can't see his own errors in life. He was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

Motrax

Name: From "Exile 2."

Look: I thought it up at random. In Exile 2, he is a feral dragon. In my story, he is anthropomorphic.

Note: In the second half of my original story, he was an old, wise dragon who lived in a cave that, further inside, was concealed behind an illusionary wall that I conveyed would make small waves like water when Katherine - who could sense its true form - would touch it. Much of my inspiration for him came not from the Exile series, but from the "wise owl" in the Don Bluth film called "The Secret of Nimh."

Thought of at age 16.

Alma (dialogue color undecided)

Name: Inspired by "Final Fantasy Tactics." It's the name of Ramza Beoulve's little sister.

Look: I haven't made that yet.

Note: In the second half of my original story, she was the sister of Katherine who's mind and body had somehow become controlled by Asmodeus, causing her to slaughter an entire village of people. The scene that describes this massacre was unfinished, as that was where I had lost the inspiration to continue my story.

Thought of at age 16.

Hawthorne (dialogue color undecided)

Name: From Exile 2.

Look: I don't know...yet.

Note: Although he was a figurehead in my original story, I never wrote out a scene that involved him. I only wrote about him on the biography paper I turned in to my old writing teacher (that I included with the first half of my story. It wasn't a REQUIREMENT for the assignment, but I think it influenced the A+ grade she gave me on it. XD).

Thought of at age 16.

Nicholas/Triumph

Name: From the meaning behind that name, because "Nicholas" means "victory." I thought "Triumph" sounded better.

Look: Majorly from lions.

Note: He was not in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

Chanda/Passion

Name: I did a little research (in 2010) on a website that describes the meanings - among other things - behind names, and gave her that name because it means "passion." My choice of that name has nothing to do with the demon of the Hindu religion (because I never knew that the name "Chanda" had such a background until most recently).

Look: I thought of large wild cats when I thought of her appearance, majorly in the case of her amber eye color.

Note: She was not included in my original story, just as there was no inclusion of the nepharim race in that story.

Thought of at age 27.

Joy

Name: From the meaning behind that word.

Look: From albino big cats (she is a nephar like Nicholas and Chanda, and is covered in white fur).

Note: She will be a significant figurehead in my stories being that she holds a very important secret about herself. She was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

Retribution

Name: Because I like the vengeful emotions in that word.

Look: Mainly, from the look of "Super Saiyan 3 Goku," the look of the giant white "gear" (mecha) called "Xenogears" (in the PSX game of the same name), and Sonic the Hedgehog's super form, "Super Sonic."

Note: He was not in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

Savory

Name: Because I like the carnal, sensual applications of that word.

Look: Honestly, she is like a template for ANY visual description I might think up. When I think of her, I think of every color there is, every possible physical appearance, and every audible sound concievable.

Note: She was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

The Blessed Angel of Renewal

Name: From what such a name and title may imply.

Look: Completely original in that she is a large and ethereal being who's constantly shifting, physically implying appearance is ephemeral ("short lived from one moment to the next") in nature.

Note: She was not included in my original story, just as there were no divinely implying beings in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

The Cursed Angel of Misfortune

Name: From what such a name and title may imply.

Look: From thoughts of poisonous gases and general Luciferic imagery.

Note: I usually think of torturous themes of death when I think of him, but also, oddly enough, a passive, eerie kind of comfort. He was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

The Loathesome Angel of Insanity

Name: From what such a name and title may imply.

Look: I honestly don't have much of an idea of what she would look like, but I have vague images of some kind of twisted and organic structure in mind.

Note: She was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

The Insatiable Angel of Consumption

Name: From what such a name and title may imply.

Look: When I think of how he should look, I either get images of some huge and brutally implying predatory being OR images of some sort of smokey looking apparition that can make any extension of its body become physically manifest in whatever way seems most convenient to him in any given moment. This is similar to how I think the Cursed angel would look, but with more emphasis on physicality.

Note: He was not included in my original story, yet the horridly graphical events surrounding the massacre caused by Alma make me think of him. However, sometimes I think of moreso comfortable themes when thinking of him due to the personal issue I have always had with fearing the dark and that which is unseen.

Thought of at age 27.

Angel

Name: From unoriginality. XD

Look: Often, I see him as a large being with a misplaced sense of comfort that usually chooses to not only appear as he himself would want to appear, but also in ways that he believes wouldn't frighten someone else.

Note: When I think about his role in my story, I often think of a being that is very indecisive and often confused, regardless of his high standing. I also think of a being that wouldn't hesitate to accommodate someone else in the most bizarre ways, and only to bring them to their own comfort. He was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

Alema

Name: If I'm correct, I got her name from the idea "to know," unless the source I got it from was inaccurate.

Look: Often, I see her as looking like whatever it would take to captivate and/or seduce someone. Very sultry looks, most of which border on inappropriate.

Note: Originally, I just thought of her being a powerfully evil figure in my story. I don't often think of her role in things, outside of being generally evil and misleading. Still, I am very fond of the idea I have with her about being able to make someone's surroundings look like something totally illusionary yet dangerously potent (my "Malicious Flower Fields" concept). Also, I often think of there being a battle between her and Chanda. She was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

Nirvana

Name: From ideas of bliss and great pleasure.

Look: I usually see her as looking like something pleasant, but overbearing.

Note: Despite her name, I have it in mind to make her pertain to many evil things. Also, she is the being that the Blessed angel and the Cursed angel refer to as "Her Grace." She was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

Paradox

Name: From what that word means, and from the idea that a paradox renders its subject matter void.

Look: I often see him as some sort of large, black-feathered being with a dark aura around his body. I also see him in the same ways that I see the Cursed angel and the Insatiable angel, but only with more emphasis on physical manifestation, appearing as something powerfully implying.

Note: I often avoid the idea of including him in a story because of how powerfully implying he is. I want his role in my stories to be one that isn't so very necessitated until points in time where things are very detrimental. He was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

EXTRA NOTE: I often see the combined form of Nirvana and Paradox (simply called "Nirvana Paradox") as looking like an average sized being who posesses a daunting level of power.

Thought of at age 27.

Asmodeus (dialogue color undecided)

Name: From general (demonology?) mythology.

Look: I wouldn't know. Generally demonic?

Note: I want him to play a significant role in my stories being that he's "The god of Lust." He WAS included in my original story, but never directly expounded upon.

Thought of at age 16.

Salvation

Name: From the meaning behind that word.

Look: She is a goddess. I don't often think of how she should look...

Note: She is more of a "plot device" than anything in my story. However, I want things in my story to build up towards an epic battle: Her against Retribution and Savory. She was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

Enigma

Name: From the meaning behind that word.

Look: He is a god. I don't often think of how he should look.

Note: Perhaps more than Salvation, he [currently] plays a much more prominent role in my stories than she does. He was not included in my original story.

Thought of at age 27.

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I did not create the "nephilim" and "nepharim" species. [Some of] my characters in those species categories were made by the folks at www.spiderwebsoftware.com , and come from the old PC game called "Exile" ("Avernum" is the isometric remake of Exile).