Monday, March 11, 2013

Bio: Ezra'el

 Ezra'el is the first female "Angel of Death" and Commander of Havoc-Corps, her original name is Alonna  bnt Mika'el, as she is the daughter of the archangel Mika'el (not introduced in the prologue).  She bested the son of the former "Angel of Death" Azra'el Mumeet, Mujahid ibn Mumeet, in all of the Havoc-Corps training and trials as well as defeating him after he insulted her saying it was not a woman's place to lead Havoc-Corps breaking tradition. She nearly killed him in a final challenge, but chose to spare his life opting instead to thrust her karambit-styled blade through his lower jaw up into his mouth, hooking his tongue.  Azra'el's son submitted and yielded and Ezra'el made him her 2nd in Command.  Mujahid ibn Mumeet has the utmost respect and loyalty toward her now and is secretly in love with her, which was part of the motivation for his insult.

   Ezra'el is 5'8" in height, extremely athletic, and built like a gymnist.  She is very strong for her size through years of conditioning and training, and her fighting style is very fluid with a combination of elements that resemble Indonesian and Afro-Brazilian fighting arts such as Penjak Silat and Capoeria.  She generally wields two khopesh-style short swords, as well as two Filipino karambit-style blades.  She is always modestly dressed, covered from head to toe, and her main outfit, like all of Havoc-Corps, is a special fabric composed of a spider-silk and high quality steel mesh blend that is bullet-proof and technologically advanced in its make-up outside of anything known in modern science. Her foot-wear is of similar make with a flexible high-quality steel sole in-laid with a unique, thin, rubber sole making her footsteps nearly inaudible when she walks.  She was born in Washington, D.C. but was taken by her father, along with her mother, at about age 4 to the continent of Africa and raised in the small, independent nation of South I'carlnoa located near the borders of Rwanda and the Republic of the Congo. She is very mission-oriented and focused and has proven to be one of the most deadliest angels of death in the history of the role.
 

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Character bio: Sijil

Sijil, who rescues Michael Floyd Beverly in the prologue, is known for carrying a special briefcase and unique business-style "cards." He always sports a white-silk tie and business-like attire.  He handles much affairs in the field as a special liaison on behalf of Jabril.  Not much else is known about him personally besides the fact he comes from Morocco and speaks several languages.  It is not known how he travels and seems to appear wherever called to, but there is no place he cannot get to or get inside of.  He is nearly as dangerous as Ezra'el in fighting, and actually turned down the post/billet 'Angel of Death' decades before Ezra'el assumed the position.  He has an uncanny sense of timing in fighting and is deceptively fast at the height of 5'11" with a slim, athletic build, hardly noticeable through the business attire he always wears.