Month: October 2020

Nun (Inktober Day 11)

Posted on October 11, 2020 by eczarnik

Nun is the serpent fish who represents the 14th letter.

Nun is the serpent fish who is the embodiment the letter nun (נ), the 14th letter of the ‘Ivrit alphabet. He was initially one of the animals in the garden that Adam named, along with Gaml and Qop.

Based on the נון shoresh root, Nun not only represents fish but also posterity (particularly great-grandchildren). That’s why he bites on a pacifier while baby eels surround him. His candle-lit halo signifies enlightenment, and his rotting vestigal tail signifies degeneration. The paradox of the last two attributes are the hallmarks of this slippery eel who — tempting to say — appears to be more than he seems.

After Inktober I’ll turn Nun into vector art since he’ll appear in the next comic update. But for now, more B&W previews ahead!

Egron (Inktober Day 10)

Posted on October 10, 2020 by eczarnik

The Egron is a sentient lexicon.

The Egron might not be a walking dictionary, but it’s a sentient, floating lexicon!

Based on the אגר shoresh family, the Egron is a mammoth tome that contains its own bookcase and storage unit. Multiple padlocks and chains protect its collection of rare reading material.

The Egron follows around Arigah in the Oger Reservoir while she weaves scrapped speech balloons into the Holy Tongue Society’s equipment. Look forward to the Egron’s appearnace in “Milhamah: Fighting Words” Issue #3!

Zafar Zarf (Inktober Day 9)

Posted on October 9, 2020 by eczarnik

Ẓafar Ẓarf is the adverb.

Ẓafar Ẓarf is the adverb in “Milhamah: Fighting Words.”

(Ẓarf is different from the franchise other parts of speech characters. He’s the only main one who is based on an Arabic word and shoresh root, ظرف. In Hebrew the word for adverb is Teür, which is very similar to the word for adjective, Toär and wouldn’t have been as interesting.)

Anyway, Ẓarf’s nature comes from both his Arabic shoresh family and the transliterated Hebrew version, פצר. His body is a biomechanical construct that resembles molten metal, and he boasts his amalgamated identity with the puzzle tattoo on his chest . He also has the power of birds, allowing him to fly with metallic wings and slash enemies with razor talons. He can also make a bird call that’s as loud as a siren.

Ẓarf has a checkered past. He loves to craft jewelry, and he burglarizes his materials from Bavel’s suppliers, storing them in the bottomless containers he totes around. (Just don’t dare mock his man purse! ) He can break into and escape almost any confined space with his giant file weapon.

However, Ẓarf is no brute. He is known to be ingenious, polite and charming. And on top of that, he dreams of forming a rebellion that conquers and overthrows the Bavel Macrostructure.

Eventually Ẓarf will meet the Holy Tongue Society. But will they combine their efforts, and will the Society become the crucible that refines his rebellious nature?

Gedi reels ’em in! (Inktober Day 8)

Posted on October 8, 2020 by eczarnik

Gedi is a Bavel henchman.

Gedi is a member of the Bavel Macrostructure’s linguistic imperialism division, which in charge of dominating the nations. He represents Capricorn among the leadership’s zodiac identities (similar to Deli representing Aquarius).

As part goat and part fish, Gedi normally dwells in the riverbank region of Gadah. His powers come from the גדי shoresh root and its related shoresh family. And so it’s no surprise that he has a strong knack for fishing. He can summon large schools of fish to protect him, and he hooks targets with his fishing rod before filleting them.

Expect to see Gedi in “Milhamah: Fighting Words” Issue #3!

Maḥseyah Yaḥas (Inktober Day 7)

Posted on October 7, 2020 by eczarnik

Maḥseyah Yaḥas is the preposition.

Maḥseyah Yaḥas is the preposition part of speech in Milhamah: Fighting Words. His broom erodes targets using wind, and his shield protects against wind attacks. Keenly aware of his surroundings, he sweeps up pollution in his path while atop his donkey steed. As such, his moves come from the יחס shoresh root and the broader חיס shoresh family.

With a proud and haughty air, this quixotic character sees himself as a guardian, gatekeeper and protector of the weak. He rambles endlessly about his ancestral privileges and his duty to be fair and chivalrous (as he relatively sees it).

Yaḥas tries to do good and claims all of humanity as his relatives. But to some Holy Tongue Society members, he’s the relative they avoid at parties.