Month: October 2020

Kena’an Kinnui (Inktober Day 6)

Posted on October 6, 2020 by eczarnik

Kena'an Kinnui is the pronoun.

Kena’an Kinnui is the pronoun among the parts of speech. He is a battlefield brawler who deals crippling blows with his large fists and concussive gloves. His maneuvers are based on the כני shoresh root and יכן shoresh family.

In many ways, Kinnui is a man of mystery who wears a balaclava and a spy camera. He works under many aliases, and he mimics his targets while manipulating them with weaponized speech.

While he associates with the Holy Tongue Society as a colleague, some members doubt his allegiance, given his vulgar, boorish nature. Only time will tell whether he is friend or foe…

 

Elisheva’ Sheëlah (Inktober Day 5)

Posted on October 5, 2020 by eczarnik

Elisheva' Sheëlah is the interrogative.

Elisheva’ Sheëlah represents the interrogative part of speech. She loves to sow confusion among her victims and fill their minds with doubt, thanks to her book of questions. She also is a pro interrogator with ties to the criminal underworld — and rumor has it, the real one!

With her pleading puppy-dog eyes, Sheëlah is a greedy girl who gets what she wants, often justifying her thievery as “borrowing.” Her large debts form an actual ball and chain around her ankle, but her rope skills make escape a quick climb away. A tamarisk branch rests in her question mark cap.

Will Sheëlah renounce her doubts, find faith and join the Holy Tongue Society?

Refesh Mispar (Inktober Day 4)

Posted on October 4, 2020 by eczarnik

Sappir Mispar is the numeral.

Refesh Mispar, the numeral of the Holy Tongue Society, finally gets an introduction due to Inktober!

Mispar is a core member of Ḥeleq and a renowned scholar with a insatiable thirst for the truth. His powers are based on the ספר shoresh root as well as its broader root family.

Unlike the other Society members, who are based on words, Mispar is based on numbers. He has an indirect way of attacking — he analyzes a target’s gematria number and then makes digital attacks to match that number.

Mispar lugs around a heavy bookbag to hold all his reference texts. He also uses giant sapphire shears to cleave his targets in twain. And despite his pride in his own brainpower, he is even more vain about his hair. Given his habit of telling long, boring tales, it’s not surprising that he’s unlucky with love…

Shalhevet Shelilah (Inktober Day 3)

Posted on October 3, 2020 by eczarnik

Shalhevet Shelilah is the negation.

Shalhevet Shelilah is the third character in our 2020 Inktober series. She represents the negation part of speech and will eventually be a second-tier character.

Shelilah is a boisterous contrarian who often thinks negatively, even to the point of making no sense. She wears “no” figuratively on her sleeve and literally on her shirt. Because she feels deprived, she loves to loot, pillage and steal. However, she’s had no luck finding shoes or clothes besides her loosely stitched ones. Her favorite weapons are chains.

Will Shelilah say “no” to chaos and destruction when she eventually meets the Holy Tongue Society? Or will she remain an opponent to the end?

Zimri Remez (Inktober Day 2)

Posted on October 2, 2020 by eczarnik

Zimri Remez is the demonstrative.

Zimri Remez is my Day 2 character for “Milhamah: Fighting Words” Inktober 2020!

Zimri represents the demonstrative part of speech. As such, he is a second-string member who’s an assistant to the pronoun, Kena’an Kinnui. Zimri thrives in mystery, communicating to his closest confidants through subtle winks and gestures.

Zimri’s shoresh family is זמר. He’s a musician at heart who loves to jam on his his chief weapon, a stoplight shawm instrument that sprays fluid that stinks like rotten eggs. He also loves to sing with his pet nightingale.

All in all, he’s a bacchanal figure with mountain goat horns, and he loves to eat off the vine and sleep under the stars. But in desperate times, will Shem ‘Etzem be willing to take a hint and form an alliance?