Since we have posted pictures of Shemihazah, here is a reminder about his character:
As a Seraph, Shemihazah is the leader of those that chose to abandon their posts in the heavenly realm and come to earth to enjoy the physical pleasures that it offered. Unlike most of the common angels, he has six wings, instead of two, and the head of a silver and white eagle.
After it is decided that he and his companions will go to earth, he teaches mankind the magical arts (i.e. how to call upon the services of fallen angels withing the spiritual realm). He still maintains his authority as the lead angel after they settle into Eden, but his sway weakens as time progresses.
After their encounter with man, Shemihazah morphed his eagle head into that similar to his human looking brothers. He also exchanged his angelic clothing for elaborate robes. However, he still keeps his staff from the heavenly realms, since it helps him to maintain and magnify his angelic powers.
Shemihazah is a nice bad guy. He takes his role as leader seriously. He does not have quite the open animosity toward humans that some of the other angels do. Nor does he openly consort with Halel. He is also a wise and calculating angel. Although he does not posses a quick temper, when he is angered, his wrath can be quite painful.
29 November 2013
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14 November 2013
Book Teaser Chapter 1
The mists fell as day morphed into the evening, and the full array of the heavens came into view. A strong, cool wind began to snake its way rapidly through the avenues and down the narrow alleyways. The torches on the posts lining the streets flickered under its influence, barely keeping lit during the stronger gusts.
A tall figure clothed in thick, flowing, white robes with a hood that concealed his eyes materialized from the shadows of the western gate. His face was smooth and youthful, his figure sleek and fit. He paused after stepping into the light of a torch positioned at the entrance gate and looked toward the great hill that was the central point of the city. Along the side of the mount were small lights moving as if giant fireflies were positioning themselves on its western face. The robed figure began to walk down the boulevard that would take him to the heart of the city encircling the hill.
He lingered as others dressed in thin, flaxen, grayish robes came out of a limestone building on the right. One of them carried a small lamp in her hand. As they stepped into the lane, an especially strong burst of wind rushed down the street, blowing the door shut, causing the lantern to swing precariously, and whipping their clothes frantically around their delicate bodies. He watched as one of the men grabbed the hood of a small boy’s robe and pulled it closer around his head. Then, looking at the woman next to him, the man spoke, “It seems there is a strong wind tonight. Be sure to shield the lamp so it doesn’t go out.”
A tall figure clothed in thick, flowing, white robes with a hood that concealed his eyes materialized from the shadows of the western gate. His face was smooth and youthful, his figure sleek and fit. He paused after stepping into the light of a torch positioned at the entrance gate and looked toward the great hill that was the central point of the city. Along the side of the mount were small lights moving as if giant fireflies were positioning themselves on its western face. The robed figure began to walk down the boulevard that would take him to the heart of the city encircling the hill.
He lingered as others dressed in thin, flaxen, grayish robes came out of a limestone building on the right. One of them carried a small lamp in her hand. As they stepped into the lane, an especially strong burst of wind rushed down the street, blowing the door shut, causing the lantern to swing precariously, and whipping their clothes frantically around their delicate bodies. He watched as one of the men grabbed the hood of a small boy’s robe and pulled it closer around his head. Then, looking at the woman next to him, the man spoke, “It seems there is a strong wind tonight. Be sure to shield the lamp so it doesn’t go out.”
11 November 2013
The meshing of all creation
Since this book follows the timeline laid out in Genesis, the earth is only thousands of years old. Animals, plants and insects that were supposedly separated by large time frames of billions of years exist together at one time along with mankind.
However, animals themselves are not straightforward though. For one, many of the animal sub-kinds do not exist in this book. For instance, there are no zebras (only horses) or tigers (only saber-toothed tigers or gurmidnum as they are called), but there are animals that would have had the genetic coding that would eventually lead to such derivative creatures.
The "original" creations of the Garden were complete with Genetic coding to create every sub-kind in it's group. For example, there is a type of cow that contains genetic coding for a variety of sizes and colors. With man's help breeding and on there own, this type eventually crates a multitude of bovine sub-kinds (cows, oxen, sabu, etc.) The same pertains to dinosaurs, insects, vegetation, sea creatures, and all other land mammals.
In dealing with the issue of naming animals, many that have similar descendants that live today take the name of today's animals. For those that are extinct, like dinosaurs, there names are created using the ancient Sumerian language. We wanted to pick older languages for creatures that were closer to dinosaurs ( like sabre toothed tigers) but pre-cursor animals that are similar to the creatures of today (like the horses we use in the book) are called by today's names. The plant world is similar. Common plants use today's words while extinct, and less common plants use the Sumerian language for their names.
In dealing with the time frame of this story, animals have already begun to form sub-kinds and chose certain areas to roam.
However, animals themselves are not straightforward though. For one, many of the animal sub-kinds do not exist in this book. For instance, there are no zebras (only horses) or tigers (only saber-toothed tigers or gurmidnum as they are called), but there are animals that would have had the genetic coding that would eventually lead to such derivative creatures.
The "original" creations of the Garden were complete with Genetic coding to create every sub-kind in it's group. For example, there is a type of cow that contains genetic coding for a variety of sizes and colors. With man's help breeding and on there own, this type eventually crates a multitude of bovine sub-kinds (cows, oxen, sabu, etc.) The same pertains to dinosaurs, insects, vegetation, sea creatures, and all other land mammals.
In dealing with the issue of naming animals, many that have similar descendants that live today take the name of today's animals. For those that are extinct, like dinosaurs, there names are created using the ancient Sumerian language. We wanted to pick older languages for creatures that were closer to dinosaurs ( like sabre toothed tigers) but pre-cursor animals that are similar to the creatures of today (like the horses we use in the book) are called by today's names. The plant world is similar. Common plants use today's words while extinct, and less common plants use the Sumerian language for their names.
In dealing with the time frame of this story, animals have already begun to form sub-kinds and chose certain areas to roam.
05 November 2013
The Original Creation
The world called "Eden" was very different from the world today. It was a single continent surrounded by a great sea and was watered by rivers and streams that flowed across it and underneath it. It was very lush and mostly untamed, consisting of large thick forests, vast plains, and mostly low lying mountain ranges. Even though the world itself was known as Eden, it was only a small territory that mankind dwells in. The rest of the land was never explored due to great amount of okale (or the corrupt creation that turned to devouring flesh instead of vegetation). It was also the vast untamed land where the behemoth (herbivore dinosaurs) roamed, though a few areas of Eden are mating and feeding areas for these great beasts of the field.
Many things within the pre-diluvial world grew larger and lived longer due to the higher oxygen level and water vapor barrier that blocked the damaging rays of the sun. In this world, there was no blistering sun, except in the accursed land of the Dudail, and no great fluctuations in temperatures. It was the ideal world to live in, where the average lifespan for mankind was between 800yrs - 1000yrs. It never rained because the purity of the air, but it was heavily watered due to the evening mists that lingered till mid-morning.
Many things within the pre-diluvial world grew larger and lived longer due to the higher oxygen level and water vapor barrier that blocked the damaging rays of the sun. In this world, there was no blistering sun, except in the accursed land of the Dudail, and no great fluctuations in temperatures. It was the ideal world to live in, where the average lifespan for mankind was between 800yrs - 1000yrs. It never rained because the purity of the air, but it was heavily watered due to the evening mists that lingered till mid-morning.
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