Nergal
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Lilith’s demon father, once a sovereign among the Seven Lords of Irkalla. He organized countless near-apocalypses and campaigns of terror in his time, but now he mostly occupies himself playing mind games with the other vendors at the local farmers’ markets.
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- Falafel / Mint Chocolate Cookies
- Mojitos
- Starting Drama
- Museums
- Can shift and alter his form as he pleases—he’s a lot smaller and less spiny now than he was in his heyday, having childproofed himself for baby Lilith’s sake
- Has an unmistakable laugh that always comes across no matter which form he takes
- Likes tacky novelty clothing and accessories very much
- Was once wed to Ereshkigal, a fellow sovereign, but they parted ways in the middle ages after both grew thoroughly bored of the arrangement. They haven’t been in regular contact since the Howling.
Nergal has always considered himself something of a performer. He has a playful nature and a keen sense for the dramatic, constantly on the lookout for conflict and secrets hidden away. It delights him to no end to dig his claws into peoples’ doubts, insecurities, pet peeves—this, in his mind, is the truest way to know an individual. Still, for all his theatrics, Nergal isn’t relentlessly bombastic. He’s only continued to hone his mastery of passive aggression since retiring from full-time villainy, and rarely plays his cards all at once, instead preferring mind games that escalate over time.
This isn’t to say that Nergal is hard to be around. He’s very social and likes to worm in and out of as many groups as possible, so he makes efforts to endear himself to others nearly as often as he annoys them. Furthermore, Nergal is more sentimental than he’d like others to know; he compulsively hoards keepsakes and tends to strongly associate memories with his other senses. Given how old he is, any number of things can send him on a nostalgia trip, from a familiar melody to a specific color or scent. Anyone who happens to be in the vicinity when this occurs might well be treated to a vibrant (if not embellished) retelling of one of his many misadventures... Or they might not. Nergal has never been the most reliable creature.
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Bazi [ husband ]
“The best nemesis a demon lord could hope for,” Nergal always called him. Despite having openly flirted with him since the Bronze Age, Nergal was caught utterly unprepared when Bazi asked him out for drinks in 1863. He’s exceedingly pleased to call Bazi his husband now. Reminiscing on all they’ve been through never fails to get him feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.
Lilith [ daughter ]
Nergal has always shared a closer relationship with Lili than Bazi ever has. He insisted on teaching her about her demonic heritage from the start, but since he's lived among mortals for over 4,000 years, his archaic Irkallan language and history lessons served little use besides helping Nergal feel that sense of connection to other demons he’s lacked for so long. Selfish as this was, it did succeed.
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