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Lilibeth Blackthorne (Lil) was born near Mosul, Iraq. She was rescued the night before she was to marry her brother's best friend, and smuggled out of the country by [[Samuel Purdy|Sam Purdy]]. She was fostered and then adopted by Abigail and Leonard Purdy. | Lilibeth Blackthorne (Lil) was born near Mosul, Iraq. She was rescued the night before she was to marry her brother's best friend, and smuggled out of the country by [[Samuel Purdy|Sam Purdy]]. She was fostered and then adopted by Abigail and Leonard Purdy. | ||
Through Sam and their sister Susan's encouragement, Lil Purdy joined the Emergency Services Cadets. She enjoyed helping people for a change, and decided to pursue a career in health services. After a freshman year scandal that forced her to transfer to another university, she legally changed her name to Blackthorne. | Through Sam and their sister [[Susan Purdy|Susan]]'s encouragement, Lil Purdy joined the Emergency Services Cadets. She enjoyed helping people for a change, and decided to pursue a career in health services. After a [[Dating Your Brother|freshman year scandal]] that forced her to transfer to another university, she legally changed her name to Blackthorne. | ||
She has a strained relationship with her adoptive mother over this and many other things. Her mother would like her be dependent on her and stay a child, and she was never really either. She's always had a very independent streak, and growing up in a war-torn country meant she'd never really been a child. | She has a strained relationship with her adoptive mother over this and many other things. Her mother would like her be dependent on her and stay a child, and she was never really either. She's always had a very independent streak, and growing up in a war-torn country meant she'd never really been a child. | ||
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{{Character/Angel|name=Lilith|class=destroyer|special=give the evil eye or reflectively curse people projecting negativity. Also known as ''the peacock angel''|tenets=free will and personal accountability|summary=Lil is also known as Lilith, a destroyer archangel at least as old as Michael. Neither remembers a time when the other did not exist. It is thought God created them to be companions, but their relationship is more like that of irritable siblings. Also known as Tawûsî Melek (Kurdish: تاوسی مەلەک) ("the Peacock Angel" in English), she figures prominently in the Yazidi religion of her homeland. According to Yazidi tradition, before the rest of the world was created, she and other archangels were created, with her as the leader—or at least not bowing down to any of the other archangels. She is said to be an emination of God, similar to how Michael's name means "Who like God". | {{Character/Angel|name=Lilith|class=destroyer|special=give the evil eye or reflectively curse people projecting negativity. Also known as ''the peacock angel''|tenets=free will and personal accountability|summary=Lil is also known as '''Lilith''', a destroyer archangel at least as old as [[Michael Dougal|Michael]]. Neither remembers a time when the other did not exist. It is thought God created them to be companions, but their relationship is more like that of irritable siblings. Also known as Tawûsî Melek (Kurdish: تاوسی مەلەک) ("the Peacock Angel" in English), she figures prominently in the Yazidi religion of her homeland. According to Yazidi tradition, before the rest of the world was created, she and other archangels were created, with her as the leader—or at least not bowing down to any of the other archangels. She is said to be an emination of God, similar to how Michael's name means "Who like God". | ||
While plenty would put them against one another or make much about her refusal to bow to Michael (Adam), they mostly ignore each other and believe everyone to play an equal part in God's plan, whatever that may be. | While plenty would put them against one another or make much about her refusal to bow to Michael (Adam), they mostly ignore each other and believe everyone to play an equal part in God's plan, whatever that may be. | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 5 March 2023
Summary
Lilibeth Blackthorne (Lil) was born near Mosul, Iraq. She was rescued the night before she was to marry her brother's best friend, and smuggled out of the country by Sam Purdy. She was fostered and then adopted by Abigail and Leonard Purdy.
Through Sam and their sister Susan's encouragement, Lil Purdy joined the Emergency Services Cadets. She enjoyed helping people for a change, and decided to pursue a career in health services. After a freshman year scandal that forced her to transfer to another university, she legally changed her name to Blackthorne.
She has a strained relationship with her adoptive mother over this and many other things. Her mother would like her be dependent on her and stay a child, and she was never really either. She's always had a very independent streak, and growing up in a war-torn country meant she'd never really been a child.
