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DanyelIshaq Al-Khawaja
"It's not the Holy Grail. Y-yes, I was born in Bethlehem... but that's just a coincidence. Important historical figures don't just come back from the dead."
Name: Ishaq Al-Khawaja
Appearance:
As pictured above, Ishaq is an older gentleman. With a bit more Greek and Semitic heritage than North African, he has lighter skin, made all the more paler due to his poor health. He is about 5'5" and is underweight, again, because of his health. Though he is capable of walking, he is often seen in a wheelchair, especially if he is recently recovering from use of his Noble Arm.
Age: 57
Nationality: Palestinian
Noble Arm Name & Appearance: Damush Shuhada (Blood of the Martyrs); Rank B
Noble Arm Abilities:
The Nation is Like One Body - Someone other than Ishaq can drink water from the cup, and become anointed. If the drinker dies, Ishaq vomits blood into the cup, and the drinker reappears next to Ishaq's side, physically restored to how they were the moment they drank from the cup. The amount of blood in the cup is proportional to the amount of blood that is drained from Ishaq's body, if the cup is 10% full, then 10% of Ishaq's blood is drained, even though the actual volumes differ greatly. Each resurrection drains 10% of Ishaq's blood. Ishaq becomes woozy if he's lost 20% of his blood, at 30% he is on the verge of losing consciousness, at 40% he's on death's door and going into shock. If he drops the cup and the contents spill, the effect ends and the drinker is no longer protected. Multiple people can drink from the cup, but the cost per resurrection is the same. Ishaq can be forced to continue to protect the drinker even after losing 40% of his blood if someone prevents the cup from spilling and ensures that the blood leaving his mouth enters the cup. Such a tactic may very well kill him.
Personality:
Weather-worn and contemplative, Ishaq knows that he will never live to see what he desires most; an end to the world's conflict. Still he strives to be a peacemaker, and sees himself as a bit of an ambassador, a mediator. To this end, he has studied various religions and languages, as well as ethics and philosophy in general, in an attempt to navigate the storm of ancient, modern, and novel mindsets and identities. He is soft-spoken and acquiescent, and often has difficulty speaking over people who are boisterous and adamant. He hopes that his tolerance and knowledge of people's beliefs and fears will allow him to negotiate successfully.
Likes:
- Spicy food
- Philosophy
- Classical music
- Children
Dislikes:
- Fanatics
- Ignorance
- Sour foods
- Dogs
Fears:
That the road to peace may compromise people's beliefs and souls.
Bio:
A Palestinian born in the Holy City of Bethlehem, Ishaq was raised living under the Israeli Occupation. Shell-shocked from random acts of violence from one-side, followed by disproportionate retaliation and forced evictions from the other, Ishaq and his family were displaced frequently from one occupied territory to another. Yet through it all, Ishaq was able to gain access to books, and in some instances, internet, and strove, as his parents directed him, to learn. He took to the sciences naturally, having a particular love for biology, and hoped to one day become a doctor, the kind of doctor who could save the lives that he saw lost on such a frequent basis. He wanted to be neutral, to aid Palestinian and Israeli alike, and prove that peace was possible. Yet as the world continued to destabilize, and Ishaq's Noble Arm manifested, he was dragged into terrorism. At first, his ability was used to allow suicide bombers 'second chances', allowing them to return after carrying out their ignoble deeds. But then, he became too valuable, and was reserved for protecting the lives of the leadership.His life was a whirlwind of pain and violence, and through no action of his own, Israel and Palestine united against greater external threats. The world that he had known had changed, and he had had no part in helping it along. So when Arms masters from both sides collaborated and planned on their defense he threw himself into the fray, offering his services, and receiving resources and knowledge in return. He was truly tested when Armageddon came, and the sky fell. He likes to believe that he had been integral in saving the human race, offering his blood so that more powerful Arms Masters could continue to attempt to destroy the meteor, even if they had to die multiple times to do it. Now he has joined Operation: Symbiosis, offering his services once again to a small force of Arms Masters in the hopes of using his remaining days to push towards lasting peace in the region.
Current Goal:
Ensure the success of Operation: Symbiosis, and finally bring lasting peace to the Middle East.
Military Rank: Captain (Medical)
