Damael Symora

Damael Symora (IPA: /'dæ.maɪ.ɛl 'saɪ.mɒ.rə/, EnPR: DĂ-mī-ĕl SĪ-mŏ-rə) was a tealblood troll living on an unknown planet of the Alternian Empire some time before the Condesce's rise to power and Her Abstruse Calamity's self-imposed exile, and one of Zhalya Mearyn's past lives.

Etymology
"Damael" comes from a combination of Japanese "堕 " (da; lapse, degenerate, fall), as used in "堕天使 " (datenshi; "fallen angel") and a rearranging of the second half of Finnish "kuolema " (death). The choice of "mael" was further supported by its similar sonority to Samael, the angel of death in Judaism.

"Symora" comes from Welsh "cymorth " (help, assistance, aid, support, relief). Although "c" in Welsh is pronounced /k/, the initial was changed to an "s" for euphonic reasons.

The overal meaning of the name can therefore be understood as "fallen helper".

About
They were part of an anti-establishment mutual aid organisation that seeked to offer food and housing to lowbloods victims of natural disasters.

Their extended zodiac sign was Libiborn, Sign of the Finale, making them a potential Derse dreamer and Rage player.

They were culled by Imperial Drones during a forced building evacuation ordered by Zephra Mearyn.

The planet had become infested with unexplained occurences of what was ultimately called "Space Corruption". Its exact nature, or how Zephra created and controlled it remains a mystery. This rendered many areas (mainly subgrubs) uninhabitable, and was part of a plan to concentrate massive amounts of lowbloods in order to cull them. The goal of this plan remained unknown, and many speculate it may not be anything more than a display of power and cruelty from Zephra.

It is very likely that Zhalya's remembrance of that event is what led them to ditch their right to the Alternian throne and join Saenor Tulsim's underground rebel movement.

Quirk
Damael types in #008282 , like Terezi Pyrope. Their speech is very informal and laconic, sometimes even seeming disjointed.

They systematically use abbreviations, contractions, acronyms, etc. whenever they can: They do not use capitalisation nor periods, only commas, question marks, and exclamation marks.
 * for example → eg (exempli gratia);
 * that is to say → ie (id est);
 * because → bc;
 * to be honest → tbh;
 * doctor → dr;
 * see → cf (confer);
 * et caetera → etc.

They replace "a" with "@" as a shorthand writing form of the anarchist circle-A symbol.