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Jan. 16th, 2012 02:37 pmPersonal history: [Babylon originally had no mother or father figure during his initial stages as a small town. However he had quickly grown into a large, rich and prosperous city-state under the Akkadian empire that would eventually fall. However at this time not much had happened outside of accumulating large amounts of wealth. The only thing that seemed to mark this period was Babylon’s discovery of the neighboring kingdoms that had also made up the Akkadian empire.
After the fall of the Akkadian empire he had he had begun going through what could be called teenage growing pains, also known as the Amorite period. At this point in his life Marduk had found himself under the rule of Hammurabi, who would later on bring about a period of massive expansion and prosperity that would cause Marduk’s growing pains. Still, this period had marked more than just a period of unprecedented growth and expansion. It had also marked the beginnings of Babylon’s venture into adulthood. Because of how much he had grown in such a short period of time and his own rise in maturity that had also marked the creation of the Code of Hammurabi. Still despite his constant growing during this time period, Marduk had found little to no friends after having conquered and eradicated most of his neighbors, but had still spent most of his time looking towards the other nations of the world. Being mostly shut in for most of his life and focused primarily on his own area of influence, Babylon had begun to grow curious as to what the rest of the world was like.
It was because of his curiosity that he had begun to show signs of somewhat obsession for anything that was foreign, mostly the things that he had found himself buying from his Western-most neighbors. However, despite his interest in foreign goods, which he had surrounded himself with, Marduk was quick to wall himself up behind near impregnable defenses; shutting himself in after the loss of Hammurabi. But despite any and all precautions that Marduk had taken with defending himself from any outside forces it still would not be enough to hold back the nation of the Hittites from sacking and destroying his home.
It was after this invasion that Marduk had officially entered a period of terminal depression, the length of which he himself is not entirely certain. During this time he had refused to eat, read, write or even sleep, opting instead to eat on little scraps and only found sleep when he had passed out from sheer exhaustion. Still he had continued to exist during and after his personal depression.
After his depression his kingdom had began to shrink under a state of almost constant fighting with his neighbors. He had little to no strength left after his ordeal and was an easy target for his northern neighbor, Assyria. Ironically it was also because of the Assyrian conquest that he grew to new proportions for the next few hundred years. And while during this period of time he had grown to become a great power once more, becoming a rather prominent figure in his area of influence. For the next few centuries of Assyrian rule Babylon seemed as though he had regained his former glory. Finally, coming out of his deep depression and enjoying the riches that he had accumulated over the years of Assyrian rule. And whenever he had acted up, the state of Assyria would always placate him with mounds of gifts and lavish him with attention.
However, this time of wealth would soon be over. Eventually the last of the Assyrian kings passed away, dividing the empire up between his sons and throwing the kingdom into chaos. Deciding that he had had enough of being ruled by a foreign state, Babylon took advantage of the chaos of civil war in order to escape the clutches of Assyria and regain control of the empire. Eventually, after seven long years of fighting, Marduk was finally able to fight off the Assyrians and found himself under the rule of Nebuchanezzer II. Under his rule Babylon finally regained the full glory that he had once had. Growing to conquer most of the Middle East once more and invading Aegyptus, whom he had shared a small rivalry with.
During this time he had grown to become extremely strong and was able to enjoy the life of what could be considered a rich playboy. He had almost anything he could ever want and more, people had practically worshiped him and he grew to feel untouchable, and was also viewed as such. But like all good things, this period of his life eventually came to a close.
Persia eventually invaded Babylon, taking control of the empire and eventually led to Marduk, once again, experiencing a failing physical and mental health. Over the next few years Babylon would be traded amongst the other nations of the time and be treated as though he were a prize to be had. And while this certainly helped keep his ego up, Babylon continued to fight back until losing his strength entirely when Rome eventually took control.
By the time the Roman empire had stretched into what was once Babylonia it was too late. The ancient Akkadian city-state was almost no more and the two would never officially meet each other except in passing. Over the years Marduk’s people had begun to abandon him. His once great city was reverting into nothing more than a pile of ruins. A skeleton of what once was. As for Babylon himself, his body eventually began to whither away from neglect until the last of his people eventually left him for dead and the Islamic Arabians completely destroyed him around the seventh century AD.
However, luckily for Marduk the knowledge of his culture and history endured, keeping his spirit strong. And over the course of time he had kept a close eye on the world, finding all of the changes that had taken place to be rather fascinating. At times he may even visit the Earth in order to experience the happenings first hand.]
Personality: [Babylon can be considered to be a rich pretty boy. Over the years he had grown to care greatly about how he looked, even during his times of depression. At times he may even appear very effeminate with both his looks and how he carried himself. This is mostly due to how he looks and the massive amounts of treasure and goods that he had received during his time alive. He could often be seen wearing gold, bronze and his favorite, lapis lazuli jewelry.
Despite his rather feminine ways, he still acts and talks as a man when he feels like it. Having grown up around various great men (all with amazing beards), he could be, surprisingly masculine at times. He usually just describes himself as being a pretty-boy that loves shiny things. And he doesn’t see anything wrong with that either. Although if you do call him a girl or woman you may either get on his bad side or just amuse him, depending on the situation. As, even though he does look like one, he does not want to be identified as one.
In addition to being a self-proclaimed pretty boy, Babylon can be extremely vain and prideful at times. Do to his former status as being the “Jewel of the world”. It has allowed for him to grow a considerably huge ego. It doesn’t help matters much that he is still viewed by the world as being one of the greatest civilizations of the ancient world, and had also helped influence stories within the bible and all forms of Christianity. At times his ego can be considered to be larger than a continent. Although Babylon feels that it can’t really be considered an ego if everything he says is true, or at least is what he feels is the truth.
Of course over the years he has grown to become a bit bored with being stuck in the afterlife. Because of this he had quickly found a distinct interest in anything that has to do with the modern world as a whole; having stated that the world has continued to become and grow into a much more interesting place. And as a result Babylon loves immersing himself in whichever culture seems to be having the most influence in the world, to the point of learning modern day slang, terms and various other, pop-culture changes. While at other times he will both act like, as well as point out the fact that he is, an old man, calling those younger than him either children or youth, among other things. As he feels that there is no place for him anymore within the world at large and he should just resign himself to retirement in the afterlife.
But naturally spending time on Earth can still get rather dull for someone who is dead. As such he tends to try and brighten things up the best he can. He usually does this by cracking jokes and vocally talking to other people that he meets. However, he generally stays away from most nations whenever possible. And while Babylon will mostly state that it is because he no longer wishes to have anything to do with him being a nation. The truth is, that he does not trust many nations anymore after having experienced a number of tragedies at the hands of countries. That is not to say that he is openly hostile or cold towards other nations though, just a little on the edge and guarded at times. However he usually covers this up by being openly friendly towards others of his kind.]
After the fall of the Akkadian empire he had he had begun going through what could be called teenage growing pains, also known as the Amorite period. At this point in his life Marduk had found himself under the rule of Hammurabi, who would later on bring about a period of massive expansion and prosperity that would cause Marduk’s growing pains. Still, this period had marked more than just a period of unprecedented growth and expansion. It had also marked the beginnings of Babylon’s venture into adulthood. Because of how much he had grown in such a short period of time and his own rise in maturity that had also marked the creation of the Code of Hammurabi. Still despite his constant growing during this time period, Marduk had found little to no friends after having conquered and eradicated most of his neighbors, but had still spent most of his time looking towards the other nations of the world. Being mostly shut in for most of his life and focused primarily on his own area of influence, Babylon had begun to grow curious as to what the rest of the world was like.
It was because of his curiosity that he had begun to show signs of somewhat obsession for anything that was foreign, mostly the things that he had found himself buying from his Western-most neighbors. However, despite his interest in foreign goods, which he had surrounded himself with, Marduk was quick to wall himself up behind near impregnable defenses; shutting himself in after the loss of Hammurabi. But despite any and all precautions that Marduk had taken with defending himself from any outside forces it still would not be enough to hold back the nation of the Hittites from sacking and destroying his home.
It was after this invasion that Marduk had officially entered a period of terminal depression, the length of which he himself is not entirely certain. During this time he had refused to eat, read, write or even sleep, opting instead to eat on little scraps and only found sleep when he had passed out from sheer exhaustion. Still he had continued to exist during and after his personal depression.
After his depression his kingdom had began to shrink under a state of almost constant fighting with his neighbors. He had little to no strength left after his ordeal and was an easy target for his northern neighbor, Assyria. Ironically it was also because of the Assyrian conquest that he grew to new proportions for the next few hundred years. And while during this period of time he had grown to become a great power once more, becoming a rather prominent figure in his area of influence. For the next few centuries of Assyrian rule Babylon seemed as though he had regained his former glory. Finally, coming out of his deep depression and enjoying the riches that he had accumulated over the years of Assyrian rule. And whenever he had acted up, the state of Assyria would always placate him with mounds of gifts and lavish him with attention.
However, this time of wealth would soon be over. Eventually the last of the Assyrian kings passed away, dividing the empire up between his sons and throwing the kingdom into chaos. Deciding that he had had enough of being ruled by a foreign state, Babylon took advantage of the chaos of civil war in order to escape the clutches of Assyria and regain control of the empire. Eventually, after seven long years of fighting, Marduk was finally able to fight off the Assyrians and found himself under the rule of Nebuchanezzer II. Under his rule Babylon finally regained the full glory that he had once had. Growing to conquer most of the Middle East once more and invading Aegyptus, whom he had shared a small rivalry with.
During this time he had grown to become extremely strong and was able to enjoy the life of what could be considered a rich playboy. He had almost anything he could ever want and more, people had practically worshiped him and he grew to feel untouchable, and was also viewed as such. But like all good things, this period of his life eventually came to a close.
Persia eventually invaded Babylon, taking control of the empire and eventually led to Marduk, once again, experiencing a failing physical and mental health. Over the next few years Babylon would be traded amongst the other nations of the time and be treated as though he were a prize to be had. And while this certainly helped keep his ego up, Babylon continued to fight back until losing his strength entirely when Rome eventually took control.
By the time the Roman empire had stretched into what was once Babylonia it was too late. The ancient Akkadian city-state was almost no more and the two would never officially meet each other except in passing. Over the years Marduk’s people had begun to abandon him. His once great city was reverting into nothing more than a pile of ruins. A skeleton of what once was. As for Babylon himself, his body eventually began to whither away from neglect until the last of his people eventually left him for dead and the Islamic Arabians completely destroyed him around the seventh century AD.
However, luckily for Marduk the knowledge of his culture and history endured, keeping his spirit strong. And over the course of time he had kept a close eye on the world, finding all of the changes that had taken place to be rather fascinating. At times he may even visit the Earth in order to experience the happenings first hand.]
Personality: [Babylon can be considered to be a rich pretty boy. Over the years he had grown to care greatly about how he looked, even during his times of depression. At times he may even appear very effeminate with both his looks and how he carried himself. This is mostly due to how he looks and the massive amounts of treasure and goods that he had received during his time alive. He could often be seen wearing gold, bronze and his favorite, lapis lazuli jewelry.
Despite his rather feminine ways, he still acts and talks as a man when he feels like it. Having grown up around various great men (all with amazing beards), he could be, surprisingly masculine at times. He usually just describes himself as being a pretty-boy that loves shiny things. And he doesn’t see anything wrong with that either. Although if you do call him a girl or woman you may either get on his bad side or just amuse him, depending on the situation. As, even though he does look like one, he does not want to be identified as one.
In addition to being a self-proclaimed pretty boy, Babylon can be extremely vain and prideful at times. Do to his former status as being the “Jewel of the world”. It has allowed for him to grow a considerably huge ego. It doesn’t help matters much that he is still viewed by the world as being one of the greatest civilizations of the ancient world, and had also helped influence stories within the bible and all forms of Christianity. At times his ego can be considered to be larger than a continent. Although Babylon feels that it can’t really be considered an ego if everything he says is true, or at least is what he feels is the truth.
Of course over the years he has grown to become a bit bored with being stuck in the afterlife. Because of this he had quickly found a distinct interest in anything that has to do with the modern world as a whole; having stated that the world has continued to become and grow into a much more interesting place. And as a result Babylon loves immersing himself in whichever culture seems to be having the most influence in the world, to the point of learning modern day slang, terms and various other, pop-culture changes. While at other times he will both act like, as well as point out the fact that he is, an old man, calling those younger than him either children or youth, among other things. As he feels that there is no place for him anymore within the world at large and he should just resign himself to retirement in the afterlife.
But naturally spending time on Earth can still get rather dull for someone who is dead. As such he tends to try and brighten things up the best he can. He usually does this by cracking jokes and vocally talking to other people that he meets. However, he generally stays away from most nations whenever possible. And while Babylon will mostly state that it is because he no longer wishes to have anything to do with him being a nation. The truth is, that he does not trust many nations anymore after having experienced a number of tragedies at the hands of countries. That is not to say that he is openly hostile or cold towards other nations though, just a little on the edge and guarded at times. However he usually covers this up by being openly friendly towards others of his kind.]
