🥹🥹🥹🫶 I’m really happy that you’re enjoying it!

I do ask that you keep in mind everything is fantasy and a lot of the world building and lore is just from my imagination.

Lumi’s race is aslan (lion), which is a subspecies of ikati (feline), which is a type of beastkin.

Beastkin in the story are a lot more in touch with their animal instincts and are even able to communicate with their animal counterparts in various ways.

Khimi is mostly human, but it is revealed that his mother is half minos (bovine), which is a type of beastkin. Because of this, Khimi is 1/4th minos, so he has some bullish traits, but not many physical ones…maybe except for his fat cock and breeder balls. 😂😂

As far as ethnicity goes, Khimi was raised in Sidi which is based loosely on the architecture of Istanbul with minor influences from the surrounding Anatolia and some from Greece (mainly in color palette.) Khimi’s appearance is based on a specific region of Persia.

Lumi’s appearance is a bit more tan than he is often portrayed. In the book, you may see where he is described as being tan or golden skinned. Though his tribe is nomadic, he is sometimes referred to as “Lumi of Dolmas.” Dolmas is based loosely on Sumerian and Babylonian cultures with a mix of Mesoamerican and South American cultures too.

There are some influences of Egyptian culture in terms of design in certain regions, but architecturally, the Desert Cities lean much heavier on Persian styles.

But I try my best to be creative with making the story, the Faith, the characters, clothing, and smaller details that readers can enjoy.

Thank you so much! 🫶💕

There are some spoilers in this, and the content tends towards being somewhat darker.

Khimi lost his virginity to Lumi. After he fled from his family, he spent years as a mercenary and had plenty of opportunities to have sex, but would often deny them. However, he would go to brothels sometimes and watch, or do other things to stimulate himself. Despite the fact that he was a virgin, Khimi would never allow that to show through his love-making. He tries to hold himself together and at least act experienced, despite his lack of experience himself.

One of Lumi’s last memories of his home was being beaten and taken advantage of by his brother. Ultimately, he is ashamed and feels that he disappointed in himself for not being stronger.

The first time Lumi and Khimi are together, Lumi lies about having never been with anyone, because he wants to avoid having to tell him. Eventually it does become something they address and work at together.

In a perfect world, they would have lost their virginity to one another, but it’s not a perfect work.

Lumi’s age is indeterminate and decided by the reader. I leave it ambiguous so others can fill in that gap and decide how they want to view him. However, his appearance is usually teens. He quit aging during his years at the temple, which wasn’t immediate.
Age doesn’t really matter to the Gods. One of Lumi’s predecessors was younger.
Lumi isn’t the youngest to have received this gift, though he is currently the youngest of the living saints.

Sevrin was originally listed as his twin, but I changed it to older brother. (It was also adjusted in the writing. I need to change it on the site. — I did not want any other additional complexities with the soul. As some people / cultures / mythologies state that twins are split souls.)

But I will say that when Lumi was born, I had decided Sevrin would be around seven.

Sevrin is kind of a giant now in the story, he’s actually larger than Khimi. Aslan are typically a massive race with the males standing anywhere from 200-220 cm. While females are slightly shorter at around 180-190cm

However, Lumi is smaller because he’s younger, and he was also a premature child. His mother died in childbirth, and Lumi was always viewed as being weak.

There are some things I need to change on Lumi’s bio that are slightly outdated. Not much! If you have questions please feel free to ask!

In my mind, I’ve always imagined that through the years he likely began to feel worn down. Mercenary work is tireless. You’re dealing with people who would likely stab you in the back for a bit of coin. I think in the end, when he finally is confronted by Rashid in Rhaz, he felt like. “It’s time to go home.”

But he never went home and instead he tried to establish himself and fix the estate in Rhaz to make a name for himself.

The timeline is roughly Khimi fled from home at 16-17 and spent nearly a decade as a mercenary. The thing is, Khimi is actually a mother’s boy. He loved Aleyna with all of his heart, but he knows if he sees her that he may become exactly what his mother wanted all along.

At least in Rhaz he feels he has some agency over his own path, career, and destiny.