Ta'och Na'Moch

**Ta'och Na'Moch** is the son of Dra'shk Na'Moch, the deceased head of the Atlantean Na'Moch noble family. Prior to Atlantis's destruction, the noble family had been at the forefront of transportation and technological advancements for the empire, their biggest achievement being the formation of a railway line dubbed by modern archaeologists as the Steel Eel, for its resemblance to ocean-dwelling eels. Interestingly, it has some similarities with Japan's *shinkansen* network.

## Appearance

When he is first found, he wears a simple Atlantean shirt with no sleeves and pants with sandals on his feet. On his left arm is a tattoo that snakes up to his left eye, covering it before going to his lower cheek and ending in a sharp point. He wears the signature crystal of the Atlanteans around his neck, and on his upper back is a strange mark that eerily resembles some sort of ancient connection port. His white hair is rather long and matted, and he is sort of skinny, and his grey-blue eyes are wild and primal.

When in battle, Ta'och wears a set of Atlantean armor, possessing silver metal plates and glowing blue runes on them. His gauntlets are fingerless and he has on his shoulder pads the symbol of his family. His chest armor is pointed a bit in the front, and he has underneath the metal plates a simple black body suit. He wears on his feet a pair of metal and leather boots. A simple helm adorns his head.

After joining Team Shinkalion, Ta'och dons a tank top and a pair of khaki cargo shorts. He still wears his Atlantean sandals, citing them as being more comfortable than modern footwear. His crystal he still wears around his neck, and his hair is now shoulder length, and rather messy. He is well built and stands at five foot ten.

## Personality

Ta'och is a survivor. That much is certain. After the loss of Atlantis and the devastation of the colony of Heiveh at the hands of the Scraplet Hive and Queen, he took up refuge within his father's own personal Steel Eel, using it to go into intermittent bouts of stasis so as to prolong his life. The trick worked, but as a result of doing so and having to resort to scavenging and surviving, he has lost a number of social skills, including the ability to talk coherently, speaking in broken sentences of both Atlantean and other tongues. But he has become a skilled hunter and scavenger, oftentimes cobbling together pieces of equipment based on what he can find. His inventiveness is truly second to none.

After he is found and rescued, he is downright horrified at how much things have changed, leading to him going into the woods to avoid modern society. Due to this he becomes a wild card. But even so, he still feels a sense of loyalty towards those who rescued him, namely Railspike and Eva. Through their help, he becomes more civilized, regaining his lost social skills and starting to understand the modern world. His sentences become more pronounced and complete, and he proves to be a quick learner when it comes to some technology of the modern world.

By the time Sammael attacks Japan, Ta'och has become somewhat accustomed to the modern world, but he still has trouble with the modern idioms and sayings. He is a smart kid, proving to be quick on his feet when it comes to combat and relying on his years of hunting and scavenging to be able to take down his opponents.

## Powers and Abilities

Like Team Shinkalion, Ta'och has the ability to link up with his Steel Eel, but instead of his *soul* fusing with it, he becomes one with it in both body *and* soul. He is capable of enhanced physical combat due to the power of his crystal, hitting harder and faster than a normal human. He is incredibly long-lived, with his natural lifespan exceeding that of most modern humans, so he has vast knowledge of hunting and scavenging to draw upon. He has the same gift of tongues as his native people, and his crystal grants him rudimentary healing powers. He is also a skilled hand-to-hand combatant.