Tahraim

## Appearances

> "The smith god who forged Vash’s sword. Has a habit of being frustratingly cryptic."
> "Vash, it is said, approached Tahraim the Smith in his forge and asked him to craft him a divine weapon, as he had done for many deities before him. Tahraim, it is said, carefully selected a polished blue crystal and an ingot of silvery metal and gave them, untempered, to the puzzled god. Tahraim told Vash (it is said) that he could craft him a weapon from these materials, but only after Vash had made them his own. Otherwise, they would simply be *a* sword – they would not be HIS sword."
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Tahraim, often under the title "Smith of the Gods," is the only human to have become a god, the method of which is unclear. His mortal origins are shrouded in myth and, when asked, he simply says that he "reforged himself". He prefers to not be disturbed when he works and thus has a mobile pocket dimension which he moves over volcanoes to fuel his forge.

## Personality

Tahraim is often very cryptic, much to the displeasure of some of the other gods, such as Vash and Caliban. He doesn't intervene directly and often attempts to lead others to a solution with the belief that it will give the revelation more power, as seen with his forging of Vash's sword and his refusal to intervene at first with Dainix's demon.

Tahraim does have a kind side, as see when he helped Dainix purge out his demon, but he sometimes has trouble treating people with autonomy and complexity. He straddles the line between offering helpful analogies to aid people through their issues, and reducing those issues to over-simplified metaphors.

Tahraim has been described by Red as a chronic multi-tasker.

## Appearance

Tahraim is mostly humanoid, with tan skin and brown hair pulled back into a short ponytail. He has a scar or marking on his left cheek, the origin of which is unknown. As with all gods, Tahraim has glowing eyes, with his being an orange-gold. He wears a shirt, vest and pants in various shades of brown.

## Abilities

**Blacksmithing:** Tahraim is a skilled blacksmith, forging weapons for other Gods. He does this in a physical sense and a metaphorical one. Known weapons crafted by Tahraim include Vash's Sword and Zuurith's chain whip.

**Fire Breath:** Tahraim is capable of breathing fire, which he is seen doing to heat a metal from glowing yellow to white.

**Fire Resistance:** Tahraim seems to be immune to fire and hot metals, able to hold a heated metal ingot in his bare hands without being burned. Additionally Tahraim appears to be resistant to soulfire, as Dainix's outburst does not injure him.

## Appearances

In Chapter 12, panel 4 of 1.12.4, panels 1-4 of 1.12.5, panel 4 of 1.12.8, pages 1.12.9 and 1.12.10.

In Chapter 16, pages 1.16.4 through 1.16.10 and page 1.16.19.

## Trivia

* The world of Aurora has a sort of tarot deck in it, in which Tahraim represents the concept of creativity.

## References

1. ↑ Characters (comicaurora.com)
2. ↑ Vash's Sword (comicaurora.com)
*"Only one human has ever become a god..."* to *"your boi"*: messages in #aurora-discussion in the OSP discord server (discord.com)
4. ↑ Which of your deities is your favorite in terms of their personality and how it relates to their domain? (tumblr.com)
5. ↑ Most recent page made me want to go re-read the Caliban/Tahraim conversation... (tumblr.com)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Page 1.12.10 (comicaurora.com)
7. ↑ Page 1.16.7 (comicaurora.com)
8. ↑ Do you have that Aurora tarot deck you mentioned a while ago... (tumblr.com)