Naomi Masher

**Naomi Masher**
 **Status:** Alive

**Naomi 'Solomon' Masher** is the youngest member of the Masher line. Her brother, **Adrian Mashe**r, is the heir to the rule of **Northrend** and her father, **Johnathon Masher**, is the current ruler of House Masher. Unlike the rest of her family, Naomi demonstrates little to no interest in politics.

Naomi publicly uses her middle name, Solomon, and avoids public eye.

Despite avoiding the public eye, Naomi is considered to be one of the most ruthless and talented scientists on Charos, her knowledge of biomechanical physics leading the world. She is particularly knowledgable in the field of robotics and computer science. Naomi is the leading member of the Soulcreek project - a role which she despised due to the dangers she believed the work involved could pose, though she had little choice in the matter.

Naomi is most commonly found at the Institute in Icecrown City. She is the adoptive mother of Cayden, Felix and Wyatt. She is the rebooted Charosi adaptation of Solomon Masher from Arisnos/Barvos.

## Origins

Naomi's childhood as a noble was dull, repetitive and highly repressive, yet she somehow managed to shine throughout. Her guardians noted that she was stubborn, unruly and refused to do anything she felt was out of character, even if it was her required duty. She shunned her family and focused on her education, proving to be far more intelligent than anyone in her field. She frequently outpaced the learning of her tutors and required more and more advanced teaching. It was her intelligence that granted her pardon from her duties as a noble and earned the attention of Ptomley Amaru. Wishing to put her talent in science to use, he funded her research - and Naomi promptly ordered the construction of the Icecrown Royal Institute, though her name was not credited as being its owner.

Naomi was a close friend of Gabriel Imrick, though claims that the two were romantically involved have been frequently disproved. Following the slaughter of House Imrick and Gabriel's death, Naomi took hold of the prized possessions that'd come from the digsite - three intact Draconi eggs. To her shock, a few years later, two of the eggs hatched, and Naomi adopted the younglings; Felix and Cayden. Another two years later, the third egg hatched, and Naomi adopted Wyatt too.

## Discovery of the Aether

Fearing that Ptomley discovering the true nature of her adopted sons, Naomi sought a way to hide them in plain sight - she refused to lock them away entirely and deny them their right to live, but couldn't yet release them to the wilds as they wouldn't survive alone. She contacted her trusted ally, Daniel Bedington, who's knowledge of Dracology was far greater than her own. Daniel and Naomi researched ancient Ceph relics, as well as the preachings of Ceph Cults, and reasoned that Draconi may have possessed a natural affinity to some kind of 'power'. Naomi performed unintrusive research, with Cayden volunteering for most of the studies, and discovered the Draconi's natural Aperture. This, in turn, lead her to discover the Aether. Seeking to use the Aether to help conceal the boys, Naomi created the first Switcher - a highly simple version of the first Soulcreek Prototypes, that solely existed to give the boys a human identity that they could hide in.

Whilst unwrapping the Draconi genome, she accidentally tapped into the barrier separating our world from the Aether, and caused a minor demonic incursion. Though the event was swiftly put down by the Sethian Inquisition and played off to the public as a terrorist attack, King Ptomley was interested in Naomi's discovered and ordered her to turn over all data on the Aether. Unable to refuse, Naomi did so.

Ptomley quickly ordered Naomi to begin research into the Aether, in the hopes that it could be harnessed and weaponised. The research project was titled Soulcreek. Naomi, cautious of the dangers the Aether posed, confided in Typhon and insisted that Soulcreek would spell disaster not only for Amun-Seth, but the world. Typhon agreed, and the two made a pact to delay Soulcreek and hide its progress from the king whilst Naomi worked on an alternative.

However, Naomi's further study into Soulcreek revealed not only that the Aether was dangerous, but that it was growing *larger*. She came to realised that the Aether would eventually begin to leak into reality; slowly at first, but then with more of an aggressive pace. Fearing the worldwide consequences that could occur if the barriers between reality and the Aether broke down, she began working on a counter-measure.

## Personality

Naomi is brash, crude and extremely up-front. She seems to place little value in friendship, but picks those she trusts carefully. Naomi is perfectly civil and polite to those who she is working with, or those she values, but earning that position is difficult. The only thing close to affection that Naomi demonstrates is to her sons, whom she is fiercely protective of.

Despite her cynicism and refusal to partake in politics, Naomi is highly protective of human life. Her primary motivation for her work is the advancement and preservation of humanity, not just Amun-Seth. She is highly opposed to the Sethian Truth.