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Canon History
Damos' first chronological appearance is during the meteor rain; he climbs to the top of a rocky outcropping to survey his homeland of Michina, which is being bombarded with meteorites. He watches the last and largest meteorite fall with dawning horror, thinking that this could be the end of the world, when he is surprised and awed by a bright light that appears in the sky. The creature that emerges from it is non other than Arceus - the creator god - and, summoning its sixteen forces in the form of plates around its body, it charges the meteorite head-on.
The meteorite is destroyed, falling to earth in many pieces, but Arceus falls to the earth as well, injured and separated from its life forces.
An unspecified amount of time later, Damos is climbing the mountains in search of Arceus. He finds it lying motionless, surrounded by Pokemon (called "magical creatures" in this time period) that are huddled around it in an attempt to keep it warm. When he attempts to commune with it, he sees that its presence is very dim, and that it is reaching out for another presence some distance away. Damos goes to retrieve this presence, and finds one of Arceus' plates. When he carries it back to Arceus, it is absorbed into the god's body, and the other fifteen missing plates begin to rise into the air and return to Arceus from where they were scattered. Arceus is revived, and it rises to its feet as dawn breaks. It recognizes Damos as being the one to save its life, and Damos replies that he and the Pokemon were saved by Arceus to begin with.
Later, Damos is again surveying Michina, this time grimly looking over the blasted-out ruins of the valley and remarking to himself that surviving the next winter would be impossible with their home in such a state. Arceus, who has become fond of Damos, approaches to hear him reminisce about Michina before its ruin - a settlement of farmers, the land green and plentiful with crops. Sympathetic to Damos' plight, Arceus takes five of its own life forces to create a life-giving jewel, granting Damos with its power so that he may revive Michina.
Damos uses the jewel; and over the next year, as he uses the jewel's power repeatedly, the land begins to heal. The people of Michina, who increasingly look to Damos as a leader, rebuild their houses and replant their fields.
When Arceus and Damos look over the land again, from the same outcropping, the change is obvious. Damos asks Arceus for more time to enrich the land, and Arceus tells him that it will return on the day of a solar eclipse to reclaim the jewel. Grateful, Damos replies enthusiastically that he will use the jewel to make Michina completely abundant. Satisfied, Arceus leaves the world of humans and magical creatures for its own dimension until the promised day.
Time passes. Damos becomes a leader and a legendary figure to the people of Michina. He orders the construction of a mountaintop temple to honor Arceus. Living there, he continues to enrich the land with the power of the jewel, waiting for the promised day to return the holy artifact as he promised.
Assumptions/Headcanon
I add to this as things come up in RP. Non-canon details on Damos' personal history and on Michina are down here.
- Damos was a farmer prior to the destruction of Michina. Most inhabitants were, so it's not that far of a stretch; he also works in the fields with his people, and seems comfortable and experienced doing so.
- He's the middle child of something like ten siblings. Of those, two or three are left - a few died during childhood from disease or accidents, one or two perished in the meteor rain, and one or two left Michina.
- The span of time between the destruction of Michina and Arceus' departure is a little less than a year. From Arceus' departure to the promised day is another ten years or so. The destruction of Michina occurred when he was (BLAHR) years old; at his current canon point (a few years before the promised day), he is (HUBWAAUGH).
- The temple is a center of science and culture as well as a place of worship. Astronomers, alchemists, inventors, architects, and innovators of many other kinds live and study there.
Damos' first chronological appearance is during the meteor rain; he climbs to the top of a rocky outcropping to survey his homeland of Michina, which is being bombarded with meteorites. He watches the last and largest meteorite fall with dawning horror, thinking that this could be the end of the world, when he is surprised and awed by a bright light that appears in the sky. The creature that emerges from it is non other than Arceus - the creator god - and, summoning its sixteen forces in the form of plates around its body, it charges the meteorite head-on.
The meteorite is destroyed, falling to earth in many pieces, but Arceus falls to the earth as well, injured and separated from its life forces.
An unspecified amount of time later, Damos is climbing the mountains in search of Arceus. He finds it lying motionless, surrounded by Pokemon (called "magical creatures" in this time period) that are huddled around it in an attempt to keep it warm. When he attempts to commune with it, he sees that its presence is very dim, and that it is reaching out for another presence some distance away. Damos goes to retrieve this presence, and finds one of Arceus' plates. When he carries it back to Arceus, it is absorbed into the god's body, and the other fifteen missing plates begin to rise into the air and return to Arceus from where they were scattered. Arceus is revived, and it rises to its feet as dawn breaks. It recognizes Damos as being the one to save its life, and Damos replies that he and the Pokemon were saved by Arceus to begin with.
Later, Damos is again surveying Michina, this time grimly looking over the blasted-out ruins of the valley and remarking to himself that surviving the next winter would be impossible with their home in such a state. Arceus, who has become fond of Damos, approaches to hear him reminisce about Michina before its ruin - a settlement of farmers, the land green and plentiful with crops. Sympathetic to Damos' plight, Arceus takes five of its own life forces to create a life-giving jewel, granting Damos with its power so that he may revive Michina.
Damos uses the jewel; and over the next year, as he uses the jewel's power repeatedly, the land begins to heal. The people of Michina, who increasingly look to Damos as a leader, rebuild their houses and replant their fields.
When Arceus and Damos look over the land again, from the same outcropping, the change is obvious. Damos asks Arceus for more time to enrich the land, and Arceus tells him that it will return on the day of a solar eclipse to reclaim the jewel. Grateful, Damos replies enthusiastically that he will use the jewel to make Michina completely abundant. Satisfied, Arceus leaves the world of humans and magical creatures for its own dimension until the promised day.
Time passes. Damos becomes a leader and a legendary figure to the people of Michina. He orders the construction of a mountaintop temple to honor Arceus. Living there, he continues to enrich the land with the power of the jewel, waiting for the promised day to return the holy artifact as he promised.
Assumptions/Headcanon
I add to this as things come up in RP. Non-canon details on Damos' personal history and on Michina are down here.
- Damos was a farmer prior to the destruction of Michina. Most inhabitants were, so it's not that far of a stretch; he also works in the fields with his people, and seems comfortable and experienced doing so.
- He's the middle child of something like ten siblings. Of those, two or three are left - a few died during childhood from disease or accidents, one or two perished in the meteor rain, and one or two left Michina.
- The span of time between the destruction of Michina and Arceus' departure is a little less than a year. From Arceus' departure to the promised day is another ten years or so. The destruction of Michina occurred when he was (BLAHR) years old; at his current canon point (a few years before the promised day), he is (HUBWAAUGH).
- The temple is a center of science and culture as well as a place of worship. Astronomers, alchemists, inventors, architects, and innovators of many other kinds live and study there.
