Tirol Tamis

Tirol Tamis
Characteristics
Race	Angel (Wind)
Gender	Male
Age	3-4
Personal Status
Status	Active
Relative(s)	Unnamed Biological Father (unknown) Kinako Tamis (mother) Sahne Tamis (step-mother) Lakritz Tamis (step-father)
Professional Status
Affiliation	Tamis Family
Attributes
Angel Emblems	None
Languages	Angelic, Lingo (basic), Sign Lingo
First Appearance
Slightly Damned #474 [HQ]
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Tirol Tamis is Kinako’s biological son, and the adoptive son of Sahne and Lakritz. He is a very young Wind Angel, appearing around 3.

Appearance

As an Angel child, he is about the same size as Rhea. His hair is entirely white, with bangs hanging in front of his ears and the same two-pronged cowlick as Kinako. He has blue eyes like his mother, and pointed ears. He wears the children's version of a Wind Angel uniform, consisting of a white shirt with green sleeve patterns and green pants and shoes.

Personality

Tirol does not speak verbally; while Kieri suspected he may only understand Angelic, he understands Lingo as well, as it is the language his parents speak most of the time. He communicates instead through Sign Lingo. As revealed in a Q&A, Tirol has always been selectively mute, and Kinako believes that it's either because it's difficult for him to speak, or because it's just how he is. He is not deaf, as he is able to understand words spoken to him.

Kinako notes that Tirol is usually afraid of Demons, with the exception of Sahne and Lakritz who he has grown to love like as his own parents. This is especially noted when he awoke from a nap crying and grabbed Sahne by her claw in a grouchy manner, or when Lakritz was heavily injured and Tirol was crying at his side. He enjoys playing with them though thus far has been shown having fun with Lakritz the most. He seems to have grown attached to Buwaro despite having only met him once and even desired to have the hand-puppet of him to play with. When it was time for Buwaro to leave town, Tirol was very sad to learn he might never see him again, and cried his heart out.

As with most young children, Tirol is very playful, cries easily and sleeps often. He likes helping out, as he offered Lakritz his help to talk to Kazai, and later hit Kazai with his book to defend Buwaro, showing a fiercer side as well. In outside art, he is shown to like drawing. Being so young however, his art skills are very limited. He can read a children's storybook, and brings it along with him.

History

Past

Sometime ago, Tirol and his mother Kinako were sent down to Medius through the Counterreaction as part of a ritual that has yet to be fully explained. According to her it's apparently a horrible ritual to even explain. They would later run into Sahne and Lakritz and eventually became a family, with the three of them caring for him as their son.

The Flower Festival

Pre-Festival Events

He was encountered briefly in St. Curtis where he started tugging on Buwaro's tail after sneaking up behind him. He had seemingly escaped from his mother to wander around on his own. His mother eventually found him, telling the group he doesn't normally like other Demons, when suddenly Sahne showed up to greet them. Tirol dozed off to sleep as Kinako and Sahne talked with Kieri and her friends but eventually woke up and started crying; signalling to them that it was time to head home.

Raising Hell

Day 3

Too short to be seen.

Tirol was present with his mother, Sahne and even Lakritz when they went to see Buwaro and Kieri. He noticed the Buwaro Hand-Puppet on the table and urged his mother to buy it for him.

Demon Invasion - The Gathering

Later that day, Moonshade speaks the code phrase “Welcome to Hell,” which was the signal for the Demons under his employ and General Iratu’s command to cause mayhem and hunt Angels. Lakritz grabbed Tirol’s shoulder with eyes glowing, as Tirol likewise turns toward him in fear.

While what followed is currently unknown, it can be assumed that Lakritz had no intention on capturing Tirol, as he would later be seen with Sahne, both very injured while Tirol was crying on Lakritz. After Rhea used her vial of green potion to heal him, the three warmly embraced each other in relief. After discussing what happened and what everything meant, Buwaro asked for their help but Sahne and Lakritz had to refuse, hugging Tirol while saying that their former companions already know about their betrayal and there was no way they could fight back after that. Their only option was to protect Tirol. Rhea's group then decide they'll help them get Kinako back.

Through Fang and Flame

Demon Invasion - The Gathering: Part 2

Tirol remained near Lakritz as Sahne resolved to help Rhea and Buwaro rescue Kinako, whilst Jake and two Angels offered to watch the others while she's gone.

Atop the Tree of Peace

After several days, the fires burning St. Curtis would dissipate, and at some point Tirol and many other survivors took refuge inside the Tree of Peace. One day, he and Lakritz visited Buwaro and while reading his book, Lakritz would offer to help Buwaro speak to Kieri without her brother getting in the way.

Tirol would mostly remain with the two as they cross into the temple portion of the tree, and even asked if he could help them. Shortly after, Kazai came out of his room and nearly attacked Buwaro; only for Tirol to smack him with his book. Lakritz restrained him and eventually the situation diffused as Kieri asked Kazai to let Buwaro in.

Later, Tirol was tempted to smack Kazai again before they heard loud noises coming from the room. Buwaro eventually ran out, having succeeded in what he needed to do. After receiving a letter from one of the Angels that showed up, the trio returned to the upper levels of the tree.

Later that night, Kinako and Tirol attended a small party with Jake in the village ruins, and after some personal talk within Rhea's group, the rest of his family arrived and they proceeded to party with their new friends. Not long after, as Rhea started talking to Buwaro and Kieri about the person behind Hell's Army, Kinako decided to take Tirol with her to bed.

The Lost Puppy

Journey to Port Dorade

Some time passes and Tirol was seen playing with Sahne. He got to see Buwaro and Kieri in their new attire while they talked casually about it. Soon, Lakritz and Kinako showed up to wish them luck on their journey before telling them how children like Tirol were considered rare, due to unknown circumstances among their kind. As the conversation wraps up and they start saying their goodbyes, Tirol wondered when they'll return. Sahne replied they might never come back, causing him to bawl his eyes out. His family would start trying to calm him down as his two friends take their leave.

Powers and Abilities

Multilingual: While he doesn't speak either Angelic or Lingo, he has enough of an understanding of it to where he can listen to the things Kinako, Sahne or Lakritz say to him. While most of the time they speak to him in Lingo, it can be assumed that he does know Angelic given his place of birth.

• Sign Lingo: Tirol uses this method of communication given how he has yet to or is unable to proactively speak. He seems to have a basic enough understanding of this method to perform the necessary hand signs to relay his thoughts to his parents.

Equipment

The Lost Puppy: A children's storybook that Tirol carries with him. It also doubles as a weapon.

Former

Buwaro Hand Puppet: A toy in the likeness of Buwaro, originally made by Sammy Kailum, that Kinako bought for Tirol during the Flower Festival. It was destroyed during the subsequent Demon invasion, likely by the same Demons that injured Lakritz.

Trivia

• According to Chu, "Tirol" is the name of a cheap chocolate brand in Japan.
• While Angel children are without gender, Tirol is referred to as male. According to Chu, he expressed himself early.