Noxee is a character role-played by Xee.
General Description[]
Noxee is a supernatural being in the shape of a big crow with red glowing eyes.
It is unknown if Noxee is a god or familiar of Death but they're often seen accompanying Norman Bones. Many people regard the bird as being dangerous or a bad omen when it appears due to its association with Norman.
Information[]
Noxee is one half of a pair of birds, the other being a white one commonly known as "Hope".
Norman has clarified during a conversation with Andi Jones that Noxee is their own agent and not under his control. Even though this might be the case they still work together due to their common goals.
Many people still regard the bird as cute and would like to get closer to her. Norman usually warns these people about the fury of the bird and advise them to refrain from touching her.
Background[]
The closest understanding of the nature of Noxee and "Hope" was written in one of Norman's journals, where he describes his first encounter with the birds:
"As I looked around in that dark void, having become what I am now. What it was then. I saw that it and I were not alone.
The sound of birds wings violently flapping filled the silent void in a sudden thunder. They had been there all along. As if watching Death, rather than me. Then one of the birds approached. It was the largest of the lot, with red eyes that crackled with fire.
She did not speak, but I understood her purpose. The crows existed as servants of death yes, which is often a common tale told by the living, but the bird's purpose was much more than that. They represent the balance between Life and Death.
She let me see that there was another, like her. A white bird, that was meant to represent and follow the inverse of what I was now. Should things be thrown from balance, they try to recenter themselves.
Along with these facts, If you view Death as a Ferryman, the birds are the Gatekeepers when he arrives."
Another interpretation is that the birds are meant to represent or uphold a form of a balance and/or interconnection of two opposites, similar to that of Yin and yang. Even though being each others opposite they still act according to what is needed at the time to maintain the balance.[1]
Powers[]
Noxee is presumably immortal or can at least not be hurt by normal means. Any human who has tried to shoot the bird has failed to wound it and instead have themselves been inflicted with harm in return.
Just like Norman, Noxee has been seen bringing people to a close state of death and rendering them unconscious. People affected have described it as feeling as if they grew very cold and briefly had their breath knocked out of them. Balto even claimed he felt cold for days after it happened to him.
Noxee also has the power to travel to and bring people in and out of Purgatory.
Noxee can conjure fire to burn things they dislike like symbols or offerings and have even been using fire to ward off and set fire to people.
Trivia[]
- The name Noxee came from combining the name of the goddess of darkness known as Nyx/Nox and Xee.
- Noxee's gender is unknown but Norman presumes her to be female though he still uses (they/them) pronouns for her from time to time.
- Norman has often times referred to Noxee as being an "old bird".
- It's been revealed that Norman's other crows are in fact Noxee's children.