#Mesopotamian Technology

[ancientorigins]

Journey back 5,500 years to decode the world's "first data storage system” hidden within enigmatic Mesopotamian clay balls uncovered in Iran. Cutting-edge tech reveals geometric tokens inside. Could this be the key to unlocking their secrets?

[writing-prompt-s]

Turns out cultures and civilisations aren’t meant to disappear or evolve so quickly. And species aren’t meant to develop technology so quickly too. So, after their last visit 5000 years ago, the aliens are wondering where the FUCK are the ancient Mesopotamians.

[strawberry-crocodile]

obviously a far flung future where gender as a concept has been basically decoupled from anatomy and cosmetic modification is accessable and normalized would be ideal, but failing that, i'd be cool living in a far flung future where i can be a mesopotamian eunuch priestess but with the creature comforts of scifi technology

[entomo-maniac]

I feel like Able do like some things about modern technology, running water and medecine is the obvious, alcohol too, but especially

Make-up and hair care product

I am so tired of Able being depicted as a dumb, brutish savage, that's just leave a bad taste in my mouth and him being very vain about his appearance would be so funny, dude is a ✨Material Gurl✨

The reasons why he may be treated this way are due to ignorance or simply because it is easier to work with the stereotype of a barbarian man.

If we are guided by his article that points out that he was of Mesopotamian origin, there would be no sense that he had poor hygiene, as they believed that a dirty and smelly body was impure. They were also known for using oils on their skin, which was important knowing that the climate in the area of ​​​​the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is desertic. There is also plenty of evidence that they used cosmetics, such as šembi, which was eye makeup, in addition to lipstick being invented in Sumeria, who crushed semi-precious gems to decorate their lips.

So yeah, he's a material girl who usually cleans his face with rose water and oils his hair with jasmine oil.

[aibidil]

On “Civilization” from The Dawn of Everything

One problem is that we’ve come to assume that ‘civilization’ refers, in origin, simply to the habit of living in cities. Cities, in turn, were thought to imply states. But as we’ve seen, that is not the case historically, or even etymologically. The word ‘civilization’ derives from Latin civilis, which actually refers to those qualities of political wisdom and mutual aid that permit societies to organize themselves through voluntary coalition. In other words, it originally meant the type of qualities exhibited by Andean ayllu associations or Basque villages, rather than Inca courtiers or Shang dynasts. If mutual aid, social co-operation, civic activism, hospitality or simply caring for others are the kind of things that really go to make civilizations, then this true history of civilization is only just starting to be written.

As we’ve been showing throughout this book, in all parts of the world small communities formed civilizations in that true sense of extended moral communities. Without permanent kings, bureaucrats or standing armies they fostered the growth of mathematical and calendrical knowledge. In some regions they pioneered metallurgy, the cultivation of olives, vines and date palms, or the invention of leavened bread and wheat beer; in others they domesticated maize and learned to extract poisons, medicines and mind-altering substances from plants. Civilizations, in this true sense, developed the major textile technologies applied to fabrics and basketry, the potter’s wheel, stone industries and beadwork, the sail and maritime navigation, and so on.

A moment’s reflection shows that women, their work, their concerns and innovations are at the core of this more accurate understanding of civilization. As we saw in earlier chapters, tracing the place of women in societies without writing often means using clues left, quite literally, in the fabric of material culture, such as painted ceramics that mimic both textile designs and female bodies in their forms and elaborate decorative structures. To take just two examples, it’s hard to believe that the kind of complex mathematical knowledge displayed in early Mesopotamian cuneiform documents or in the layout of Peru’s Chavín temples sprang fully formed from the mind of a male scribe or sculptor, like Athena from the head of Zeus. Far more likely, these represent knowledge accumulated in earlier times through concrete practices such as the solid geometry and applied calculus of weaving or beadwork. What until now has passed for ‘civilization’ might in fact be nothing more than a gendered appropriation – by men, etching their claims in stone – of some earlier system of knowledge that had women at its centre.

—The Dawn of Everything, Graeber and Wengrow

[kesbeacon]

I'm challenging myself to actually put the thoughts I spend a lot of time chewing on into some sort of order, and posting them on dreamwidth. Two posts up there currently: Social technology and An electron's memory of Mesopotamian song.

[rainydetectiveglitter]

From Tribes to Tags: The Evolution of Societal Categorization

The categorization of individuals and things is a complex and longstanding aspect of human society. It has roots in early human history and has evolved over time in response to various factors, including cultural, social, economic, and political changes.

Primitive Societies:

- Even in early hunter-gatherer societies, there were likely basic forms of categorization based on age, gender, and roles within the community. These categorizations were essential for survival and cooperation.

Ancient Civilizations:

- In more complex societies like ancient civilizations (e.g., Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Chinese), there were hierarchies based on factors such as social class, occupation, and sometimes ethnicity. Categorization served organizational and administrative purposes.

Medieval Feudal Systems:

- Feudal systems in medieval times further emphasized hierarchical categorization, with rigid structures based on nobility, clergy, and commoners. Social roles were often predetermined by birth.

Colonial Era:

- The colonial era saw the development of racial categorizations, particularly during periods of exploration and conquest. European powers established categories to differentiate and, in some cases, justify the exploitation of different ethnic groups.

Enlightenment and Scientific Classification:

- The Enlightenment period contributed to the development of scientific categorization. Taxonomies emerged in various fields, including biology, anthropology, and sociology, influencing how societies categorized people, species, and cultures.

Industrial Revolution:

- The Industrial Revolution brought about new economic structures, leading to the categorization of individuals based on their roles in industrial societies. Class divisions became more pronounced.

Modern Era:

- In the 20th century, categories expanded with the rise of identity politics, civil rights movements, and globalization. Societies grappled with categorizations related to race, gender, sexual orientation, and other identity factors.

Information Age:

- The Information Age, marked by the widespread use of technology and the internet, has accelerated categorization through data collection and algorithms. Social media platforms, for instance, categorize users based on preferences and behaviors.

Categorization serves various purposes in society, including organization, governance, and identity formation. While it has deep historical roots, the nature and impact of categorization continue to evolve, often reflecting the values and dynamics of the societies in which it occurs.

[thevastnessof]

I wanna go back in time and tell a bunch of mesopotamians or something that we have technology they couldn't possibly fathom and the average person still uses it to beam dick jokes to their friends on the other side of the planet, I think they'd love that. humans stay the same despite the context

[drawdownbooks]

After a very long wait, copies have arrived from Europe! Immutable: Designing History by Chris Lee Available at Draw Down Books

Immutable: Designing History explores the banal genre of the document and its entanglement with statecraft and colonial(ism/ity). This is framed as a ~5,000 year chronology, imbricating the developments of money and writing—from Mesopotamian clay tablets to distributed ledgers, like the blockchain.

Immutability figures as a design imperative and hermeneutic for considering a variety of techniques (material, technological, administrative, etc.) of securitization against the entropy of a document’s movement through space/time, and the political. This project is driven by a contrast: design educators tend to teach forms like logos, books, websites, etc., but not passports, money, property deeds, etc., in spite of these being design’s most profoundly consequential forms.

As an alternative historiography, Immutable gestures both towards anthropologist Laura Nader’s call to “study up” (on those in power), and the radical educator Paolo Freire’s recognition of the “limit situation” as a generative condition for emancipatory praxis. The volume’s aim is to orient graphic design towards the vocation of imagining, naming, and remembering beyond the horizons of its role as a managerial, administrative, and colonial instrument that imposes a rationality of vision and accountability upon what is knowable, thinkable and sayable.

Designed by Chris Lee

Published by Onomatopee and Library Stack, 2023

Softcover, 192 pages, 50 duotone images, 5 × 7.75 inches

ISBN: 978-9-49-314842-0

[1solone]

I’m not sure who this scary Manly Hall is, but this is absolute truth. Of course, who am I to talk? My inner voice takes the form of a Dragon.

The human mind is never able to frame a correct picture of the state of its knowledge even a few decades ahead. The top intellects of the late 1800’s could never have imagined the state of knowledge of the intellects alive now. Similarly, the latter can never correctly visualize the mind of those living in the latter part of the twenty-first centruy. There are extremely few who can think ahead of their time.

The science of life has reached a stage where a breakthrough in our knowledge about the brain is imminent. This would show that the religious impulse is genetically present in human beings. Where it does not exist, a departure from the normal is indicated. The aim of the impulse is to effect coordination between the evolutionary modeling of the body and the surface consciousness of the individual. There is no other explanation for mystical experience.

The fact that those who laid the foundation of all current faiths of mankind made a clear avowal of the position that what they were preaching was revealed to them by God, an angel, a Divine Consciousness, or an enlightened state of mind, is a clear indication of this fact. With the breakthrough in knowledge about the brain, the stage will be set for a rapprochement of religion and science.

The real reason for which science took birth was to bring about an acceleration in the evolution of the race. From this point of view, science is not the end but the means to an end. This is the reason for the highly increased tempo of progress in our time…

If the evolution of the brain does not keep pace with the speed of progress, a state of stagnation would ensue beyond which it would be impossible to proceed. The past history of mankind is standing witness to this ossification.

What happened to the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, the people of the Indus Valley, the Indo-Aryans, Chinese, Persians, Greeks and Romans, after their rise to lofty heights of culture and even technological achievements? Stultification and decadence occurred as the brain ceased to keep pace with the demands of the progress achieved, and decay set in to level the once victorious and ascendant nations to dust. As many as fourteen civilizations, whose achievements are scattered all over the earth, which, some believe, were harvests of their contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, have already paid the forfeit for their ignorance of this almighty Law. Our civilization will follow the same course if science continues to ignore the fact that spiritual evolution is the real goal of human life.🌌

[murfpersonalblog]

Power Types in Fandoms

I was up in the middle of the night arguing with my ceiling about fictional characters, Death Battle style, and decided to make a ❗rudimentary❗ list, from weakest to strongest Power Types. Because it's a gradient, each progressively higher power type can (and often does) contain the abilities of lower types.

⚔🤖💉🤺🤰🧜‍♂️🔮👽

⚔ Standard Fighters

OP warriors with maxed out skills, but main character plot armor saves them from outrageous situations

Conan the Barbarian, Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon), Link (Zelda), Yujiro Hanma (Baki), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Robin Hood, Odysseus (Greek mythology), Xena Warrior Princess, etc

🤖 Tech/Mech Warriors

Fight with technology; but caught slipping butt naked with ZERO gear (wifi signal, power generator, fancy gadgets/weapons, power suits, etc) and they don't stand a chance without hax/plot armor

Low Level tech (borderline realistic/futuristic gear)

Ratchet & Clank, Doom Guy (Doom), Master Chief (Halo), Batman, Power Rangers, etc

High Level tech (science & magic blur)

Gundam, Xenosaga, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Iron Man, Guts (Berserk), Sailor Moon, Perseus (Greek mythology), etc

💉 Roid Rage

Ate/drank something, or got bit/injected/dunked/exposed to something out in nature or in a lab--scientific, biological, or magical-- that permanently altered their bodies, genes, & abilities. Often "immortal/indestructible," depending on the universe.

Scientific (Lab Accidents/Hijinks/Procedures)

Frankenstein*, The Powerpuff Girls, S.H.I.E.L.D. (Black Widow, Hawkeye, etc), Captain America, The Hulk, The Flash, Harley Quinn (& The Joker, kinda), Dr Manhattan (Watchmen), Dr Robotnik (Sonic), TMNT, etc

Biological (technically Scientific, sure)

Spider Man, Morbius, Poison Ivy, Witchers (Geralt of Rivia), etc

Magical/Supernatural (technically Biological?)

Black Panther, Luffy (One Piece), Aquaman*, Achilles (Greek mythology), Danny Phantom, Werewolves*, Titans (Attack on Titan), Homunculi (Wrath & Greed, Full Metal Alchemist), Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)

🤺 Androids/Cyborgs

Deliberately created part man, part tech/mech. Can be/look more or less "human," or barely at all. (More or less "immortal/indestructible," depending.). "Science" & magic blur.

Androids (Dragonball), Wolverine, Dororo, Sekiro, Robocop, Bionic Woman, The Terminator, Frankenstein*, Homunculus (FMA), The Borg (Star Trek), Darth Vader, etc

🤰Mutations

Born to regular human parents, but with unexpected supernatural abilities and/or appearance. These abilities are random AF and their power can fluctuate wildly depending on the character/universe.

Mutants (X-Men), Killer Croc (Batman), Namor (Black Panther), Aquaman*, etc

🧜‍♂️ Hybrids

Born to at least one (1) human parent, but with unexpected supernatural abilities and/or appearance. The non-human parent can make their abilities fluctuate wildly, depending on the character/universe.

Animal/Creature Hybrid

Centaurs, Minotaurs, etc (Greek mythology), werewolves*, etc

Magical Race Hybrid (Low Level--dwarves, elves, sorcerers, etc)

Luke Skywalker, etc

Magical Race Hybrid (High Level--undead, spirits, gods/demons, aliens, etc)

- 1/2 vampire Dhampirs: Blade, Alucard (Castlevania, Helsing), etc

- 1/2 demon Cambions, yokai, etc: Abe no Seimei, Merlin, Inuyasha, etc

- 1/2 god Demigods: Hercules (Greek mythology), Gilgamesh (Mesopotamian mythology), Sailor Pluto (Sailor Moon), Kratos & Atreus (God of War), etc

🔮 Magicians

(Human) magic users who can either manipulate the senses, control spirits and/or the elements, bend/break the laws of nature (gravity, matter, shapeshifting, physics, space, time, etc), or all of the above. Includes: magicians, mages/sages, witches, wizards, sorcerers, mediums, psychics, hypnotists, exorcists, ghost hunters, etc. (Depending on the universe, these terms might be used interchangeably, or only for specific types of abilities.)

Manipulate the senses

Hypnotists -- (Naruto (low level ninjas))

Control/commune with spirits/demons (and/or the elements)

Exorcists, mediums, psychics, witches, etc -- (John Constantine, Van Helsing, Talamasca & Mayfairs (Anne Rice), etc)

Control the elements & bend/break the laws of nature

Dovahkin (Skyrim), Benders (TLAB), Alchemists (FMA), etc

All of the Above

Harry Potter (witches/wizards), The Avatar (TLAB), Jedi (Star Wars), Naruto (high level ninjas), Onmyoji (Shintoism), Cultivators (xianxia), etc

👽 Extraterrestrials

Transcendent beings not of this world/planet, terrestrial plane, or dimension. Are not subject to Earthly laws of nature (gravity, matter, shapeshifting, physics, space, time, etc)--e.g.: many alien races are physically much stronger than humans because their planet's gravity is heavier, etc. Depending on the type of world, being, character, or universe, their abilities can fluctuate wildly.

Aliens

The Doctor(s) (Doctor Who)

Vulcans, Romulans, Klingons, oh my~! (Star Trek)

Saiyans (Dragonball)

Kryptonians (Superman, Zod, etc)

Spirits/Undead

Undead: Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, etc

Fae:* fairies, elves, goblins (Labyrinth), giants, kitsune, etc (depends on the lore)

Angels/Demons

Fae* (depends on the lore/mythos/religion)

Demons/Yokai, etc: Hellboy, Darkness (Legend), Sesshomaru (Inuyasha), etc

Djinn/Genies* (depends on the lore)

Shinigami: (Bleach, Black Butler, Death Note, Yu Yu Hakusho, etc)

Angels: (Constantine, Good Omens, Maiar (LOTR), etc)

Gods

Q (Star Trek), Chthulu (Lovecraft), Majin Buu (Dragonball)

Dragons (depends on the lore/mythos/religion)

Fae* (depends on the lore/mythos/religion)

Sun Wukong (Journey to the West)

Zeus (Greek mythology), Amaterasu & Susa No O & Izanagi & Izanami etc (Japanese mythology), Odin & Thor & Loki (Marvel/Norse mythology), etc

👽🔮🧜‍♂️🤰🤺💉🤖⚔

Again, this is just a rudimentary list of characters/fandoms off the top of my head; and I'm sleep deprived. I likely forgot a lot of powerups, retcons, AUs, and more--oops.

[ancientorigins]

Archaeologists have revealed an incredibly ancient arched passage from 3,800 years ago, hinting at Mesopotamian architectural influence in an ancient Canaanite city.

[cypriathus]

Here's part 7 of my Æylphitus series!

Awukhoziel (plural noun: Awukhoziels) (name meaning: awakening of god):

According to Æylphitus history, perfecting the Awukhoziels wasn’t an easy process. It started with a single dream from their creator who’s an old generation angel. It took awhile to convince the divine council to proceed with creating these beings because they were worried that it’ll bring unexpected disaster. With enough convincing, they finally allowed her to do such a thing, but she would have to be supervised. This is when she began working on these beings that many referred to as the Imperfect Creations of The Red Earth. The first half of these Awukhoziel prototypes were monstrous, while the later half would resemble something more human. When their creator finally realised her dream into existence, she didn’t want the prototypes to go to waste. With the help of the divine council, she assigned each prototype a specific ability and an important role amongst the Awukhoziels. The Awukhoziels would view these prototypes as either disguised deities or cultural guardians. This new Æylphitus species appeared to be very similar to modern humans, but they had noticeably pallid, snowy or ashen skin as well as slightly rounded claws and talons. The first three were androgynous and they had more monstrous appearances. They aided in the creation of separate sexes and a less bestial physical appearance, but they would later be imprisoned by the divine council for reasons currently unknown. Most humans used to believe that they lived on Earth, but it was later discovered that they originated from Mars when it was still inhabitable. In the very beginning, there was only one tribe that was ruled by the first man and the second woman. Later on during their reign, the first man lost his beloved wife in a mysterious tragedy and this was the beginning of the Awukhoziels splitting up into various tribes. Each of these tribes varied by culture, belief systems, politics, architecture, and natural environment. It’s believed that they possessed very advanced technology, which explains how they relocated to Earth after the catastrophic metamorphosis that Mars underwent. Once on Earth, many Awukhoziels went underground and built subterranean cities or drove the Ufrajozlens from their grounded homelands to the skies. Later on in Earth’s history, the Awukhoziels were seen as the foundation for many human civilisations such as the Greeks, Romans, Jews, Celtics, Scandinavians, Japanese, and Mesopotamians. Like almost every Æylphitus breed, they’re given a name that’s instantly recognisable and, in this case, they’re referred to as ancient humans.

[wispstalk]

My dude, that would mean Imperials et al must be washing skin crumbs etc into the communal water… yuck. Could they get sick from that? Of course potions that cure diseases exist but

i love my anons. y'all got me looking up like "mesopotamian wastewater treatment" or whatever the hell to answer these questions and it's honestly very fun.

i've wondered that too. when public bathhouses were common place what did people do when the water got gross. and it's SO MUCH water. don't get me wrong I'm the bitch who loves a good soak but if i think about baths too hard....

you'd need a fairly sophisticated plumbing system but that's a technology that goes way back. if public baths have a drain and a well (or rainwater catchment), flushing away used water and refilling it is pretty feasible. check out pics of the Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro! It's cool. and idk maybe there's some alchemical or magical means of dissolving impurities in the water. potion of hot tub chemicals

[raevens-ramblings-after-reading]

The Historian's Toolbox: How Sources and Technology Shape the Study of History

OBSERVATION

When I hear the term "history," depictions of past wars and historical figures who have long since passed away yet continue to hold a significant role in various cultures and societies come to mind. Growing up, teachers and elders in general taught me many aspects of history, but I never once questioned why they were doing so. For the sole purpose of learning more about history, I've read a ton of books, listened to the radio, and followed the news on television. I was encouraged to memorize those historical facts because I would find them valuable in social circumstances like a school, a mall, or even family reunions to appear intellectual and knowledgeable.

It wasn’t until a few years ago that I gained the consciousness to question myself if the sources for those historical facts were credible and still accurate after a lesson from one of my subjects in 11th grade. I vaguely remember my former research teacher talking about primary and secondary sources and how to tell them apart in order to make our research papers easier to write.

From my understanding, primary sources are direct information of the past and provide first-hand evidence of historical events. They include things like letters, diaries, government records, photographs, and artifacts. On the other hand, secondary sources are a retelling of primary sources or the kind of sources that did not witness historical events first-hand. Examples of secondary sources include history books, encyclopedias and research papers.

INSIGHT

Understanding History: A Primer of Historical Method (1969) by Louis Gottschalk gave me the insight that there is a difference between original and primary sources, despite having almost identical definitions. An original source refers to the earliest or most reliable source of information about a historical event or person, meaning that they are unpolished and the texts on manuscripts or documents are in their original language. As for the primary source, again, they allow researchers and historians to get a firm understanding of the past because the sources were directly involved or were created at the time of the historical event. But the more I think about it, the more I realize that an original source is always a primary source but not all primary sources are original sources.

For instance, if someone wants to learn more about the history of the Philippines, they should visit the National Museum and take a closer look at original sources like artifacts, antiquated photographs, and legal documents because these have been examined and are considered reliable sources by historians. However, they might be regarded as secondary sources rather than original ones if they were learning Philippine history from recently released textbooks.

Another insight I’ve learned from the reading materials is that history is dependent on how people communicate and the advancement of technology when it comes to sources according to Martha Howell and Walter Prevenier’s study From Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical Methods (2001). Before, people would walk for miles just to deliver news and information. It would also depend on the climate or geographic conditions of the area if the information would successfully reach its destination. As time went on, people resorted to using visual signals (flags) and sound signals (horns or drums) to communicate with one another. By 2000 B.C.E, they used pack animals as transportation for information. Then, Mesopotamians were able to put information on stone tablets when 3000 B.C.E rolled around.

It’s like how we look up information through the use of the internet nowadays in different mediums such as computers and mobile devices. Overall, communication and information technology have changed the way sources are created, stored, and shared, making them more accessible and easier to preserve, but also making it more challenging to ensure the authenticity and reliability of sources since it goes through a lot before reaching their destination.

SUMMARY

Despite all these insights and learnings, one thing is bothering me:

With how advanced technology is these days, almost anyone can fabricate information, manipulate photos, videos and even audio recordings. I wonder... how will they be able to tell apart factual sources from those made-up? Especially with the use of artificial intelligence on the rise, it's quite intimidating that they are able to replicate digital information with a few clicks and tricks of coding. And there are always people naive enough to believe them and spread them to garner even more attention.

Do historians have the technological means to determine whether or not the sources they have are original or just copies? I can only hope so.

To sum up my thoughts about this topic, I learned that historians go through a lot of labor to help us get a better understanding of history despite knowing that we will never be able to attain all information about the total past. It is only right that we acknowledge their efforts as they continue to pick apart and sift through portions of historical sources to put together historical facts, appropriately citing their works in our academic and professional publications, and generally supporting them in their attempts to provide a clearer picture of mankind's past. However, it's crucial to remember that honoring historians doesn't mean to worship them and take their every word as fact, but rather to recognize their significant contributions to society's knowledge and to our understanding of the past, present and potentially even future.

REFERENCES:

Gottschalk, Louis. Understanding History: A Primer of Historical Method. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1969

Howell, Martha, and Walter Prevenier. From Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical Methods. New York, Cornell University Press, 2001

[odditycircus-2002]

( I do not own Hellboy or any of Mike Mignola's works besides my own original works)

So for anyone not familiar with Irish lore, Pooka, or Phooka, are mischievous shapeshifting fae. They can give advice to humans in their tongue and even sometimes offer prophetic lines. They're well known to take the form of a black horse with golden eyes, luring weary travelers to riding their back. However, unlike Kelpies, they don't do actual harm to their riders, granted they won't let them off unless they desire. They're known to run to incredible speeds through the countryside and running through fences for a wild ride that lasts until dawn. They can take the form of humans if they desire but will retain some of their animalistic traits. While mainly known to play mostly harmless tricks, think the Chesire Cat or Puck, they can use their magic to make someone's life a misery with misfortune to boot. Above, is my art of Diyana in her true form based on other interpretations of pookas.

Diyana here is about the size of a chimp, making it easy to slip into small spaces and go undetected in large well shaded areas.

Diyana or Di, is one of the Enhanced talent agents working for the B.P.R.D. She joined the Bureau in 1953 a year after Hellboy officially started working on missions. She did meet Hellboy before joining, specifically during a job to ensure some Mesopotamian artifacts were safely transported for research. She was there because she stole a reliquary right under the researchers' noses and a jewel from one of the mummies just for fun. It was the latter that was immediately noticed by the on-site staff including Hellboy. This led to a brief chase with the giant red man in hot pursuit of an elusive faerie. Diyana ran circles around Hellboy and the other agents after her, outwitting and outfoxing them at every turn until they managed to corner her. Rather than upset, Diyana congratulated the agents for their efforts and thank them for such an entertaining chase, ultimately giving back the jewel she stole and then teleporting out.

Thinking she was gone, imagine Hellboy's surprise when Diyana approached Professor Broom with an interesting proposition. Diyana offered to work with the BPRD as one of their agents and lent them her resources and funding from her company, Plume Deluxe, to sponsor the BPRD. In return, she gets the opportunity to work with Hellboy himself and access to the BPRD's own resources to further her research. Broom accepted, seeing as Di's inventions are a mix of magic and technology would be a major game-changer for the BPRD; much to his adopted son's chagrin. Yet, Diyana was content with the arrangement as she found the demon hybrid to be entertaining.

Needless to say, Hellboy and Diyana didn't quite get along at first.