Could a demon hunter care about a lost child?

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Hi,
So I have tried to read a bunch about them as a whole and read the threads etc about whether they can love. And I suppose I just wanted to get clarification that this idea could work?

I was considering having a demon hunter who found a lost child (the argent squire), orphaned and no one to go with and, she feels fiercely protective of him and takes him under her wing (pun not intended), even though she is not “normal” mother material.

Thanks for your input!

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If the child wasn’t all scared of a half-demon and didn’t run away from her… why’d she really be unable to? Don’t think there’s anything preventing demon hunters from feeling emotions.

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I don’t see why not, anger is hardly the only emotion a demon hunter can feel. They can feel other emotions just like other members of their races can. Don’t worry about not being a “normal” mother material either. A soldier living a good part of his life on battlefield or a scholar who dedicates most of his time to his research can still have a child, as long as one spends enough time and cares enough about the child they very well can pass a good parent.

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I can’t see why not… Their relationship or how they have some to be around each other can have many beginnings - may it be for practical reasons, coincidence or oath sworn (memory based reasons for her to be protectice) :slight_smile:

If you are a manga reader then Inuyasha has a good example of a demon taking care of a child and having a good relationship with it (his older brother Sesshomaru and Rin)

Go for it

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I don’t know if you have read ‘Illidan’ by William King, it gives a lot of information about Demon Hunters, from the very start of the process, to what they eventually become, and how risky it is. It is largely told from the point of view of a Kaldorei Demon Hunter, Vandel, and through his eyes we see how your average Demon Hunter acts and thinks, what drives them. There is an almost heartbreaking scene where Vandel is hiding in bushes, in the Sin’dorei enclave of the Black Temple, watching as some of Kael’thas’ Blood Elves are enjoying a party. He sneaks half finished glasses of wine off the table. I mean he is a Demon Hunter, one of Illidan’s Finest. He could walk up to them and demand a full bottle of wine, but he doesn’t, he is aware that he has left that world behind, where things were so simple, and yet, and yet there is still that tug, still that need, that craving for normality. He’s not weak either, the demon he consumed was a Felstalker, and he seems perfectly competent.

I’d conclude that a Demon Hunter -can- feel higher emotions, for all that their souls are conflicted, through that novel, and how Vandel is in general, how he thinks and acts, I would say it is entirely possible. Is it unusual? Yes, Possible, also yes.

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Sorry, I wanted to reply to each person but I can’t seem to.

Thanks, that’s what I hoped. I figured from what I had read that they possessed emotions and feelings still.

Good points about both, it’s nice to have extra confirmation about their ability to feel emotions. And reassuring about her mothering too, thank you.

Good point as well, thank you. Some extra avenues to think about there.

That sounds interesting actually, thanks for the idea and recommendation.

Thank you!

Thank you for such a thought out post, I appreciate it. Gives me some more things to work with and explore. I had considered reading the book before, I believe I bought it a while ago and never started it, so now might be a good time. It would be useful and insightful to see more about the inner workings.

That scene you described helps reassure me that I can give her a similar depth of emotion and feeling. I feel for him.

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Good answers here! While this isn’t something I would consider for myself, I had a few ideas when I read your post:

A demon hunter adoptive parent might not be the average lovey-dovey parent that we see in playgrounds with their kids.

I imagine an Illidari foster parent might be harsh sometimes, perhaps to the point of realizing they may have been unnecessarily harsh, and then awkwardly apologizing to the child (this might be a development thing, though, as the demon hunter gradually would probably become more and more proficient as a parent).

I also imagine the Illidari might insist on teaching the child fighting and survival techniques, since those are very important and highly developed skills for the demon hunter - and skills that will help the child survive in a dangerous world.

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