Characters of Ombs

The Dialogues in Hell are told by each of the survivors of the latest crisis of the Ark after their deaths, while in Desilusion, the realm of the Undead for all mortal entities to inhabit. Each had their own role to play in the struggle for the future of Ombs, even in their deaths. Below is a list of each of the survivors and the others known to inhabit the universe of Ombs whom will not have their own Dialogues but will play a role in the larger narrative of the story.

Arlyntha: A sprite anointed by the Earth God Jereth to protect the key to the sacred Ark, in which the greatest power in all of creation is contained. She is the daughter of Jereth and the aunt of the djinn Easter. The sprite Mikael is her brother.

Bra'eon: A guardian of the sacred realm of L'Fall, sworn to protect the Amulet of Power. Once a former friend and associate of the exiled king Mwatuangi, she would later form an alliance with Rhyan to seek revenge against him after he conquered the rival nation of Veyard.

Christiane: The  High Priestess of Kemet and best friend of Queen Rukhaya. Christiane is extremely skilled in the magical arts, and the former betrothed of Seph. She would later become the secret love interest of James.

Co'lin: The Pirate King and Admiral Kanit of Virginicus,  Co'lin became the undisputed ruler of the seas after overthrowing the pirate lord of the West. His father, Lord Wintertide, was one of the first to discover and use the hidden portal in Ombs to settle outside of the realm.

Easter: A mischievous djinn with varying powers and abilities, Easter is renowned for banishing unwitting travelers to the realm of Desilusion. Capable of diverse magical powers and abilities, this djinn is neither completely good or evil.

James: A noble of the empire Kemet close to the Royal family, with an obscure past and motives of his own.

Jon'dra: A renowned master smith whose talents would form the crux of a mighty race to gain access to the power of the Ark of Jereth.

Justicius: Known as the "Black Dragon of Sodaye", Justicius was a general who defected from Mwatuangi's army after the massacre of the Musanites in Sodaye, Veyard. As a result, he would devote the remainder of his life as vagrant in F'bios, where he first meets Rhyan.

Khaya: Queen of the Unified Earth, now known by the name of Kemet. Also, charged with the protection of the Ark's key in recompense for the havoc it wrought upon the world.

Laronza: The Veyardan mystic from an obscure land, who trained many individuals into the mystic arts and held unprecedented esteem as the Head Priestess and mother of the fated child Rhyan.

Lord Wintertide: The father of Co'lin, whose role in the betrayal of Kemet's rulers would lead to his untimely execution. Mikael: The exiled sprite responsible for tricking Princess Khaya into opening the Ark and inadvertently causing the extinction event that scarred all of the Earth's civilization as it was known.

Mwatuangi: The exiled Marquesian king who unified the Great Twins and began the greatest Empire known in Ombs, once a young man seeking revenge, then a tyrant with insatiable greed; finally, an ascetic and reformed shaman, seeking to alter the fate of Ombs through the woman who despised him most.

Rhyan: Daughter of Laronza, a young woman seeking revenge for her abandonment and the enslavement of her mother by the wicked king Mwatuangi. She would later play a larger role in the world's events than expected.

Seph: The brother of Queen Khaya, and the father of Rhyan, he would be sold into slavery and later escape, to join the fight against the dictatorship in power.

Taineo: The towering son of an esteemed General known as Antonicus, he is a member of the Tshaw race who became an unwilling participant in the great conflict that shook the entirety of Ombs.