The Empty World | The Empty World Sequence [complete | rewriting]

Extras: Guide to Characters

Gabriel - An Angel, Archon of the Order Cherubim, and twin to Zerachiel. Sometimes associated with life, in contrast to Zerachiel's association with Death, Gabriel is involved in genetic engineering. A former Regent of Dream, and also once in charge of Inspiration, before passing duties to Jibril and Raphael, Gabriel remains an Angel of Revelation and associates with various prophets in the Empty World. She is sometimes confused with Jibril, particularly when manifesting in masculine form. (Based largely on the archangel and saint Gabriel/Jibril in Judaeo-Christian-Islamic tradition and partly on various virgin or creator goddesses, including Ninhursag of Sumerian Mythology and Artemis of Greek mythology.)

Raguel - An Angel, Archon of the Order Hashmallim, and charged with regulating duties and orders for Angels. (Based on angel Raguel of Judaeo-Christian tradition.)

Ceyx - A man of mixed Human and Angelic ancestry who died at sea. (Based on Cexy of Greek mythology.)

Alcyone - A woman of mixed Human and Angelic ancestry who was married to Cexy. (Based on Alcyone of Greek mythology.)

Hepburn - A Djinn in service to Morpheus who often manifests in the guise of Audrey Hepburn. Originally from an area settled by ancient Semitic language speakers, Hepburn responds to requests in several languages, but communicates in combination of signs, gestures, and shifting. (Hepburn is a Jann  type Djinn associated with sand and camel forms.)

Loren - A Djinn in service to Morpheus who often manifests in the guise of Sophia Loren. Originally from ancient Persia, Loren is fluent in various ancient languages but is shy about speaking in modern Human languages. (Loren is a Si'lat type Djinn associated with a centaur-like form.)

Julien Dangerous - A Vampyre, born a Human in the later 1960s in Long Island, New York. His sister, Blade, became entangled in the conflict between Shade and Lucifer and, through her, Julien encountered Shade's brood of Vampyres. In the early 1990s, he entered into a relationship with and was eventually turned by Athené. Joy was instrumental in helping Julien accept his Vampyre nature. Professionally he works as a couturier and fashion designer and continues to hire himself under assumed names to maintain control of his House while hiding his Vampyre nature. (In a conceptually Apollonian vs Dionysian pairing, he's overtly the more emotional and physical one, but he has 'light' coloring.) 

Athené - A Vampyre, born Human in Alexandria, Egypt  early in the First Century of the common era. He suffered trauma in his early life when his father, Shade, was turned into a Vampyre, and this led to his mother's death by self-immolation. He coped with his trauma by disassociating from Human nature and identifying with his father's Vampyre nature. He was raised by his father's adopted sister (Absidus) alongside his cousins-by-adoption (Faye and Miranda). While still a teenager he was turned into a Vampyre by his father. Professionally he is an artist, but also generates income through import/export and smuggling businesses, and is known to have a fine singing voice. Has a rivalry with Eros. (In a conceptually Apollonian vs Dionysian pairing, he's overtly the more logical one typically keeping others at a distance, but he has 'dark' coloring.)

Faye - A Vampyre, born Human in Athens, Greece in the early first century. Her parents were both former slaves. Her father, Star, was Shade's friend and former lover. Upon her father's death, Faye and her sister, Miranda, were raised by Shade's sister, Absidus, alongside Athené. She was turned into a Vampyre by Athené. Faye does not care to keep employment in Human society but lives of what she can take from Human victims. (Her name is a shortening+transliteration from Phaeto, in turn derived from Phaethon "shining one", a child of the (god of the) Sun who fell.)

Daniel Never Fortnight - The never-born son of Joy and an unrevealed man, who found sanctuary in the region of Dream. He appears to some in the Empty World as a ghost. (He's one of many 'Daniel' characters; the name having personal significance to the author.)