S is for Shekinah

“Child?”

          “Sir?” Bell smiled to him, for him, as she cleaned off the sweat glistening on his face.

          “Do you have a mother?”

          She felt her blonde brow knit as she tensed her forehead. From the look on Renial’s face she was showing how much she missed and worried for her mother. “Yes sir,” she said as she rinsed the cloth and gave his features another wash over, he had never asked such a question before, their conversations usually consisted of information about the house and his treatment.

          “Where is she?”

          “She travels sir. I don’t know where she goes.” Little titbits of information passed between them regularly, she had never been guided to not talk freely with him, maybe her father trusted her to know what was unsafe to impart. Thinking about her nature of speech Bell realised it wasn’t unusual for her not to give lengthy details. She never knew how much information was too much, how much speech flowing through her lips was unwarranted.

          “How long does she stay away?”

          “A long time sir,” too long came to her mind which she would never say to anyone else. An unfair observation or even petulant.

          “Child.”

          Oh dear, she had allowed her mind to wander away from her surroundings and her company. “I’m sorry sir, I didn’t," no excuses, just an apology for her inattentiveness, “I’m sorry sir.”

          “Don’t apologise child, your mother is important to you. You don’t have to say you’re sorry for thinking of her,”






Shekinah, mother of Bell, wife to Phoenix (Praesa of Frellick). Found in Enfractu.

R is for Romulus and Remus

Romulus and Remus are almost identical twins with the exception of their eye colour. Twins are very rare in the angel world and are generally seen as a bad omen.

          Romulus is a healer and works in the Healer’s Sanctuary. He is the ‘head healer’ within his work and it keeps him quite busy.

          Remus’ role is in The Order, he shares the responsibility of being their leader.

          They are both serious individuals but whilst Romulus is mostly personable and is quite easy going, Remus is very much the opposite. He has a volatile personality and little tolerance for those he sees as trouble makers.

          The twins also do not often get on with each other. Romulus can be easily rattled by his brother’s attitude toward things and will tend to argue with Remus though he tries simply to calm his brother’s demeanour if he catches it early enough.

          In the past Remus did take some joy in enticing Romulus to argument. He is now a strict believer in discipline and order and does try more often to not ignite his brother’s anger though the temptation does overtake him at times.




Romulus, healer, twin.
Remus, member of The Order, twin.
Praesa, also known as Phoenix, lord, governer and protector of Frellick.
All found in Enfractu.

Q is for Quest

Zacharius is on a quest to cease the endless battle between angels and demons. That quest has taken him most of his life and he moves forever onward serving his role in the quest at all times.

          It takes him all over the land of Frellick from the libraries to distant places which few have been visited by few others. He searches for what he calls ‘Tasks’ which are clues to further him in his quest for the answer or the ‘key’ to the quest. Zacharius has no knowledge of where this is or any hint of an idea of what it may come to.

Zacharius, found in Enfractu

P is for Phoenix

His demon ways remain potent. I informed him that his power casts will not work here, Phoenix’s quill slowed and he sat back in his chair looking out into the darkness of the city. The beast had been angered, provoked even, by an Angel and a power cast had been issued from the beast. Phoenix went back to his papers. the beast seems to have accepted this. My child, my darling Bella-Josephine was unhurt in the flash of evil which the beast released on instinct, he said it was a natural power cast from birth and I believe him. Those power casts, whether Angel or Demon, are always uncontrollable in times of high emotions when one feels at risk. At risk, I have never seen a demon feel such a way among us, they feel above us, as if they are all powerful…mostly they are correct in that assumption. Demons seem able to pick out the ones weaker than themselves and so can dominate easily when they attack. Phoenix turned the page in the ledger over and dipped the nib of his quill into the pot of ink before writing again,

          Bella remains attentive and willing toward the beast, she sits with him soothing the evil soul with kindness and what I can only liken to a maternal sort of love…she must get that from her mother. Her mother would treat the beast with the same sort of nature.

Phoenix, Lord, governor and protector of Frellick. Also known as The Praesa. Found in Enfractu.

O is for Order

Within Enfractu there is ‘The Order’. It is a system of angelkind who preside over the city as a protective form. They fill a role (In Earth terms) of the police and the army. There are various members which are met directly within Enfractu such a Remus.

          Their most talked of role in the book is the Front Line which is a break in the realms dividing demons and angels. They battle constantly at the Front Line without much rest. The Order takes it in shifts, never leaving the place unguarded.

          Another place that they are seen most often is at the Waterfront. It’s a great gathering place where a lot of trading is done. There are many exits and entrances which need guarding as much of those lead into more unsavoury parts of the city.




The Order, a system of protectors taking the role of police and army, found in Enfractu.

N is for Nyree

“How are we to know that Nyree is not under the demon’s influence?”

          It was obvious to all when Decklar’s eyes went to the white streaks in Nyree’s black hair.

          “Nyree, would you care to respond?”

          “It is true that I have a little demon power. This is not a fault of mine or my parents’ and it has not fouled my life. A demon could not control my mind.”




Nyree Leteph, found in Enfractu.

M is for Mist

The mists rolled in a great number of years ago. Over the seas it came never seeming to change no matter what the weather chose to do. Several people of the land of Haylock murmured to each other at times that it was an ill mist, coming in from another world entirely. Most who heard them speaking that way merely laughed but no-one could fathom what brought it in, and kept it there.

          Over the years since the beginnings of it, it had become the norm to be inside before dark fell. Those caught outside after that point were never seen again or were found dead in a curious manner; strung up on a tree or some other pillar like object with a ghostly pallor and jaw marks stretching the tops of their necks. The people in the land closed their curtains and locked their doors, not wanting to set eyes on whatever roamed the night.




Mist, agent of the Shadow, found in People of the Light.