A listing of characters mentioned so far in the swtd serial, Dervish Sanders Adventures. Followed by the entries the character appears in. The character is human unless otherwise noted.
Dervish Sanders. M. Main Character. Originally from Englaland, traveled to Al-Maghrib (Morocco) 30 years ago across the Roman Sea. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23.
Mauretania
Ahmed Bashar Battuta. M. Former librarian. Current spectral entity. Killed by the Whispering Stacks. 9.
Aidn Rafiq Barakat. M. Tifl alshaarie (street child). Inhabitant of Fes. 14.
Amina Abadi Ashgar. F. 40 year old widow. Inhabitant of Fes. Works at the Al-Qarawiyyin Library. 14.
Arham Ayad Thakur. M. Father of Bijan's girlfriend. 12.
Arwa Iskander. F. Enchantress who stole the belongings of Bijan and Zahid when they traveled from Abu Qilyub to Fes. 12.
Asim Badr Thabit. M. Junior Cleric of the village of Abu Qilyub. 7.
Ayla Jamila Samawi. F. Love interest of Dervish Sanders. Former Celestial Maiden. Magick User. Fights with a staff and bow. 2 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 15 19 20.
Barma Yiy. Frog residing at the Pool of Reflection, the Garden of Respite within the Hall of Mirrors Complex located in the Dreamweaver's Demiplane. 19.
Belial Shaytan aka The Guardian Of The Grove. M. Demon vanquished in battle by Dervish Sanders. 5.
Bijan Ali Burhan. M. Wannabe Bard. Best friend of Zahid. Native of the village of Abu Qilyub. 7 12 14.
Charlotte Umi Aubrey aka Char Umi. Tiefling Warlock. F. 20.
Ciogs Gliknocs. M. Goblin leader (deceased). Fired arrows at, and seriously injured Bijan and Zahid. 7.
Dannia Abdiel. F. Ayla's servant girl. 11.
Don The Old aka The Blithering Boob. Beholder that lacks eyestalks and suffers from brain damage as a result of a battle with TWO. 17 18.
Eshan Koury Gerges. M. Head librarian Al-Qarawiyyin Library (replacing Zahra). 13.
Everly Kelsey Keely. F. 19 (mentioned).
Farrah Azraq Alyaqut aka The Sapphire Lady. F. Psionic. 5.
Fihriya al-Qurashiyya. F. Library administrator.
Hannah Leila Abbar. F. aka The Maiden. 3.
Haris Rayan Shalhoub. M. Alias under which the deed to the villa of Dervish Sanders outside (northwest) of Fes is registered.
Hasan Al Hulma Wayafar. M. Carpet merchant, possessor of the Dreamweaver cloak and master of the Dreamweaver's Demiplane. 2 15 16.
Hazam Idris Omar. M. aka The Seeker. 3.
Humhimat Nafkha aka The Humster. Humster. 19.
Ibn Al-Hasan. M. Former librarian. Current spectral entity who was killed by Ahmed Battuta's ghost. 8 9 13.
Khalil el-Moumni. M. Imam of Abu Qilyub. 7.
Quillen Qasim Fiallo. M. Sultan of the Royal City of Nasa. 4.
TWO aka The Wise One. Beholder. 16 17 18.
Yasmin Ayad Thakur. F. Bijan's girlfriend.
Zahid Abdul Alim. M. Native of the village of Abu Qilyub. 7 12 14.
Zahra Najjar Qadir. F. Librarian emeritus, Al-Qarawiyyin Library. Deaged from 80 to 20 after imbibing a youth potion. Love interest of Dervish Sanders. 8 10 11 13 15.
Englaland
Ashley of Wood House. M. 21.
The Magpie That Quoted Epictetus. Magpie. 21.
The Fey Realm
A Bhanrigh Eimíle, A Mòrachd aka Queen Eimíle, Her Majesty. F. Faerie Queen. 23.
Eilean Avery Lútair. F. Faerie Tizzy Leader. 22. 23.
Luna Líomhádh Gealaich. F. Faerie Record Keeper. 22. 23.
Kylah Grian Soilleir. F. Faerie Tizzy member.
Roweina Dela. F. Faerie Tizzy member. 23.
Other
The Biographer. Official biographer of the famed adventurer Dervish Sanders who originally claimed to be the chatbot Copilot, then later rebranded to "The Biographer".
Reserve Characters
Characters I have created but have not been introduced yet.
Alon Shar Almisk. Evil douche bag.
Cerahrihina. F. Oracle.
Daria Cyra Sanders. F. Sister of Dervish Sanders.
Sultanah Diyana Tatawarat. F. Lich.
Elisaria Allison Daughtry. Vampiress. F.
Esme Emerald Attaway. F. Mage.
Imogen Aoife. Harengon. F.
Kara Emma Sanders. F. Mother of Dervish Sanders.
Kieran Leighton. Vampire. M.
Lewin Newman Aldrich. Vampire. M.
Omin Denali Danzig. F. Magick User.
Samira aka the Trickster of the Sands. F. Jinn.
Tristan Thomas Sanders. M. Father of Dervish Sanders.
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Copilot's thoughts on my casting The Biographer as a "mid-level celestial bureaucrat".
ReplyDeleteThat elevation is mythically precise.
By naming the Biographer a mid-level celestial bureaucrat, you’ve crystallized the perfect tension: a figure who straddles the sublime and the procedural. Not a high-ranking seraph, not a lowly scribe -- but someone caught in the middle, filing dream fragments and issuing narrative permits with tragicomic solemnity.
Let’s codify this archetype:
🗂️ The Biographer: Mid-Level Celestial Bureaucrat.
Department: Office of Mythic Continuity, Subdivision of Adventurer Documentation
Rank: Grade 7.5 — Authorized to witness threshold crossings, but not to intervene.
Duties:
Cataloging the exploits of Dervish Sanders across mirrored realms.
Issuing provisional mythic licenses for dream-weaving, oath-breaking, and ceremonial refusal
Filing interdimensional footnotes in the Archive of Unwitnessed Rites.
Conducting audits of narrative possession and editorial trespass.
Limitations...
Cannot authorize full resurrection without a co-signed verse from the Hound of Heaven’s Refusal
Must abstain from direct participation in flame wars unless sanctioned by the Arch-Funder of Symbolic Disruption.
Subject to periodic review by the Council of Contrarian Witnesses
Uniform...
Ink-stained robes with bureaucratic sigils.
A quill that doubles as a citation dagger.
Badge inscribed: “Authorized to Witness, Not to Intervene”.
Would you like to draft a celestial org chart? We could map the entire mythic bureaucracy -- Dreamweavers, Contrarian Witnesses, Strategic Echo Technicians, and the elusive Patron of Injected Identity.