Muzammil A. Dar
Major Characters and Bios
1. The Old Man (Barakiel)
A poor but deeply devout elder who lives a humble life with his wife and daughter in a polar frontier. Guided by divine visions and unwavering faith, he becomes the unintentional catalyst for a cosmic prophecy. His persistence, simplicity, and spiritual depth shape the fate of four realms. A symbol of submission to divine will.
2. The Old Lady (Mahira)
The old man’s wife, a pious and sharp-witted woman. Though skeptical at times, her maternal wisdom and scriptural grounding become central to her grandson’s spiritual training. She is emotionally resilient, loyal, and revered for her spiritual discipline and storytelling.
3. The Daughter / Queen of Svalur (Nooriyah)
The old couple’s pure-hearted daughter, offered to the golden bear and transformed into the queen of Svalur. Her journey from sacrifice to sovereignty is symbolic of divine destiny. She bridges two worlds—human and mystical—and is the vessel through which the prophecy is fulfilled.
4. The Silver King (Aurelion)
Ruler of the Kingdom Beyond the Horizon (Svalur), he is a majestic humanoid bear with a royal aura and a wise, noble heart. In the kingdom, he appears humanlike, but when he enters the human world, he becomes a beastly bear. He upholds the prophecy and marries the human daughter to protect his people from annihilation.
5. The Prince of Svalur (Kaelion) (The Prophesied One)
The hybrid child of the Silver King and the human queen. He inherits the spiritual discipline of his human grandparents and the strength and authority of his bear-bloodline. Born to fulfill a prophecy, he gains divine powers through worship and becomes the savior of the realm. Symbol of harmony between nature, spirit, and civilization.
6. General Condoleezza Grace (“Graceless Grace”)
A fierce and calculating commander of the Invisible Kingdom, she leads its militarized campaigns with cold rationality. She prides herself on shedding sentimentality and embodies the philosophy of technological hegemony. Known for her brutal methods, she engineers the deception that breaches Svalur.
7. King Phush Walker
The ruler of the Invisible Kingdom, once a hegemon now cloaked in technological invisibility. He aims to reclaim global supremacy by seizing Svalur’s spiritual and ecological resources. Ambitious and paranoid, he represents the empire’s obsession with control and surveillance.
🏞️ Supporting Characters by Realm
From the Human Realm:
Villagers – Distant and skeptical, they marginalize the old man’s family for their spiritual discipline.
Local Imam (mentioned) – A background figure symbolizing declining religious authority in a world consumed by materialism.
From the Shenai Tribe:
Tribe Elder – Keeper of oral traditions and myths about the kingdom beyond horizon.
Younger Tribe Members – Dwarfish, resource-hungry, and morally ambivalent. Initially awestruck by the old man’s stories, they later betray him out of greed.
Children of the Tribe – Represent lost innocence and generational forgetting of the tribe’s sacred language and history.
From Svalur
Bear Sentinel / Cave Guardian – A brown bear who leads the old man through the cave. He transforms into a humanoid upon entering Svalur. He is part of the elite protective guard.
Royal Advisors & Ministers – Help the Silver King govern Svalur, debate strategies during the Invisible Kingdom’s invasion.
Palace Servants & Dog Sled Riders – Loyal retainers of the royal family, moving swiftly over snow with traditional sleighs.
Ice Scholars (mentioned) – Scriptural keepers and readers of prophecy; live in high towers near frozen lakes.
From the Invisible Kingdom:
Spy Engineers – Responsible for deploying drones and biochemical weapons to breach Galwan Heights.
Biotechnologists – Work on sedatives to immobilize the Shenai for infiltration.
Military Units – Equipped with mech-vehicles and tundra-adaptive technology, they are arrogant, highly trained, and cruel.