Month o' Fun!

I have written that so many times in the last few posts that I'm almost beginning to think that "of" should really be spelled "o". Oh, the things we do for the stuff we love. So! In this first post, I figured it would be smart to start off with the three main characters, Amory, Drystan, and Fintan. (Also, if you read this and are confused by some of the terms or whatnot, don't fret. That's what happening on Friday.)

Amory Ambrose, born in 1862, is the only daughter of an English businessman and his German housewife. Barely three years old when her father washes up on the Atlantic, Amory is raised by her mother, Gertrude, and older brother, Oskar. She's stubborn, independent, and adventurous, she spurns marriage proposals and instead turns to the wool business her father left behind. When she dies at the young age of eighteen, she ascends to Heaven where she meets Drystan, a friend who wants more from her than she's willing to give. With all her ideas of what Heaven would be like, Amory has become disenchanted with her angel life, wondering if there's better out there, if the Heaven that's been written about isn't a fake.

Drystan Wycliffe, born in 1445, is the only child of poor farmers. He joins the military in order to get more food and money for his family, as well as to travel. It is during one of these jaunts to London that he meets the love of his life, a rich girl named Rose. They plan to get married after the war ends, but he is killed in combat. He brings with him the ability to empathize with others, but it turns into a "special power" (as Amory puts it) that he hates, the ability to hear both humans and angels, an unheard of feat for the Psychologists. He often acts irrationally and listens more to his emotions that his brain, but it's difficult when he can barely hear his own voice over the yells of others.

Fintan Cooney, a contemporary of Drystan, is the eldest son of an Earl. Instead of accepting this life, he joins the fight in the War of the Roses for the King's side. He kills many men, but only one causes him, and his family, pain. Soft-spoken, calm, and clever, Fintan plans ahead a thousand steps before enacting a plan. He dies in a surprise skirmish, descending to Hell to answer for sins that he has not committed. Still, he works for Gloriana Wales, a queen of Hell, and does whatever he can to make himself feel better for the one crime he committed, the one crime that he believes he is in Hell for.

Do you realize how hard it is to explain characters and not give a ton of information away? This post took nearly an hour, and not because I'm also watching TV. I had to delete and move around and ask myself, do you really want to give that away right now? So that's the basic idea of these three. Two angels and a demon, all working for the greater good of their respective homes and selves.  Even though they're all dead (?) in the story, I think the background is pretty important because it pops up along their ways.

Anyway, if you hate them, you hate them. If you're interested, then yay! On Friday, I'll explain more about the hierarchy in Heaven and why it's a bit different than the one that we've heard about in certain other books. Then, next Monday, I'll get to Rick, Stephen, and, my personal favorite, Gunnar.

Look at that. A plan.