Jasheir Elis/Dark Angel

(pronounced as jah Shay eer Ee lis)

The second child of Sarilov Naolis, who was a Crystal Keeper, and Jasheir Mennara, Elis was also seven (Inari) years younger than his sister, Miyon. After the Shirukan killed his family, Saffir sent him to Earth to protect Shartrael Padina's child and find Padina's Starfire shard. He was helped by humans, Debbie Logan and Evelyn Johnson, to settle on Earth and adapt to school, where he could keep watch over Raea during the day. He was also assisted in learning English, which he picked up quickly.

After some time on Earth, Elis took to flying at night to stretch his wings. In those nightly flights, he occasionally saw people in need and helped them. With a flash of Starfire light from his hands, he was able to disappear into the darkness before anyone could get a good look at him. Using the principle that sudden light causes the pupils to contract rapidly, he could cause a temporary night blindness while he flew off. He earned the name Dark Angel, although no one has identified him except those who help him hide on Earth.


Raea Dahlrich/Shartrael Raea

(pronounced as shar Trah el Ray ah)

Raea is the only child of Cattalon Jerantis and Shartrael Padina, who was a Crystal Keeper. While escaping the Shirukan, Padina lost Jerantis, who protected her escape to Earth. She was just a few days pregnant at the time. On Earth, Padina was helped by and fell in love with Scott Dahlrich, brother of Debbie. He adopted Raea as his child when she was born.

When Raea was still a child, her mother and the Starfire agreed that she should become a Crystal Keeper. Padina knew the Shirukan would come for her and protected her child. After the death of Padina and Scott, Raea went to live with his sister Debbie and her family and grew up believing she was an ordinary human with odd birthmarks on her hands (Starburst marks), until the entities of the Starfire crystal decided it was time for her to learn what she really was.


Josh Baum

Josh has been Raea's friend since grade school. Raea defended him against some bullies and Josh fell smitten with her. His feelings remained hidden, until he partially confessed his feelings to Elis when Raea was taken by the Shirukan.

As a strict Catholic, Josh admonishes his friends for cursing. His loyalty is unfaltering and his closest friends know they can trust him with their deepest secrets. Josh believes strongly in the tenet of loving others as he loves his God and he is respected for his outgoing, caring personality. He also loves to play computer and video games and is considered a geek by his peers. Because he lives only a few blocks from Raea, they often walk home from school together until the corner where they split up, but they also hang out a lot together.

When Dark Angel made his first appearance in the local newspaper, Josh was obsessed immediately. He collected every article mentioning the Dark Angel of McClarron and  annoyed his friends with his relentless accounts of every fact he could dig up about Dark Angel and angels in general.


Debbie and Michael "Mike" Logan

Debbie (Dahlrich) Logan is the brother of Scott Dahlrich. Debbie married Michael Logan when Scott and Padina Dahlrich were still alive and Raea was only a baby. At the time that Raea discovers what she is, Debbie and Mike have two sons, David (14) and Eric (11). Because Raea was already living with the family before her cousins were born, she tends to see them more like younger brothers rather than as her cousins.

Debbie took custody of Raea after Scott and Padina were killed in what was officially listed as a tornado touchdown. She has raised Raea since she was five years old. Because she was good friends with Padina, Debbie upholds a promise she made as the appointed caretaker in Padina and Scott's will that Raea would grow up believing she was a normal human. This is nullified when the Starfire entites decide that Raea should learn what she really is and the Shirukan send an agent to capture Raea.

In her personal life, Debbie could only wish for a girl of her own, which is why she often thinks of Raea as her little girl. After having two boys of their own and having taken in Raea, she and Michael decided to have no more children. Michael can be somewhat cold to Raea, but he's always been a little jealous of Raea's superior intellect over his boys and doesn't know Raea's secret. Otherwise, he considers her more of a babysitter and extra houseguest. Debbie and Mike may not see eye-to-eye when it comes to Raea living with them, but they both care for her, even if Mike doesn't show it.


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