Last night I put in an extra character, a second son to a main character. He enters within the second half of the book, having left the city where the story takes place when he was old enough to leave. His past had him disagree with his father (and his father's partners) inaction against foreign incursion in the city. This new character believed his father and his father's partners were too rough, tough, and intelligent to allow the city to be taken over without action. But he returns home once the city is rid of the first round of antagonists, becoming the chief banker for the city. He makes up with his father and works closely with him and his brother. Plus, now that he's older, he understands that direct war could not have been made against the foreign power.
So, the character, named Laith al-Hakam, was inserted into certain scenes, but has no dialogue. His story is told, and he fades into the background. He will take center stage later in the book, he and his younger brother, who has gotten far more 'screen' time, but is too a minor character. Even as I was typing this entry, I went back to the first 150 pgs and inserted some heavy tidbits about the character and his relation to his father.
Nekia has been hounding me (playfully) about the vast number of characters that have been introduced into this historical epic. It's not too character heavy. Plus, I want to create that Star Wars feel, when even the smallest characters has a great story, even if not the focus.
Well, let me get back to writing me and editing them (jobby-job). Besides, three of these characters introduced introduced through out this saga are scheduled to die in the next couple pages. I'd like to punch this out before the weekend, got a due date comin'.
b write black.
