Xaphan

Well...Xaphan. I wanted a sidekick for my main villain in the story and who better than Xaphan. According to lore he was the one who set fire to heaven, during the war of angels. He was so despicable that he lost his wings while the other fallen were able to keep theirs. He in my story is very evil, taking pride in the amount of pain and suffering he can dish out. He is only happy when punishing someone or even better another angel. When creating him all I could think of was Lucian from Underworld. Very clean in his speech with the english accent. Simple dresser, I mean he is not there to impress anyone. When I first wrote the story I was unsure if I wanted to keep him, but he proved to be such a great weasel that I had to keep him in the whole time. I have to say that Xaphan is by far my favorite bad guy that I have written in my short career as an author.

Azazel

When trying to come up with the antagonist I was having issues. I knew that there were stories about the fallen angels out there, and I did not want to pull my ace out just yet though. (That is bring in Lucifer to open the first book with.) I wanted to stay some what true to the legend that clouds the fallen angels and I know I made them more god like then what the stories suggest. I wanted badly to read the book of Enoch which supposedly tells the stories about the fallen angels, but to my amazement none could be found. Maybe it is some religious conspiracy to cover that portion of the bible up. Well, from what I could dig up I went wild with it and made it more *Hollywood*. For example, Azazel he can summon the dead to fight on his side, which in my mind, as it played out was very eerie and cool. Something I would love to see on the big screen. What I also threw in the story was that Azazel was the one who taught the humans about technology. From his blatant defiance to the other angels, he was cast even deeper into the earth by the angel Raphael. Azazel also possesses unusual toughness, and can take all sorts of physical harm, hence why he was able to stay alive for so long, being bound and gagged in the nothingness of his exile.
When making Azazel in my mind I wanted him to look and speak like an ancient and intelligent being. This was something that was surprising easy to accomplish. His wit is sharp as a tack and his evilness knows no bounds. I think a perfect blend for an evil being that portrays the antagonist to my story. I hope you all will agree. Thanks for reading!

http://sentinelslightinthedark.blogspot.com/Kendall

Kendall...she kind of was a background character I feel. I wish I would have made her more dominant in the story, not just because the female persona was not justified, but because she started out the story as a more pivotal character. I did flirt with the idea of a love twist for Cace, but was too scared to pursue it further. I really liked the name Kendall, until I found out that it was a name of a soap opera character, then it lost its glimmer to me. I think for the next book she be shown as a much stronger advisory, not just as a fighter, but as an angel all together. It was not my intention either to make her extremely emotional, that is just the nature and demeanor of the angels of Gabriel. (In my story at least!)

http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/bAlhoDV/What-Angel-Wing-Do-You-Belong-To

I was in the process of setting up a quiz to tell you what angel wing you would follow, but as I posted the link it seemed to go right into my account on quibblo.com. I am working on it and once I am confident you will not have access to my account, I will post it. Thanks for your patience!

http://sentinelslightinthedark.blogspot.com/Charlie

I want to take a moment and talk about the character Charlie. I wanted a character that was so easy going that it seemed they would never get bothered. Then when something that made them snap happened it would mean more. It is true I have a friend whose name is Charlie and I have to admit that this character is loosely based off him and his persona. The character in the book much like my friend is easy going, accepts pretty much anyone and has a great sense of humor. I know some of you are thinking that I am a hypocrit and yes you are right, I just never realized how similar these two individuals really are to one another. They both have an affinity to animals are in a lean running type shape. You can call me a liar, but I feel the book needed someone like this, someone that most could connect with on some level. I have to say it is hard for me to pick a favorite because each one has something special, but I am sure those of you out there who have read the book can pick your own personal favorite. Let me know who you like the best and why. Thanks for reading!

http://sentinelslightinthedark.blogspot.com/Marquis

Let us move on to Marquis. Just to let everyone know the way I would like to have it pronounced is Marcus, I know it is spelled wrong for the pronunciation, but I have a really good friend who spells it as such and pronounces it that way. I also know I am contradicting myself by saying that I did not mold my book to my life. This character really has nothing to do with my friend. Infact they are the opposites. Marquis in the book is very calm and reserve for the most part. When I envisioned Marquis I kind of saw the one leader from Blade II in the blood pact. He was the one who delivered the truce letter to Blade. I always thought he was very smooth and that is the way I feel Marquis should be portrayed. Great fighter, very serious, but not afraid to unleash he rage. Marquis is one of those people or characters that when it comes to work he wants to work and everyone who does not have that attitude he feels that they are wasting his time. If I continue to write another story I would like Marquis to play a much larger roll. Let me know what you think. My book can be bought on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Sentinels-Light-Dark-S-Murphy/dp/1448966280/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265054224&sr=1-1
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http://sentinelslightinthedark.blogspot.com/Jackson

I want to take a second to talk about Jackson. I had a great time writing about this character. He is truthful, fun and very competitive. When ever I wrote a situation where a dare could happen it was easy to have Jackson add his two cents. When I was trying to think of an angel for the wing of Uriel, I was trying to think of what would be a foe that would strike fear. The only thing I could think of was someone who was just massive, not just in size, but also personality. Plus, I would say that the name Jackson is a very strong name. I was wrestling with Jax as an alternate, but I settled on Jackson since my sister -in-law's dog is named such. It is kind of ironic though since he is a black dog and Jackson has black wings. I assure you purely coincidence. Jackson is a character that I would like to be more involved if I should happen to write any other books about the Sentinels. Who knows maybe I will do a spin off or a prequel just for him. I just need a title for it, that is all.