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"Right here, direct from the lamp, right here for your very-much wish fulfillment, thankyou!"

Courtesy of the talented Kare-Valgon I am proud to present a wonderful artwork of a wonderful young genie.

Hama's taken off in popularity these past few weeks, and my utter thanks to everyone who's messaged, commented and critiqued. It's given me further confidence that she and her best-friend/master Zain can carry a novel as the protagonists, so now its up to me to make that happen.

This is also the first artwork of Hama to feature the design I've come up with for her lamp, which incorporates plot-relevant details to the forthcoming story! Kare-Valgon really made my rough concept look amazing, and the sheer joy and radiance she instilled into Hama is amazing!

Thanks, as ever, to Tirquaz for coming up with the striking design for the genie who has evolved into Hama

Why not check out her origin story at Hama of the Lamp (Part 1) or pick it up at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk (and other Amazon branches) in ebook form, including an afterword explaining the project, as well as a bonus collection of pixel art images with which the first draft was illustrated.

And as an extra, based on some helpful feedback from the last upload, please enjoy the following biographical snippet.

BIO
An orphan since childhood, French-born Hama Galland was attending university in her mother’s Middle-Eastern homeland when she discovered an ancient treatise on holy temples and churches in the depths of a dusty market shop. She purchased it thinking it might help in her studies as an architect, never realising that the divine architecture described in its pages had kindled the birth of a small but powerful spirit within the fabric of the book, one whose purpose was to pass on that power to one it deemed worthy. In its new owner, it found that worthy soul, and transformed her into a being capable of containing and wielding the cosmic power it would bestow upon her - a djinn of fire and light, a genie..

This power comes with a price however. Hama’s soul now resides in a lamp created at the same time as her transformation, and although she is powerful, only the keeper of that lamp can unlock her true powers. In so doing, that keeper would become her Master, and Hama in turn would lose her human memories and identity.

Fortunately for Hama, the person to discover her lamp was her best friend and fellow student, Zain Al-Mushtari. Their friendship proved so strong that even when Zain became her master, Hama retained her basic personality and all memories relating to their friendship, which makes her a unique case.

Like all genies, Hama now commands immense power; sustained by the cosmic web of energy that underpins the universe, she is able to tap into that energy and bend it to her whim, reshaping minds, lives, and whole worlds if so commanded, and her training as an architect has translated into an extraordinary skill at manipulating these threads of reality.

However, unlike other genies, Hama’s unique circumstance mean she has not completely lost touch with her humanity, and remembers what it was like to suffer from loneliness and want, of uncertainty and fear in the face of a seemingly uncaring universe. This makes her unique amongst genies, and possibly, uniquely dangerous...

In her transformation, Hama has found her truest self. Freedom from her mortal fears and anxieties has allowed her inner light to shine forth, and while being energetic and eager to turn her magic loose, she possesses a kind heart that seeks to use her powers to help others as best as possible. This is the core of her being, and one she holds onto even as she grows in experience and confidence as a genie, as a wish-granter, and as a friend.

Where next for Hama? Well, I've got plans, and I hope to take you on that adventure with her!

Many thanks for reading this, and see you all again soon!

Tirquaz

Kare-Valgon

Description

"Right here, direct from the lamp, right here for your very-much wish fulfillment, thankyou!"

Courtesy of the talented Kare-Valgon I am proud to present a wonderful artwork of a wonderful young genie.

Hama's taken off in popularity these past few weeks, and my utter thanks to everyone who's messaged, commented and critiqued. It's given me further confidence that she and her best-friend/master Zain can carry a novel as the protagonists, so now its up to me to make that happen.

This is also the first artwork of Hama to feature the design I've come up with for her lamp, which incorporates plot-relevant details to the forthcoming story! Kare-Valgon really made my rough concept look amazing, and the sheer joy and radiance she instilled into Hama is amazing!

Thanks, as ever, to Tirquaz for coming up with the striking design for the genie who has evolved into Hama

Why not check out her origin story at Hama of the Lamp (Part 1) or pick it up at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk (and other Amazon branches) in ebook form, including an afterword explaining the project, as well as a bonus collection of pixel art images with which the first draft was illustrated.

And as an extra, based on some helpful feedback from the last upload, please enjoy the following biographical snippet.

BIO
An orphan since childhood, French-born Hama Galland was attending university in her mother’s Middle-Eastern homeland when she discovered an ancient treatise on holy temples and churches in the depths of a dusty market shop. She purchased it thinking it might help in her studies as an architect, never realising that the divine architecture described in its pages had kindled the birth of a small but powerful spirit within the fabric of the book, one whose purpose was to pass on that power to one it deemed worthy. In its new owner, it found that worthy soul, and transformed her into a being capable of containing and wielding the cosmic power it would bestow upon her - a djinn of fire and light, a genie..

This power comes with a price however. Hama’s soul now resides in a lamp created at the same time as her transformation, and although she is powerful, only the keeper of that lamp can unlock her true powers. In so doing, that keeper would become her Master, and Hama in turn would lose her human memories and identity.

Fortunately for Hama, the person to discover her lamp was her best friend and fellow student, Zain Al-Mushtari. Their friendship proved so strong that even when Zain became her master, Hama retained her basic personality and all memories relating to their friendship, which makes her a unique case.

Like all genies, Hama now commands immense power; sustained by the cosmic web of energy that underpins the universe, she is able to tap into that energy and bend it to her whim, reshaping minds, lives, and whole worlds if so commanded, and her training as an architect has translated into an extraordinary skill at manipulating these threads of reality.

However, unlike other genies, Hama’s unique circumstance mean she has not completely lost touch with her humanity, and remembers what it was like to suffer from loneliness and want, of uncertainty and fear in the face of a seemingly uncaring universe. This makes her unique amongst genies, and possibly, uniquely dangerous...

In her transformation, Hama has found her truest self. Freedom from her mortal fears and anxieties has allowed her inner light to shine forth, and while being energetic and eager to turn her magic loose, she possesses a kind heart that seeks to use her powers to help others as best as possible. This is the core of her being, and one she holds onto even as she grows in experience and confidence as a genie, as a wish-granter, and as a friend.

Where next for Hama? Well, I've got plans, and I hope to take you on that adventure with her!

Many thanks for reading this, and see you all again soon!

Tirquaz

Kare-Valgon