This was a fun little assignment. We had to design characters that could be turned into a kids tv show. So I thought it might be cool to have a female character in an adventure story, and also incorporate in the whole 'animal spirit companion' theme that is really popular in kids programming. So here is Echo, and her genie companion Hahal.
The genies act as a manifestation of suppressed personality traits within their human partners. This way the companions are less of the gratuitous 'do thy bidding' 'my pet does what I say' idea and more of spirit-like but physical reminder of inner balance. They are every bit mentors as they are allies, while representing the ultimate self-shadow.
Essentially, these two ended up being an exercise in foil characters.
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