Keepers
Keepers are in touch with the five elements. Air.
Earth. Fire. Water. Spirit. They maintain Mother Earth's
environmental balance through their manipulation of
their specific element.
Ethan Clark (The Shimmering Flame; A Perfect Symmetry)
 At last, I know who I am.
Throughout my life, stories have been handed down in our family about our mysterious past. The mystery
went beyond our longevity and healing abilities. It went beyond our talent with music and words.
Then I met Brigid. My bright love. And, it was then I remembered who I am - - and who she was.
I'm an Irish Terran Singer. Through my use of words and music, I can control and cause harm to humans and
Terrans. I'm also an Air Keeper. If I will it so, I can cast my song through the motes of dust that dance in
the air and destroy those who hear it. But that is not who I really am. My power has always been used to protect and
defend the ancient people of Ireland - - Terran and human alike. With my harp Ceol Mhor, I destroyed the creatures raised by
Nimhnach hundreds of years ago, protected Dagda, Brigid's father.
It was in the far distant past that I lost Brigid, my love, but now that I have found her again, how can I share her with another?
But I must put aside my desire to retake Brigid for my own. A greater challenge has presented itself. I must join forces with the
very man who is wed to my love and go up against an evil I remember well from my past. An evil I had hoped had been destroyed long ago.
This time I will not fail.
Claire Galliardi (Redemption)
Hello, I’m Claire Galliardi, a Spirit Keeper.
Over the years, I’ve been witness to a remarkable
transformation of the Terran spirit. I’'m old
now, but I’ve seen how it was…and what our
glorious world has become, warts and all. I am the
official recordkeeper of KOTE (Keepers of the Environment)
or a glorified librarian and archivist, if you will.
I will be asking questions of the Terrans you meet and recording
their answers for future generations so that they
might learn from our triumphs—and mistakes.
I was there in 1989 when the Book
of the Sorhineth came home and the first Spirit
Talisman in centuries appeared to save the Terrans
from themselves.
Mirabai Kashi (Measure of a Man)
When KOTE asked me to do undercover work for them, my first impulse was to turn them down. I had my practice,
helping people with spiritual difficulties, and felt I was already doing my part as a Spirit Keeper.
Most of my human clients believe I’m a very specialized psychological
therapist. They aren't aware of my true powers, my
ability to re-align spiritual energies that have become
imbalanced. I figured I was helping the world, person
by person with my counseling, but Donavan Callahan
approached me personally to recruit me to work for
KOTE. He made me realize there were things happening
on a much larger scale that I could help with.
I still keep my hand in, working with my individual
clients, but now I may be called to travel to a ‘hot
spot’ anywhere in the world. When the spiritual
energies are out of balance, it can be manifested
in physical ways in the world—wars, earthquakes,
typhoons, mass genocide. Think of the world, and the
spiritual realm, as a top that must be perfectly balanced
to spin true. It wobbles and falls when the balance
is off.
Brigid Kawsantower (The Shimmering Flame; A Perfect Symmetry)
 I am scared.
My whole world has been turned upside down. For the past fifteen years, I've been loved and protected
by Gabe. He's supported me in everything. By profession, I am a teacher - - and I love my work. But now,
I've found out that I'm not even human. I'm a Terran Water and Fire Keeper. Turns out, Gabe is a Terran, also,
and a member of a group committed to protecting the world and all who dwell on it.
I also learned who my real father is and met a man who claims to be my lover centuries ago.
I wish we'd never made this trip to Ireland. But KOTE deciphered some entries in one of my ancestor's
journals that demanded my return to Donegal at this particular time. Now, I am to fight a mad man just as I
have learned what and who I am. I'm still learning how to channel my powers. How can I hope to battle someone
as powerful as Nimhnach, or Lord Nolen as he calls himself? Do I even dare to attempt to refuse my destiny?
Machnamh (A Perfect Symmetry)
 I am Machnamh of the Irish Terran
Spirit Keepers. Long ago my kind made the decision to go undergroud after the defeat at the hands of Mil
and his evil Terran advisor, Nimhnach. We became the sidhe, the fairy folk of Irish fireside
tales. For thousands of years, the Spirit Keepers kept apart from other Terrans -- even our Irish brethren.
Then one day an urgent message brought me to the world above to join forces with other Terrans
to fight once more against Nimhnach. This time to defeat him forever.
Amidst this fight for the safety of the world, there is also a smaller, but no less important, battle to be won -- a battle for the
spirits of two young Irish Terrans: Eileen, a Fire Keeper as fair as a soft Irish day, and Casey, a noble Terran Protector and
Fire Keeper. These two need my help ... my love ...to gain a perfect balance that will give them the strength in the larger struggle
to protect the world.
Eileen Murray (A Perfect Symmetry)
 Oh, I know I am young and untried. I never
in my wildest dreams thought I was special and then, one day, I discovered I was something called an Irish Terran
and a Fire Keeper.
In a short period of time, I met people who stepped from the pages of story books, and I became part of a group
dedicated to keeping the world safe. But, I still felt as if something was missing in my life.
Then this cocky, red-headed soldier barged in. Casey had it all, I thought, until the moment he cried
in my arms -- and I realized he also had a piece missing in his life.
Alone, we did our jobs pretty damn well, but together...
with the advent of Mach into our lives as a balancing force, we became even more -- we became whole. We became the people needed
to defeat a villain more monstrous than all the ogres and demons from any fairy tale I'd ever read.
Aviva Shiron (A Perfect Symmetry>
 I am a Desert Terran and Singer. The Desert Terrans are among
the oldest of the Terrans. I left my country and traveled to New York City to gain peace and to use my Singer abilities to heal the mind and
spirits of Terrans and humans alike.
I have lived alone, save for my beloved pet Khat. My life was calm and fulfilling.
When Ethan, Brigid and Gabe entered my life, peace fled. Ba'al, an ancient
evil well known to my people, is back and is once more set upon destroying the earth. This time a powerful Destroyer is his
henchman. He's gathered his minions to assist him in upsetting the delicate balance of the world. Defeating Ba'al and his
allies has fallen upon the shoulders of a few dedicated Terrans. And upon me.
I can only pray my powers are strong enough to help put an end to this malevolent creature and his ultimate goals.
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