Bilaam


 * “Here,” the other says, and hands him an apple. “Eat. And then come pray with me.”And when Andrahar looks at him in confusion, the other says, shyly, “I am called Bilaam. We have the same name.”


 * The same name... and so across lands and languages, the same faith. His mother's faith, now all the tie he has to hold the halves of his small life together.


 * - For Want of Roses

Bilaam is a Khandian slave boy. He and Andrahar were both the chattel of Ulantoris, another Khandian, who owned a brothel and sold the 'services' of his young slaves to friends and customers. Bilaam is said to be comely and expensive.

Bilaam is a foreign initiate or devotee to the a-lehani sect. His name is said to be the Khandian equivalent of Andrahar's, a cult-specific name which means "The one drawn to the light." Prior to Andrahar's escape, Bilaam overdosed on hekadi and came very close to dying. His ultimate fate is unknown.