"My name..." by @Jocarra (Jen Philpot)

Luke, dazed upon awakening and startled by the stranger before him, demands to know her name. An illustration from the first chapter of The Tripartitus.

The single most important relationship in The Tripartitus would be that between Luke Damon (who acts as the reader's eyes) and that character known by most as Jayli (the protagonist). Seemingly cold, dark, with a closely-guarded past and a dispassionate attitude, she nevertheless compels the then-naive Luke to investigate her enigmatic nature, knowing unconsciously that her unfeeling surface is not an accurate reflection of what lay beneath. As he goes through his own experiences and ordeals, changing his perspective (and thus the reader's) accordingly, he eventually comes to know the truth of the one known as Jayli.

The story is a journey to find what truth can be found, about one's self and about those most dear - a search for one's "name" and meaning. This illustration marks the first encounter between Luke and Jayli, a pivotal meeting for both characters for their own personal reasons. They tell each other their names, but what these names actually mean (to themselves, and to each other) is yet to be defined - one of the purposes of The Tripartitus.

1. Story and characters © Jen Philpot (The Tripartitus).