Elias

Nineteen years carrying the dead. One night unlike the others.

Forty-three in the prologue, Elias has spent nineteen years transporting human remains. He knows the routines and the people behind each collection. At Gate Nine, with six aboard and sunrise approaching, he notices what the paperwork does not explain.

Connections

Works aboard Crematory Transport Seventeen with Deren.

First appearance: Prologue · Gate Nine

Character introduction only. Portrait is an original concept interpretation.

Meet Elias in Unburned by Lionel M. Bailey, releasing November 28, 2026.