Meet the People and Places of Kenzera

ZUBERI

THE READER OF THE STORY

Zuberi is a grieving son struggling to come to terms with an immense and sudden loss. It is through Zau, the story his ailing Baba wrote in his last days, that he may find comfort, understanding and acceptance. 

ZAU

THE YOUNG SHAMAN OF AMANDLA

The loss of his Babe brings a heavy toll. Determined, Zau sought out the aid of Kalunga, the god of death. His quest is to bring peace to three great spirits that had cheated death and his Babe would return to him. 

KALUNGA

THE GOD OF DEATH

Choosing to manifest himself as an elderly man, Kalunga toes the line between warmth and bluntness; perhaps he sees promise in the Shaman, Zau. Perhaps he does not. 

MAMA

THE COMPASSIONATE MOTHER OF ZUBERI

Mama provides a direct approach to helping her son deal with grief. Bestowing Zuberi the story of Zau, she hopes he can find an acceptance in himself... while having to come to terms with her own feelings of loss. 

LIYANA

THE LITTLE IKAKARAMBAN

jovial and sprightly, Liyana is a mind beyond her years. Determined to see her friend again, she is ever-warm to Zau's bravery and resolve. 

SABULANA

THE ONCE CLOSE FRIEND OF ZAU

Sabulana is the Shaman of Kivuli, and a custodian of the Woodlands. Learned on the ways of herbalism and healing, she is exceptionally wiser than her years. 

BOMANI

THE AGED WARRIOR OF ITSHOKA

In his prime, Bomani roamed the desert, hunting down the swarms of Adze that lurked in the endless caverns beneath the sand. Now, as an older man, the worry for his son dominates him.