Living being in The Oz Series
Ianu
An invisible boy, younger sibling of a girl, living with his family in the Valley of Voe; scolded by his mother for having a dirty face she cannot see to check.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 78, last in chapter 78.
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What the story establishes
| Affiliation | Family living in a cottage in the Valley of Voe. (as of ch. 78) |
| Age | young child, smaller and younger than his sister (as of ch. 78) |
| Appearance | Invisible due to eating dama-fruit; physically a boy somewhat smaller than his sister, who herself has soft fluffy hair, satin-smooth skin, and delicately formed features. (as of ch. 78) |
| Being nature | Human, currently rendered invisible by eating the dama-fruit of the Valley of Voe. |
| Dialogue style | Short, gleeful, childish exclamations, often teasing or boastful in tone. (as of ch. 78) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 78) |
| Maturation stage | Child, somewhat smaller/younger than his sister who is about Dorothy's age. |
| Personality | Gleeful and mischievous; delights in the fact that his invisibility lets him get away with things, like having a dirty face his mother cannot check. (as of ch. 78) |
| Quirks | Gleeful about being invisible because his mother cannot check whether his face is dirty. (as of ch. 78) |
| Referential profile | masculine (as of ch. 78) |
| Sex profile | male (as of ch. 78) |
Relationships
- member of → the people of Voe ch. 78Ianu is the son of the unseen host family in their cottage in the Valley of Voe, one of the invisible people of Voe.
- communicates with → Dorothy (ended) ch. 78Dorothy invites Ianu and his sister over, and Dorothy gently feels their faces and forms with her hands since she cannot see them, remarking that Ianu would be beautiful if she could see him.
From the text
"And mama can't tell whether my face is dirty or not!" added the other childish voice, gleefully.Chapter 78