Inan Olúborí

**Inan** **Olúborí** is the crown prince of Orïsha. He is the son of King Saran. His sister is Amari Olúborí**.**

## Personality

Inan is the loyal, level-headed heir to the throne. Trained by his harsh and merciless father to put his duty to the monarchy above all else, Inan is well-practiced in pushing down his own emotions and desires. Violence sickens him, but years of training have convinced him that it is a necessary evil. There is nothing that Inan hates or fears more than magic, except perhaps the thought of letting his father down. He is horrified when he realizes that he is a divîner and begins falling for Zélie.

Though Inan has a good heart and wants to do the right thing, he struggles to trust the right people and he's unwilling and unable to trust what he knows is right. Thus, he ends up betraying the people he loves. Part of Inan's trouble comes because he deeply loves his family, especially Nehanda and Amari.

## Physical Description

Inan has the same copper skin and amber eyes as his sister. He has developed a streak of white in his curly black hair. A thick scar is on his stomach from Saran's sword.

## History

After witnessing Kwame harness his power over fire to brutally attack the guards, Inan is certain that magic is too dangerous and must be abolished.

At first, many believed that Inan died after his father stabbed him. But Inan wakes up after he inadvertently calls Zélie into his dreamscape and she tries to kill him. Inan is crowned king of Orïsha, and rules alongside his mother.

Though Inan desperately wants to create lasting peace for everyone in Orïsha, including the maji, none of his attempts to engage in peace talks with the Iyika are successful. Most of these attempts fail because Inan continues to rely on Nehanda and his head general, Jokôye, for guidance, and they're of the belief that the maji must be eradicated. Inan also struggles to maintain his friendship with his adoptive cousin Ojore. Inan is a Connector tîtán and so can wield magic, but Ojore loathes magic.

Inan finally begins to see the real issue in Orïsha when Nehanda admits that she played an important role in inciting the Raid. His realization is confirmed when Ojore, overcome with hatred, tries to kill Inan. Inan finally understands that magic isn't the issue: the monarchy is. He takes steps to dissolve the monarchy and turn it over as peacefully as possible to Zélie, but a mysterious white fog that knocks everyone out spoils his attempt.

## Relationships

### Zélie Adebola

Inan and Zélie originally hate each other and each wants to kill the other. When they meet in person, they fight and discover that they are equally matched in skill. When Amari and Tzain are captured, they slowly start to trust each other as they work to save their siblings. While in the maji camp they start to fall in love. All of this is shattered however when King Saran kills Baba during the trade organized by Inan, leaving Zélie to believe that Inan planned to kill her father all along.

Zélie wants to kill Inan in revenge for Baba's death, but can't bring herself to do it when she has the chance. Inan works to try and convince Zélie that he did not mean for Baba to die and that he still believes in a peaceful Orïsha for both maji and kosidán.

### Amari Olúborí

Amari and Inan have a somewhat strained relationship as a result of their father's harsh upbringing. They were made to fight each other using real swords, essentially being made to hurt one another by their father. When Amari begins working with Zélie, their relationship is further strained because Inan views Zélie as a traitor.

After both siblings gain powers as Connectors, they are able to reconnect. Amari and Inan both believe in an Orïsha when maji and kosidán are safe. Inan even offers to make Amari his queen so that they can rule together.

### Saran

Inan was trained by his harsh and merciless father to put his duty to the monarchy above all else. The only thing he might fear more than magic is the thought of letting his father down. Even after Saran's death, he still hears his various catchphrases in his head. This is the result of the degree to which Saran warped how Inan thinks about duty, love, and morality.

### Nehanda

Inan deeply loves his mother, Queen Nehanda. When it comes to his mother, Inan ignores or looks past her overt bloodlust to see the mother he loves, even when she proposes actions that would kill other people he loves deeply, like Amari and Zélie.

## Trivia

* Inan bears several similarities to Prince Zuko from *Avatar the Last Airbender*
	+ Both are the misguided sons of a tyrant bent on genocide
	+ Both are forced to chase after the main protagonists but eventually becomes their friend
	+ Both try to do good but end up doing bad
	+ Both betray the main protagonists when they are offered to join them but come to regret it and try to prove they have changed
	+ Both try to use their position as rulers to try and heal the wounds of their forefathers in the world