 Reluctantly cast into the role of God (often referred to as "The Lord Our God"), the book's narrator continues playing the game and strives to create peace between the two warring sides.He finds that both sides pray to him or to the "Other Person", aka, God.His closest ally in trying to create this peace is Ranora, an ilel - a fairy-like character who is attributed with supernatural powers by the game's inhabitants but mostly seems to distract and inspire them through her flute-playing and dancing.