# Almah — A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder character guide > Almah in A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder by James De Mille. **Role:** major **Also known as:** The beautiful Almah, beloved Almah, the gentle and virtuous Almah **First appearance:** 0004-v-the-torrent-sweeping-under-the-mountains ## Who they are A gentle woman of another race trapped among the Kosekin, she becomes the narrator's beloved and his one tether to a world where love is returned rather than renounced. ## Relationships ### [Layelah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/layelah) _rivalry_ Almah and Layelah are romantic rivals, competing for the Narrator's love and attention. ### [Atam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/atam) _family_ Almah and Atam are siblings or close relatives, sharing a bond of kinship within the strange society. ### [Layelah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/layelah) _rivalry_ Almah and Layelah are romantic rivals, competing for the Narrator's love and attention. ### [Layelah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/layelah) _rivalry_ Almah and Layelah are romantic rivals, competing for the Narrator's love and attention. ### [Atam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/atam) _family_ Almah and Atam are siblings or close relatives, sharing a bond of kinship within the strange society. ## In the story ### [VIII: The Cave-Dwellers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/viii-the-cave-dwellers) A beautiful maiden of a different race, she shows the narrator kindness, teaches him words, and is curious about his writing materials. ### [IX: The Cavern of the Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/ix-the-cavern-of-the-dead) Performs the daily duty of crowning sacrificed corpses with wreaths; her sadness is explained as she reveals the abhorrent custom. ### [X: The Sacred Hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/x-the-sacred-hunt) Accompanies the hunt, explains the Kosekin's death-worshipping culture to the narrator, and shares his fear of death. ### [XI: The Swamp Monster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xi-the-swamp-monster) Accompanies the narrator on the hunt, warns him about the sepet-ram and Kosekin ways, and helps him escape from a second monster. ### [XII: The Baleful Sacrifice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xii-the-baleful-sacrifice) Silent and fearful during the ceremony, she urges the narrator to remain still for their safety. ### [XIII: The Awful Mista Kosek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xiii-the-awful-mista-kosek) Warns the narrator not to attend the Mista Kosek; nurses him after his fainting spell; expresses despair and longing for her homeland. ### [XIV: I Learn My Doom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xiv-i-learn-my-doom) Reveals the fate of sacrifice and the Mista Kosek; confesses her love; recovers from illness. ### [The Kohen Is Inexorable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xv-the-kohen-is-inexorable) Mentioned as the object of the narrator's love; the Kohen notes her arrival helped him shed wealth, and the narrator's love for her is central to the conflict. ### [XVI: The Kosekin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xvi-the-kosekin) Almah is mentioned as being in a similar position to the narrator, both having inadvertently received gifts due to their ignorance of Kosekin ways. ### [XVIII: A Voyage Over the Pole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xviii-a-voyage-over-the-pole) Calm in the face of death, preferring it to her darker fate; shares a tender bond with the narrator during the voyage. ### [XIX: The Wonders of the Amir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xix-the-wonders-of-the-amir) Accompanies the narrator to the Amir; is taken to her own chamber but assured she can remain near the narrator; Layelah ignores her. ### [XX: The Dark Maiden Layelah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xx-the-dark-maiden-layelah) Present during Layelah's pointed remarks, remains reserved and piteous, focused on the impending doom. ### [XXI: The Flying Monster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xxi-the-flying-monster) Unaware of Layelah's scheme; courted by the Kohen Gadol, but remains faithful to the narrator. ### [Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xxii-escape) Joyfully agrees to escape with the narrator, accompanies him on the athaleb. ### [XXIII: The Island of Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xxiii-the-island-of-fire) Weary and repulsed by lobsters, she rests and shares in the despair of their situation on the desolate island. ### [XXIV: Recapture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xxiv-recapture) Pleads for death on Magones rather than return; weeps at the prospect of separation; embraces the narrator in despair. ### [Falling, Like Icarus, Into the Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xxv-falling-like-icarus-into-the-sea) Leads the rescue party on athalebs, finds the narrator on the island, and embraces him, causing Layelah's distress. ### [XXVIII: In Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xxviii-in-prison) Also imprisoned and separated from the narrator, she faces the same dreadful fate with despair. ### [XXIX: The Ceremony of Separation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xxix-the-ceremony-of-separation) Initiates the ceremony of separation, believing it will save the narrator's life; she is led away in tears after the ceremony. ### [XXX: The Day of Sacrifice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xxx-the-day-of-sacrifice) Almah is brought to the pyramid for sacrifice, laid on the stone, but is saved by the narrator's intervention. ### [XXXI: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/chapters/xxxi-conclusion) Speaks for both as co-ruler, announces sweeping reforms, and reveals the Kosekin marriage ceremony. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters/almah - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_manuscript_found_in_a_copper_cylinder_se/characters