The world of Chronicles of the Threlphax has always lived in fragments — memories, identities, promises, and the invisible threads connecting people across lifetimes.
Following the online trend, we asked ChatGPT to create illustrated “Character Sketchbook” pages inspired by the characters of Of Kith and Kin. These pages blend visual storytelling, handwritten notes, symbolic motifs, emotional moments, and character reflections — almost like pages pulled from the private journals of the KSH House family themselves.
Each sketchbook page explores not only appearance and personality, but also the emotional gravity each character carries into the story.
Sameer Khan — Keeper of Vessels
Sameer moves through history with patience and purpose. A threlphax host and protector of ancient vessels, he is both strategist and guardian — a man carrying centuries of memory without letting them harden him completely. His sketchbook page explores his role as protector, observer, and quiet architect behind many unseen events in the series.
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Lee Seung-do (Park Bong-soo) — The Man Between Eras
Before he became Seung-do Lee, he was Park Bong-soo — a Joseon soldier whose life was shattered by war, loss, and survival. His sketchbook traces his transformation across centuries: from Joseon infantryman to modern physician, from grieving father to quietly steadfast protector. It also explores his enduring relationship with Taedlum, the threlphax companion who walks beside him through history.
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Tae-hee Kim — Keeper of Promises
Tae-hee carries memory like a sacred duty. Nurse. Sister. Survivor. The emotional core of many of the story’s deepest relationships, Tae-hee’s sketchbook reflects both tenderness and resilience as she navigates loss, migration, and reunion. Her story is deeply tied to the memory of her twin brother Tae-soo — and the promise that love can survive even when time and history try to erase it.
Find out more: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYuJvL6uD80/
Jong-hyun Park — Protector, Mystic, Romantic
Jong walks through the story with intuition, emotional intelligence, and unwavering loyalty. Astrophysicist. Mystic. Empath. Hopeless romantic. His sketchbook page explores the balance between grounded science and spiritual intuition, while also highlighting his growing connection with Kit — one built on trust, recognition, and emotional resonance.
Find out more: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYzZJYWOEsu/
Kit — Two Lives. One Heart.
Kit exists at the center of the novel’s deepest identity questions. Neither fully Tae-soo nor entirely Chanchai, Kit struggles to reconcile memory, selfhood, trauma, and belonging. His sketchbook reflects fragmentation and reconstruction — a person learning how to exist between identities without losing himself completely. At the same time, it captures the quieter moments: late-night thoughts, found family, teasing affection, and the possibility of peace.
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Jackson George Jones — The Anchor
Jackson is the steady heartbeat of KSH House — chef, caretaker, husband, father, and the quiet force who keeps everyone grounded when chaos threatens to overwhelm them. His sketchbook page leans into warmth, humor, food, family, and emotional steadiness. Cooking becomes an act of love, protection, and memory. While others chase mysteries or carry ancient burdens, Jackson reminds everyone what it means to come home.
Find out more: https://www.instagram.com/p/DY4zwNTumC9/
Renuka Mukherjee Jones — Grace in Motion
Renuka is the emotional intelligence of KSH House personified. Teacher, mentor, wife, mother, and protector, she balances empathy with strength and warmth with practicality. Her sketchbook focuses on the beauty of everyday care — the kind that quietly changes lives without demanding recognition. She is the person who sees everything, understands more than she says, and holds people together simply by loving them well.
Find out more: https://www.instagram.com/p/DY2AabzO88b/
Building the World Beyond the Novel
One of my favorite parts of creating these sketchbook pages was exploring how each character’s emotional world could be visualized beyond the text itself. The pages combine:
- handwritten notes
- symbolic imagery
- emotional snapshots
- humor
- fashion references
- relationship dynamics
- fragments of history and memory
Together, they create a more intimate glimpse into the lives inside KSH House and the wider world of the threlphax. Because ultimately, Chronicles of the Threlphax has never been only about cosmic mysteries or ancient energy beings. It’s about the people who choose one another — again and again — across lifetimes.
Chronicles of the Threlphax: Of Kith and Kin is available now.
ChatGPT Prompt: Please draw the character in the uploaded images, [CHARACTER NAME], in a loose, expressive sketchbook illustration style based on [CHARACTER NICKNAME] in the novel "Chronicles of the Threlphax: Of Kith and Kin." Use a bright white background filled naturally with scattered drawings — full body poses, face close-ups, tiny doodles, handwritten notes, exaggerated expressions, chibi/deformed versions, outfit sketches, movement studies, and personality details. Make it feel messy, playful, and artist-driven — like an illustrator’s personal sketchbook page, not a clean organized character sheet. Capture humor, quirks, energy, style.