“Parents”
Zeal lives with his aunt and uncle because his parents uh, fucked around and found out (summoning fiends isnt a good idea near a Lathandrian temple). Bulana and Azstin essentially act as his parents, and to a great extent so does Xanthanel, tho Xan can’t really visit Z in person these days. They communicate in dreams.
Bulana was once a fighting ring/boxing champion so she STRONK and very overbearing. Azstin is an alchemist (and is Zeal’s father’s brother) and probs had to help Z with some chemistry homework at some point who knows. Xanthanel was once a botanist, way back when they were a mortal, and so there was def a day where Z learned WAY more about lichen than he ever needed to know.
I dont love these drawings theres problems but I enjoy what the interactions represent so ~I shall share~