Denned Jenchae (Gregory S. Black)
Denned Jenchae (1990 AE-2110 AE) is a character in the Continuation novel, The Hour before Morning. During the Ash'torian occupation of much of Selbûn, he became an influential non-violent Striver (rebel) and was eventually arrested and sentenced to death. He is played by Gregory S. Black in the film.
Biography[]
Jenchae was born on the Asht'torian occupied, culturally Sama planet Yorûn in Selbûn. His genetic mother was an Ash'torian soldier, Ase'qem Abte'nyq. His genetic father, a Sama, died before his conception; his family preserved his DNA because he was a strong telepath. His DNA was combined with that of Jenchae's genetic mother to impregnate his father's sister, who was his genetic mother's romantic partner. Like his father, Jenchae became a strong telepath.
He was raised by his birth mother (genetic aunt), Denned Shoten, in a tense relationship with his often absent genetic mother, who, he felt, looked down on the Samas. When he was a teenager, his birth mother was killed in an Ash'torian raid and he was sent to live with his Ash'torian mother.
Jenchae became a lawyer in Ash'tor, but despite being superficially accepted, he continued to hate Ash'torian society and engaged in terrorist activity in protest against it. Eventually, however, a personal crisis led him to foreswear violence and become a peaceful protester. He became influential in this role up to his arrest by Ash'tor. He died in a Striver attempt to free him from Ash'torian custody and was remembered as a great Striver leader.