My thoughts for the Seven, although since only the Marvel and Thoth-Amon appear here it’s really up to sequellers:

The Marvel, a hero with the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury.

The Nameless, a yeoman bounty hunter.

Thoth-Amon, a Stygian sorcerer. He is only now hitting puberty, and he’s never spoken to a girl his age – only sacrificed them to his dark serpent god Set.

Lilith, a dark-skinned vampire from Prester John’s kingdom, who lived in a church cut into the rock and who remembers the birth of the world.

And I’m not sure about the spy and archaeologist.

Bizarre and magical which is fun, though I have no idea what’s going on there in the middle with the cuffs and the air and that Thoth guy doing something.

Hey THX, it could definitely use some work.

What I was trying to describe is Thoth using some sort of sorcery to levitate the two combatants into the air, where hitting one another would cause them to float harmlessly away from each other.

This is a great opening. I assume it’s an opening. It gives enough bizarre descriptions to keep me reading, and it’s engaging right off the bat with an almost lyrical opening. And the end quote is a winner. My only complaint is having her “smile winningly.” I’m of the old school thought that adverbs should be avoided.

This is a pretty fascinating chapter. Love a good armored bear.