The story is told through the form of a theatrical play observing all characters and events in the perspective of the gods.
Though it is recounted by AZEM, he is still only a character in the grand scheme of the CAELESTIAL THEATRE.
AZEM is interrupted by THE NARRATOR, a mysterious figure supported by the STAGEHANDS.
THE NARRATOR keeps mentioning an even more mysterious figure by the name of THE AUTHOR.
The great and terrible WHEEL OF FORTUNE keeps spinning...