Why does the Emperor-Over-the-Sea play such a small role in the Chronicles of Narnia? The Emperor-Over-the-Sea is referenced at several points during the series. The Stone Table, Deep Magic and the Deeper Magic were all set in motion by him, and he is the father of Aslan. At the same time, he does not directly enter the series; he does not appear to be present in Aslan's Country during _The Silver Chair_ or the events of _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ , and doesn't appear to directly intervene. He doesn't even seem to be present at the creation of Narnia during _The Magician's Nephew_ or the Final Judgment in _The Last Battle_ \- the entire country was sang into existence by Aslan. Given that C. S. Lewis was not a deist, why is this? Why was the Emperor-Over-the-Sea such a remote figure?

He is a hero of another story.

> In works of fiction, it often seems like the world revolves around the Main Characters, that nothing interesting happens unless one of them is in the middle of it. And sometimes that’s true; sometimes the main cast are so important that nothing big can happen without their involvement. But other times, it’s not that the Main Characters are the only ones that stories happen to; it’s that we only see the stories that happen to the Main Characters. It turns out the supporting characters have their own adventures going on off-screen, where they’re the stars and the Main Characters only make cameo appearances. These characters are the Heroes of Another Story: we may not see much of their adventures, but it adds something to the fictional world if we know these people continue to lead interesting lives even when the Main Characters aren’t around.