Abel is the brother of Cain from the book of Genisis. Morpheus offered him a place in the Dreaming as an alternative to death. Abel is the keeper of secrets; he knows the answer to every mystery of creation. His brother Cain was offered a purpose in the Dreaming too when Abel told Dream that he was lonely. Abel lives next door to his brother, and has a baby gargoyle named Goldie. Being true to form Cain has killed Abel many times over, but because Abel in now part of the Dreaming he can not trully die, and always revives after a short period of time.