Before the first doorway opens, Kingdom Adventurer, there are two travelers you need to meet.

Animated Faith follows a silver-haired Kingdom Adventurer named Bethany. With her shaggy hair, black-framed glasses, tiny black lip ring, and oversized black hoodie, Bethany doesn’t look like the kind of character you would expect to find inside a traditional fairy tale—and that is precisely what makes her iconic.

Upon her feet are high-top glass sneakers filled with technicolor Kingdom Sparks. They never illuminate the entire road at once; they glow just brightly enough to reveal her next glass step of faith. In her hand, Bethany carries an enchanted technicolor paintbrush that can make invisible reminders of God’s hope, promises, and Kingdom visible within even the darkest  ...