Ruby Kane

Ruby Kane (née Faust) was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Faust, the wife of Julius Kane, and the mother of Carter and Sadie Kane. She was a member of the House of Life. Ruby was killed when she and her husband tried to free Bast from Cleopatra's Needle. Ruby was a diviner, which means that she could see into the future. She was born to the ancient and powerful Faust family, but later married into the Kane family, another powerful magician family.

Background
Ruby Kane was an anthropologist from England specializing in ancient DNA and also taught at a university. She met Julius while on a dig in the Valley of the Kings and they eventually fell in love, married, and had two children. She was also the first member of her family to use magic for many generations. Using her divination powers, she saw a future in which chaos would over take order, and the monstrous Apophis would be free of his prison after defeating a weakened Bast. She and her husband released Bast from the Duat using Cleopatra's Needle as a vessel. In order to keep Apophis from being freed as well, Ruby used her own life force to seal the doorway to the Duat, refusing the offers of power from both Bast and Isis. This caused her to literaly burn up. According to her husband, she chose not to use power from the gods as she knew she wouldn't be able to handle it or being a host to one.

The Red Pyramid

 * Despite her death, her memory played a significant role in the lives of her husband and children. Julius continued their work to restore the gods and maintain Ma'at, eventually freeing several gods, allowing Osiris to possess him, and dying soon thereafter. Her children grew up separately and both missed her dearly, overwhelmed with joy when they finally reunited with her after Set's defeat.

The Serpent's Shadow

 * Along with other spirits, Ruby is captured by Apophis as he rises. After Carter and Sadie destroy Apophis, she is freed and has her first real conversation with Sadie for the first time since she died.  The two discuss Sadie's confused feelings for Walt Stone and Anubis, especialy since they are now essentialy one person as Walt is now Anubis' host, but Ruby helps her see its not so complicated at all and reassures her that as he is walking the Earth in a human host, Anubis will be allowed to stay when the other gods retreat from the mortal world for a time.

Personality
Although little is known about Ruby, she has displayed selfless and kind behavior, highlighted by her decision to sacrifice herself in order to protect others.

Appearance
Ruby has fair skin, long caramel hair, and deep blue eyes. Sadie is said to greatly resemble her. Isis resembles her as well, albeit only in face and not in coloring.

Powers and Abilities
Ruby was a skilled magician and had a rare specialty in divination. This enabled her to see the future and it ultimately caused her death when she sacrificed herself to stop a chaotic future.

Relationships
Family: Ruby clearly feels deep love for her children and husband, displaying genuine pride and affection when she is reunited with them.

Anubis: It is hinted in The Red Pyramid that Ruby and Anubis had met before. This is revealed through a conversation between Sadie and Anubis in the Red Pyramid.

Trivia

 * Like her daughter, Ruby likes chocolate caramels.
 * In one of Sadie's pictures of her, Ruby wears a t-shirt with a print an ankh, the symbol of life. Sadie finds this ironic and sad.
 * Her family, the Fausts, are descendants of Ramesses the Great.
 * The Fausts may be related to Johann Faust, who claimed to be a magician.
 * In one of Carter's screensavers, there is a picture of her bouncing Carter (who was a baby) on her knee.
 * In The Serpent's Shadow, Ruby seems to imply a future meeting between the Egyptian and the Greco-Roman Gods.