Etain

Etain was a minor character in Brief Lives. She escaped the deadly safeguards Destruction had put in place to deter others from finding him.

History
Etain was apparently once a friend of Destruction's and as such, presumably knew enough about him to know where he might have gone. She was, therefore, in the direct line of fire when Dream and Delirium went on their quest to find their brother. Destruction, by his very nature, had remotely and automatically set fail-safes to destroy anyone who might lead back to him.

Etain escaped the gas leak and explosion in her apartment by virtue of some sixth sense, throwing herself out of her apartment window a moment before it exploded, with nothing but her purse and the underwear she had on. She was one of only two from Destruction's past to survive his booby traps.

Delirium later thought Etain had gone into hiding in some far off realm. Who she was and where she went are questions left unanswered.

Trivia

 * Etain was created by artist Jill Thompson, who was the body model for her. She had drawn her own apartment and then progressed to drawing herself for the character.
 * Etain is the name of a Celtic goddess of summer who was beloved by the god of the underworld, in a myth similar to the Greek myth of Persephone.
 * Etain's full name is "Etain of the Second Look." The "second look" may be another name for "second sight," or precognition, hinting at how she sidestepped danger when her building exploded.