Stefan Wasserman (illustrated by Ron Chan)

Stefen Wasserman was one of many people affected by the Sleeping Sickness in 1916. When he was 13 he enlisted in the army and was a soldier during World War I. He did not expect war to be as horrific as it is.

When Dream is captured by Burgess, Stefan can no longer fall asleep and sometimes he has nightmares that surface, even while he is awake. The doctors have never seen anything like this before.

In 1920, Stefan kills himself due to his inability to sleep. He had been discharged from the army only a year prior. He was 16.

Ron did a fantastic job with Stefan. He did a great job capturing the torment he had from his lack of sleep. You can really tell that he’s a bit crazy from this portrait.