Heli

Heli is a minor antagonist in Chris Heimerdinger's 2005 novel ''Kingdoms and Conquerors. ''He is a Zealot who works for Bar Abba.

History
Heli is among the Zealots at Bar Abba's villa when Jim Hawkins and his sister Jennifer Plimpton are brought there. Bar Abba grills Jim and Jenny about their origin and the miracle Jim supposedly performed in the desert. Although Jim had simply saved his sister from suffocation, Bar Abba thinks that he is a miracle-performer. He tells Jim that he wants to accompany him to Jerusalem and testify to the people that Bar Abba is their Messiah. Jim and Jenny refuse at first, but Bar Abba and Heli forcefully persuade them to comply.

Heli serves as Jenny's bodyguard as he goes with Bar Abba, Jim, and Gestas go to Jerusalem. He watches over Jenny as Bar Abba stands before the assembled crowd and declares himself to be their Messiah. Jim speaks up and contradicts his words, causing the crowd to go into a riot. During this riot, Jenny is able to escape Heli's guard and rejoin Jim. The city's Roman soldiers enter the commotion and arrest Heli, along with Bar Abba and Gestas.