Human
Odelia Grice — Midwife of Second Chances
“Count the breaths. Tie the ribbon. What is ours, we keep.”
Siuva of the Last Drip — Memorial Waxworker
“Wax remembers the heat of a life. I listen to it cool.”
Joric Kettlewhip — Toffee-Puller & Night-Soother
“Chew slow at midnight and let the bad dreams stick to the sugar, not to you.”
Mistress Vell — Confectioner of Bitter Truths
“My sweets don’t make people honest. They make dishonesty unbearable.”
Sable Nettle — Honey Warden
“Hush your breath. The hives are listening.”
Ysolde Kneel — Graveyard Beadswoman
“Stones remember the weight of those we loved. Ask gently, and they answer.”
Petyr Nine-Fingers — Apple-Presser & Cider Binder
“Share the cup and keep your word—or the night will come drink it back.”
Hesta Reedcloak — Smokehouse Witch
“Keep the smoke moving and the night can’t settle.”
Varron Flint — Potioner of Reversal
“Some things can be unmade—just mind what gets taken in trade.”
Brother Cowl — Keeper of the Unlit Shrine
“Lay the candle down, traveler—here, in the quiet, even grief can see.”
Catrin Mire - Keeper of Watery Graves
“Lay the token true, and even the tide will hush.”
Old Tamber Pike
“If the wind swallows your name, the bell will give it back—once.”