NPC · Ashbound Conclave · Quest-giver
Sister Orran Vey
"The ember remembers what the mouth forgets."
Disposition · AmbiguousSeat · Roadside shrine, AshfenWants · ReinstatementFears · The cold reading
Backstory
Aast out of Cinderhold for reading an ember she had been forbidden to touch, Orran traded her cell for the open road. She tends a guttering shrine at the edge of Ashfen, offering warmth and counsel to travellers who can pay in secrets. The Conclave calls her a heretic; the villagers call her a saint. She has stopped correcting either.
Relationships
Prior Maelin
Former mentor — now her judge
The Tide Wardens
Buy her readings in secret
Bram the Ferryman
Only soul she fully trusts
The stolen ember
Her path home, or her ruin
Voice
"You want the ember read? Mm. Everyone does, until they hear what's in it. Sit. Warm your hands. Then decide if you still want to."
Clipped · dry · never lies, rarely tells all
Quest hooks
- i.A Tide Warden smuggler has stolen an ember she needs to clear her name — recover it before it's read.
- ii.She'll teach a forbidden rite, but only to someone willing to lie to the Conclave for her.
- iii.Her shrine's flame is dying. What's feeding it isn't oil, and she won't say what.
Consistent with canon