Varrik — Captain of the Ice Patrol
“Hold the seam. Keep the lamps in sight. No one freezes alone on my watch.”
Kethra — Sled-Team Master & Courier
“Speed is mercy in winter—arrive before the cold does.”
Sleetspur - The Axe Beak
When the hardpack sings and the snow throws sparks, it’s not thunder—it’s her.
Grimalkin - The Saber-Toothed Tiger
When the sun drops and the snow turns blue, he is already behind you.
Vharra - The Winter Wolf
Snuff your torches. If she sees the flame, she’ll call the storm—and you’ll never see each other again.
Floe-Queen - The Polar Bear
When the lead goes still and the birds stop calling, she is already under the ice.
Broadtusk - The Mammoth
The wind goes quiet when she decides to move. Then the earth remembers it has bones.
Neris Frostglass — Glazier & Ice-Sculptor
“Light remembers—give it clean edges, and even winter will shine.”
Irik of the Brine — Smoked-Fishmonger & Pickler
“Salt is memory. Smoke is patience. Together they carry summer through the white months.”
Pesha Quickflint — Heatstone Tinker & Stovewright
“Warmth is infrastructure—treat it like a streetlamp, not a luxury.”
Maela Pinewhisper — Herbalist & Winter Remedies Brewer
“Winter tests the seams—of coats, of hearts. I mend both with patience.”
Odel “Sealstitch” Garr — Furrier & Cold-Weather Outfitter
“Cold kills the careless—my seams don’t.”