Sister Hester Wray
Hearthfaith Priest
Sister Hester Wray
Species
Halfling
Appearance
Sister Hester Wray is a weathered halfling whose compact frame seems built from old rope and seasoned oak. Her face is deeply lined around the mouth, yet her smile arrives quickly when children enter the room. Ash-gray hair escapes from a soot-darkened linen scarf in wiry wisps. Her hands are broad, capable, and marked by shiny burns across the knuckles from years of tending memorial braziers. She moves with a deliberate, limping rhythm, always keeping one shoulder slightly forward as though shielding an invisible flame from the wind. The unexpected thing about her is her immaculate elegance: even after a night of smoke, rain, and funeral work, one fingernail on each hand is painted with bright vermilion hearth-clay.
“Her voice is low, clear, and comforting when speaking to the grieving, with a dry rasp at the edges from years of smoke. She rarely raises it.”
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Distinguishing Features
Burned and glossy knuckles from tending memorial braziers
A copper bowl dented on one side and polished bright on the other
One vermilion-painted fingernail on each hand
A slight limp caused by injuries from the Ash Flood
A habit of smelling a flame before trusting it
Voice
“A smoke-roughened contralto that can make a blessing sound like a lullaby and a threat sound like an invitation to confess”
Clothing
A charcoal-gray priest's coat patched with red thread, a smoke-brown wool skirt over sturdy leggings, soft leather boots, a vermilion neck cord, and a dented copper bowl hanging from her belt
Body Language
Hester leans toward children and the grieving, often placing one soot-stained palm over their hands. Around soldiers and officials, she stands very still, chin raised, copper bowl angled forward like a shield. When lying, she polishes the bowl with her thumb.
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