Scarecrow Union Strike
Field scarecrows organize overnight and refuse to frighten crows until paid in dry clothes and stories. Crows feast; crops vanish. Broker a contract, break the strike without burning the fields, or side with the birds who promise treasure if the scarecrows stay down.
Faces in the wings
Xara Ashbrook
- Human
- Female
- Adult
Role
- Occupation
- Perfume sommelier
Character
- Motivation
- Returning a borrowed sun before the lease expires
- Personality
- Warm and welcoming
- Background
- Former soldier turned merchant
Details
- Quirk
- Only drinks beverages through a straw
- Speaking style
- Whispers even in quiet rooms
- Private fear
- A lighthouse beam finding them anywhere
- Secret
- Taught the cicadas a name they should not know
- Signature item
- Ring that buzzes when oaths break nearby