Management
Edgar
Resident crow. Quality inspector of shiny objects. Returns borrowed items eventually. Reliability as a witness: questionable.
Familiar souls
The Residents of Smoulderhouse
Some keep the light. Some keep the stories. One keeps an alarming inventory of shiny objects.
Come and say helloThe household
Familiar souls who keep the hearth, the house, and each other company.
Professional nap consultant
Pickles
An orange cat whose name has never been adequately explained. Knows every sunny chair and occupies the one you intended to use.
Keeper of shortcuts
The Fox
Knows every path through the valley. Will guide you when it matters. Will never admit that this is what happened.
Keeper of the House
The Keeper
Notices who needs a chair, when the lanterns need tending, and whether the coffee has gone cold. It rarely has.
Keeper of the Book
The Bookkeeper
Records the first pumpkin, the returned screwdriver, and the moment someone laughed in the Workshop. Small things are never too small to remember.
Pumpkin Keeper
The Skunk
A quiet guardian of the patch, seen mostly at dusk. No one knows his name yet. The pumpkins appear to trust him completely.
Apothecary & Chief Grumbler
Grumblepot
A bit grumbly, a little old-fashioned, and completely devoted to making sure no one has to face a hard day alone.