High Edge-Warden Hem
Veteran seer of fire-patterns; commands the Fringe Guard. Thirty years in the Guard, and still more anxious than he lets on.
Role
- Oversees drills, responses, and edge-defense protocols
- Advises Council on threat levels and closures
- Holds the keys to the confiscated-contraband basement at the Dry-Dock barracks
Personality
- Tired eyes, dry humor, absolute focus at bells
Secrets
- Saw the edge burn once; keeps a charred bell on his desk
- Suffers memory-thinning from an old parasite sting
- His nephew works at Baron Grimsby’s bank and owes the Baron money — Hem failed to report this conflict of interest (cf. Session 06)
In the Sessions
- Session 06 (cf. Session 06): Present in the interrogation room after Harlan’s ambush; anxious, visibly worried. When Bram Fellweave confessed, Hem volunteered unprompted that his nephew owed Grimsby money — received a last-chance reprieve from Juno contingent on resolving the nephew situation after the mission. Authorized the party to raid the contraband basement; their critical-success roll netted +1 plate mail, a Bag of Badgers, Boots of the Cat, and a Goblin Bomb. Still owes the party a banked magic-item pull, uncashed.
Leverage & Hooks
- Needs a discrete team to root a parasite nest in a noble’s mooring
- Offers Guard sponsorship for licenses, gear, and contraband-basement access
Cross-Links: Fringe Guard · Sergeant Kalla Steelcord · Banner-Mistress Juno