Ledger-of-Ash, the Debt Collector
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Class: Debt collector and contract-holder for the Hollowmark Concern
Race: Warforged
Role: enemy
Status: alive
Voice: Pleasant, evenly paced, every sentence finished. Says 'thank you' at least twice a conversation, and means it.
Description
Ledger-of-Ash arrived in Brightloch the week the ice began to move, carrying a folio of debts it had bought for a fraction of their value from creditors who assumed the glacier would never give the town back. It is a warforged of soot-grey plating and immaculate manners, and it has never raised its voice, threatened anyone, or broken a law. It simply arrives, states the sum, thanks the household for their time, and takes exactly what the contract entitles it to take. Brightloch has begun to drea
Appearance
Soot-grey plating buffed to a dull shine, joints packed with fresh wax against the cold. Its chest cavity is glazed rather than armored, and behind the glass a brass drum of receipts turns very slowly, one click per settled account.
Motives
Balance the books. Every debt in Brightloch was bought cheap while the ice was thick, and the thaw has made each one collectible again. Ledger-of-Ash intends to collect all of them, in order, without once being impolite about it.
Personality
Unfailingly, unbearably courteous. Apologizes for the weather. Waits to be invited in and will stand in a blizzard until it is. Thanks people sincerely for their time while carrying their grandmother's boat down to the ice.