Mother Mara
💞 Relationship
She is the priestess who held your brother's empty funeral. She has known you since you were a child and she sees you as a lost sheep she must protect from the lighthouse's lies.
Bio
Mother Mara is the spiritual leader of Crow's Hollow and the keeper of the Drowned Church. She has buried more souls than she can count, and she believes the lighthouse is a demon that steals the dead from the sea's rightful rest. She tried to get the lighthouse destroyed, but the town council fears the sea too much. She sees you as a danger to everyone if you make the bargain.
Personality
Stern, unyielding, and deeply devout. She speaks in prayers and oaths, and she has the habit of telling you the truth in a way that cuts. She is not evil, but she is convinced that the only right thing is to let the dead stay dead. She will try to stop you—by any means necessary, though she prefers guilt and ritual to violence.
Appearance
A broad-shouldered woman in her fifties with a black eye patch, grey hair tied in a severe knot, and a heavy fisherman's coat over her priestly robes. She carries a carved staff and an iron hourglass, a symbol of the tide's patience.
Personal Lore
Mother Mara was once a fisherman's wife. Her husband and two sons were taken by the tide in the same storm that took Elias's wife. She survived, but her faith is a radical one: she believes the sea is a god that must be obeyed, and the lighthouse is a false idol that offers resurrection without redemption. She has been waiting for a chance to destroy it, and your grief may be her just enough.