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The Salt Reach

A fog-bound coastal realm ruled by tide-captains and haunted by the Drowned Mother.

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Style / Voice Guide

Point of view: Third-person limited, alternating between Aelwen and Brenna chapters.
Tense: Past tense.
Tone: Grim, lyrical, with dry humor in dialogue.
Sentence length: Short and punchy; vary rhythm for tension.
Dialogue style: Terse, dialect-heavy, no tags except for new speakers.
Punctuation: Oxford comma, em-dashes for breaks, no semicolons.
Profanity: Mild; harsh only in battle.
Vocabulary: Accessible; avoid archaic legal terms.
Forbidden words: 'suddenly', 'seemed to', 'glimmered'
Signature: Open chapters with weather; never name emotions outright.

Aelwen Marrow

Full name: Aelwen Marrow
Aliases: The Ashwright, Wenny
Age: 34 (appears 50 due to fire-singer burn)
Role: Protagonist, exiled fire-singer
Physical: Tall, ash-grey hair, burn scars on left hand
Personality: Stoic, dry wit, fiercely loyal
Motivation: Avenge her sister Brenna, reclaim the hearth-name
Fears: Terrified of deep water; prideful to a fault
Relationships: Sister: Brenna (deceased); Rival: Lord Cael
Background: Born in the Salt Reach, exiled at 12 after the First Burning
Abilities: Fire-singer magic, fluent in Old Marish
Arc: Learns to trust again by book 3
Speech: Drops articles; calls everyone 'cousin'

The Salt Reach

Place name: The Salt Reach
Type: City-state on a cold coast
Climate: Cold coast, fog-bound cliffs, tidal flats
Governance: Council of tide-captains, matriarchal
Population: ~8,000, mostly fisher-folk
Economy: Salt trade, pearls, smuggled iron
Religion: Worships the Drowned Mother
History: Founded after the Second Drowning
Landmarks: The Glass Lighthouse, Marrow Square
Dangers: Reef-wraiths at night, sudden squalls
Connections: Trades with High Vell; at war with Cael

The Second Drowning

Event name: The Second Drowning
Type: Disaster
Date: Year 312 of the Salt Calendar
Location: The Salt Reach
Participants: Captain Marrow, the Drowned Mother cult
Cause: A broken treaty over pearl rights between the Reach and Cael
Outcome: Reach independence; Cael embargo
Scale: 400 dead, half the fleet lost
Significance: Began the Salt Calendar era
Related: Led to the founding of the Glass Lighthouse

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