Whistler

Kenku inheritor of an old curse, which causes a "witch" to return every 23 years to collect a debt from her family, or kill the inheritor if they can't pay up.

Whistler's mother turned up dead 23 years ago, and two years ago she sold her sword heirloom, thinking the legend was bullshit. She realized she was wrong when dark omens began to plague her dreams, and stole the sword back from the mayor of Dural with the help of the Knives.

The sword is called Winter's Bane, which is what the Celestial on it means. Whistler says the story of it is that an ancestor of hers got it from a "magic snake".

Whistler is not a smart bird. She makes many dumb mistakes, walks into traps often, and is easily deceived. She also is a treasure hoarder, more because of her upbringing than anything.

She has a Kenku daughter named Rat Scratch.



Rat Scratch
Whislter's very young daughter. If Whistler can't break her family curse, Rat Scratch will inherit it in another 23 years.