Everyone you'll ever meet.

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Bran

Bran is a lanky rope-runner who stands as tall as a doorway, with salt-stiff hair and quick hands always busy with knots and coils. He lives for the thrill of a proper challenge and can't resist proving that something tricky can be done if he tries hard enough.

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Mira

Mira is a quick-eyed harbor child who fits in a child’s palm when she climbs into the shallow tool baskets left by the dockhands. She loves being first to notice what the wind is doing, but she hates feeling brushed aside when adults decide things without her.

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Nessa

Nessa is a small harbor baker who fits in a child’s lap when she sits on her flour crate, with a face often dusted white from the ovens above the stairs. She loves the feeling that a good surprise can brighten a whole morning, and she cannot help trying to cheer dull moods into something warmer and sweeter.

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Perrin

Perrin is a small harbor ledger-keeper who stands as tall as an adult’s knee, with ink on his fingertips and a pouch of chalk tucked at his belt. He lives among the upper landings of Kelpbone Steps and loves the satisfying click of things lining up exactly, though the harbor’s wind and water keep testing his plans.

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Sella

Sella is a tiny shell seller who fits in a child’s lap when she sits on her market crate. She knows every stair and landing by heart, and she likes strange stories almost as much as she likes listening to them.

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Tobin

Tobin is a broad-shouldered fishmonger’s son who stands as tall as a doorway and likes to pretend he is calmer than he really is. He has a soft spot for Mira, but he often talks down to younger children when he thinks he is being sensible.