Hesper Nettlecombe
the Emberthorn Witch
Named for the evening star that sinks into a valley of nettles, where fire meets the root.
Power
Ember-bloom — you draw the banked heat from deep soil and coax it into flower-shaped flames that illuminate the dark, growing only where nettles have died.
- Familiar
- a badger named Gravel
- Coven
- Thornfire
You keep a blackened stone from the valley’s first fire. It still holds a thread of warmth, even in winter. When the villagers burned the nettle patch, you were the one who stayed to sift the ashes, and the ember chose you over the flame. You’ve carried that heat ever since, a regal patience buried in the earth.
Where the name comes from
Hesper — the evening star.
Nettlecombe — Nettle + combe (deep valley).