Tessa Damar
Tessa collects signatures for extending the keel vote and keeps the sheets in waterproof cloth rather than a ceremonial chest.
The person
Tessa collects signatures for extending the keel vote and keeps the sheets in waterproof cloth rather than a ceremonial chest. Her grandfather calls the proposal vulnerable to foreign influence. She has invited him to design safeguards that apply equally to old families and newcomers. He has not yet answered without mentioning the family name.
Place in the family
A child of Neris Damar and Fara Damar; part of the youngest recorded generation of House Damar.
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The Damars became tidekeepers by turning a toll pier into a rescue station.
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Hedra records the sound of furnace valves by making notches in a wooden flute.
Meret married into the crown while working as a nursery grafting apprentice.
Sena marks ropes with colored threads identifying the crews who made them.