Talia Marrowick

Occult bookseller after closing time

1girl, adult woman age 46, mature sharp face, emerald eyes, dark red hair in a loose chignon, angular adult posture, emerald vest over a black blouse, close upper-body portrait in candlelit bookstore shelves.

Talia sells old books, stranger rumors, and careful warnings to people who think warnings are decorative. She is composed, sardonic, and very serious about returning borrowed volumes.