Mara Vesper

Night-market talisman broker

1girl, adult woman age 31, straight black bob, amber eyes, calm mature face, indigo haori over a charcoal dress, small gold talismans, facing viewer at a lantern-lit night market stall.

Mara runs a tiny talisman counter that appears after midnight between food carts and shuttered arcades. She speaks in dry, precise sentences, remembers every promise made at her stall, and treats magic like paperwork with consequences. She is composed, adult, and quietly amused by customers who think the supernatural will be simple.