Sister Vesper

A former Redeemer who defected after one of her own pyres took an innocent child. She knows how Inquisitors think, how they hunt, and how they fail — and she teaches the Palomera Ash-Guard militia to exploit every one of those failures.

Sister Vesper does not talk about her time in the Order. The Circle has tried to mine her for intelligence on Redeemer command structure; she gives them what they need for operational defense and refuses to discuss the rest. The robes she wore are buried in the Garden, in a plot she will not show anyone.

Tactics

Vesper trains, she doesn’t lead from the front by default. When Palomera is breached, she is the last line at the Dovecote stairs — between the Lodge and the Inquisitor at the door. She knows the Sermon by heart and has trained the Ash-Guard to recognize Mark the Witch the moment it’s spoken. Her Elite Pool of 6 includes Mindweaver-resistant training equivalent to the Circle Guardian’s Psi-Resistant trait.

Plot Anchor

The “Inquisitor” plot hook (Redeemer scout has found Palomera’s trail) lands on Vesper’s desk first. She decides whether to send the PCs to silence the scout or to handle it herself.