Ashin Toa
A young human with a distinctive flat-top haircut, a Cobalt Blue of the Reflectorium, and the expedition’s guide. She identified herself as the only known survivor of the first expedition.
She described the earlier marine-repellent failures and suspected the grenades had been switched, without knowing how or by whom. She supervised inspection of the replacements.
During this voyage, she persuaded the company to investigate the ship’s secret crossing. She and rat-form Jorden witnessed the enormous turtle. At Locos, she led the party toward the coastal landmarks and called “To me!” as the first crab emerged.
