Astra

Astra— The Cart Road Heir Daughter of Astral. Emerald like her mother. Young, ambitious, and already charging double what Mama does. Her territory is the cart road — a dusty stretch just outside town, the town's rooftops visible in the distance behind her. Broken carts and scattered horseshoes litter the dirt from those who thought they could skip the toll. They learned. Ten gold per cart. More for horses. "Carts carry goods. Horses are valuable. I don't set the prices — the road does." Astral trained her well: how to block the path, how to hold eye contact, how to smile just before naming the price.