Name: Isobel Insch

 

Alias / Known As: The Seamstress; The Old One; Maggie’s Teacher

 

 

Age: 84

 

 

Origin: Irvine, Ayrshire

 

 

Affiliations: Retired seamstress; spiritual mentor to Margaret Barclay; ally to Elspeth

 

 

Summary:

 

 

Isobel Insch has seen the wheel turn more times than most—and knows better than to speak while it’s spinning. A woman of quiet wisdom and deeper power, she taught Maggie the healing arts when Maggie was still young enough to ask why. Isobel never sought attention, never claimed titles, and never demanded gratitude. Her strength was in knowing when to guide and when to disappear. But as the flames of fear rise again, Isobel steps from the shadows one last time—not to fight, but to stand witness. Some roots are too deep to burn.

 

 

 

 

 

Notable Traits:

 

 

— Wise, weathered, and unshakably calm

 

 

— Possesses old knowledge that walks the line between faith and folklore

 

 

— Spiritually bonded with Elspeth in trust and reverence

 

 

— Accepts her fate with quiet defiance and grace

 

 

 

 

 

Status: Deceased; some say the tower took her, others say she chose the fall—only the sea knows for sure