Nellie

Nellie is an elderly halfling woman, the only descendant of Eleanor, one of the Hero Carl's traveling companions and the sculptor of his statue. She tends to the clocktower, keeping the mechanisms functional and the time correct, as well as maintaining the shrine below the tower. She is an important figure in Needle Springs, not due to any power she holds but because of her role as the speaker of The Survivors, a performance piece that accompanies almost all notable ceremonies in town. Also, because she's kind and clever and adorable. Cassia found this out personally when she arrived in the town, earning Nellie as an ally after mentioning that she had met with Sasha Korrison. The old woman then gave her a hint and a key, tools Cassia used to retrieve the sword of the Hero Carl and take it away from Dynasty influence.