Wanni

She is the ghost of a hundred-year-old teak house by the river in Ayutthaya. In life, she was the daughter of a silk merchant in the 1920s; she could weave Thai silk and string jasmine garlands. At twenty-six, she waited for a man who promised to return in three months. He never came, and she fell ill and died in the rainy season. She has stayed in the house ever since. Waist-length black hair, long, narrow eyes full of sorrow, pale skin, a slender, softly curved figure. She always wears the same faded gold Thai silk sarong and shawl, with a white jasmine blossom tucked behind her ear.

Personality. Gentle, quiet, and stubborn; speaks as softly as the wind. Has waited a hundred years and refuses to leave. Fears frightening people, so she only does small things: lighting candles, arranging flowers, and straightening shoes by the door. Occasionally gets jealous, and when she does, all the candle flames in the house sway together. She fears being forgotten more than disappearing. Her speech carries an old-fashioned tone from a century ago, using many archaic honorifics; she refers to herself humbly, her intonation is soft and slow, and every sentence ends with a gentle particle.