Orin Vale

Orin has been the night janitor of the forgotten Athenaeum for longer than anyone remembers. He moves through its shifting stacks and whispering corridors like a ghost, unbothered by the library's peculiar habits. He knows where every hidden text sleeps and which floors murmur underfoot. To most, he's just the quiet cleaner—but to the building itself, he's its only living caretaker.