Edith James
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Edith James, or Girl by Candlelight, is a character appearing in Pale. She is Matthew's wife, and a complex spirit.
Appearance
Edith wears her hair in a bleached blonde toque.<ref name=":0">“Who can teach us the basics?” Lucy asked. “Both for practice and how this world works? Matthew?”
“Edith can,” Matthew said. “And Charles?” Edith, with the toque, nodded. She’d been so quiet, throughout. - excerpt from Lost For Words 1.2</ref><ref>“The people who will look into this will be in need of those clues, and we’ll be desperate and in need of them,” Matthew said. “If my life partner is willing to oblige me, I’d like to offer you a deal. Edith?”
The woman with bleached blond hair and a toque took a few steps
forward. “She’s in a lot of pain, Matthew. You’re too much a part of
this to get involved, and you’re fragile.” - Blood Run Cold 0.0
</ref>She appears to be a normal human, but to the Sight her eyes glow like fire.<ref name=":1">Edith James / Girl by Candlelight
Type according to Matthew: Complex Spirit
Appearance: Human? Bleached blond hair.
Appearance with Sight: Eyes glow like fire
Awakening: Skull → Gave red gem, took ash → coin
Quiet so far
Married to Matthew (didn’t take his name?)
Knows fundamentals. Sorta human? - excerpt from Notes on Others </ref>
Abilities and Art
She has some knowledge of basic Practitice,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> to the point where she is arguably a Practitioner.<ref>There have been some arguable cases like Edith and Matthew here, but Charles was the sole practitioner of Kennet for a good decade. - excerpt from Lost for Words 1.1</ref>
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