Ema Ashpike

"A tall, intimidating woman in her fifties, Duchess Ashpike has short steel grey hair pulled underneath a gold circlet and brown skin. She wears a high-necked, long-sleeved floor-length gown of black velvet embellished with gold embroidery and fire opals, and fist-sized fire opal earrings. She has an aquiline nose and piercing gold eyes."Currently the Duchess of Hanton, Ema Ashpike is widely known as the richest person in Sorel. She has ruled Hanton for more than 30 years, during which time trade and the financial sector flourished. Ashpike was one of the first dukes to push for a secession from Arnor after the explosion.

PC Interactions
After the escape from the Bastion, the party discovered they were to be named Knights Covenant of House Ashpike for their services to Earl Ashpike, the Duchess' son. They stopped the ceremony before the titles were bestowed on their mirror images. When the battle was complete, the Duchess heard their side of the story and paid them 3,000 gp each for their services to her family.

When the party was staying on the Grave Isle, the Duchess sent Zoltan a letter of congratulations on their recent elevation to Cornerstones.