Momento Vitae

Ah Bo
Rice Farmer Hairless halfling. Perpetually has a skin rash Is grouchy and short because of it. Bites his tongue around Father to avoid being rude though

Bai'an Mii
Human Root Vegetable farmer Has weird bloody spots on his skin that occasionally leak a strange euphoria inducing liquid that he is not immune to. Wears gloves and thick clothing Grows large radishes and potatoes, accidentally took advantage of Cornsilk due to his condition.

Churchin Cloudclink
Huge glasses wearing inventor with buck teeth, otherwise strapped down with leather pouches, curly blonde hair Eccentric and absentminded, dangerously distracted genius Three-fingered-pincer-marked Memento Holder

Cornsilk
Earth Gensai Bean farmer Hairless woman with bumpy red-brown skin and gray eyes Has fallen in love with Ah Bo, after her child was born. She's new to the village after escaping Baactri-Tochar and is more open as a result. Fears she's traded a bad life for a worse one and regrets having a child, given the circumstances of Pei-tsu's outlands and the village

Dandelion
Human Child Yellow haired 7 year old with gray eyes Cornsilk's daughter to Bai-an Mii, didn't inherit her mother's heritage

Artillery commander & Chemister Dennoyea
Broad, tall, and muscular mul woman who stands quite tall Shy, introspective, quiet, and more even tempered than her mother Knew the giant was courting her because of secret gifts she kept from her mother. Asked the party to spare giant and just get him to give up on romance. Tried to pet the "Robin" the party found but couldn't. Gifted Breena the Bulette-shell Leather Gloves

Owl Oracle Eleanor
White eyes (with hooks through them) blocked by a heavy hood and long feathered cloak. Thin and, as of late, extremely tired and stressed

Elijah Honeywood
Walking staff, fancier blue tunic with yellow breeches, man Sharp-eyed and ancient; hates babies; is pretty cruel when irritated and usually selfish Fang-marked Memento Holder

Elisa Hereafter
Silver-skin, gold-haired, blue eyes woman wearing black robes; covered in ropes and sacks for components, woman twin Spiteful and rude but willing to help any Chaotic or Evil cause Hoof-marked Memento Holder

Eliza Hereafter
Gold-skin, Silver-haired, Red Eyes man wearing white robes Benevolent and kind and willing to help any Lawful or Good cause Hoof-marked Memento Holder

Eagle King Elric Nodens
Direct, sometimes strangely irritated by questions, loyal to the kingdom, may want more power, merciless Harsh king, instituted the "Walk" where a prisoner's intestines are nailed to tree and must walk around it to remove the stake, argues frequently with Oracle

Evelyn Grandel
Very thin, dishwater dirty blonde, simple faded green sundress, woman. Has a baby Quiet and "in her place" mother, only really speaks up for her baby Fang-marked Memento Holder

Father Custer
Hair is made of flame, swarthy complexation, traditional priest robes in black with red collar "Firebrand" preacher of Zaaman Rul; drinks and parties as hard as he preaches; impulsive Three-fingered-pincer-marked Memento Holder

Gilacia
Massive in size, silver eyes, slightly aged, walnut tree pattern on clothing Excitable, protective, caring, art-loving, doesn't get personal space Powerful Celestial watching over the Fey's actions in Irenvald. Distrusts them. Saved Cedric and gave him power

Goto-mong
Half-ogre half-dwarf Infant Already as large as a beer barrel and just as broad, along with a big curly rough beard starting. Has strange white eyes Was saved by Wei-ting when he escaped after his mother died in childbirth. It should be an impossible pairing but somehow worked. Being watched over by the elders too

Gristlegrin
Black,lizard tail,cat-eyes in dark, brown-hair, brown leather, woman Confident and gruff Fang-marked Memento Holder

Jennifer Gultz
Grayish haired with heavy white makeup and bland clothes Passionate about every rule being followed and incredibly judgmental Three-fingered-pincer-marked Memento Holder

Jiang-meesh
Tiefling Infant Infant with white hair, pointed ears, gray skin, 6 purple eyes, and larger incisors Parents were killed. been being taken care of by Xiao'Xin and Murg'Chun

Krogan Blackhands
Hands stained multiple colors trending toward black,loincloth clothing, necklace of dried eyes; Neanderthal male Quiet and super intense. Lots of staring Lamprey-mouth-marked Memento Holder

Kyln Masterhammer
Gray beard, bald, built wide and muscular, gray clothing with black apron, man Friendly and shopkeeperly Fang-marked Memento Holder

Liang-To
Human Child 9 year-old boy who's tall as his mother already, with a lighter brown hair but her eyes Protective and courageous young man, about 6 years older than his sister, training to be hunter/guard, orders the other children

Me-ley
Voluminous robes with long overhanging sleeves and a veil of white w/ gold embroidered to look like pair of silted eyes Seems terrified and shy Lamprey-mouth-marked Memento Holder

Min-xie Gu-yucao
Originally Albino in coloration with eyes almost fading to black, until one realizes they’re simply super dilated and gold-flecked dark blue Currently dour and lethargic. Regaining some energy due to helping Breena with the fungal garden. No longer using drugs, so eyes are no longer dilated.

Murg'chun
Elder Wrinkled, scarred, red eyed half-orc woman Watches the children and is strictly judgmental of anyone who doesn't benefit the village. (Saw Father Quy'xyn's relationship as a threat since you couldn't birth more people, but supported your religion and thought you were lucky)

Nagak
Bone piercings in ears+nose, white hair, muscular and bleeds black blood while raging, male orc Proud, racist against elves, anger issues, worries and cares for other orc barbarians Lamprey-mouth-marked Memento Holder

Oenun Kim
Big 1 horned brown ogre Can cook anything, and certainly tries. Their food tastes terrible but it'll keep you alive. Many refuse to eat it because Oenun will often include bandit corpses in the mix when able. Likes to comment on what meat he thinks people might taste similar to.

Old Peggy Toestealer
A Half-elf or Green Hag in a bright green dress (varying state of tatteredness) Orderly and confident ( Cruel and overbearing) Ruler and current director of Ellencot Cathedral and the Draugrmarsh

Pei-shan
Human Hunter/Guard Woman wearing green scale mail, spiny haired, eyes are a strange gold Was a refugee from the Pei-tsu army and refuses to speak of the experience

Qinhorn'xi
Half-elf, Extremely thin, green brown haired man, missing his ears Bakes when he can, but tends to more often make meat, bean, and mushroom based hand pies or simple rations. Hates Oenun who says he's too thin but could be tasty if he bulked up. (Father Quy'xyn resolved a lot of conflicts) Has an incredibly sensitive sense of touch that seems to compensate for some hearing issues

Raesh Fangs
Brass Dragonborn Hunter/Guard Broad shouldered and muscular brass dragon man with green-brown eyes Quiet about his past and a driven hunter. Came to the village years ago and opened up to Father's husband for a time and told him about his flight from his home and the near genocide by his order. Wept in shame when realized he'd missed the assault on the village and that his friend had died.

Shu-To
Half-elf child 3 year old girl, Slight of form, the young girl has black hair and hazel eyes Sweet and gentle daughter who is attached to her brother at the hip

Sil-shil-Miss
Lizardfolk with a red frill and loincloth of undefined skin but looks tattooed Quiet, looming, and pragmatically detached Three-fingered-pincer-marked Memento Holder

Spifi Silver-saintly
Gnome Brewer She's silver haired, eyed, and toothed Claims to be Ekasi's cousin although nothing about her looks anything like her. Was briefly captured by the Golden Kingdom inside of Pei-tsu but escaped. Can spit poison which she uses to help her make alcohol because "everyone's so boring"

The King in Yellow
Acts detached and superior. Easily annoyed but tolerant if it secures him goals Wants to create a mortal avatar, gain direct worshippers, and become a god/archdevil. He is performing these acts to counter a Demon-lord named Dagon, and to find and combine the orphic egg with his own Yellow Symbol for some currently unclear reason

Tsun-pei-zan
Human Child Spine haired 11 year old boy with red eyes Pei-shan's son who tends to be judgmental and aggressive. He acts out to try and get his busy mother's attention

Turushino Ekasi
Korobokoru, Representative of nearby allied tribe Long haired male wearing beaded clothes.(Hair covers parts of her face and reaches to belly and back) Quiet and observant. Patient

13th Eagle Queen Vulintrisal Nodens
Requested the party investigate the issue with the Ravenashen Ambassador, Zoya, whose daughter was being stalked in exchange for access to Min-xie

Wei-ting
Hunter/Guard A warped and green scaled monstrosity with striking blue eyes. Has trouble communicating and occasionally has epileptic seizures when over stimulated so prefers living just outside the village. Also refuses to speak of his experiences in Pei-tsu and is a refugee.

Xiao'Xin
Human, Tribal Elder Old, withered, and wizened man with patchy white hair who's missing eyes Tells stories and helps teach kids he watches, weaves baskets, doesn't remember anyone's names just calls them by smells.

Ya-ling To
Human Herbalist Thin, small, brown-haired and brown eyed woman who seems strained Lived her entire life in the other edges of Pei-tsu, outside the empire. Is the mother of Liang-To and Shu-To. Liang-To to a murdered husband and Shu-To to the uses of the bandits who assaulted Father's village.

Ambassador Zoya
Brunette dwarven woman in a highly decorated uniform (similar to https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Kozacka_piesn.jpg/800px-Kozacka_piesn.jpg) Impatient, very driven, passionately defensive of daughter, angry over concerns being ignored Had spotted the adolescent Hill giant courting her daughter and didn't want to risk her daughter and feared an attack. Asked the party to track the stalker and kill them. Oracle, King, and Queen are suspicious that she's related to the recent riots in the slums

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