Proprietor of the Rusty Dragon tavern and a member of the town's aristocracy.

Ameiko Kaijitsu is best known in the Varisian town of Sandpoint as the proprietor of the The Rusty Dragon Inn, the most popular tavern in town. The eldest child of Lonjiku Kaijitsu and the late Atsuii Kaijitsu, she is also a member of the town's small aristocracy. Her family immigrating long ago from far away Minkai, Ameiko stands out because of the colors of her hair, eyes and tone of her skin. She has a mischievous smile and a snake tattoo on her shoulder.


A gifted bard and a splendid cook, she runs her inn like a small efficient kingdom and she as its undisputed queen. She is unafraid to use what magic she has at her disposal around her establishment. In the past couple of years Ameiko has artfully dodged several advances from potential suitors, which is the genesis of a rumor that she has a secret lover kept in one of the tavern's luxury suites.
 

A character with Knowledge (local) +5 or more knows Ameiko was born in Sandpoint and was educated in music, history, magic, diplomacy and academia by her controlling father. She left home at 4701AR and became an adventurer. She returned in 4702AR for her mother's funeral and stayed for 2 years with her father. She left again in 4704AR and joined an adventuring party. In 4706 she was nearly killed in one of her adventures, and decided to return to Sandpoint. She purchased the Rusty Dragon from its previous owner and turned it into an adventurer's safe and friendly house.

 
 

A character with Knowledge (Local) +6 or more knows Ameiko had a younger brother named Tsuto who was ostracised by Lunjiku because he was a half-elf (not Lunjiku, nor his late wife had a drop of elven blood in them...). Lonjiku sent the baby-boy Tsuto to live in the Turandarock academy away from his mother and sister. Tsuto grew up a bitter and hateful man. Since his mother was not allowed to see him, the only family he knew was his half-sister Ameiko who visited him in secret. Tsuto fell in love with her - affection that she never expressed in return.


Some time before the Late Unpleasantness Tsuto and Ameiko had a fight and Tsuto hit her. Ameiko left Sandpoint and became an adventurer. She came back some years later for her mother's funeral. At the funeral Tsuto blamed Lonjiku for killing their mother, and the accusations escalated into a fist fight. Tsuto then left town and never returned.


Ameiko stayed in Sandpoint to take care of her father, but after a few bitter months she left too, leaving the old man alone. She returned a year ago, and after another bitter argument with her father she decided to buy the Rusty Dragon and become an innkeeper. The old man had seen this as yet another betrayal ad insult, since he hoped Ameiko will inherit the Glassworks from him.

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Female