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NPC CONTACT

CROW

Occupation: unofficial leader of The Nest
Age: late 40s
Gemstone: "a pure black gemstone, highly polished and slightly tapered towards one end not unlike an egg" (first mentioned here)
Description: Crow has sandy blond hair and dark brown eyes, and can typically be found at home or around the train station. Reportedly, he holds a lot of influence over the town, and is a good person to talk to when troubled. While many npcs have been losing memories, Crow reportedly has not. He is the one who gave named npcs their bird names, as well as the one who named the town The Nest.

SWAN

Occupation: ferryman
Age: mid 30s
Description: Swan has dark brown hair and dark green eyes, and can typically be seen out in the water on a boat during good weather, or couch hopping during bad weather and at nights. Six silver coins are used as a passage fee and conduit for her to take a person across the water; according to Lark, those who leave with her never return.

ROBIN

Occupation: rail attendant
Age: early 30s
Gemstone: "fragile light blue shards encased in clear gem" (first mentioned here)
Description: Robin has black hair and light brown eyes, and can typically be found around the train station or cafes in town. She was married to Jay, the train conductor who was murdered early in the game, and has picked up enough from him to operate the train if we ever get it working again. While she has lost a considerable amount of her memories, she claims to be content living in the present. An unknown individual stole her uniform and faked her death via the train's furnace at the start of the game.

LARK

Occupation: postman
Age: mid 20s
Description: Lark has ashy hair and golden eyes, and can typically be seen around town with his mail bag doing deliveries, or hanging out in the graveyard talking to the dead underground. As a postman, Lark prides himself in knowing people and places, but has trouble speaking and reportedly cannot read aside from names he's learned to recognize. It is not widely known, but Lark is able to speak with and, to a certain extent, control the dead.

RAVEN (née HAMTARO)

Age: pre teen
Gemstone: "completely clear, like a diamond, aside from a tiny red spot in the center: a gemstone trapped within a gemstone" (first mentioned here)
Description: Raven has black hair and grey eyes, and can occasionally be seen wandering around town but is most reliably found at Poppy Hall after dark. Following the "sacrifice" of several characters, he awoke without any memories of his identity or past life, and was given the temporary name Hamtaro before learning his true name. His family is dead, and according to the note he had written on the back of a photograph discovered in a burning house, he had sworn to bring them back no matter what the cost. According to the townspeople npcs, according to Crow, a boy named Raven died in a house fire many years ago.

MAGPIE

Age: early teens
Gemstone: "blue and yellow, splotched like flowers run through a photoshop distort filter" (first mentioned here)
Description: Princess Stephanie Astrapia (aka Paradise Magpie, aka Magpie, aka Maggie) has sandy blond hair and golden eyes. While not related by blood, Crow and Maggie consider themselves father and daughter. An unknown individual has been using her name and reputation to communicate with the characters, and has stolen six silver coins.

SPARROW

Age: mid teens
Gemstone: "like a fire opal: bright yellow and red that dance like flames when turned" (first mentioned here)
Description: Sparrow has black hair and bright blue eyes, and is difficult to get ahold of; the most reliable way to meet her is to wait for her to come home, which she does some nights. She has an interest in the supernatural and the occult, and reportedly is the person who gave other npcs their gemstones. She is Maggie's best/only friend at the start of the game.
worldbent: (When will I learn?)

[personal profile] worldbent 2023-01-15 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not. [Matoba hums. Well, that confirms that much, at least... And means that it narrows down his hunting grounds. That was a good thing, as far as he was concerned- it would make the search a little easier.]

[As for void-kun...]


It would be rash of me to act before I have the facts, [Matoba replies matter-of-factly, with a small shrug of his shoulders.] This place and its residents are proving quite useful to us. I don't like the idea of feeding into some greedy monster, but if satisfying that thing will assist in us eventually being freed from that village, some sacrifices are necessary.

That's why I decided to seek you out, dear Sparrow. [A smirk curls his lips.] I do not know every form magic or every ayakashi that may grace such an unfamiliar place. I need context.

--Are you not bothered by it? [He tilts his head, trying to get a gauge on Sparrow's thoughts.] That bloodthirsty thing in the church basement. It seems rather detrimental to your safety on this island, no?
worldbent: (And I don't talk)

[personal profile] worldbent 2023-01-15 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmh. The sorts of "wishes" that ayakashi bless humans with... Do you think they are always what's truly desired?

[Matoba has his own complicated feelings about the gods. But one thing he's certain of is that what they call their benevolence is not always wanted.]

[Then again. Sparrow's flippant attitude towards the island's fate, and the existence of them here... Maybe they already had a complicated existence beyond what he would call humanity.]


I will see what I can do to find you on your path back to the village, [Matoba agrees, and holds up a finger.] As thanks for your information. But, what happens once you return... I make no promises.

Is that acceptable, Sparrow?
worldbent: (To keep it all inside)

[personal profile] worldbent 2023-01-16 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Is that so. Well, then.

[Something like that was more promising than threatening. After all, if Sparrow was this talented, she would be quite the useful one to have on-hand, right?]

[No fear. Just plans. Matoba bows his head respectfully, or at least in the show of it.]


I look forward to it, Sparrow-san. The day when I can see your power.

Ah, and I will get you that coffee. I haven't forgotten.