Ameiko Kaijitsu

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Ameiko Kaijitsu is best known in the Varisian town of Sandpoint as the proprietor of the Rusty Dragon, the most popular tavern in town she is also a member of the town's small aristocracy.¹

Relatives

Ameiko is the only legitimate child of Lonjiku Kaijitsu and Atsuii Kaijitsu, and half-sister of both Amaya (on her father's side) and Tsuto Kaijitsu (on her mother's side). For most of her life, she was unaware of her family's real heritage as the only surviving royal family of Minkai, or her status as the only legitimate heir to Minkai's throne.²³

Personality

Ameiko has artfully dodged several advances from potential suitors, which is the genesis of a rumor that she has a secret lover. She is unafraid to use what magic she has at her disposal around her establishment. She has been known to use spells like unseen servant, charm person, and cure light wounds to keep her place running in tip-top shape.⁴

Background

Ameiko was born in 4689 AR. Lonjiku closely supervised her, controlled whom he allowed to be her friends, and filled her days with lessons in music, diplomacy, magic, and academic subjects. Despite this, she still sneaked into town to play with friends and explore old buildings. Ameiko was the only person who visited Tsuto in the Turandarok Academy, as Lonjiku ostracised him due to his status as a half-elf (and open proof of Atsuii's infidelity).⁵¹

Tsuto's influence on Ameiko was notable, despite his nearly total absence from her everyday life. In 4701 AR, when Ameiko tried to reconcile her father and brother, Tsuto struck her in a fit of rage, prompting her abandonment of Sandpoint for a year of adventuring.¹⁵

Ameiko returned to Sandpoint in 4702 AR for her mother's funeral, and partook in another heated argument with her brother over his overstated opinion that Lonjiku had pushed Atsuii to her "accidental" death. After Tsuto left town, Ameiko decided to stay in Sandpoint to care for her father.⁵¹

At the age of 16, when life alone with her father and his servants grew unbearably depressing, Ameiko left home again and joined a group of adventurers, and became particularly good friends with Alder Vhiski, the group's handsome young Varisian priest of Shelyn. In 4706 AR, they were captured by a degenerate cannibal clan in the Fogscar Mountains. During their escape, nearly everyone was picked off by the cannibals until only Ameiko, Alder, and Alder's brother Sandru survived. As they tried to flee on a rowboat, Ameiko was bitten twice by the snake companion of the druid who led the cannibals. Alder pulled her to safety, but was himself bitten by the snake and eaten by the cannibals; Sandru eventually brought her back to Sandpoint.⁵

Some months later, Ameiko got a snake tattoo as a memorial to Alder, and spent her income from adventuring to buy the Rusty Dragon. She began to run the Rusty Dragon as a tavern for adventurers and moved away from Kaijitsu Manor, leaving it to her father to live in with his servants.⁵⁴

In 4707 AR, Ameiko lost both her father and half-brother during a series of goblin raids on Sandpoint. She inherited the Sandpoint Glassworks, but closed it down, as she prefered to focus on the Rusty Dragon and was frustrated by the rumours that the Glassworks were haunted by the ghosts of the goblins' victims.⁶

Ascent to the Jade Throne

In 4711 AR, Ameiko and a group of adventurers discovered a document that indicated a great Kaijitsu family legacy lay hidden in Brinewall. In Brinewall, they recovered the Amatatsu Seal, and learnt about the history of Ameiko's family: her real surname is Amatatsu, and she is the last surviving rightful heir to Minkai's throne after the usurper Soto Takahiro murdered Emperor Higashiyama Shigure. After recovering her family sword Suishen in Kalsgard, they embarked on a journey from Avistan through the Crown of the World and the Forest of Spirits to Minkai to help Ameiko reclaim her birthright. After earning the support of Minkai's populace and the blessing of the previous emperors, Ameiko presented herself as the rightful ruler of Minkai, and was accepted by the Jade Throne after the defeat of the Jade Regent and his cronies.⁷⁸⁹

In 4720 AR, Ameiko visited Absalom to participate in the Radiant Festival, which she saw as an opportunity to bolster trade and establish connections with other nations.¹⁰

References

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 James Jacobs. (2007). Burnt Offerings. Burnt Offerings, p. 19–20. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-035-3
↑ James Jacobs. (2011). The Brinewall Legacy. The Brinewall Legacy, p. 5. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-361-3
↑ James Jacobs. (2011). The Brinewall Legacy. The Brinewall Legacy, p. 10–11. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-361-3
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 James Jacobs. (2013). Pathfinder Chronicles. Pathfinder, Volume 1 #9, p. 25. Dynamite Entertainment.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 James Jacobs. (2011). NPC Gallery. The Brinewall Legacy, p. 52–53. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-361-3
↑ James Jacobs. (2018). Sandpoint, Light of the Lost Coast, p. 45. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-080-4
↑ James Jacobs. (2011). The Brinewall Legacy. The Brinewall Legacy, p. 51. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-361-3
↑ Neil Spicer. (2012). The Empty Throne. The Empty Throne, p. 49. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-400-9
↑ Tanya DePass, James Jacobs, Lyz Liddell, et al. (2019). World Guide, p. 117. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-172-6
↑ Patrick Renie. (2020). "The Radiant Festival". Devil at the Dreaming Palace, p. 69. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-253-2

[PF1-19-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 James Jacobs. (2007). Burnt Offerings. Burnt Offerings, p. 19–20. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-035-3

[2] James Jacobs. (2011). The Brinewall Legacy. The Brinewall Legacy, p. 5. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-361-3

[3] James Jacobs. (2011). The Brinewall Legacy. The Brinewall Legacy, p. 10–11. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-361-3

[comic9-4] 4.0 ^4.1 James Jacobs. (2013). Pathfinder Chronicles. Pathfinder, Volume 1 #9, p. 25. Dynamite Entertainment.

[PF49-52-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 James Jacobs. (2011). NPC Gallery. The Brinewall Legacy, p. 52–53. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-361-3

[6] James Jacobs. (2018). Sandpoint, Light of the Lost Coast, p. 45. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-080-4

[7] James Jacobs. (2011). The Brinewall Legacy. The Brinewall Legacy, p. 51. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-361-3

[8] Neil Spicer. (2012). The Empty Throne. The Empty Throne, p. 49. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-400-9

[9] Tanya DePass, James Jacobs, Lyz Liddell, et al. (2019). World Guide, p. 117. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-172-6

[10] Patrick Renie. (2020). "The Radiant Festival". Devil at the Dreaming Palace, p. 69. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-253-2

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