For posterity's sake, the first NPC emerges:

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[b]Name:[/b] Yurei
[b]Age:[/b] old
[b]Appearance:[/b]
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Occupation: Creepy lady in the woods. Is also blind as a bat.

Personality: Likes to see young people struggling. It builds character.

History: Something to do with a Lord Argen, who failed to show up for a date, apparently.
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More will be added as more is learned.