Shiori niv Kaipo

Shiori is a peasant farmer living in the Plagatea. She is the wife of Makoto, a merchant from Sakurai Tempo. While Shiori was not born in Najer, the habits of her husband brushed off on her. Due to this, she uses the Najer calander. She does not enjoy fighting or politics and rather live a peaceful life in her family's small home.

Childhood 101-116 AB
When Shiori was a child, she lived with her parents in a small farming village. There she grew up until she moved away at the age of 15.

Life with Parents 101-116 AB
Both of Shiori's parents were farmers and Shiori learned at a young age that good harvest and hard work paid off. Shiori was "helping" her parents in the fields by the age of six and when she was eight, she knew how to cook, plow, seed, and all the other necessary jobs needed for survival of the crops and the family.

When Shiori was just ten years old, she could already take care of the small shack that was her family's home. Sadly though, disaster struck when Shiori's parents both died to fatal wounds inflicted by countryside bandits.

Moving away 116 AB
Saddened and distraught by what happened to her family, Shiori deemed it safest to move away from her home village and live somewhere a little more guarded. After hitching a ride to the nearest city, Sakurai Tempo, Shiori started to search for a town to move to. It was here where she met Makoto, a low-class merchant that specialized in spice trading.

Makoto and Sakurai Tempo 116-124 AB
After their meeting, Shiori and Makoto started to enjoy each other's company. Makoto rented a home in Sakurai Tempo, however, it was very messy and full of spices and sandy robes. The two decided to live together for the time being. Shiori would clean, cook, and manage the house while Makoto was gone.

Makoto's Return from Kafas 118 AB
One day, Makoto came home after a lengthy journey to a distant city he called "the city of fortune," and with his return, he also brought barrels of spice and other exotic goods. Makoto told her all about his experiences and how he joined their religion, The Lost Gods. Makoto was so impressed that he even talked to the mayor of the city, Ameri Susanda.

Seeing how passionate Makoto was about this city, Shiori told him to take her there sometime. She also read the religious books he brought back and started associating the gods with the ones she was taught about when she was with her parents.

Marriage and moving to Kai 124 AB
After about a month of hard work, Makoto saved enough money to buy a small home in a city called Kai. Makoto happily anouced this to Shiori, who thought this ment they would be going separate ways. However, her dreams came true when Makoto asked if she wanted to come with him and get married.

For their honeymoon and before they bought a home, Makoto had booked passage on a ship headed for the port of Kafas niv Jaseda. When they arrived, Shiori was stunned at the bustling markets, busy canals, and the amount of spice everywhere. As promised, Makoto took her to the cities Lost Gods temple, where she officially joined the faith. After that, she ran into a brown-haired girl around her age.

Meeting Kyoko Susanda 124 AB
The girl stopped and introduced herself as Kyoko Susanda, the mayor of the city.

Shiori asked Makoto, "didn't you tell me what the mayor was named Ameri?"

Kyoko responded, "Ameri just recently retired and is going to be sailing to the small village of Starfallen soon. Due to this, I have been appointed as the new mayor for the time being."

After this, Shiori decided she wanted to eventually visit Starfallen to meet the person her husband talked so highly of.

Buying a home in Kai 125 AB
Once the couple had finished their trip in Kafas, they took a ship to the city of Kai. Here they decided to settle down and live. From the wealth acquired after selling spice, Makoto and Shiori decided to switch to a simpler life for now and settle down and have a family.