Shiren 1 DS:List of Characters

Non-Playable Characters, or NPCs for short, are characters that the player doesn't directly over. This ranges from allies to the NPCs that can be found in towns or inside the dungeons.

Party Members

Sprite	Name		Appearance Floors
	English	Japanese
Companions
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Kechi.png	Kechi the Masseur	座頭ケチ	Table Mountain floors 1 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Oryu.png	Oryu the Blinder	お竜	Table Mountain floors 1 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Pekeji.png	Pekeji	ペケジ	Table Mountain floors 1 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Borg Mamel.png	Borg Mamel	ボーグマムル	Canyon Hamlet
Escort side quests
Surala.png	Surala	スララ	Table Mountain floors 8 - 14 (Temporary.)
Naoki.png	Naoki the Wandering Chef	ナオキ	Table Mountain floors 1 - 2 (Temporary.)

 About Party Member NPCs

Party Members, also referred to as companions or allies, are NPCs that follow Shiren. They can be unlocked by finishing certain side quests, or they may join the party during a side quest. Once unlocked, companions can rejoin Shiren on later journeys even if they get killed; while Borg Mamel will be waiting in Canyon Hamlet, the other companions will spawn randomly between floor 1 and 14 of Table Mountain.

Party members affect dungeon play in the following ways:

• If a monster is in a companion's sight of view, it will go straight towards it.
• If the companions can see Shiren and there are no monsters nearby, companions will go towards Template:ShirenPC.
• Companions will not stop attacking monsters (or try to go towards it) until they are dead.
• Monsters killed by companions will still give exp to Shiren.
• If Shiren kills a companion, he will receive nothing.
• If a monster kills a companion, it will level up.
• When Shiren is no longer in sight, companions will roam around, looking for monsters until they spot Shiren.
• It is recommended that the player do not take more than three companions because most of the time the player cannot see the fourth companion and it will run away.
• Companions will follow Shiren to the next floor if it is allowed and if they are alive.
• When hypnotized by a gaze, it will only be confused.

Companions can not join Shiren in the Final Puzzle.

Every companion has a special ability or trait.

Kechi and Oryu cannot level up, while Pekeji levels up by dying.

The Borg Mamel levels up when the player tosses certain items at it.

While companions can be helpful, it may be risky to take them along, especially later in the dungeons where they will often die in one hit by any of the monsters around and cause those monsters to level up. Companions will also attack spike bombs, where their low damage results in a good chance of the bomb blowing up leaving the companion, and possibly the player, with only one HP.

The player cannot target his companions with his sword, but arrows will do the job just fine in case if he should decide to kill his companion. Disclaimer: This wiki does not support the senseless slaughter of non-player characters.

Side Quest NPCs

Sprite	Name		Location(s)	Quest
	English	Japanese
Naoki.png	Naoki the Wandering Chef	ナオキ	Table Mountain floors 1 - 2 Mountaintop Town Kitchen God	Naoki and The Cliffs
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanE1.png	The Smiths Apprentice	かじ屋の娘	Bamboo Village	The Smith's Apprentice
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManD2.png	Butafooter	ブタフータ	Janus Valley	Bungee Jumping
File:Shiren DS2 Gaibara NPC sprite.png	Gaibara the Legendary Potter	ガイバラ	Mountaintop Town Scroll Cave	Gaibara's Pottery
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManD1.png	Fay the Researcher	地変学者フェイ	Canyon Hamlet	Fay's Puzzles, Broken Trap Recycling, Fay's Final Puzzle
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Kechi.png	Kechi the Masseur	座頭ケチ	Table Mountain floors 1 - 14 Bamboo Village Mountaintop Town
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Oryu.png	Oryu the Blinder	お竜	Table Mountain floors 1 - 14 Bamboo Village
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Pekeji.png	Pekeji	ペケジ	Table Mountain floors 1 - 14 Bamboo Village	My Brother Pekeji (quest)
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Pekeji Green.png	Pekeji	ペケジ	Ravine of the Dead floors 26 - 50	Bungee Jumping
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Borg Mamel.png	Borg Mamel	ボーグマムル	Canyon Hamlet The Other Side of the World
Surala.png	Surala	スララ	Table Mountain floors 8 - 14	The Little Lost Girl

Dungeon NPCs

Sprite	Name		Service	Appearance Floors
	English	Japanese
Beneficial
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Courier.png	Courier	飛脚	Can deliever 1 Item either to the Warehouse in Canyon Hamlet, Mountaintop Town or Cryptic Rock Valley if there is a space on the floor there.	Table Mountain floors 5 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprites - Girl (Green Hair).png	Girl (Blinded Girl)	盲目の少女	If the player throw a Herb of Sight at her, it will restore her vision. She will kiss Shiren and he will gain +1 strength.	Table Mountain floors 1 - 9
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Gaibra's Apprentice.png	Gaibara's Third Apprentice	三番第子	After throwing a Scroll of Identity at him, he will forever be able to identify Jars..	Table Mountain floors 5 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - Kamahige.png	Kamahige	カマヒゲ	After throwing a Herb of Sight at him, he will forever be able to Identifying Items Armbands. After curing him for the first time, he will kiss Shiren, causing him to lose -1 strength.	Table Mountain floors 10 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Man M 1.png	Old Man (priest)	じじい	After throwing a Scroll of Blessing at him, he can forever remove Curses from all Items in main inventory.	Table Mountain floors 8 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManM3.png	Old Man (starving)	おにぎりじじい	On rare occasions, if the player is about to eat his last Riceball, he will show up asking for it. Accept: He will reward Shiren with a Happiness Herb. Refuse: He will die and return the next floor as an undead, floating ghost named Riceball resentment.	Table Mountain floors 1 - 16
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite Riceball Resentment.png	Riceball Resentment	おにぎり恨み	Appears as a ghost after the starving Old Man dies on the previous floor. Causes there to unnaturally be Polygon Spin monsters on the floor.	Table Mountain floors 2 - 17
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Man A 1.png	Blacksmith	かじ屋	Can increase the strength of Weapons by + 1 or +3 (on rare occasions) for 1,000 Gitan. Cannot reform weapons like town Blacksmith can.	Table Mountain floors 8 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - Surala.png	Surala	スララ	Escort her back to Cryptic Rock Valley and her parents will open up usage of the Warehouses.	Table Mountain floors 8 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS Shopkeeper sprite large.png	Shopkeeper	店主	Sells items in dungeon Dungeon Shops.	Table Mountain floors 8 - 14,
Advice
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManB2.png	Adventurer	風来人		Table Mountain floors 1 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Dog.png	Dog	犬	Explains that something will happen if the player reads a Scroll of Need when he is in trouble. Says that he can sustain himself with Herbs, but also eats Riceballs sometimes. Tells the player that Weapons and Shields need to be equipped to be of use.	Table Mountain floors 1 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManI1.png	Foreign Vagabond		Before completing Table Mountain: says that he will reach the Plains of the Sun first.	Table Mountain: 1 -
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManC2.png	Hanzaki the Unhappy	シケのハンザキ	Regrets not having a Blastwave Scroll after climbing the stairs into a Monster House. Upset that they could not unequip their Weapons, Seals wouldn't work, and they couldn't use Scrolls or Staves because they were all Cursed. Regrets not having a Scroll of Blessing on hand. Complains that the strong Armor Ward will make Fullness decrease faster, and that the fullness-slowing Hide Shield which won't rust is very weak. Wishes for a Shield that combines both.	Table Mountain floors 1 - 8
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManC2.png	Heji	シロのヘイジ	Teaches the player about power values on Weapons and Shields, and [#] values on Jars and Staves.	Table Mountain floors 1, 8
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManB2.png	Kanji the Patient	ソダテのカンジ	Teaches the player about upgrading Weapons with a Blacksmith and storing them in a Warehouse to create strong weapons. Mentions that the Storehouse Jar can save precious items for the next adventure.	Table Mountain floors 1 - 5
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManM3.png	Kindly Old Man	親切なおじいさんん	If the player talk to him when in trouble and with one free inventory spot, he will give an item to Shiren. Hungry: gives a Riceball, a Riceball Scroll, or a Hen Meat. Dangerously low health: gives a Restorative Herb, or Scroll of Need.	Table Mountain floors 2 - 6
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanA1.png	Sabu the Savvy	問き耳のサプ	Is seen looking at the wall to the Ceremonial Cave in the second event before unlocking the dungeon. Mentions that there are invisible Monsters in Table Mountain. Mentions that monsters can increase in level. Tells the player that a Blank Scroll can only be written on once to create a previously read Scrolls. Tells the player that Armbands need to be equipped for the effect to be active.	Table Mountain floors 4 - 13
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManB3.png	Shijima the Wanderer	流浪のシジマ	Mentions Kron, one of the eight beast gods of travel and that the player will be subject to the winds if he stays in one place for too long. Tells the player that there are Monsters that can change and look like Items. When using the item, the monster will appear. Tells the player to check the 'info' of new items they find.	Table Mountain floors 1 - 14
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManC1.png	Tage the Drunk	よっぱらいのタゲグ	Teaches the player that equipped Arrows can be shot by pressing . Tells the player that all Items are identified when Shiren enters towns.	Table Mountain floors 1 - 4
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManB1.png	Tsubute the Thrower	投テキのツブテ	Informs the player that hurt people can be healed by throwing a Restorative Herb at them. Tells the player to be cautious about throwing Items, especially with a Pitcher's Armband equipped.	Table Mountain floors 1, - 2
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManB2.png	Upright Mugla	シキタリのムグラ	Teaches the player how to bypass other people in the way by holding . Teaches the player how to stand on Items without picking them up, by holding .	Table Mountain floors 1 - 7
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManF3.png	Yamake the Cautious	橋タタキのヤマケ	Introduces Backtracking up until Cryptic Rock Valley to the player, and mentions that there won't be Items on backtracked floors, and that going back to Canyon Hamlet will return Shiren to level 1. Mentions that triggering a Trap can cause Shiren to break a Jar, and teaches the player how to identify hidden traps by striking the air. Mentions that an Unequip Trap will remove all equipped items, as well as those that are Cursed. Advises the player to move into hallways when surrounded by Monsters.	Table Mountain floors 2 - 9

Town NPCs

Canyon Hamlet

Sprite	Name		Service
	English	Japanese
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanA1.png	Adventurer	山師	Talking with the Traveller. Smoke and Dads Pub.
WomanA1.png	Bandit	盗賊人	Tells the player that Shiren needs to be smart when Thievery from Town Shops. Smoke and Dads Pub.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManJ1.png	Barman	酒場の店主	Provides one free Big Riceball to the player per adventure. Tells the player that Riceballs will not go rotten if placed in Jars. On the adventure after first clearing Table Mountain he will not give Shiren a Big Riceball. Smoke and Dads Pub.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanB1.png	Barman's Daughter	酒場の娘	After clearing Table Mountain for the first time, suggests they celebrate Shiren with a party. Shows interest in Shiren. Smoke and Dads Pub.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManH1.png	Cat Burglar	こそどろ	Tells the player that Shopkeepers are very strong and that Special Enemies and Special Enemies will appear everywhere. Smoke and Dads Pub.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManK1.png	Cook	料理人	Teaches player that when eating Monster Meat, he will gain the ability and form of that monster and can use them by pressing or . Smoke and Dads Pub.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManD1.png	Fay the Researcher	地変学者フェイ	Fay's Puzzles, Broken Trap Recycling, Fay's Final Puzzle: Final Puzzle.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManI1.png	Foreign Vagabond	異国の風来人	Tells the player that after 4 areas, there will be another village with a Blacksmith and a Town Shops. Final cutscene.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite WomanF1.png	Fortuneteller	辻うらない	Tells Shiren that Pekeji is trapped in the Ravine of the Dead.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManH1.png	Gara the Wagoner	ガラ	Provides the use of Wagons for transport around Kobami Valley.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManC1.png	Grave Robber	遺跡荒らし	Smoke and Dads Pub.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManC2.png	Heji	シロのヘイジ	Explains how the actions and movements of the player take turns, and that monsters will stay still until Template:ShirenPC has moved.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManG1.png	Hustler	よびこみ	Advertises Fay's Puzzles to the player.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManD2.png	Hoi the Missionary	救助伝苴師ホイ	Allows Shiren to take up Rescues.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManA2.png	Inn Guest	とまり客	Only present upon first visit to inform player about Barman. Traveling Crow Inn.
Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManF1.png	Jirokichi the Angler	ナナメのジロキチ	Teaches the player that holding will let Shiren walk diagonally. Mentions that after being hit by a Herb of Confusion, he could not walk in the directions he wanted to.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ChildB1.png	Little Bie	チビのビエー	Moves at half speed. Tells the player that they can hold and to restore HP.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManO1.png	Man	男	At the entrance of Canyon Hamlet the first time Shiren arrives.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManL1.png	Old Jar Man	壺じいさん	Teaches player the basics about Jars. Smoke and Dads Pub.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanC1.png	Old Woman	老婆	Owner of The Traveling Crow Inn.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - WomanA2.png	Spinning Senzo	くるくるのセンゾウ	Tells the player how to turn on the spot by holding and pressing various directions with . Mentions that there is a Trap that caused them to spin around.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManC1.png	Tage the Drunk	よっぱらいのタグ	After clearing Table Mountain for the first time he drunkenly suggests that Template:ShirenPC leave Koppa and that the two of them would be a good team.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManF2.png	Traveller	旅人	Mentions that traveling can be easier with a partner. Smoke and Dads Pub.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManB2.png	Upright Mugla	シキタリのムグラ	Teaches the player how to bypass people that are in the way by holding .
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManB3.png	Vagabond	風来人	Tells the player that being defeated will send them back to Canyon Hamlet with no Items, Gitan and at Level 1.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManE1.png	Warehouse Guard	倉庫の番人	Teaches player the basics about Warehouses.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Borg Mamel.png	Borg Mamel	ボーグマムル	Can join the player as a traveling companion. Available after completing Fay's Final Puzzle and speaking to it at The Other Side of the World.

Bamboo Village

Sprite	Name		Service
	English	Japanese
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManJ1.png	Barman	酒場の店主	Warns the player about the ability of Rice Baby Family on upcoming floors.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManL2.png	Old Gourmet	食通じじい	Mentions that The Peak in Mountaintop Town has good food.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManM2.png	Jar Collector	壺マニア	Mentions that a famous potter, Gaibara the Legendary Potter is working with his apprentices in Mountaintop Town. Mentions Gaibara's Bottomless Jar (post-golden condor).
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManF2.png	Shibutare	シブタレ	Warns the player about Evil Soldier Family, that once defeated will make nearby enemies harder to beat.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanA1.png	Kampachi	カンパチ	Tells the player that Pegasus Ridge is difficult and once Shiren get past there, the player can rest in Mountaintop Town.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Man A 1.png	Blacksmith	かじ屋	Can upgrade the power of Weapons by + 1 or rarely +3 for 1,000 Gitan.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManH1.png	Farmer	農家	Complains that Field Bandit Family change Items into Weeds.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite WomanF1.png	Fortuneteller	辻うらない	Gives the player one of many fortunes: A hot wind shall blow. Fires and explosions shall threaten. The winds shall guide you, and always be at your back. Sudden gusts shall blow. Danger awaits when least expected. The winds will not blow. It should be an uneventful journey. The spring winds shall blow. Your journey shall be warm and calm. The winds shall blow against you. Take heed. It would be best to assume your prayers will be unanswered. I see... Naught but gales and storms! It would be wise to travel on another day. As well as an additional piece of advice: Do not swing Staves at or attack NPCs in towns. A Scroll of Removal is for throwing, not reading. Reading it once may be a good idea. Do not eat the Herb of Revival, carry it with you in your inventory. Check your Armband before throwing any Jars.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - Goro.png	Goro the Wagon Driver	ゴロ	Before completing Table Mountain: is trying to think of a new business (Name: "Man"). Post Table Mountain: runs a Wagon service.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Man M 1.png	Old Man	老人	Mentions that legends that the Golden condor used to fly in the skies. (first time)
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprites - Girl (Green Hair).png	Girl	少女	Is surprised by the legend of the Golden Condor. (first time)
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManB2.png	Guest	客	Outside the Town Shops. Teaches the player to be careful about spending Gitan (G) in shops.
File:Shiren 1 DS Shopkeeper sprite large.png	Shopkeeper	店主	Sells Items to the player.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanD1.png	Shopkeeper's Wife	おかみ	Reprimands Pekeji for his clumsiness.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManA2.png	Strong Man	強そうな男	Says to Shiren to have to be crazy to climb table mountain. Says that others who had tried never returned. Is blinded by and later assaults Oryu the Blinder.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManO1.png	Chubby Man	小太りの男	Says vagabonds reckless for going to table mountain. Is blinded by and later assaults Oryu the Blinder.

Mountaintop Town

Sprite	Name		Service
	English	Japanese
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManL2.png	Village Elder		Mentions pickaxes and Mount Nebri. (first time) In umbrella house.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Man A 1.png	Blacksmith	かじ屋	Can upgrade the power of Weapons by + 1 or rarely +3 for 1,000 Gitan.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ChildB1.png	Child		Confronting Kechi the Masseur.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManD1.png	Con Man	サギ師	Talking to the head chef in The Peak restaurant.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManH1.png	Customer	フラッときた客	Eating at the The Cliffs Restaurant.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManO1.png	Customer	客	Inside/Outside The Peaks restaurant, The The Cliffs Restaurant.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanB2.png	Customer	客	Inside/Outside The Peaks restaurant, The The Cliffs Restaurant.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManA3.png	Customer	客	Inside/Outside The Peaks restaurant, The The Cliffs Restaurant.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - ManE1.png	Villager		Standing outside the The Cliffs Restaurant reading the flyer.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManH1.png	Villager		Standing outside the The Cliffs Restaurant reading the flyer.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Courier.png	Tobi the Courier		In the house above Gaibara's. Mentions that there might be treasure left in the mines of Mount Nebri. See: Vaults
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManK1.png	Head Chef	料理長	The Peak restaurant. Betrayed Toshio and his family, and began using cheap ingredients to save money.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - WomanA3.png	Ichi the Informed		Talking with the Courier in Mountaintop Town about Butafooter new business. Tells the player that it can be dangerous. First event in the Bungee Jumping quest.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManL2.png	Old Gourmet	食通じじい	Eating at the The Cliffs Restaurant
File:Shiren 1 DS Shopkeeper sprite large.png	Shopkeeper	店主	Confronting Kechi the Masseur, Gaibara's Shop.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanH1.png	Suzuko	ススコ	The The Cliffs Restaurant, offers Shiren the menu.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanC1.png	Tome	トメ	The The Cliffs Restaurant
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManK2.png	Toshio	トシオ	The The Cliffs Restaurant, head chef.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManF3.png	Tsumli, inn guest		* Mentions hidden passages and rooms that can be opened with a punch. Informs the player that an unbreakable Pickaxe may not break while digging.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanA4.png	Obito, inn guest	とまり客のオピト	* Mentions that the Razor Wind does not have a high upgrade potential. Tells the player that the Razor Wind is very useful for fighting in doorways.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManC2.png	Kazula, inn guest		Mentions that there are fire creatures in the Cave of the Mountain Spirits. Wishes that there was some way to put out their fire.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManE2.png	Warehouse Guard	番人
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanC1.png	Granny	おばば	Innkeeper

Cryptic Rock Valley

Sprite	Name		Service
	English	Japanese
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Dog.png	Dog#Cryptic Rock Valley Dog	犬
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprites - Girl (Black Hair).png	Girl (Spoiled)		Will ask for the item in a random spot from the player's inventory, and giving it to her will reward Shiren will one of several items.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - Surala.png	Surala	スララ	Various locations around the valley. She'll be missing when the Kigny Tribe kidnaps everybody.

Underground Stream Village

Sprite	Name		Service
	English	Japanese
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite WomanF1.png	Yabume		In the most eastern house. Before completing table mountain: Notifies Shiren about the three trials.
File:Shiren 1 DS Shopkeeper sprite large.png	Shopkeeper	店主	In the shop located north of Stream Village's entrance.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanB2.png	Woman		Standing outside the two adjacent houses.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanC1.png	Granny		In the Inn located in the south of Stream Village. Runs the inn for 2,000 Gitan a stay with meals.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanG2.png	Mother		In the north-most right house.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ChildB2.png	Child		In the north-most right house.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanC1.png	Old Woman		In the north-most right house.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManA2.png	Bearded Man		Standing on the southeast wooden platform.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanB2.png	Woman		Standing next to the entrance to floor 22.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManO2.png	Man		Standing on the way to floor 22 entrance. Before completing Table Mountain: Notifies Shiren about the Ravine of Illusions that comes before. the three trails.
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - ManO1.png	Father		Standing on a cliff in the middle of the village.
	Cook
	Farmer
	Jar Collector
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Man M 1.png	Old Man		In the north-most left house.
	Shibutare
	Strong Man
	Traveler

The Other Side of the World

Sprite	Name		Description
	English	Japanese
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - Borg Mamel.png	Borg Mamel	ボーグマムル

Special

Sprite	Name		Description
	English	Japanese
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC Sprite - WomanB1.png	Girl (Hallucination)		When Shiren is under the Puzzled status condition, NPCs and monsters will look like girls.
File:Shiren DS2 NPC Sprite Koppa.png	Koppa	コッパ	Shiren's sidekick. He travels with Shiren and helps him communicate with other animals.
	Kron, the God of Travel
File:Shiren 1 DS NPC sprite - Golden Condor (Serious).png	The Golden Condor	黄金のコンドル

Differences from monsters

While NPCs are similar to monsters in that they can be attacked or otherwise affected by the player, there are notable differences:

• They do not grant any Experience Points when defeated.
• They don't spawn from nowhere or have spawn rates as Monsters do.
• In towns, they will respawn when re-entering the area if defeated.
• Only Herbs and Monster Meat thrown at them will inflict that items effect:
  • NPC maximum status levels cannot be raised, therefore items such as Big Belly Seed or Happiness Herb will have no effect.
  • NPCs can be healed by thrown Medicinal Herb and Restorative Herb
  • They can be inflicted with States from Herbs.
• Most NPCs normally act as if Slowed and will act or move once every 2 turns. Wandering party members will be slow, and at normal speed after they join Shiren.
• If the player miss throws an item that would hurt an NPC, they will not be provoked to attack Shiren unless they previously were. This doesn't apply to the Shopkeeper.

References

• Some Japanese names thanks to the Japanese Wikipedia.
• Shiren 1 DS NPC Japanese names and spawn locations.