I have some constructive criticism of only one of your characters. I understand that you want to avoid cliches, (I think you have plenty of them), but my biggest problem is in doing so you created an unrealistic situation. Why in the HELL would Shila Hamon even hang around him, if she LOATHES THE MAIN CHARACTER!? There is no reason, except being neighbors for them to even hang out and they aren't children any more. I would suggest another reason why they aren't getting together, which is so easily done. He could think of her as a sister, and to even think of her like that would be sickening in his mind.
Or since she's bossy as hell, he could think she's a good friend, but not girlfriend material. Or it could just never come up! Who says that there has to be a love interest? Men and women CAN BE JUST FRIENDS. You'll do what you want, since it is your game, but I thought I'd bring that up.
(Even though I think the silent hero stuff like Crono, you never really get to know what he feels, or thinks of a situation. The girl was the main thing I kept thinking of when I went into this topic.) Otherwise, you are doing a great job on your maps, and working on the parts that will be important to the game later, for some consistency.