Shen Zin

Shen Zin is the food critic for the Balabar Herald. He is secretly a thousand-year-old hunger daemon called a Jikininki. He found a way to control his cravings through his position as a food critic, and found his insatiable desire for food translated well to writing about it. His constant exposure to new food allowed him to sample enough varieties of cuisine on a regular basis to keep his dark impulses sated.
He picked up a taste for Noah's cooking while reviewing restaraunts on Mons Mirror. The Party mistook Shen Zin for a Jikininki attacking Mons Mirror and accidentally summoned that spirit from Noah by trying to exorcise it from him. They calmed the spirit by gathering food Noah had prepared. When it retreated back to Noah's body, a brief window emerged to perform the exorcism. Shen Zin argued against such a course of action, saying that Noah's difficult (if not impossible) task to keep Koh fed motivated her to push her culinary abilities to new heights. Weighing their options, the Corsairs decided to respect Noah’s decision and allow the Jikin-Inki to remain within her.
To help advance Noah's career, Shen Zin agreed to help the Party as a patron, offering them positive coverage in the Balabar Herald and access to the locaiton of leviathans whose meat can expand Noah's cooking repetoire.

Loyalty: 1d6
Influence: 1d10
Faction: Balabar Herald
Allies: Mons Mirroti, Daemons
Enemies: Order of the Morning


Fame: Profile. The political correspondents write glamorous coverage of your exploits, giving +1 Charisma against citizens of the Alliance.


Insight: Denizens of the Trehcnes. Shen Zin can call on his friends among elder daemons who sleep on the ocean floor to find leviathans. Reveals a Leviathan location. Cool down 1 week.