The Lion
Akodo Akane : Bushi. Optimistic & naive.
Akodo Kosei's Gunso. Can’t speak after injury inflicted by Shosuro Yoshinori, AKA
Brother Yoshi.
Akodo O-Shoen : Bushi. Gruff & greasy. Gunslinger. Former Matsu Bushi. Joined the
Red Company bandits after being banished. Now a member of
Akodo Takemoto's household.
Akodo Yamagata : Bushi. Huge & assertive. AKA “The Mountain.” Former Hida. Escaped execution for war crimes. Took over
Red Company bandits. Now works for
Akodo Takemoto, and under
Akodo Kosei's direct command .
Akodo Takemoto : Bushi. Old but assertive. Forced to come out of retirement. Friendly, but bigoted against gaijin. A talented commander. His daughter,
Akodo Tamiko is his chief concern.
Akodo Tamiko : Teenager. Daughter of
Akodo Takemoto. Skittish but kind. Formerly cursed by the creature in Bairei’s coffin. Cured by
Utaku Akasha &
Doji Sachiko . Now shares a soul with an ancient wolf spirit. Hangs out with
Eiko a lot.
Ikoma Tarou : Courtier. Short and stocky. A master storyteller, but a drunken, brawling, lecher. Openly dislikes
Daidoji Sumiko. Friends with
Doji Izanami. Was a supporter of
Doji Akihito's draconian policies.
The Crane
Asahina Tsuneo : Shugenja. Fire & brimstone preacher. Believes Rokugan deserves the coming darkness as punishment for their sins. Has a small but dedicated following in town.
Daidoji Sumiko : Courtier & artisan. Governor of Haven. Detached & aloof. Skilled engineer. Rumored connection to spy networks. Nearly killed in terrorist attack. Badly burned.
Doji Izanami : Courtier. Famous actress. Beautiful, popular, and talented but shallow and crass and a notorious gossip. Unhappy with Sumiko’s leadership. Friends with
Ikoma Tarou. Was a supporter of
Doji Akihito, but mostly in a shallow way.
Kakita Izumi : Bushi & artisan. Small, shrewd, & bespectacled. Trained as an architect. Fought & wounded at Desolation Ridge, which ender his duelist career. Friends with
Daidoji Sumiko.
The Phoenix
Asako Chihiro : Phoenix clan artisan of some renown. Has a shadowlands-tainted lung. Student of
Doji Sachiko.
Isawa Mamoru : Shugenja. Young, shrewd, and idealistic. Worked as a doctor and helped the underground railroad. Talented at divination but plagued by nightmares.
Kaito Daishi: Shugenja. AKA “The Ghost Bear.” Has lived in the woods around Haven for many years. Lived in Prosperity, but does not remember that time. Knows the Forest King.
The Unicorn
Ide Miyoko : Bushi. Retired. Worked as a ferryman. Now is first mate on the Airship Horizon. Definitely too old for this shit. Works with
Daidoji Sumiko and
Agasha Arikimede on the Horizon Airship.
Moto Batu : Courtier. Short, portly, and an irrepressible flirt with a gaijin appearance. Was on a trade mission to the Burning Sands and missed the start of the war.
Brother Takeo was his apprentice.
Utaku Hideyoshi : Artisan. Utaku stable master.
Koji the stable boy works for him. Friends with
Utaku Akasha .
Mbali : Warrior. Bodyguard to
Moto Batu . A lean and lithe half-Mweneta woman. Uses a spear and shield.
The Brotherhood
Brother Aki : A shy and cowardly monk
Brother Jin : A shrewd and worldly monk
Brother Takeo : Monk. Formerly Mantis Courtier of the Yoritomo. Was apprenticed to Moto Batu. Didn’t know the war had started. Foul-mouthed. Good at math and has a trained pet ferret (Kichiro).
Order of the Lucky Cricket
Akemi : Wife of
Kei . Former prostitute from Ryoko Owari. Cares for their two children
Noa and baby Norio (the first child born in Haven).
Chieko : Assistant to
Agasha Arikimede . Hazel eyes. Worked on mines & railroads for 20 years (is only 29). She has a wry wit, but is deferential to samurai. Drinks & tells stories.
Kaede :
Order of the Lucky Cricket leader. Skinny and long-faced. Deferential, but brave and clever. Good with money. Often overlooked. Dislikes former
Red Company samurai. Takes care of her hopeless sake-merchant husband.
Kei : Woodcutter. Husband of
Akemi . Was nearly killed by the Forest King. Rescued by
Red Company . Strong, patient and doesn’t say much. Father of
Noa and baby Norio.
Koji : The stable boy. Was in love with a samurai girl, but she was killed by the Forest King. He respects former
Red Company samurai. Hates the Forest King. Works for
Utaku Hideyoshi .
Other Peasants
Chiyo : Aging governess to
Doji Sachiko . Served the Doji all her life. Gifted organizer. Good memory, but superstitious. The local children love her and call her Granny.
Eiko : Leatherworker. Former burakumin. A former slave, rescued by Kakita Jihi. She lost her foot in the razing of Heiwa Toshi. Rescued by
Toku Kazehime . They flirt now. Is a friend to
Akodo Tamiko.
Dr. Daisuke : Doctor of middling skill. Works for
Asako Chihiro .
Noa : Son of
Akemi and
Kei . Works as a messenger for the
Order of the Lucky Cricket and
Toku Kazehime
Shin : A kid. Works as a messenger for the
Order of the Lucky Cricket and
Toku Kazehime.
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