The legends of the Three Kingdoms say that the Tengu were men, once. Their pride in life cursed them to exist after death as demons, bound to protect the forests and mountains they once claimed to own. Hybrids of man and bird, the Tengu are incredibly swift, aggressive, and very territorial. More than one man has fallen victim to their razor talons for...
The temple of the Wandering River is the second oldest temple in the Five Rivers Valley. The monks dedicate themselves to speed and agility. They dart in and out of combat, landing unseen blows on their enemies before disappearing in a gust of wind. Indeed, they have an unnatural control over the winds themselves, knocking down their opponents with mighty...
Asami has experienced more pain in her relatively few years than most people are capable of enduring in a lifetime. As a child, she saw faint lights which she knew came from Beyond. To guard her from judgment, her father kept her isolated. Asami grew lonely and yearned for the day she would have a family of her own. Following an attack on her family...
After a year of chaos and fighting, the new Governor-General has finally forced the city into an uneasy peace. His Predecessor might have stopped there, content with there, content with the illusion of control, but Franco Marlow has bigger plans. Under his leadership, the Guild has tightened its iron grip on Malifaux City, and the Masters of the Guild have...
The Katanaka family sits at the centre of the Ten Thunders like a bloated spider perched in the middle of a complicated web. Though it employs many agents drawn from many within the organization are held by members of the Katanaka family. Blood, after all, is thicker than water. Each Katanaka Crime Boss is responsible for dozens of agents, often a mixture...
Sun Quiang is a famed healer from the Three Kingdoms. He is an expert in the arts of medicine, and his talents were sought from across the land by the sick and the dying. The Guild arrested his son on false charges of treason and the sale of illegal weapons. Desperate, Sun Quiang sought the aid of the dreaded Ten Thunders, who agreed to raid the prison...
Tanuki are small, racoon-like sprits. They are playful by nature, if a bit mischievous. They tend to know a handful of magical tricks of debatable usefulness, such as the ability to immediately switch location with a nearby teapot (and only a teapot). Tanuki have an intense (some would say unreasonable) love of alcohol, but they are too impatient to brew...
"I take it that is your latest assignment in Shaanxi was a success?" Lucius stared at McCabe from behind the gleaming mask. "I have friends in high placed who connected me with some... rarer findings that should prove useful to you, Secretary Mattheson." At the relic hunter's nod, three warriors of living clay strode into Lucius' office. They had dusty...
The oldest legends from the Three Kingdoms say that Yasunori was once a kabuki actor without peer. He could captivate his audiences with a voice that boomed louder than thunder or movements that whirled more gracefully than a swirling stream. His performance was so perfect that it was almost divine... inhuman, even. One night after a particularly...
What the Yokai lack in intelligence, they make up in sheer brutality. Considered among the lowest of the Oni, these simian creatures love nothing more than a blood-drenched frenzy during which they might boast their considerable fighting skills. Wielding their magical kama, sharp sickles imbued with soul-rending curses from beyond, Yokai leap into battle...
Charm Warders are powerful Chi users who have dedicated their lives to warding off evil spirits. By harnessing and focusing their Chi, they are able to create mystical barriers that prevent spirits from passing. The most powerful of their number can even create powerful Chi Blades, which can cut through many of the defences of otherworldly creatures. Since...
The resurgence of magic on Earth since the opening of the first Breach has led to some odd events. Perhaps one of the strangest was the sudden awakening of the Obsidian Statue that guarded a small, forgotten temple in Tibet. The statue could only move its mouth, but even this was enough to draw pilgrims from far away lands. Shenlong, upon learning of the...