Each of the Tengu races serve a role within their society. The Suzume are the smallest of the warrior caste, but what they lack in size they make up for in speed and guile. These nimble and skilled bushi are an essential arm of the Tengu army, dodging and twisting in combat, as unpredictable as the zephyrs of wind from which they take their name. Their...
The fury of the Chrome Sea, the shark is the apex predator beneath the waves and Arata is just as frightening above water. Dazzlingly fast, driven wild by the smell of blood, he is a pure monster when unleashed. Whether savaging startled enemies with a maw of razor sharp teeth, or bowling then over with tremendous force he is a formidable warrior. Like all...
She is a daughter of the waves, a sister to the sea. She speaks with mists of the waters, able to command their presence to confuse and daze. Her siren sound is music and death knell to all but the most hardy and resolute. In battle she calls forth water for the environment to wash away toxins, extinguish flame, calm the mind or as a hammer to batter foes....
Bachiko is as loyal and devoted to her lord as any can claim to be. She lives and breathes to protect the Takashi line as her father and his father before. A masterful swordswoman, hours spent in the service has given her a sixth sense for danger and she alone has foiled many cowardly attacks against her masters. This model can be used as a unique profile...
Description from the publisher: As the war fought above and below ground intensifies all sides are pushed to find more weapons and soldiers to turn the tide in their favour. The Council of Shadows is no different and selects the bravest and foolhardiest of the bakemono warriors to capture and master the beasts that live in the shadows. Only the few...
Her true affiliation is now revealed, an agent of the Kage Kaze Zoku right in the heart of the Prefecture, her true mission unclear, but it only goes to show the ninja can infiltrate anywhere. A ghost and skilled assassin, almost impossible to pin down in melee she is as elusive as the morning fog, as deadly as the Takifugi, her enemies can never know when...
The Children of Orochi serve in his temples, young Ito pledged to their father, they give everything including their souls to the Great Coiled One, in the hope that he will bestow them with his favour and change their imperfect forms which they are cursed to wear until they proven themselves worthy. So devoted to him that his chosen are able to use their...
The Koroko tell stories to the young hatchlings about the circle of life and of how all is connected, sharing the eternal truth that nothing truly dies but is born again as something else. They say that the great giant eagles that patrol the Ro-Kan, these feathered sentinels ever watchful for the slightest threat, are the reincarnation of great Tengu...
A ward is a member of a noble clan who has been taken in by another clan to be raised for a time. The practice varies, with it sometimes being undertaken voluntarily - to help prospective heirs learn the customs of other clans as part of their education. It can also be involuntarily, with the "ward" actually being a "hostage" for his or her clan's good...
Jirobo is a great haiatake warrior, imbued with a natural talent in combat, he is able to judge his opponent’s subtle movements. The weight changed in their stance, the snatched glance that gives away their intent. This brave tengu is then able to adjust, either by counter attacking or building an iron clad defence of steel. — description from the...