Kenta is a true samurai in every sense of the word. As a boy he knew his path, the one he has walked for many cycles in service to his family and the name Takashi. A veteran of countless battles and campaigns, he is a master swordsman, no foe able to outflank him due to practised footwork and deft movements. Many times enemies foolishly thought they had...
Some rely on stealth, others guile or speed, however few on raw power such as Kerasu. Kerasu is an unstoppable machine focused on the annihilation of his enemies, cutting down foes as a farmer scythes wheat to get to his target. He is a master with the bladed claws his favors as his weapons of choice. The speed and accuracy on his blows slicing veins and...
Description from the publisher: Kira is an able and astute student, keen in practise and eager to study. Although slight in frame and few with words she is more than capable of holding her own against much larger foes. She spends hours each day in quiet meditation listening to the rocks and the stones and learning their secrets. From this knowledge she has...
Kouhei, like many from the House of the Long Shadow, prefers to operate from the darkness. His eyes, as sharp as an owl’s, give him a distinct advantage in the night. Even as an adept Kouhei’s ability to hide and move silently were noted by his superiors and more than one worm squad’s attack on him ended when they simply couldn’t find him. Having honed his...
Lady Oka is as deadly as she is beautiful. Raised in the luxury of Ryu she is a great power in the court and has learned to use the weapons gifted to her just as expertly as those crafted of polished steel and lacquered wooded in the dojo. A nimble and dexterous warrior she wields the traditional weapon of a lady of the samurai caste, with a natural ease...
It seems that the temptation of riches and sake are not the only things that can lead the Buto to leave their tribe. Lua a fine specimen of the Buto people has long since left the island of his birth, driven to satisfy a deep and lasting wanderlust the Jung are his new people. Much like many of those who crew the Jung ships he adds somethings few others...
In the Jumo ring there can only be one winner, Malosi is that winner. The champion of the Iron Fist gumi, Oda’s best student. A Buto as strong and fearsome as any other in memory, to look into his blank stare is enough to break the spirit of even the stoutest. Few words are muttered from this hulking monster, in combat he sounds more animal than human...
Like all of the warriors of the tribes, Maniitok is brave and honest. A keen farmer, pious and simple. The people of the hills are a simple uncompromising breed, as hard as the mountain and unyielding in the defence of their kin. A life in the hills is hard though and daily struggle against the land has carved Maniitok into the warrior that protects his...
Queen of Waves, Lady of the Sea, the Third Storm are all and yet just a few of her names. Her eyes as deep as the ocean, her temper as terrible as a storm, as beautiful and inspiring to her crew as she is fear and reviled by her enemies. Her mere presence in the heat of battle staying her shipmates nerves, her tongue a weapon with which to strike at the...
Although trained in the ways of the Samurai, Minato was always destined to follow his own unique path. A brute of a man, more at home in a water house than the courts. His body tells the stories of countless battles, wearing each scar proudly as a mark of honour to his physical prowess. That is not to say that he is all brawn, a cunning and clever leader...
Little is known of what becomes of the Roses of Jima when their beauty fades and bodies lose the firmness of youth. Some think they fade away, relinquishing their veils and their old identity and choosing a new one. Misao, the grey rose is a powerful member of the Jade Rose gumi, for the old rose’s eyes see far more than those around her. It is told in...