Hiryu is an Ashigaru hailing from the city of Eddo, distinguished from his fellow Ashigaru in Ryu by the heavier armour he wears. He also skillfully wields the Naginata favoured in the North, rather than the Yari; which is standard issue in Ryu. A life long soldier, Hiryu is a firm believer in rank and file fighting. He understands the ebb and flow of the...
Life for Kaede is just another performance. He learned his trade not in the luck houses but on the streets of Jima. Where acting the part could be the difference between eating or not, a beating or not, living or not. He treats combat like a show, as battle progresses, he works through the three acts of a play, adapting his style for each act in order to...
Description from the publisher: Kuma is the rock on which the water breaks the solid and resilient constant of the Temple. With Bo staff or claw he strikes out and floors foes with swift and brutal strikes. Despite his mass it is difficult to pin him down or outnumber him and with a practiced mediation Kuma can reach out to the roots of the earth to bind...
Whilst the female Shisai perform rituals and tend to Orochi's shrines, the male initiates are the martial arm of the faithful. Instead of blessings of transformation and the ability to channel the Will of Orochi; he has been gifted a serpent companion. Even if Kyou finds himself debilitated his escort fights on unaffected. He also empowers other Shisai...
Matoko fights under the house of the bleeding moon for the Shadow Wind Clan. On the battlefield she is everywhere and nowhere at once. Enemies struggle to keep up with her in melee combat and those that try to retaliate amidst her onslaught often find she has already gone. As deadly as she is beautiful, her face is the last thing many will see....
Ashigaru are the mainstay of the houses of Jwar, making up the bulk of all the major and minor clans’ military forces. As one would expect they personify the teachings and martial practices of their lords. The Bear are strong and tough, the Dragon, drilled and brave and the Snake cowardly but cunning. Using their numbers to their advantage when fighting as...
There are none left alive that could name the Orphan. Whether it was a trait in the boy before, he was corrupted by Yurei, matters little, his envy leads to destruction wherever he roams. Jealousy of a blind beggar led him to take his own eyes, and now he unleashes Envy to take whatever he feels should be rightfully his. Any skill or attribute an opponent...
Ryota is the perfect pirate. He is a shock troop of unparalleled ability, his transformation into a Great White has only added to his impact. Years spent leading the charge whether it be onto naval vessels or merchant junks has refined Ryota’s skills into a well honed tool that the Jung prize highly. Once he has charged through the defense’s of his enemies...
Shenzhiqi is the youngest of the three and in honesty without his brothers he would have fallen or been captured moons ago. That said he is as important to them as they are to him, together they push each other to greater feats and when fighting alongside each other they become a seemingly unstoppable force. Where Ying-Jian has foregone some of the...
Shuohuang is considered one of the greatest swordsmen in the empire, he has surpassed all kenjutsu masters who ever taught him and any samurai with any skill with a blade will know his name. He is a living legend. Like his brothers though Shuohuang is tired from being chased across the empire, only his sheer doggedness and determination to live motivates...