Dramatis Personae

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A listing of the various NPCs present in the Oborozuki province.

Under certain conditions some of the NPC can be purchases as allies.

[Bayushi Mineichi]

Name: Bayushi Mineichi
Gender: Male
Occupation: Lord Magistrate of Oborozuki
Age: 32
Marital Status: Widow
Height: 178 cm
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Build: Sturdy

Bayushi Mineichi is the honorable Lord Magistrate of Oborozuki, responsible for keeping the peace in the various districts that make up the province; a duty that leaves the morose and dour man little free time. Reclusive Mineichi is widely known to be the right hand of Bayushi Mizuki, the governess of the Oborozuki province. While many of Mizuki's political opponents are eager to make glib jokes regarding her 'right hand', Mineichi is generally considered to be an exemplary Scorpion samurai, known to be both ruthless and utterly loyal to those he serves, his record impeccable as far as anyone can tell. Leading a force of nearly two thousand security officers and agents, Mineichi is rarely seen in public, preferring his duties to the social responsibilities associated with his role.

Anyone with access to the Scorpion news networks can read how Mineichi's Dragon-born wife perished in an unfortunate accident involving a malicious spirit in 3118, old tabloids were rife with speculations on whom the Lord Magistrate would marry once the mourning period was over. Yet the same archives show that Mineichi remains unmarried to this day; Scorpion journalists praise this dedication to his dead wife whenever his name is mentioned. However, anyone with any political acumen can tell that a man of his position is obliged to produce an heir so that his children can serve the children of his liege, raising questions regarding his intentions. Similarly anyone scouring the databases can read of three duels Mineichi has been involved with during his career, each such occasion linked to him defending his honor. Curiously, one can also find two poem collections he has penned, his work for the most part conforming to standard norms and traditions, with Scorpion critics calling his work 'sincere' at best.

[Yogo Sadae]

Name: Yogo Sadae
Gender: Male
Occupation: Shugenja, Genealogist, Nakado
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Height: 177 cm
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark Brown
Build: Toned

Sadae is a senior assistant to an elderly nakado and genealogist, Soshi Kagome, who is known for being hellbent on employing both the traditional and genetic methods to ensure the best possible matches. The venerable nakado has a reputation for creating unions that produce prodigies, meaning that she has numerous clients and patrons, continuing to serve her lord well past the official retirement age. As of 3124 Sadae has been serving under Kagome for the past three years, learning the tricks of the trade as well as establishing connections necessary in the duty assigned to him. While Kagome usually meets with the parents involved and helps them to make the final decision, it falls to Sadae to interview the potential candidates to weed out the most promising individuals for the clients to meet.

When serving his clients, Sadae wears a traditional multi-layered kimono in Scorpion colors wearing his lush, black hair on top knot. While his kimono bears the sign of a rather well known tailor, the same cannot be said of his elaborate netsuke, most of them cheap copies of famous brand items. Sadae's everyday mask is quite traditional, resembling a stylized face of a fox, the features of the wily animal painted with bright red on pristine white enamel.

[Matsu Eriko]

Name: Matsu Eriko (Former Kuni)
Gender: Female
Occupation: Witch Hunter, Investigator, and former Junior Intelligence Analyst
Age: 24
Marital Status: Married to Matsu Hide
Height: 166 cm/5'5"
Hair: Dark
Eyes: Brown
Build: A bit on the toned side

Eriko began her career with the compulsory military duty program, something that most able-bodied Crabs are familiar with shortly after their gempukku. She served a short stint as a Junior Intelligence Analyst, distilling all the administrative work and keeping on radar pings. After her military service, she began her start as a Kuni witch hunter with a loose set of duties that allowed her to visit several worlds across the galaxy to seek out those who succumb to the temptation of the Shadowlands and keep an eye out for potential threats for the Crab Clan. She hadn't found much success as a witch hunter but she had been spending her time investigating historical relics as well as the entangled criminal elements who have been pursuing them. Unfortunately, she had gotten on the bad side of some notorious criminals for her interference and trouble seems to have a habit of following her. After the miai on Asakaze, she was married to Matsu Hide after just a few short months.

Matsu Eriko is easily picked out by the Kuni traditional face paint that she wears, blue eye shadow and a distinct motif around her left eye, which makes her training and heritage unmistakable. She has long dark hair with a fashionably shaved undercut. Her fashion choices are mostly contemporary and drawn from styles found in developed worlds with bustling metropolises. She finds herself favouring dress coats or casual summer suits with robe-like blouses. Regardless of what she chooses to dress in, her sidearm is often kept close in a shoulder holster. It remains to be seen if becoming a samurai of the Lion Clan or married life will keep her out of trouble.

[Bayushi Mariko]

Name: Bayushi Mariko
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Height: 165 cm/5'5"
Hair: Dyed Black and Red
Eyes: Amber-Brown
Build: Slender

Bayushi Mariko is perhaps best known as the eldest daughter of Bayushi Aramoro, a very successful actor who began will roles as rebellious youths before maturing into more suave and debonair characters. Unfortunately, the Scorpion entertainment world was hit with the tragedy of losing Bayushi Aramoro a few years ago in a bike accident while he was exploring a frontier world for his next role. Mariko was pushed into the spotlight to follow in her father's footsteps ever since her youth, first in a few ads and small parts before moving on to more established roles after her gempukku. Her most 'successful' starring role would be in the quirky military-medical serial Medical Ops, Unit Go! The serial would last only one season before being unceremoniously forgotten about. She would later appear in a co-starring role in the historical drama Dangerous Words before her character, Kitsuki Shika, was written off the show. Since then, her career had been mostly made up of minor roles in serials, low-budget movies, or other smaller productions. However, ever since her father's death, she has been scarce from the public spotlight.

Much like her late father, does possess many qualities that would make her a likely celebrity. She looks beautiful, admittedly shapely, and has the confidence to pull everything off, perhaps everything that you would expect from a classical Bayushi samurai. She had changed much of her appearance recently, favouring more alternative and edgy fashions. Her long sleek black hair had been half dyed with a bold red and she had been going with more eye-catching make-up that accentuate her eyes. She often dresses in black with the occasional pastel colours thrown in, a combination of street fashions with a gothic touch. Her mask isn't worn often but featured in some sort as an accessory.

[Soshi Kioku]

Name: Soshi Kioku (消憶)
Gender: Female
Occupation: Spine Drake caretaker and researcher at the Tsukune no Saisei no Kibou Wildlife Sanctuary
Age: 33
Marital Status: Widow
Height: 167 cm
Hair: Black
Eyes: Emerald Green
Build: Slender and graceful

Description
Soshi Kioku may be known to some World of Dream natives as a previous career employee of Soshi GeneBiotech. Those who have been on-world for a long time or follow up on the world's news may also know she was one of the employees who were alloted at the GeneBio lab close to the Kinuran spirit furnace power plant that was destroyed in a catastrophic criticality incident in 3119. As she was working off-site at the day of the accident, she became one of the few survivors. Those who knew her back then note she had already lost her husband when that happened, and some say she often seemed worried and glum even then. The melancholy expression that adorns her face now doesn't fully subside even at the best of times, however, so while it is not clear and she doesn't really talk about what and how much exactly she lost in the tragic accident, it is quite clear it was more than just a job and her previous research.

Five difficult years later, Kioku's pains have not subsided, but they have maybe dulled somewhat as she managed to slowly rebuild a new life as a researcher and animal keeper at the scenic and verdant Tsukune no Saisei no Kibou Wildlife Sanctuary, located in one of the Artificial Islands in the 3rd Mercantile District. She is chiefly known as one of the main people responsible for conservation and breeding efforts to preserve a Spine drake population at the Tsukune Sanctuary, and she is also a leading Spine Drake trainer. The full extent of her tasks at the Sanctuary is not known or widely discussed, however - although some suppose her previous experience at Soshi GeneBioTech must not have gone unnoticed by those responsible for the Sanctuary.

[Kuni Sumie]

Name: Kuni Sumie
Gender: Female
Occupation: Shugenja, Medic, Herbalist, and Gamer
Age: 21
Marital Status: Whatever
Height: 171 cm/5'7"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Amber Brown
Build: Toned

Sumie has been part of the Crab Clan talent exchange program for a while, finding herself in different parts of the galaxy to lend her skills to aid others and also learn from potential allies of the Clan to potentially build bridges to foster goodwill. While she hasn't even begun to show any promise to this purpose, likely never will, it has brought her to many unlikely places. Just recently, she had been assigned to the Crab Clan embassy at the House of Stone where she serves as a medic on staff should anything go awry during Winter Court. However, Sumie prides herself as a non-conformist and has been using her time liberally to see parts of the city for personal pursuits. She grows herbs in her closet, makes alcohol in the showers, plays children's card games to invoke the misery of others, and occasionally LARPs. With all of these things combined, she gave herself the moniker of 'Doctor Badass'.

Doctor Badass is on the lean side with an assortment of scale-like tattoos adorning both her arms and joining at the back. She is typically seen dressed in her medic jumpsuit uniform (which she will only claim as worn ironically) loosely to taste. Her long brown hair is done in whatever fashion she deems as 'edgy' and she has an assortment of piercings on her ears.