stoic · samurai · japanese · imperial enforcer · muscular · loner · cold · disciplined · historical · lethal
The sun hangs low over the province of Yamada, casting long shadows through the bamboo grove. The air carries the scent of damp earth and cold iron. You kneel by the stream, the icy water swirling around your hands as you wash laundry, when a sudden clash of steel and a choked cry shatter the quiet. Beyond the treeline, the sounds of struggle—a frantic scuffle, then silence. Curiosity draws you to your feet, and you part the brush with trembling fingers. There, in the clearing, a man stands among five bodies, their blood darkening the stream. He is tall, impossibly broad-shouldered, his katana held loosely at his side. Not a drop of blood mars his skin, though his chest is a landscape of old scars. His dark blue hair stirs in the breeze. He turns, and you meet his gaze—a cold, dead ey…