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People of Henziyuno
Henekuo the Blue
Henekuo is a middle aged man, wiry and dressed on good peasant clothes. Henekuo has always been fascinated by games of chance and this has led him to a life of low-key crime, running a brothel and gambling house with the tacit approval of the warrior clans, and buying and selling smuggled goods from the traders and pirates that visit the ports nearby.Henekuo has a halo of wiry blue hair, and is covered in a network of spidery blue tattoos. He loves games of skill and chance and never misses an opportunity to play a new game or indulge in Ogo, the pebble game, his favourite. Henekuo is married to Ama Two-Cauldrons.
Innaga-Hue
Innaga Hue is in her fifties, a matriarch of the Broken Sandal clan and the true ruler of the warrior caste of Henziyuno. In her youth she was a champion archer and huntress, but as her duties grew greater she spends less time in the wilds. Her daughter Amari-A is currently finishing school at the capital, and Innaga advises her nephew on the best actions to take. Innaga is advised by the witch Tohomi, who has warned her that a great change is coming, and as a consequence Innaga's greatest impulse is to maintain the status quo and their ancient way of life. She consequently disapproves of the pirates and the wealth they bring, but will do nothing against it while they are blessed by the Hairu clan.Innage is a slightly overweight woman with long grey hair. She has a red tattoo of a swallow on her right hand.
Chusedui, Head Man of the Warrior Caste
Chusedui has led a life of relative privilege, and does not let those he meets forget it. He is deferential to his aunt Innaga, and visitors from the capital, but to most others he is remote and haughty. This extends to his dealings with the Heici and Golden Mask clans, who tolerate this condescension as long as Chusedui does not overreach his power. Under his leadership the boat is never rocked. however, Chusedui has ideas of gaining some influence with the Hairu clan, and seeks to elevate his position by taking gifts from the pirates in the area, unbeknownst to his aunt.Gengo Twelve-Swords
The head of the household warriors, Gengo is a middle aged man with jet black hair with a single shock of white. He sports a large moustache and is tall and heavy-set. He is slow to move but near indestructable once he draws his sword. He was killed in a duel and brought back to life by a White Nun. He now owes them for his life and must assist them if asked. He takes this very seriously. He will not speak of his time in the Hells, but it is known he has a dozen extraordinary magical swords he returned from death clutching in his arms. He rotates their use, but will not discuss them or their powers. One was stolen once and Gengo took three mens lives to retrieve it, not sleeping until it was done.Abbot Osodero
Osodero is a devotee of Jenjuism, the mystic discipline of stillness in the midst of movement. This ascetic movement teaches hard work and forebearance, and strict martial discipline. Once a year Osodero organises a martial arts competition, which is part ceremony and part heroquest. The winner is invited to instruct the next year. Osodero was a travelling fighting monk for many years before winning the tournament and retiring to the monastery, eventualy becoming it's head. He has a military bearing, and is lean and muscular. He wears his hair in a huge topknot.Ondo Green-Eye
Ondo is the head of the Heici clan, one of the three warrior clans of the town. Ondo is in his early thirties, and active to the point of hyperactivity. He is known to hunt frequently, and unusually has his own sailboat, which he uses to fish and sail for his own amusement. Sometimes he will even travel with pirates on their expeditions. He cares little for the staid morals of the town bureaucracy, and his eyes are always on an adventure and glory. He has one brown eye and one green eye, the result of an adventure on a remote island.Ondo is a small wiry man with an intense gaze. He wears a full beard. Unknown to all, the unmarried Ondo is carrying on a romance with a fox woman in the western forests.
Jono No-Breath, Headman of the Peasants
Jono is a good natured and jovial diver of pearls and other treasures. He can stay underwater for seemingly impossibly long periods of time, and he uses this skill to talk at length on any topic. He is passionate about the welfare of the town and it's people, but is often unsure of what to do about it -on the one hand he respects the ancient ways of life, and in other ways he sees how the Hairu and the pirates have bought money and stability to the town. He is proud of his abilities to bring money to his family through his craft. He speaks of the deep waters where he swims, and the sirens who live down thee, calling from him to join them.Huto the Hunter
Huto is the primary hunter of the town, and a devotee of the hunter god. He has the ability to speak to the creatures of the forest, and kills them with the gentle cut to ensure their spirits pass tot he next world. Huto is very holy, and has great reverence for all the spirits and kami of the woods and the seas. Huto has a full black beard and long wild hair tied back into a ponytail. He has a wife, Seiro, and many children. He often disappears into the woods for weeks at a time.Inspector Imada
Inspector Imada is the chief tariff collector and policeman of the town. He is an intelligent and methodical man and a keen student of human nature. He is above any corruption himself, although he sees and accepts some of the bribery and corruption in the town around him as a necessary evil. He has a professional respect for and friendship with Henekuo. He and his wife are childless, and he has a special sad indulgence for any child as a consequence.Tohomi the Sea Witch
Tohomi is a stick thin woman in her early twenties with pale green skin. She is a servant of water spirits, and serves the Kami of the lagoon. She has access to a number of spirits, both from nature and the land of the dead, and can prophecy with some accuracy, although not with reliable frequency. As a child Tohomi fell overboard and drowned - but washed up seemingly alive, but different. She enjoys speaking to spirits and the living, and enjoys the company of both, though never at the same time. She can often be heard alone laughing and chatting to the invisible world.Inu Inkfingers
Inu is a clerk serving the three warrior families of the town. He writes messages for them and translates letters that arrive from afar. He is also archivist for the town and keeps many records - mostly of lineage and records of birth and wills and deeds. He relishes his role as keeper of secrets but will not give them up easily.
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