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Lesser NPCs range from peasants to guards to merchants, or even nameless hero-class warriors.





Minor Characters serve a limited purpose, such as a trader or someone who helps you in something. Sometime within each chapter, two Minor NPCs are selected at random to eventually appear and can be interacted with. They will depart by the end of the chapter.

Users are allowed to create and control their own Minor Characters. If they depart by the end of the chapter, they may re-intro sometime in the future.

Users can claim or recreate any of these NPCs.





Tomohiro the Tozansha

Hailing from Hokkaido, Tomohiro was ordered by his daimyo to explore all of Japan for twenty years, and make a map of his explorations. As such, he is a cartographer, and so is quite knowledgeable about Japan's geography and the conditions of roads and passages.

Since the wilderness is quite dangerous, he is armed with a nanban revolver, a very advanced piece of technology provided by his daimyo. He has survived many encounters with mighty beasts, including a strange clockwork oni, knowing the best hiding spots everywhere to escape them. He's also encountered many other adventurers in his career, and knows a little about them.

Memorizing Mapmaker
As someone who makes maps for a living, Tomohiro knows about most hidden passages, mysterious secrets, ruins, and the quickest, safest routes and paths to take.

Health Potion
A vial of magical red liquid, which heals wounds depending on how much is drunk. An entire vial can save a man from near-death.

Energy Potion
A vial of magical blue liquid with three doses. Each dose offers infinite stamina for one turn.

Tomohiro's Caution
Increases Tomohiro's stealth and footing.

Yamabushi
Years spent living as a mountain hermit means you know every mountain as if the back of your hand. Your navigation and pathfinding are legendary.

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Fai Cheng

An athletic Shaolin youngling from the coastline of China. His monastery was raided by wako, who slaughtered many monks. Fai Cheng fought off several raiders while the monastery was put on fire, but he could not save the building. Exhausted from fighting, he suffocated from the smoke, and had no choice but to flee the temple as it collapsed around him. He soon lost consciousness, but luckily, the temple did not bury him.

Fai awoke the next morning, ashy and dirty. Everything, and everyone, was gone. Managing to find a master's weapon, he sailed off to Japan, seeking vengeance against the wako who destroyed his life, as inexperienced as he is. As far as he knows, he is the only survivor, but perhaps not...

As he adventures, he would gladly join others and see what he can learn. Perhaps he will become a hero someday?

Youthful Energy
Full of energy, Fai is unaffected by fatigue for two turns.

Fai's Meditation
Fai meditates deeply, resisting curses, harmful spirits, poison, and pain.

Iron Lungs
You can sprint even when exhausted for two turns.

In Master's Footsteps
For two turns, Fai's martial arts are increased.





Melentia

A creepy merchant hag with unusually long and sharp fingernails, who has traveled far and wide. She now wanders Japan with all her possessions. Despite her age, she sure has been around, and knows a thing or two about most important topics and other NPCs.

Melentia sells basic equipment, weapons, potions, magic items, spells, and various unusual things she's come across, but also barters items. She doesn't seem to ever buy things from people, though. She has an uncanny ability to acquire items of people who have been killed...





Awry Oni Mohr Bacheb

''Uh...where am I?''

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Aarzam Zaghloul

An enigmatic left-handed adventurer from a mysterious desert world far, far away. Unlike many warriors in Japan, he wields a tall shield of solid iron. Two large metal vambraces protects his forearms very well. Like other adventurers, he travels the world in search of glory, honor, treasure, and worthy foes to fight.

Dervish
Years spent as a wandering ascetic has made Aarzam devout and spiritual, increasing resistance to curses and harmful spirits.

Jinn's Amulet
A magical device, said to contain the power of a jinn strangled by The Holy Prophet long ago. Once this power is released, a dust devil forms, causing havoc.

Sword of the Khalifa
Successful cuts cause severe bleeding.

Fasting is the Shield
Immune to Shieldbiter.





Oliver Coryton

Despite missing an eye, this intrepid adventurer from Cornwall is a jack-of-all-trades. He explores, trades, talks, and fights when he has to. Although his cane doesn't look like much, it is actually an inherently magical shillelagh that glows blue when casting spells. Being made from hardwood makes it a useful fighting stick, too. Oliver is also a practitioner of Cornish wrestling. A greatcoat and partial leg harness are all he has for protection. His magic amulet provides some resistance to curses and harmful spirits.

Oliver met many other adventurers during his travels, and knows a bit about other NPCs.

Soul Arrow
Launches a basic magical projectile.

Spook
A spell that masks noise and prevents falling damage, lasting three turns.

Chameleon
Transform into something inconspicuous.

Snap Freeze
Creates a cloud of near-freezing mist.

Soul Spear Barrage
Fires a spread of small magic projectiles.

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Ae-Cha Tai

A half-oni of some sort from Korea. Standing at two meters tall, most men do not even reach her shoulders. Her height, claws, tough leathery skin, and martial arts make her quite formidable even without any weapons. Webbed hands and feet allows her to swim effectively, clearly alluding to an amphibious side of her oni heritage.

Despite Ae-Cha's obviously monstrous features, her athletic build, narrow waist, long legs, long hair, curved hips, big firm breasts, tattoos, and a curious, pretty face make her quite attractive, and so most people are not terrified of this oni wandering around. Nevertheless, humans are wary of oni, and she is wary of they.

Ae-Cha wears metal shin-guards and rerebraces, but not much else. Why she has come to Japan is a mystery, but she tends to avoid settlements and humans as much as possible, having escaped demon hunters and angry peasant mobs several times. She seems to be looking for someone, or something.





Chester Briggs

A mysterious, scruffy man with a Cottony accent, equipped with a sax and various magical things. He sells magical artifacts imported from the mysterious, exotic West. He also sells, buys and barters magical items and artifacts in general. Seems like a nice guy.

Chester Disappears
Chester suddenly throws something into the ground. Upon shattering, a flurry of white smoke is released, and when it flows away, Chester is gone...

Vial of Dangerous Magic
Suddenly throw a strange vial. Upon shattering, magical energy violently erupts.

Spell of Unrelenting Force
A magic spell that unleashes a powerful anti-gravitational blast forwards, blowing foes off their feet.

Corvian Knives
Brandish four thin-edge blades in the left hand, held between the fingers.

Quill Dart
Simultaneously throw temporarily substantial illusions of the four thin-edged blades wielded in the left hand.

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Nhukari Khuushii

One of the magical folk from the deepest wilderness of Shikogabana, known for being much smaller than humans, usually around four feet tall. Westerners often call them elves, though Japanese refer to them with terms like Koropokkuru, Yosei, Erufu, or Kijimuna. They are believed to be ignorant of true evil, and so never truly grow up. Despite their rather regal, serious faces, they have a tendency to suddenly be mischievous or unpredictable, and so are difficult to be friends with. Elves have great eyesight, and are good at catching fish, having a great fondness of them.

Most elves prefer isolated lives, but Nhukari was different. She recalled many times she sat in the canopy, overlooking distant lands she wished to visit. Then, one day, she simply decided to go forth and explore the world, unable to contain her wanderlust. Like many young people, she is curious, asks questions, and is eager to see and do new things. However, she is also a skilled hunter, swordswoman, and herbalist.

Elven Knowledge
Produce powerful potions and remedies from raw ingredients.

Hunter
While hiding or stalking in forests, enables accurate long-range shooting without revealing your position, and enemies cannot ambush or hide from you.

Second Wind
Ignore exhaustion, pain, and any negative status effects, for two turns.

Iron Lungs
You can sprint even when exhausted for two turns.

Poisoned Arrow
Shoot an arrow soaked with deadly, gooey poison.





The Merchant

'' Www elcome! Got some rr a rrr e things on sale, strangah...''
For some reason, he seems to always have whatever it is you need to purchase, especially rare and unusual firearms and ammunition, and so much more. He also seems to be able to buy just about anything, too. How he does all this is not known. He has his ways, somehow...

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Akira Chevalier

A sexy, busty, stocky Eurasian woman masquerading as a monk, she is in fact a geisha. With boobs and a smile like that, she can make a lot of money entertaining the right kind of men, and has stolen lots of money during her career. Contrary to her sex appeal, she has muscular limbs and a strong body, being a heavier woman trained in martial arts and naginatajutsu. Anyone who thinks she's just a harmless monk will be in for a nasty surprise!

Pounce of the Tigress
Akira leaps upon the target's shoulders, presses her thighs together, then twists them, spraining their neck.

Girl Lean
Slightly lean forwards, showing a little extra cleavage, rendering men useless for a while.

Wooden Balls
Akira grips her giant necklace-thing in her free hand and uses it like a whip or flail. The large wooden balls strike with concussive force, and the flexible form allows it to bend or flick around shields and weapons.

Girl Screech
Girls sure can scream. Akira shouts a high-pitched ear-piercing cry, momentarily distracting or frightening all around her.

Shadow of Death
If hiding, or while in darkness, assassinations do not alert and you remain hidden.





Kiyoshi Tachibana

A secretive, teen-aged lesser samurai, covered with a thickly padded, loose-fitting garb that contrasts his skinny frame. Quiet and reclusive, Kiyoshi's antisocial behavior means he usually communicates with gestures and exclamations. He once walked past a dragon without caring.

Kiyoshi seems to be a messenger of some sort, and would surely know many important details.

Cushioned
Decreases fall damage as well as received blunt force trauma.

Niten Ichi-ryû
When wielding two blades, you can attack and defend at the same time, and even fight up to a few foes at once, for three turns.

Scroll of Fireball
Unleash an explosive fireball.

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Devil Denji

A chubby but fierce wanderer who lives to kill monsters and slay heroes, wearing a large, heavy, horned iron mask that provides good head protection. Much of his past is shadowy and mysterious, but he seems to be a ronin. He has killed and dueled many foes, but some survived him. Although his swordsmanship is not remarkably skillful, he wields a rare and beautiful blade, and he possesses electromagnetic powers.

Sword of the Fallen Devil
This rare blade shimmers under sunlight or moonlight, and cuts beautifully and excellently, inducing severe bleeding. Provides resistance to holy and arcane magics.

Electromagnetic Pulse
Denji unleashes a burst of electromagnetism.

Electric Field
A vortex of electricity surrounds Denji for two turns, zapping those who touch it.

Electromagnetism
Denji extends his free hand, suddenly affecting a magnetic object.

Electric Current
Denji conjures a steady stream of electricity into a target, electrifying it for one turn.





M'aiq the Liar

''M'aiq knows many things, many things others do not...''
A descendant of a lineage of Khajiit explorers throughout many ages and many worlds, M'aiq is a very experienced adventurer, maybe even the greatest adventurer of all time. He knows everything about anything, and is a skilled swordsman, archer, and survivalist. Like all Khajiit, M'aiq can see in the dark. Having fangs and claws means he is dangerous even without a weapon, and his fur serves as basic armour, too.

Eye of Fear
Feline eyes unblinkingly gaze, intimidating prey and lowering their offence for two turns.

Sneaky Kitty
Khajiit have a reputation for being good at sneaking and stealing for a reason...

Ambush Predator
Increases offensive capabilities upon springing an ambush, lasting a turn.

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Father Arevalo

Mateo Sebastián Arevalo set out for Japan along with other priests and explorers to teach the Word of God, and bring salvation to those who listen. They converted some peasants, contributing to the spread of Christianity. However, it was not long until the Europeans began looting shrines and temples, something neither clerics could not stop.

One day, they happened to raid a temple of sohei, poking the hornet's nest. The war monks retaliated ferociously, killing many of the nanban. Father Arevalo was one of the few who survived, but upset at the behavior of his kinsmen, the Navarrese priest set out to preach alone with nothing but a bible, shotgun, and bellyful of faith. His religiosity makes him resistant to curses and harmful spirits.

Our Father...
While fervently praying, Father is immune to evil spirits and curses.

Exorcist
Creates resistance from evil spirits and curses in a large area, for three turns.

Carry the Cross
Immunity from pain, fear, curses, and negative side-effects for three turns.




Quang Nhung

A friendly wandering oni of some sort from Vietnam, looking like something between a dragon and a flittermouse, or a furry gargoyle. He is around five feet tall and weighs about a hundred and twenty pounds. Despite his chiroptera features, his wings are too minimal for flight or gliding, but he's a good swimmer. Despite his cute look, his claws, talons, immense backwards-pointing wing-claws, and upper beak serve as natural weapons not to be underestimated, whilst thick fur serve as protection.

Echolocation
By using the larynx to emit ultrasonic sounds that produce echoes, Quang can listen and compare the outgoing pulses with returning echoes, causing his brain and nervous system to produce images of his surroundings.

Torpor
A state of deep sleep that lowers metabolism and body temperature, causing Quang to rapidly regain energy.

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Candy

A strange half-oni girl obsessed about sweets. Although she is the size of a twelve-year-old, over-sized breasts are a sign of sexual maturity. Despite the sex appeal, her cuteness, creepiness, immense fingernails, sore eyes, and milky gaze are clear signs of something ominous. Some say she is the bastard daughter of Tajimamori and a nanban demon from long ago, but surely this is a blasphemous speculation.





Chung-Hee Tai the Ao Oni

A wandering oni, clearly not from Japan, and indifferent to almost everything. His cranial hair and body shape clearly suggests he is part human. Standing at around 6'9'', Chung-Hee is physically powerful, capable of overpowering most men easily and quickly. Claws, fangs, horns, talons, leathery skin, and bony spikes adds to his biological arsenal and defences. He is a practitioner of ssireum, and can throw wildly powerful punches. To make things worse, he is also a mage who does not need a catalyst to cast magic.

Homing Soul Arrow
Fires soul arrows that follow their targets to the ends of the earth.

Homing Soul Mass
Soul orbs above your head, that home towards a target when one approaches.

Soul Greatsword
Swings a Greatsword made of souls in front of the caster from left to right, damaging enemies.

Soul Vortex
Fires a giant soul mass that moves slowly, shooting out many smaller homing soul masses.





Amelia Vicar

A forsaken nanban girl, who remains diligent in her interpretation of Christianity. She is quite a gentle, gangly teen-aged girl, standing around six feet tall. All she does is prostate herself and relentlessly pray, and mumble about random things that make little sense.

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Starcatcher

A rather small but friendly dragon, about the size of a Friesian horse, plus wings and an immense tail. He has prophetic abilities, apparently. The night sky and star constellations are always visible within his wings, clearly proving his magic. However, prophesy is more accurately viewed as probability. Nevertheless, Starcatcher has a mind for business, often fortunetelling in exchange for high quality meats. He knows other dragons in Japan, too.

Dragon Breath
Although smaller and friendlier than others of his ilk, only a fool would underestimate a dragon. Starcatcher roars, emitting a torrent of fire. He needs one turn to recharge Dragon Breath.

Soul Flurry
While flapping his wings, Starcatcher releases a mass shower of Soul Darts in a wide area.





Taiyo no Sou Hsiao-han Hsieh

A masked, saintly healer from Taiwan, known as Taiyo no Sou, 'Monk of the Sun'. He wanders the world, healing those in need. His miracles are quite powerful, and capable of healing even grievous wounds, diseases, curses, and poison. His powers have saved many, and he is considered a demi-god. His steel staff serves as both a catalyst for magic and a weapon.

Soothing Sunlight
Heals self and allies in vicinity, healing all wounds and curing curses and poison.

Sunlight Spear
Hurls a dangerous spear of sunlight.

Sacred Oath
Increases defensive capabilities of self and allies in vicinity for one turn.

Tears of Denial
When affected by this miracle, upon death, grants one chance to endure...

Divine Pillars of Light
Call down multiple pillars of light in vicinity, striking enemies and hurling them upward with violent force.

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