Ryūhei, Monk

ADVERSARY | CONFLICT RANK: 2 3

A man of graying hair and quiet disposition, Ryūhei is a Fortunist monk who venerates Bishamon in particular. He is younger than many of his fellow monks who tend the Hall of Ancestors, having retired from his life as a samurai of the Akodo family at a relatively young age. He is appropriately solemn and reserved for a person with his duties, and he engages little even with his fellow monks. Ryūhei avoids visitors as much as possible; when it is unavoidable, he answers their queries about the hall with polite but perfunctory answers.

In fact, Ryūhei entered ascetic life to escape his past and avoid the scandal and trial that the discovery of his crimes would bring. In a heated confrontation over the affections of a geisha, a drunken and jealous Ryūhei murdered his friend and superior officer, Akodo Hisayo. However, while he escaped punishment for his crime, the man now known as Ryūhei could not escape his shame, or his victim. Hisayo haunts Ryūhei, her spirit unable to move on to Meido and her next life until she finds some manner of satisfaction for her dishonorable death. As much as Ryūhei wants to be free of his former officer, he would do almost anything to conceal his past.

15 | 15 34 | 7 27 | 6

+1, +1, –2

DEMEANOR - DETACHED

3

HONOR | ENDURANCE

GLORY | COMPOSURE

STATUS | FOCUS

VIGILANCE

SOCIETAL | PERSONAL

3 2 3 | 4 3

ARTISAN 1 MARTIAL 4 SCHOLAR 3 SOCIAL 2 | TRADE 0

ADVANTAGES | DISADVANTAGES

Veteran Warrior: Martial; Physical

Haunted: Social; Spiritual

FAVORED WEAPONS

Hidden Knife: Range 0, Damage 2, Deadliness 4/6, Concealable, Mundane, Razor-Edged

Gear (equipped): Monastic robes, incense, prayer beads

Gear (other): Katana, old love letters, half-empty sake bottles

ABILITIES

RESTLESS SPIRITS While making a check, any character at range 0-5 of Ryūhei may spend as follows:

: Receive 4 strife to gain 1 Void point.