Ryokue

Ryokue was only ever looking for a good bowl of soup. Their journey through The Teikodian Empire was meant to be quiet, but their carved cane attracted the wrong kind of attention. A junior palace guard, convinced it was a lost relic, mistook Ryokue for a legendary wandering master. Before they could explain it was just a very sturdy walking stick, Ryokue was swept into the golden-spired palace. They were given fine mesh robes and presented to a court of nobles who asked for a demonstration of power. Mortified, Ryokue simply fidgeted, tapping the cane on the marble floor. By sheer luck, the vibration dislodged a loose gargoyle, which crashed through an awning and silenced a famously loud politician mid-speech. Hailed as a miracle worker, Ryokue got the scar on their cheek from a flying roof tile. They still haven't found that soup.