Kinusumi

Kinusumi was once a shield-bearer for a merchant guild. Their charge was to guard caravans crossing the treacherous terrain of The Dragon Wastelands, but the ravines swallowed their entire company, leaving Kinusumi with nothing but a shattered shield and the silence of failure. They were a fighter with no one left to protect, haunted by the magical fogs. They might have stayed that way, but Michi found them huddled beside a weak fire. The stoic guardian saw not a coward, but a survivor who understood the land's teeth. Together, they charted a new road through the canyons, a safer passage. Kinusumi's carved cane is a relic of that journey. They no longer carry a shield to protect cargo, but a staff to guide the lost.