Kimeka

Kimeka is the most respected silk trader in The Great Panda City. Their stall near the river is immaculate, their calculations are swift, and their formal attire is never out of place among the city’s elite. Before they arrange the fabrics each morning, however, they perform a different ritual: applying the stark white stripes of war paint beneath their eyes. They left a life of shadows and violence behind the day they found Nakahiko, a small soul abandoned in a back alley. Kimeka chose this peaceful life for their ward, trading daggers for abacuses. But the paint is a silent vow. It tells the world that the polite merchant is a costume, and the protector beneath it is always ready.