Chihaya

On the night the golden spires of the Teikodian Empire were lit by a strange, humming energy from below, Chihaya's life split into a before and an after. They were a palace guard until a containment breach in a sub-level laboratory dragged them into a room no one was meant to see. What they witnessed—an imperial experiment of twisted soul and raw magic—left a permanent mark. The surge of power didn't kill them; it ignited a terrible ascension, scarring one eye and freezing their expression in perpetual shock. The scholar Kyoju was the first to find them, offering not pity but a quiet respect for a secret kept under immense pressure. These days, they wear the gear of a simple enthusiast, a disguise more effective than the soft patch covering an eye that saw too much.