Chimper #3900
In The Great Panda City, commerce is a kind of faith, built on trust and the relentless river that flows through its heart. Wakio once commanded the largest shipping guild on that river, their captain's hat a familiar sight on the docks. They lost it all—their life included—defending their warehouses when a Soul Chaser ambush breached the city’s lower wards. Their katana was a silver blur until the very end. But Wakio was too valuable to lose. A pact brought them back, replacing warm blood with cold logic and living eyes with whirring chimpborg lenses. They rebuilt their empire with the tireless efficiency of the dead, their new sight calculating risks mortal chimps could never perceive. Locals call them 'the Exalted', a title born of both awe and fear. The uneasy set of their mouth is the only hint that they remember what it felt like to be warm.
