Zengorou

Zengorou slammed the sparkling wand on the fish-gutting table, ignoring the puff of pink energy it released. It was meant to be a simple life: buy from the boats at the bottom of the falls, haul the catch up the stone steps, and sell to the city. But then they found this cursed thing tangled in a fishing net, and their world filled with unwanted sparkles and overwhelming empathy. Their power grew until their moods could change the flow of the river. One day, Kenji appeared, drawn not by the smell of fish but by the raw emotional energy Zengorou radiated. The portal-opener didn't laugh. They spoke of potential, of a power that could connect hearts, not just startle frogs. Since then, Zengorou has begrudgingly taken on a few students, teaching them to control their own empathic gifts. They still prefer the smell of brine to magic.